Current:Home > Contact-usTwitch bans some gambling content after an outcry from streamers-LoTradeCoin
Twitch bans some gambling content after an outcry from streamers
View Date:2024-12-23 19:51:07
Some gambling content has been banned from Twitch after one of its streamers reportedly stole tens of thousands of dollars from fans and fellow streamers in order to fuel a gambling habit.
The streaming giant, which is owned by Amazon, said in a statement on Tuesday that it would prohibit content that included "slots, roulette, or dice games that aren't licensed either in the U.S. or other jurisdictions that provide sufficient consumer protection."
Streams focused on sports betting, fantasy sports, and poker will still be permitted on Twitch.
"Gambling content on Twitch has been a big topic of discussion in the community, and something we've been actively reviewing since our last policy update in this area," the company said. "While we prohibit sharing links or referral codes to all sites that include slots, roulette, or dice games, we've seen some people circumvent those rules and expose our community to potential harm."
The policy change will affect sites including Stake.com, Rollbit.com, Duelbits.com, and Roobet.com, but the company said it may identify others that would be prohibited.
Twitch vowed to share the full language of the policy update before it takes effect on October 18.
The news comes after several Twitch streamers threatened to boycott the platform after a streamer known as Sliker, whose real name is Abraham Mohammed, reportedly misled people into giving him at least $200,000 to gamble, Kotaku reported.
Mohammed said during a stream on Saturday that he became addicted to gambling in the game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. "Don't touch it, man," he warned viewers about gambling.
Among those who called on Twitch to scrap betting content was Imane Anys, the popular streamer known as Pokimane.
"[W]e did it y'all," Anys tweeted on Tuesday shortly after Twitch's announcement. "[P]ublic pressure, tweets, raising awareness, it all matters."
veryGood! (5747)
Related
- Disruptions to Amtrak service continue after fire near tracks in New York City
- How 'The Book of Clarence' brings 'majesty' back to the Hollywood biblical epic
- Carmelo Anthony: Nuggets gave Nikola Jokić No. 15 to 'erase what I did' with Denver
- AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
- 'I was in total shock': Woman wins $1 million after forgetting lotto ticket in her purse
- Campaign advocate for abortion rights makes plea for Kentucky lawmakers to relax abortion ban
- Navy chopper crashes into San Diego Bay and all 6 crew members on board survive, Navy says
- Rome opens new archaeological park and museum in shadow of Colosseum
- Inflation ticked up in October, CPI report shows. What happens next with interest rates?
- Michelle Troconis, accused of helping to cover up killing of Connecticut mother Jennifer Dulos, set to go on trial
Ranking
- This is Your Sign To Share this Luxury Gift Guide With Your Partner *Hint* *Hint
- What causes avalanches and how can you survive them? A physicist explains after the Palisades Tahoe disaster
- Publix Deli bbq sauce recalled over potential fish allergen not on the label
- US investigating if Boeing made sure a part that blew off a jet was made to design standards
- The 10 Best Cashmere Sweaters and Tops That Feel Luxuriously Soft and Are *Most Importantly* Affordable
- T. rex fossil unearthed decades ago is older, more primitive relative of iconic dinosaur, scientists say
- Wisconsin judicial commission rejects complaints filed over court director firing
- Again! Again! Here's why toddlers love to do things on repeat
Recommendation
-
Gossip Girl Actress Chanel Banks Reported Missing After Vanishing in California
-
‘Parasite’ director calls for a thorough probe into the death of actor Lee Sun-kyun
-
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
-
Reggie Wells, Oprah's longtime makeup artist and Daytime Emmy winner, dies at 76
-
Ex-Phoenix Suns employee files racial discrimination, retaliation lawsuit against the team
-
Pentagon watchdog to review Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization
-
Maine man pleads guilty in New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square
-
Phoenix seeks to end Justice Department probe of its police department without court supervision