RELATED:Twitch Announces Gambling Ban in Wake of Recent Controversies
Twitch’s decision to change its policies surrounding gambling reportedly came as a result of streamers “circumventing the platform’s rules” about sharing links to gambling sites. While Twitch did not address any specific creators it found to be in violation, many fans were quick to connect the change to the growing controversy surrounding Sliker. Othertop streamers on the platform including xQcand Trainwreck will also be affected by the new policy with both creators heavily featuring gambling on their streams.
While Twitch has just recently made the gambling change, the shift comes after several creators have called out the platform for not addressing the issue. Top Twitch talents like Pokimane and Amouranth have previously railed both Twitch and their fellow creators for featuring gambling on stream. Creators like Asmongold and Mizkif have both expressly refused to do gambling streams in the past, with Asmongold’s rally againstgambling in games reaching US Senator Ted Cruz. The gambling ban on Twitch is set to be enacted on October 18, just under a month after its announcement.
The gambling ban was only the first of a pair of controversial changes from Twitch announced throughout the past week. The Amazon-owned platform announced on Wednesday a major change coming to the wayTwitch manages its revenue splitfor partnered streamers. Twitch revealed its top streamers will no longer see the full 70/30 split it had previously offered its biggest creators, instead switching to 70/30 for the first $100,000 and 50/50 after that. Major changes look to be in store for Twitch as a platform heading into the last months of 2022.
