Twitch has updated its regulations on gambling on the streaming platform, following an outcry from streamers. The new policy prohibits streaming of gambling sites that include slots, roulette, or dice games that aren’t licensed in the US or “other jurisdictions that provide sufficient consumer protection” from 18th October. This follows strike threats from some of the biggest Twitch streamers after former Team Liquid member ItsSliker admitted to have scammed viewers and fellow streamers out of $200k to fund his gambling addiction. Eurogamer Newscast: Were Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play a disappointment? The news of ItsSliker broke when a video of him asking for money leaked on reddit. Streamer Lukeafk also admitted to loaning ItsSliker $27k. “It’s time for the truth,” said ItsSliker on a Just Chatting stream. “If you haven’t heard, I borrowed money off people…To the people that are watching, I know I will never be able to ask for forgiveness. I’m ill. “I never intended on scamming anyone and I will still pay off the people I owe… what I did was horrible, lying to multiple people out there.” Gambling on Twitch has been a huge issue for some time. Earlier this year, streamer xQc revealed…
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