Twitch's tortured relationship with casino streamers – iGaming Business

This week, Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch announced a major crackdown on users streaming slots, roulette or dice games from unlicensed operators. But controversy around the slots streams had been brewing for years. iGB explains the full history of Twitch and casino streams. 2016 With gaming streaming site Twitch – and the streaming sector in general – having exploded in recent years, early casino streamers begin to get in on the opportunity. CasinoDaddy and Roshtein – some of the most-followed streamers at the time of the ban – both began streaming slots in 2016. CasinoGrounds – which became a hub for many slots streamers – also started as a community of those who streamed casino games in 2016. “The casino streaming scene on Twitch was a cosy and intimate space for all the fans of video slots,” Roshtein said on the “About” section of his website. “There were only a couple of casino streamers(…) who welcomed me with open arms and encouraged me to pursue my passion.” Betting using in-game items from Counter-strike: global Offensive was the first form of gambling to face a major crackdown from Twitch At the same time, though, Twitch attempted an early crackdown on one form…
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