Users ask Twitch to ban gambling broadcasts – California18

Gambling streams have been a growing sticking point for some Twitch viewers. There are people who disagree with this practice because many streamers initially attracted their audience with games and have now shifted their focus to gambling. Others see it as problematic because, in essence, it promotes bets unregulated among an audience made up largely of minors who are easily influenced. Lucrative betting endorsements, like the one signed by the former streamer of TwitterAdin Ross, who paid almost 4 million dollars a month, have only added fuel to the fire. Some people, like xQc, have even been criticized by other content creators for their transmissions from bets in Twitter. With him in particular, the choice to gamble online while others watch is particularly questionable given that xQc recently admitted he has a gambling addiction and lost $1.85 million in just one month. In June 2021, he said that he would stop creating such content due to the negative impact it could have on his audience. Instead of giving up, however, he recently began performing transmissions from bets sponsored. In defense of the decision, the streamer rationalized that it would have a positive effect on viewers because “people will see that…
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