Sadly, I think it will only kill small-time players who rely on referral links, but for sponsored one, they can still offer their services. They don't need to show links, and they still can show the casino GUI along with the logo, etc. That said, new streamers should think about how they monetize their content. It sucks (and won't change anything)!
The referral link reliant might find a way to not have their career in the platform affected, if they've built up a small but loyal community, pretty sure that it will eventually come back to them and they would have some way to make money besides those links plus, it's not like Twitch bans the usage, it's still good as long as you don't have a lot of young audiences. 
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August 16, 2021, 02:52:30 PM
August 16, 2021, 02:03:48 PM
Fron majority the comments it seems that people don't think crypto gambling will be majorly impacted by this move of Twich and that makes sense! I tried to search crypto gambling streams there and hardly I can find a handful. 99% of the gambling videos are related to fiat casinos. So I belive fiat casinos will see a major impact due to such decisions made by the management of twich. Also the streamers will be discouraged to make gambling related content because they won't be able to earn referral income. So it's a major blow for them. I am happy that crypto gambling never made big appearance in Twich.
August 16, 2021, 09:46:26 AM
It only restricts so I don't think that it will affect crypto gambling, I mean the PG Twitch streamers wouldn't have anything to remove after all. Unless, they count those skin sites for CS:GO and DOTA2 as a gambling site but besides that, there's no problem that can probably affect crypto gambling site from the new addition to the regulation.
August 16, 2021, 09:45:10 AM
The latest creator update from Twitch says,
Now streamers have time till 17th August to remove any such contents from their videos.
News ref: https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/twitch-introduces-restrictions-on-gambling-related-links
Do you foresee any Impact on crypto gambling?
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"To prevent harm and scams created by questionable gambling services that sponsor content on Twitch, we will prohibit sharing links and/or referral codes to sites that offer slots, roulette, or dice games,”
Now streamers have time till 17th August to remove any such contents from their videos.
News ref: https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/twitch-introduces-restrictions-on-gambling-related-links
Do you foresee any Impact on crypto gambling?
Ofcourse
This will have an impact on the crypto gambling for sure. Twitch is used by many people and most of the Gamblers are making huge money through that therefore if they decide to remove all the links it would not only affect gamblers but also the account holder and the casino. At the same time they will still have plenty of options like YouTube etc to use therefore it would not be that hard to move onto something else.
I do not think that YouTube will do the same but it will provide restrictions for sure since this is a matter of concern but at the same time they should not ban it.
August 16, 2021, 09:39:44 AM
Do you think youtube will also do the same?
Twitch is still not a popular place for regular users of internet and this action I think is for them to protect their users because the scams promoted in their platform will affect the growth of users. This perhaps makes it neccesary to do for the marketing of Twitch. Right now they don't want to be associated with scams.
August 16, 2021, 09:04:45 AM
Sadly, I think it will only kill small-time players who rely on referral links, but for sponsored one, they can still offer their services. They don't need to show links, and they still can show the casino GUI along with the logo, etc. That said, new streamers should think about how they monetize their content. It sucks (and won't change anything)!
August 16, 2021, 03:06:08 AM
Does this apply to bookies as well, or pure gambling only? What about poker sites, for instance?
Probably not since streamers rarely do sports betting streams but a lot of bookies have their own casinos though. How popular are crypto casinos specifically when it comes to sponsorships on Twitch, for example?
They're very popular, most of the big streamers have been using crypto casinos but i'm not sure if all of them are sponsored though. If the streamers are largely promoting fiat casinos, it's not going to affect the crypto gambling negatively.
It used to be the case back then I remember a couple of streamers using betonline but now crypto casinos are taking over since they're more accessible. August 16, 2021, 01:52:02 AM
From what i've seen a lot of streamers were promoting crypto casinos so there's definitely an impact but I feel like this change doesn't have that much effect because they could still promote their links indirectly by using a different platform like discord for example. I guess it's a step in the right direction for twitch as a lot of viewers are against gambling streams but they need to put in more restrictions if they really want to stop scams for good.
Yeah exactly.
A lot of streamers have already built up a sizeable following and it's not hard to see that they will simply move to a different platform if Twitch decides to ban affiliate links.
Using Discord is definitely an alternative. Mainstream streamers already have these systems in place including proprietary communities that they've set up over the years - doubt this will actually affect anyone in a major way.
August 16, 2021, 01:38:14 AM
It's good that they do have restrictions but I think it's much better if they filtered out real and fake gambling sites, but I think it's really hard work to spot which sites are fake or not since some legitimate gambling sites can turn into scam and there's no way we can predict or to know that.
I agree with you mate determining which site is a scam or real one is definitely hard. Twitch really made a great decision by imposing a restrictions on gambling-related links however it is easy to impose restriction but how about the filtering of links which one is the real one and which one is fake. I mean every social media sites we have today allowing streamers to exposed gambling sites in their pages but one or many of the links were scam and it is alarming because a lot of people got victim on this scam sites.
August 16, 2021, 01:02:16 AM
This is definitely a huge blow to these streamers.
However, I don't necessarily think that it will affect Twitch that much. All they said was that gambling related affiliate links can't be posted, it doesn't mean that streamers can't be offered exclusive deals with these casinos to promote their service still.
And I'm sure that enforcement of this will be spotty at best - it doesn't take too long to shorten an affiliate link into a bit.ly link at all.
However, I don't necessarily think that it will affect Twitch that much. All they said was that gambling related affiliate links can't be posted, it doesn't mean that streamers can't be offered exclusive deals with these casinos to promote their service still.
And I'm sure that enforcement of this will be spotty at best - it doesn't take too long to shorten an affiliate link into a bit.ly link at all.
August 15, 2021, 07:56:27 PM
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Do you foresee any Impact on crypto gambling?
I have not used Twitch and hence i am not really bothered with the news but how can it have any impact on the gambling space. The reason they might have restricted them is because of the constant spam and nothing else, there are shills out there that would irritate you for a long time and the only logical solution you find in a short period is to ban them and hopefully that is the case here. Do you foresee any Impact on crypto gambling?
August 15, 2021, 07:52:42 PM
Casinos who are into twitch sponsorship through its streamers, they can easily pull it out. I also think that the impact is going to be little and for such casinos, they can look to other medias where they can advertise.
On the end of twitch, this is also nothing to be considered.
On the end of twitch, this is also nothing to be considered.
I wonder why they come out with that implementation, Youtube is not doing that, and they are going to benefit because they have established content creators and gambling followers, these streamers of course will look for better alternatives, Youtube is the best alternatives, although the competition is very high.
Quote from: https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/twitch-introduces-restrictions-on-gambling-related-links
“To prevent harm and scams created by questionable gambling services that sponsor content on Twitch, we will prohibit sharing links and/or referral codes to sites that offer slots, roulette, or dice games,” the announcement says. “We will continue to monitor gambling-related content and update our approach as needed.”
August 15, 2021, 01:15:11 PM
The latest creator update from Twitch says,
Now streamers have time till 17th August to remove any such contents from their videos.
News ref: https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/twitch-introduces-restrictions-on-gambling-related-links
Do you foresee any Impact on crypto gambling?
Quote
"To prevent harm and scams created by questionable gambling services that sponsor content on Twitch, we will prohibit sharing links and/or referral codes to sites that offer slots, roulette, or dice games,”
Now streamers have time till 17th August to remove any such contents from their videos.
News ref: https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/twitch-introduces-restrictions-on-gambling-related-links
Do you foresee any Impact on crypto gambling?
This is a good move on Twitch. There are lots of gambling activities that are tagged as a scam by various users. Unfortunately, there are also some streamers who promote gambling-related links as they receive commission from the website. Unknowingly to the public, such streamers own a share of the gambling website which in return, benefits them at the end.
I do not see any big effect on crypto gambling with this announcement. Even if Twitch is considered one of the biggest platforms of streamers, this restriction wouldn't hurt much on the player base on crypto gambling as a whole.
August 15, 2021, 10:42:11 AM
It's good that they do have restrictions but I think it's much better if they filtered out real and fake gambling sites, but I think it's really hard work to spot which sites are fake or not since some legitimate gambling sites can turn into scam and there's no way we can predict or to know that.
August 15, 2021, 09:36:55 AM
Twitch is a streaming site that wants to establish itself in the streaming business and they want to have a good and clean reputation by getting rid of these scam gambling sites that are being promoted by streamers hosted on their platform, these streamers will have to stop and move to other channels, but this move by the management of Twitch has no impact in the Crypto gambling, Bitcointalk is enough to attract more gamblers.
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August 15, 2021, 09:16:02 AM
Maybe the impact on crypto gambling is a reduction for the number of people who will see their ads but not for loyal members already playing gambling on their site. Maybe the crypto gambling site needs to think about how they will promote their site using the other things because I am sure they will use the other social media to continue their campaign.
But I am sure that will not give too big an impact on them because they already take benefits from Twitch. But for the scam site already using Twitch promoting their site, it can not use that site again, but that will not stop them from chasing the next target.
But I am sure that will not give too big an impact on them because they already take benefits from Twitch. But for the scam site already using Twitch promoting their site, it can not use that site again, but that will not stop them from chasing the next target.
August 15, 2021, 08:43:25 AM
It's a good move to eliminate and stop scam links being shared in Twitch but I hope that other platforms would also do the same thing since most social media platforms these days are filled with scam links. We, users, should also be skeptical and think before we click because scammers are everywhere and they would do everything to deceive us.
August 15, 2021, 08:24:52 AM
Very interesting indeed.
My first instinct is how are casinos going to advertise now? A big portion of their advertising were going through Twitch through affiliated gamblers which drew in crowds in the thousands. Roobet has a pretty deep partnership with Exposed or whatever his name is, for instance.
But now, a big portion of their revenues will probably be taken away as well - gambling is a very lucrative business, after all, and tips going to these streamers are sizeable.
Well there are still a LOT of places where they could advertise on. Youtube for example is one place, advertisements for websites, heck even this place. Gambling content seems to be still allowed, and instead, just links and referrals are the ones that are banned since some advertisers just pull the users out to some weird-ass place where they could possibly get scammed or even hacked, is what I think anyway. I'd reckon Roobet and others would just need to adjust on how they advertise exactly. They could still put the site out and let streamers play, just no links or referral codes. My first instinct is how are casinos going to advertise now? A big portion of their advertising were going through Twitch through affiliated gamblers which drew in crowds in the thousands. Roobet has a pretty deep partnership with Exposed or whatever his name is, for instance.
But now, a big portion of their revenues will probably be taken away as well - gambling is a very lucrative business, after all, and tips going to these streamers are sizeable.
August 15, 2021, 08:24:28 AM
They made their stand and it's their platform there are so many scam gambling sites in the industry like Betking and 1xBIT they just want to protect their platform, but when it comes to impact on Crypto gambling, I don't think there will be any, the Cryptogambling industry is doing great, it's only a matter of time before all gambling site on the internet adopts Cryptocurrency, and there's a lot of online platform and venues to promote gambling sites as affiliates.
August 15, 2021, 08:11:32 AM
Very interesting indeed.
My first instinct is how are casinos going to advertise now? A big portion of their advertising were going through Twitch through affiliated gamblers which drew in crowds in the thousands. Roobet has a pretty deep partnership with Exposed or whatever his name is, for instance.
But now, a big portion of their revenues will probably be taken away as well - gambling is a very lucrative business, after all, and tips going to these streamers are sizeable.
My first instinct is how are casinos going to advertise now? A big portion of their advertising were going through Twitch through affiliated gamblers which drew in crowds in the thousands. Roobet has a pretty deep partnership with Exposed or whatever his name is, for instance.
But now, a big portion of their revenues will probably be taken away as well - gambling is a very lucrative business, after all, and tips going to these streamers are sizeable.
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