Asmongold Explains Why He Will Never 'Sell Out' and Do Gambling Streams

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This past week, Twitch streamer xQc began streaming gambling once more on his channel despite previously condemning it and promising he'd never return to gambling on-stream. This has led to a broader conversation across Twitch about not only xQc, but the morality of streaming gambling and the morality of allowing gambling streams on Twitch at all. Another successful Twitch streamer, Asmongold, offered his own thoughts on the subject during a recent broadcast.

Asmongold has been extremely critical of gambling broadcasts in the past, making him one of the most prominent voices on the platform pushing for Twitch to change its rules regarding sponsored gambling streams. During a recent stream, Asmongold was asked by his chat why he's not interested in taking a gambling sponsorship. The Twitch streamer's response was first to reiterate that he has no interest or plans to do sponsored gambling streams, even if a sponsor offered "$20 million a month."

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Surprisingly, Asmongold's reason for having no interest in a gambling sponsorship isn't idealistic, despite his prior public stance on the subject. Rather, his point of view is driven by business decisions, or as Asmongold puts it, his «ego.» Asmongold says that he plans to «make content for the rest of [his] life.» For Asmongold, that means that his priority is maintaining his reputation as a streamer and business owner to ensure his future success.

He doesn't clearly say it, but Asmongold does associate gambling streams with moral judgment. Specifically, he's saying that doing a sponsored gambling Twitch stream would hurt his reputation, even if he doesn't go into why he feels that way in this stream. It's