During an October 17 live broadcast, popular Twitch streamer Tyler "Trainwreck" Niknam hinted towards working on a Twitch rival platform to revive gambling streams again. He mentioned:
Trainwreck, one of the internet's most prominent streamers, devised a well-thought-out plan to resurrect gambling-related content just as the Amazon-owned platform decided to end it a month ago. Instead of reintroducing it on the same platform, Trainwreck is considering introducing a completely new platform to stream gambling content.
There's no denying that gambling streams and content from unlicensed websites are a hot topic in the community. Following Twitch's ban on gambling, many creators and well-known faces on the purple platform have brainstormed new ways to reintroduce the practice on Amazon's platform.
Following widespread backlash, Twitch announced a ban on unlicensed gambling websites and streams on the platform effective September 21, 2022, in an effort to protect its users from gambling addiction. Twitch briefly explained certain major changes to their gambling policies in a statement posted on the purple platform's official Twitter handle.
With that being said, the new update policy prohibits streamers from live broadcasting content related to unlicensed slots, websites, roulette and dice games.
As expected, the decision evoked an intense debate on the internet. While the majority of creators and streamers like HasanAbi and Pokimane appreciated the purple platform for taking a huge step in stopping gaming addiction in the younger generation, a few creators, including the likes of xQc, Trainwreck and many more, slammed the multitude of claims to ban the practice on Twitch following ItsSiker's controversy.
However, things have
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