Pokimane and Mizkif call on Twitch to ban the gambling and slots category, fans react

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Twitch icons Imane "Pokimane" and Matthew "Mizkif" got together during a recent livestream and called on Twitch to ban the gambling and slots category following a recent controversy.

On September 17, Twitch streamer Mikelpee shared a clip featuring ItsSliker requesting financial assistance from his followers. This triggered a chain reaction, with numerous Twitch personalities and community members claiming that ItsSliker allegedly "scammed" them out of thousands of dollars.

Sliker took to his Twitch account after his mentions went viral on the r/LivestreamFail subreddit and revealed that he lost money due to gambling.

Upon seeing this, Mizkif joined Pokimane in a voice call and began brainstorming ways to get the platform to ban gambling.

Mizkif got together with Pokimane on September 18, and they talked about a wide range of topics. At the three-hour mark, a call participant named Devon pitched an idea that could solve the gambling fiasco on the platform. He said:

Devon read out YouTube Gaming streamer Destiny's suggestion and stated that a few popular content creators could write a joint statement to get Twitch to change its stance on gambling:

(Timestamp: 03:13:56)

If Twitch failed to respond, the said streamers could go on a one-week strike during Christmas:

Both Pokimane and Mizkif considered the idea, and the latter said:

Devon added:

On the same day, both Pokimane and Mizkif took to Twitter to share the following updates:

The appeal went viral, with the Moroccan-Canadian streamer's post getting more than 200k likes. Several community members agreed with the take:

However, not everyone agreed with Imane, as some Twitter users remarked:

Meanwhile, Mizkif shared the hashtag #TwitchStopGambling, and many fans followed suit:

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