Streamers xQc, Ludwig, Mizkif Work To Repay Fans Duped By Sliker During Twitch Gambling Controversy
The popular streamers xQc and Ludwig have partnered up to repay the many fans taken in over the course of the last two years by the content creator and former Team Liquid member Slicker. The streamer apparently managed to convince followers and a few fellow content creators to lend him well over $200,000 by claiming financial hardship. Slicker later admitted that most of the money went towards fueling his gambling addiction.
The news about Slicker broke when a user on Twitch known as Mikelpee shared a video featuring the streamer asking for money. The content creator claims to have been denied access to his bank account before asking followers for help and promising to repay them in a couple of months. Slicker has now admitted to lying about his bank account being locked, noting that most of the borrowed money was used for gambling.
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“I used to gamble a lot of my money. Basically, all my Twitch money,” Sliker apologized. “I would come across streamers and ask them if I could borrow money. I wouldn’t give them the reason, obviously. Because it was gambling, I would lie to them.” The streamer went on to describe how “that shit is dangerous. This is the epitome of a fucking gambling addict. I used to lie to my viewers and say to my viewers ‘I used to gamble a long time ago.’ It was a lie. I used to continuously gamble.”
The content creators xQc and Ludwig were among those taken in by Slicker, but instead of going after the streamer, the pair have promised to repay his debts. “I’m working with xQc to pay everyone back who got scammed by Sliker,” Ludwig pointed out. The streamer added that “it’s time Twitch does something about gambling streams,” picking up on similar
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