"That would be really nice" - Fans react to reports claiming that gambling won't be a permanent feature on Twitch
Earlier today, a post on the streamer subreddit r/LivestreamFail started getting noticed as it claimed that gambling streams on Twitch wouldn't be a permanent feature.
The post in talks featured One True King co-founder Chance "Sodapoppin" reading and reacting to a recent Bloomberg report.
The report discussed the prevalence of well-known content creators playing slots and gambling live on stream, as well as the negative consequences this has on viewers.
A Reddit user named u/Hypno98 was pleased to learn that there was a chance that gambling would not be a permanent feature on the platform and said:
Bloomberg's gaming industry reporter, Cecilia D'Anastasio, wrote a recent news report highlighting how Twitch viewers are becoming addicted to cryptocurrency gambling after watching their favorite streamers gamble on stream:
A few hours after being made public, Sodapoppin took a look at the Bloomberg report and read it out loud to his fans and viewers.
As he read an excerpt from it, Chance stated:
According to the Bloomberg story, the Amazon-owned streaming platform has decided not to permit the posting of referral links to gambling sites after Felix "xQc" and other streamers posted referral codes on their respective channels.
Due to its nature, the reaction thread on the subreddit started gaining traction within a few hours after its posting. Some Redditors believe that the Amazon-owned platform will only take action if enough negative press begins to impact its "bottom line":
One user stated that gambling only provides negative value:
A Reddit user posted an excerpt from the report stating that xQc's referral code brought the gambling website a staggering sum of $119 million. According to u/DotaWithMyBros, content creators allegedly
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