Twitch Community Guidelines Updated to Include Gambling Ban

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Twitch has officially updated its Community Guidelines regarding its recent decision to ban gambling streams. The rise of gambling streams on Twitch was quick, successful, and incredibly controversial. Many of Twitch's top streamers took incredibly lucrative partnerships with gambling outlets. Twitch, however, was forced to make a decision due to the increasingly legally-dubious situation. It announced it was banning «unlicensed» gambling on Twitch, which comprised a significant amount of the site's controversy-driven complaints.

The announcement of Twitch's unlicensed gambling ban left a lot of lingering questions for both streamers and viewers. Specific details about the ban weren't mentioned, other than banning sites including Stake.com, Rollbit.com, Duelbits.com, and Roobet.com. Further, the statement left a lot of ambiguity some feared would allow for loopholes. The update to official guidelines was always meant to provide specifics regarding the nature of the ban, though some Twitch fans may be disappointed in what Twitch has provided.

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The updated Prohibited Gambling Content section of Twitch's Community Guidelines starts with a section that previously existed, the ban on affiliate codes. This ban prohibits links for affiliate codes to sites that run slot machines, roulette, and dice games. Streamers and viewers cannot share referral codes in chat, cannot feature a banner with a link, or verbally refer chat to sites. It's important to reclarify these rules before as a foundation for the new rule additions.

Twitch's updated rules do not expand significantly on what it said in its initial statement. It reiterates the list of four controversial gambling sites that are banned