Twitch streamer ItsSliker accused of allegedly scamming viewers for thousands of dollars, later confirms he lost money due to gambling

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Twitch streamer ItsSliker made headlines on September 17 after fellow Twitch content creator Mikelpee shared a minute-long clip in which the former asked his viewers for financial assistance.

The aforementioned clip sparked a chain reaction on the r/LivestreamFail subreddit. Several Twitch personalities and community members spoke about ItsSliker, also known as Sliker, and accused him of defrauding viewers for thousands of dollars.

After Sliker's clips went viral, the broadcaster addressed the matter on his main Twitch channel. He admitted to taking money from his viewers and claimed to have lost the money while gambling on various Counter-Strike: Global Offensive weapon skins.

In the one-minute Twitch clip, the streamer voiced "cringe" for requesting financial assistance from the viewer and pleaded with them to keep the conversation personal:

ItsSliker claimed that his bank account had been locked and that his credit was due the next day. Thus, he resorted to requesting money from individuals who "actually work":

Sliker revealed that he had also approached a few streamers for money, but they were unable to assist him. That is why he felt compelled to contact his Twitch subscribers:

Sliker addressed the issue on his main Twitch channel a few hours after going viral on Reddit. The British content creator acknowledged that he gambled skins on the tactical shooter ever since CS:GO Launch came out:

The streamer confirmed that he began gambling CS:GO weapon skins with real money:

Multiple reaction threads related to the controversy got a lot of traction on the r/LivestreamFail subreddit, with numerous community members providing their take on the matter.

Redditor u/0161MannyOnTheMap016 shared a list of screenshots, revealing