Bottom line: Twitch isn\u2019t banning all wagering-related content. Rather, it focuses on keeping streamers and their followers away from potentially dubious, unscrupulous betting sites.<\/strong><\/p>\nReaction to Twitch Decision<\/h2>\n
More details are expected on Oct. 18 when Twitch unveils the official update of its policies about betting sites and the like. But for now, the reaction to the news is muted.<\/p>\n
Replies to the statement on the Twitch Twitter feed run the gamut of earnest criticism, nonsense, and hopes that this is a step toward the company addressing alleged racism and sexual misconduct on the platform.<\/strong><\/p>\nTwitch didn\u2019t comment on the economics of booting international casinos and the like from the platform. But given the popularity of wagering among younger demographics, the company may derive future benefits from relationships with licensed, regulated, US-based operators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Streaming platform Twitch said today it will update its policy on betting on Oct. 18, taking aim at companies based outside the US that offer dice games, roulette, and slot machines. The company, a unit of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), said its current policy forbids sharing links to and referral codes for sites that offer the aforementioned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":232972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810,19,16693],"tags":[81898,81931,82041],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Twitch Updating Wagering Policies, Targets International Casinos<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n