Twitch rule change could stamp out CSGO skin gambling sponsorships

For years, there has been controversy around CS:GO and its links to gambling, with many players often looking betting to win skins with high monetary value. This practice has been fuelled by a number of popular streamers over the years and with Valve seemingly unwilling to do anything about this themselves, Twitch is now putting its foot down instead. 

Twitch's Community Guidelines page has been updated with a new policy. As reported by Dexerto, streamers are no longer allowed to advertise skin-betting platforms like CSGO Skins on the Twitch platform. The move follows on from a viral YouTube video examining the CSGO betting scene, in which it was found that over 200 of the top 300 CSGO streamers on Twitch were all sponsored by skin betting sites.

Twitch took steps to stamp out real-money gambling on its platform, which led to the rise of at least one major competitor, Kick. If Twitch is serious about clamping down on CSGO gambling advertising on its platform, then we may see some of the top CSGO streamers move over to another platform with less stringent restrictions.

Of course, Twitch has always played fast and loose with its rules, especially when it comes to the top streamers on the platform. With that in mind, we'll have to wait and see exactly what impact this has on the CSGO streaming scene and how many end up being impacted.

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KitGuru Says: CSGO gambling controversy has been going on for years, although since 2016, the noise and concern around it did start to die down. Now with Counter-Strike 2 on the horizon, these discussions are creeping up again. 

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