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The influx of so many rising and famous streamers, each with their considerable following and community, has made keeping up with any resulting scandals on Twitch exceedingly challenging.

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And among them, the newest victim is Tyler “Trainwreckstv” Faraz Niknam who has become a volatile character in the streaming community. This is not the first time the former Twitch star turned Kick pioneer has criticized the Amazon-owned streaming network for continuing to allow a wide range of gambling content to be displayed on the channel. It’s also not the first time he’s been in trouble or kicked off the platform. And it’s only getting worse!

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Twitch’s hypocrisy is made clear by Trainwreckstv

However, during a recent broadcast, Trainwreckstv showed his audience other streams that were still openly betting slots on Twitch and nothing was done to address it. At the time, the two gaming categories, Slots and Virtual Casinos had around 20,000 active viewers. Suggesting that Twitch hasn’t regulated those who provide gambling material and holds individuals like him against their will just because they are big streamers.

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We will revisit this; we’ll revisit this in six hours and you’ll see like 15k, 6k, 4k, 4k, 3k, 2k (viewers). Like, it’s crazy, bro! And no one gives a f**k!”

Trainwrecks said he was one of the few who wagered openly and constantly warned his audience that they would lose their money 99% of the time and only won 1% of the time they gambled.

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“If you add them all up every day, it’s about 200-300 thousand viewers… and no one gives an f***, and they claim ‘no, you’re delusional you weren’t targeted,’ ” the streamer stated.

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If Twitch decides to take these gambling categories off its site, that is something we will have to wait and see. It appears that nothing will change, but possibly in the future, Amazon’s streaming platform’s regulations will undergo a significant shift.

A bit of history about ‘Trainwreck’ vs. ‘Twitch’

Here’s the gist for those who haven’t seen Trainwreck vs. Twitch. Twitch had established a tight gambling restriction, focusing on slots, roulette, and casino games. Trainwreckstv grabs a lot of attention, and as an entertainer, he plays the game in a way that makes people want to sign up and play themselves. Of course, they then pay with cash. The viewers then have both wins and losses, but the publicity guarantees that Trainwreckstv’s sponsor will make a good lot of money.

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After all, slot machines merely rotate the reels, and to win, a theme must appear several times. Everything is based on constellations.

Stake.com, which has paid streamers hundreds of millions of dollars to video themselves gambling on their site, was one of the platforms targeted in that ban. Since the online casino had sponsored Trainwrecks, this was a serious setback. After the announcement and all of these modifications went into effect, Trainwrecks decided to go to Kick.com, another streaming service owned by Stake in this case.

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Annette Sajeev is an eSports writer at EssentiallySports. She is currently pursuing Double Major in International Relations and Journalism. While studying, content creation has also been a side hustle for her. Annette has got Markiplier to thank for, as he is the one who guided her to the love for games that she has now. Ever since that journey began, Annette loves playing survival-based games that have the ingredients of horror and thriller in them with Resident Evil and Outlast topping her list. Alongside this, she has been inspired to pursue FX makeup as a hobby by her love of manga and the genre's creators, such as Junior Ito and Shintaro Kago.

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