xQc brushes off more complaints about Twitch gambling streams amid controversy Twitch: xQcOW \/ Joachim Kirchner via PixabayFelix \u2018xQc\u2019 Lengyel has shunned critics after a Twitter thread criticizing his move towards gambling streams gained lots of traction. With controversy around the hot tub meta having started to die down, a new dubious streaming trend is causing alarm, as gambling streams are becoming increasingly popular on Twitch. The topic has divided streamers and viewers alike. Some streamers, such as Charlie \u2018Cr1tiKaL\u2019 White, fear it could have a major impact on impressionable younger viewers, of whom xQc has many, while WoW streamer Asmongold has called for Twitch to outright ban the streams. More fuel was added to the fire when economics and esports writer Ollie Ring wrote a Twitter thread accusing xQc of promoting gambling \u201cin a dangerous way.\u201d \u201cI am fully of the attitude that gambling is a hobby that most enjoy responsibly,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut I am also of the attitude that having an influencer over young children constantly winning and over-sensationalizing slots is dangerous.\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/olliering\/status\/1398284261736816649 After the thread spread across Twitter, xQc tweeted a response to critics, making it abundantly clear that he didn\u2019t care about the criticism at all, no matter who it came from. \u201cAll drama-related claims or questions, here\u2019s my official response: don\u2019t care, keep malding,\u201d he said, prior to appearing on a newlywed game stream with the likes of Ludwig Ahgren and Chance \u2018Sodapoppin\u2019 Morris. UPDATE: WAS RESTING ALL DAY. NEEDED THIS. GOING TO CHANCES FOR THE COUPLES GAMES OR WHAYEVER WITH LUDWIG. ALL DRAMA RELATED CLAIMS OR QUESTIONS HERES MY OFFICIAL RESPONSE: DON’T CARE, KEEP MALDING \u2014 xQc (@xQc) May 29, 2021 Twitch does not currently prohibit gambling streams, and even provides an entire \u2018Slots\u2019 category dedicated for streamers who wish to gamble, and xQc has explained before why he doesn\u2019t have any ethical concerns with gambling streams by comparing them to Pokemon card pack openings. However, there are fears that, as Texas state law prohibits online gambling, xQc and other streamers based in the Lone Star state such as Tyler \u2018trainwreckstv\u2019 Niknam could face legal repercussions for using real money on slots. It seems that unless Twitch changes its policy or the police get involved, gambling streams will be here to stay for the long run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
xQc brushes off more complaints about Twitch gambling streams amid controversy Twitch: xQcOW \/ Joachim Kirchner via PixabayFelix \u2018xQc\u2019 Lengyel has shunned critics after a Twitter thread criticizing his move towards gambling streams gained lots of traction. With controversy around the hot tub meta having started to die down, a new dubious streaming trend is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65109\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}