gambling
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Top Twitch Streamers Fight Over Sketchy Gambling Streams
Gambling streams are nothing new on Twitch. For years, streamers have sunk money into slot machines and poker, often in conjunction with casino websites and other gambling companies. Though allowed on Twitch, these channels have a history of engaging in sketchy behaviour. Recently, some of the biggest names on Twitch have adopted high-rolling lifestyles, leading…
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Some Australians Are Making Careers From Streaming Online Pokies, Calling Themselves ‘Casino Streamers’
Australians are building large online followings by broadcasting themselves gambling using real money in online casinos on video streaming platforms like Twitch and YouTube — and it’s surprisingly popular.
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Counter-Strike Players Charged By Police Over Match-Fixing Allegations
Victoria Police has charged five Australians over deliberately losing and simultaneously betting in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive matches, the first charges of their kind in Australia.
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Final Fantasy Tactics ‘Battleground’ Lets You Gamble Fake Money On Fake Matches
FFT Battleground is a Final Fantasy Tactics Twitch stream that lets you place bets on competing teams of randomised characters, all controlled by AI. The bets are based on fake money, which is good, because if they weren’t, there’s a non-zero chance I might have done some real damage to my bank account by now.