Casinolytics Looks at Impact of Twitch Gambling Ban
In mid-October, Twitch introduced a ban on streaming certain gambling content. A new report from Casinolytics reveals the impact of the new gambling policy update from Twitch.
In October, Twitch banned the streaming of gambling websites. According to data from Casinolytics, in Q3, 2022, 95.9% of the total reach was from Twitch, while 4.1% was filled in by YouTube.
Twitch is the number one live streaming platform for gambling.
On October 18, Twitch banned four domains from sharing links or affiliate codes to gambling websites. The ban came into effect at 10 AM Pacific Time. Some users continued to stream as usual for several hours.
Twitch is still the most popular platform for gambling streaming. YouTube has seen an average of 40% increase in reach since October 18. Some of the banned websites transitioned to Dlive after the ban.