This study also found a correlation between watching #GamblingTwitter online and self-reported problem gambling, but cause and effect remain unclear.
zenwriting.net/newmonasticism… Live gambling #Streams inspire some important ethical and regulatory discussions. The media outcry over these streams often points to the risk of exposing youth to gambling. Age-gating, or age verification,
projects.umwhistory.org/cwh/myomeka/po… on Twitch or elsewhere is minimal. A streamer can indicate that the stream is intended for mature audiences, but this does not restrict any viewer from clicking “Start Watching.”
justpaste.it/5pmff The decades-long norm of disregarding age-gating in digital games demonstrates how easy these sorts of barriers are to evade. This suggests new legal concerns for live streaming platforms that allow gambling to be broadcast.
zenwriting.net/newmonasticism… A separate set of issues exist when it comes to transparency. Streamers may be committing malicious deception, or even outright fraud, if they fail to disclose affiliations with the gambling sites at which they play.
events.eventzilla.net/e/menipu-mesin… For example, some sponsorship contracts may entitle the streamer to regular balance “top ups.” This involves a gambling site providing a free (or in casino terms, “comped”) account balance refresh.
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