A quote by Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyljev has gained virality on Twitter/X, because the Counter-Strike legend alluded to a profession change after his Na’Vi contract; nonetheless, customers have identified that the phrases had been doubtless a sarcastic jab.
Streaming Counter-Strike on Twitch, the Ukrainian made the remarks concerning his potential future. Referring to on line casino streams, he said:
“Rattling, I’ve by no means dipped into this swamp earlier than. Perhaps I ought to give it a shot? I may make some money when my contract with Na’Vi ends. They are saying I may by no means stream it on Twitch.”
The quote from the livestream was shared on the CS2News X account, with many mentioning that the remark was sarcastic.
Regardless of the questionable nature of the feedback, the situation nonetheless raises questions on Twitch’s relationship with playing, and Counter-Strike playing particularly, with case opening content material being amongst the most well-liked on the platform. So may s1mple actually stream on line casino content material if he wished to?
Twitch’s relationship with playing and Counter-Strike
In line with Twitch’s Neighborhood Tips, on line casino, playing or slots content material just isn’t in itself banned; nonetheless, Twitch don’t permit “customers to share hyperlinks or affiliate codes to websites that include slots, roulette, or cube video games.” Successfully, this rule removes the income pathway of most on line casino streamers, whose aim is to filter their viewers into on line casino video games via affiliate hyperlinks, guaranteeing them fee.
Moreover, Twitch explicitly prohibits the next domains: stake.com, rollbit.com, duelbits.com, roobet.com, blaze.com, gamdom.com
Twitch additionally has a Counter-Strike-specific provision within the Neighborhood Tips, regarding the notorious follow of utilizing skins as deposits for betting (AKA skins playing), with the hope of successful different skins or, in some circumstances, actual cash.
“Promotion or sponsorship of skins playing, corresponding to for CSGO skins, is prohibited below our coverage.”
Regardless of Twitch focusing on skins playing, streamers are nonetheless free to open circumstances on stream, with Mark ‘ohnePixel’ Zimmermann, 100T Founder Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag, and Timothy ‘TimTheTatMan’ Betar amongst streamers opening roughly $500,000 of in-game objects on July 11.
Many view the flexibility of streamers to make use of case and merchandise openings as their foremost type of content material as an efficient loophole to Twitch’s relationship with Counter-Strike playing, permitting streamers to advertise case opening as a type of playing.
Lobanjica criticises the hypocrisy of Counter-Strike’s relationship with playing
Streamer and semi-professional participant, Nikola “Lobanjica” Mijomanović, seemingly reacted to reactions to the unique assertion, mentioning that a lot of the Counter-Strike scene is constructed on playing, subsequently opposing on line casino streams is considerably inconsistent.
“CS2 neighborhood shocked when s1mple mentions on line casino streams. “HE WILL LOSE MY RESPECT.” Similar CS2 neighborhood hyped to look at 3 streamers unboxing $300,000 with out the gamba class or any censorship.
“Oh yeah, and each CS2 main has been funded by gamba sponsors (each expertise is paid with gamba cash), most tier 1 groups have gamba sponsors, you don’t suppose so? Test 1xbet and it reveals you “dwell on line casino” on the positioning. ah and even NaVi have a partnership with a case opening website, and the Main MVP has an affiliate code on his Twitch stream. However… hey… all of it is smart.”
s1mple nearly clutches whereas consuming beer
In lighter information, s1mple nearly pulled off the clutch of the century on the identical stream, as he turned a 1v5 right into a 1v4 whereas consuming a beer.
The Ukrainian legend drank his beverage whereas he remained unchecked within the “Gandalf” place on Mud II, getting a number of free kills earlier than shedding the ultimate duel to nearly flip the spherical on its head.
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Darragh Harbinson is an esports author specialising in Counter-Strike. He has written for Esports Information UK, Esports Insider, UKCSGO, Dexerto, and Rush B Media.
