Why did Mizkif and Trainwreckstv clash on Twitter? Explaining the ItsSliker drama and the anti-gambling wave × Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Esports & Gaming News Why did Mizkif and Trainwreckstv clash on Twitter Explaining the ItsSliker drama and the anti-gambling wave Trainwreckstv and Mizkif go head to head on Twitter (Image via Sportskeeda) Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Comment Share Richik "anarkiddie" Bhattacharya ANALYST Follow Modified 20 Sep 2022 Popular Twitch streamers Matthew "Mizkif" and Tyler "Trainwreckstv" recently clashed on Twitter. The back and forth happened under a post by Asmongold where he lambasted Twitch for not banning ItsSliker and giving him a platform even after he had confessed to scamming people out of their money to fuel his gambling addiction. Explaining Mizkif Trainwreckstv the ItsSliker drama and #twitchstopgambling Tyler's reply to Matthew's tweet got the controversy going. In his tweet, the former made veiled comments about Asmongold's "pals," who according to him took the opportunity to go after him while using ItsSliker as an example of how gambling affects a person. The tweets in question (Image via Twitter) He ended the tweet with a snide remark about an "insecure little man," who many assumed to be Mizkif as he was the person who hosted ItsSliker on his stream and then proceeded to call on Twitch to ban gambling streams. For the uninitiated, Trainwreckstv is one of the biggest gambling streamers on the platform, and a ban will affect him and his content. Mizkif retaliated against the comments in a now-deleted tweet by bringing up a past incident where Tyler was involved with a cryptocurrency scheme called Jolt coins. He went on to imply that the scheme was fraudulent and that by Asmongold's logic, Trainwreckstv should get banned from Twitch as well. In subsequent tweets, Trainwreckstv went go on to accuse Mizkif of covering up the se*ual harassment case against one of his friends CrazySlick, following which the drama instantly blew up across social media platforms. Tweet about the se*ual harassment case (Image via Twitter) How the entire drama started Gambling on Twitch has been a huge issue for some time now. A Bloomberg report on the issue came out a few months ago, chronicling the case of a few people who had ruined their lives after getting into gambling by watching some of their favorite streamers do it on Twitch. Currently, Slots, the dedicated gambling category on Twitch, is the ninth most-watched genre on the platform. It even trumps popular video games such as Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone, according to SullyGnome. Most watched Twitch categories in the last month (Image via SullyGnome) Many streamers have been vocal against the inculcation of gambling into Twitch, and therein lies the heart of the conflict. On September 19, Mizkif took to Twitter to call on Twitch to stop gambling streams after reacting to ItsSliker's confession stream where he broke down after admitting to scamming friends and his audience out of money. Matthew justified his actions by pointing out ItsSliker as an example of how gambling addiction can ruin one's life. Mizkif@REALMizkiflike if @Twitch should ban gambling1247441861like if @Twitch should ban gambling The OTK streamer even got him on his stream and promised to pay back the people he scammed, together with Ludwig, even though xQc had also offered to divvy up the tab between him and Trainwreckstv. This is where the initial battle lines were drawn as Tyler also took to Twitter to provide his opinion on the matter. He opined that ItsSliker's actions cannot be held akin to what gambling streamers do on Twitch. He defended gambling on stream by saying that people were scaepgoating slots and roulettes while allowing the man who had committed the actual crime to get away with it. His defense of gambling on stream (Image via Twitter) Nonetheless, many prominent streamers such as HasanAbi and Pokimane appear to have openly joined Mizkif's call of action. Tweeting in support of #twitchstopgambling, Ludwig also commented on Trainwreckstv's thread in support of a ban. ludwig@LudwigAhgren@Class @Trainwreckstv I think using momentum from an insane gambling scandal to make meaningful change to a platform is just smartIt's important to be human first and make sure the victims are okayBut what is the issue with wanting positive change?112023@Class @Trainwreckstv I think using momentum from an insane gambling scandal to make meaningful change to a platform is just smartIt's important to be human first and make sure the victims are okayBut what is the issue with wanting positive change? Here are a few tweets by popular streamers on the issue: hasanabi@hasanthehun#twitchstopgambling266891148#twitchstopgambling pokimane ?@pokimanelollike if twitch should ban gambling2963064111like if twitch should ban gambling Ranboo@Ranboosaysstuff@pokimanelol Twitch has rules in place for anyone promoting or streaming self destructive behavior. The fact that promoting ACTUAL gambling is not a part of that is ridiculous as most if not all of the time it is a self destructive behavior. Promoting Gambling on stream should be banned28366306@pokimanelol Twitch has rules in place for anyone promoting or streaming self destructive behavior. The fact that promoting ACTUAL gambling is not a part of that is ridiculous as most if not all of the time it is a self destructive behavior. Promoting Gambling on stream should be banned Heelmike@HeelmikePLZ BAN GAMBLING @twitch ??MY CHILD WATCHED A +18 CASINO STREAM AND STOLE MY CREDIT CARD, SET UP A VPN, MADE A CRYPTO WALLET, CONNECTED MY BANK ACCOUNT TO THE CRYPTO WALLET, SET UP A ONLINE CASINO ACCOUNT, DEPOSITED MONEY AND LOST IT ALL! ITS THE STREAMERS FAULT NOT MY FAULT!409791337PLZ BAN GAMBLING @twitch ??MY CHILD WATCHED A +18 CASINO STREAM AND STOLE MY CREDIT CARD, SET UP A VPN, MADE A CRYPTO WALLET, CONNECTED MY BANK ACCOUNT TO THE CRYPTO WALLET, SET UP A ONLINE CASINO ACCOUNT, DEPOSITED MONEY AND LOST IT ALL! ITS THE STREAMERS FAULT NOT MY FAULT! Zack@AsmongoldI don't think Twitch will ban gamblingIt's extremely pervasive and more socially acceptable than ever in the USThe only thing that will make it stop is if people start killing themselves and/or there's a mass media campaign against it that reaches advertisers10128205I don't think Twitch will ban gamblingIt's extremely pervasive and more socially acceptable than ever in the USThe only thing that will make it stop is if people start killing themselves and/or there's a mass media campaign against it that reaches advertisers kaceytron@kaceytronstreamers gambling has caused more damage for impressionable young viewers than what sitting in inflatable hottubs ever willbut the incel echochamber on twitch ain’t ready for that conversation258291173streamers gambling has caused more damage for impressionable young viewers than what sitting in inflatable hottubs ever willbut the incel echochamber on twitch ain’t ready for that conversation Even with such a large social media outrage, Twitch is yet to make any announcement on the issue. Additionally, they are yet to ban ItsSliker after he publicly admitted to scamming people. Based on recent clips shared on social media, some of the larger streamers might be organizing a walk-out campaign to force Twitch's hand. Read about your favorite creators only on TikTok Wiki & Youtube Wiki × Rate this story! Thank You! LIVE POLL Q. Should Twitch ban gambling on their platform? Yes No 68 votes so far Edited by Abu Amjad Khan Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Share Comments Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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