{"id":1759737,"date":"2022-08-09T07:48:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T11:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/?post_type=station&p=1759737"},"modified":"2022-08-09T08:56:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T12:56:11","slug":"twitch-streamer-xqc-accuses-bloomberg-of-misinformation-over-gambling-figures","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/twitch-streamer-xqc-accuses-bloomberg-of-misinformation-over-gambling-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch Streamer xQc Accuses Bloomberg of Misinformation Over Gambling Figures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Inaccurate figures<\/h2>\n

Popular gambling Twitch streamer Felix \u201cxQc\u201d Lengyel has criticized a Bloomberg<\/em> article that made claims about how much money he had made his main gambling partner. The article alleged that xQc helped gambling platform Stake to earn around $119m as a result of viewers using the streamer\u2019s promo code.<\/p>\n

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gambling away significant sums<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The article, published last week, stated: \u201cIn May, Lengyel said the promotion code he shared on Twitch brought $119 million to Stake.\u201d It implied that the streamer was directing a huge amount of people to the platform and that they were gambling away significant sums. <\/p>\n

xQc confronted the article in a stream this week. The Canadian claimed that the $119m figure was completely inaccurate.<\/p>\n

xQc explains<\/h2>\n

According to xQc\u2019s explanation<\/a>, the $119m figure quoted by Bloomberg<\/em><\/a> relates to what xQc has wagered through the Stake platform. Rather than concerning his viewers\u2019 losses, xQc said the figure represents the sum total of all the bets he had placed during the period in question. The streamer believes that Bloomberg included misleading data to create a certain type of narrative.<\/p>\n

xQc is one of the most popular streamers on Twitch, having amassed about 11 million followers. He has engaged in many different types of gambling, including online slots, table games, and sports betting.<\/div>\n

xQc took time during his stream reacting to the Bloomberg<\/em> article to show the exact current figures on his Stake account. From May to August 7, he had wagered over $685m. That figure breaks down into 656,376 separate wagers which resulted in 63,057 wins and 583,405 losses. However, at the time the article refers to in May, xQc said he had wagered $119m. <\/p>\n

The streamer labeled the Bloomberg<\/em> article \u201cstupid\u201d and says that he never actually promoted the supposed promo code.<\/p>\n

Concerns over gambling streams<\/h2>\n

While xQc has addressed some of the inaccuracies in reports regarding Twitch gambling content, there is a growing movement to curb these types of streams. Many people and groups have concerns about how these streams can impact viewers, normalizing the loss of huge sums through gambling.<\/p>\n

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lost almost $13m to gambling<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

xQc admitted to losing $1.8m in April this year through his gambling. Another leading Twitch gambling streamer Tyler \u201cTrainwrecks\u201d Niknam outlined at the start of the year how he had lost almost $13m to gambling. Many people have also raised concerns about the lack of transparency<\/a> regarding the deals that these popular streamers have with gambling platforms.<\/p>\n

Despite concerns, these gambling influencers are only growing in popularity. In May, the slot streaming category cracked the top ten most-watched categories in a month for the first time<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","type":"","auto_type":false,"post":"","stream":"","stream_url":"","waveform_data":[],"duration":0,"bpm":0,"downloadable":false,"download_url":"","purchase_title":"","purchase_url":"","post-count-all":0,"like_count":0,"download_count":0,"editor_note":"","copyright":"","captions":[]},"genre":[78],"artist":[110],"mood":[],"activity":[],"station_tag":[18744,18711,7288,7387,18723,18119,10610,3806,177,18710,18750,18732,3862,9445,18726,13258,18715,18719,18742,18712,18714,18729,5227,18749,16767,5749,14115,18866,3702,21881,18708],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station\/1759737"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/station"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1759737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=1759737"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=1759737"},{"taxonomy":"mood","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mood?post=1759737"},{"taxonomy":"activity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity?post=1759737"},{"taxonomy":"station_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station_tag?post=1759737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}