"This platform was made for me": Yassuo joins Kick with a non-exclusive contract

League of Legends and popular gambling streamer Hammoudi "Yassuo" is the latest Twitch creator to sign a deal with Kick. The news was announced by the official KickStreaming Twitter, with fans and supporters flocking to the comments to congratulate him on the contract. While he has yet to comment on the size of the deal, the 100 Thieves content creator has clarified that gambling would be a big part of his schedule.

The topic of people ditching Twitch for other platforms has been a hot topic in the streaming industry over the last few months. With his recently announced deal, Hammoudi joins a growing list of content creators to leave the Amazon-owned platform for Kick.

While talking about it on his most recent Twitch stream, Yassuo told his viewers that he was excited to start streaming on the new platform. Not only because he considered it good for gambling, given the Stake connection, but also because, to him, it's a platform made for his style of streaming:

"He was doing Stake gambling sponsors before they were banned": Redditors think Yassuo's Kick joining was inevitable due to his gambling streams

Gambling on stream has become a huge point of contention among the community, with many big streamers such as Pokimane, HasanAbi, and Mizkif calling out Twitch last year for allowing it to happen. After the Purple platform imposed restrictions on unregulated gambling in October, many prominent streamers, such as Trainwreckstv, Roshtein, and xQc, were up in arms.

Among the top Slots streamers sponsored by the gambling websites was Yassuo, and the news of his recent contract with the platform, which has connections to Stake, the controversial crypto-gambling website, was not exactly a surprise to many. In a reaction to the clip of him talking about the deal, a Redditor from the Streamer-focused subreddit r/LivestreamFail stated that it made sense because of his prior sponsorships with Stake.

It appears the above sentiment is quite correct, as toward the start of the stream, Yassuo was quite clear that gambling would be a big part of his content on Kick. At around the five-minute mark of the stream, the streamer states:

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It is clear that Yassuo's contract has fueled the debate about the connection between gambling and the platform. Only last week, RiceGum revealed that he chose to sign with Rumble because his Kick deal had a gambling element built into it.

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Richik has been specializing in streamer content at Sportskeeda for over 2 years. He also manages a group of writers who craft relevant news and features about content creators on platforms like Twitch, Kick, and Rumble. Prior to Sportskeeda, he interned at The Ken and worked as a reviewer at Blacksof where he fact-checked educational content.

Richik’s love for writing, researching, and archiving, along with his inquisitive nature and longstanding love for video games led him to pursue a career as a gaming journalist. He relies on primary sources for accurate information and ensures that his drafts are proofread, fact-checked, and well-researched.

As a child, Richik spent many a summer vacation playing the 1994 Road Rash with his cousins. Although more of an FPS and open-world fiend now, Richik enjoys single-player RPGs with compelling storytelling, such as The Last of Us franchise, and regularly teams up with his friends to play multiplayer titles like Valorant on PC.

Richik enjoys watching streamer and former esports athlete Shroud, and also finds inspiration in MrBeast's journey to become one of the most well-known content creators worldwide. Interviewing English-Somali YouTuber Sharky, a member of the renowned Beta Squad, was a career highlight for him.

When not writing, Richik likes to read, watch a movie or a game of football.

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