Despite concerns, Rollbit’s StarLadder Budapest Major deal is allowed on Twitch

Twitch has confirmed on November 19th in a statement to Dexerto that the StarLadder Budapest Major's Rollbit sponsorship doesn't break its ToS rules.

Several streamers were concerned that they'd not be able to co-stream the Budapest Major on Twitch because Rollbit is one of the gambling sites banned on the Amazon-owned platform.

Turns out, however, that the Rollbit sponsorship of the StarLadder Budapest Major is harmless for those who wish to co-stream on Twitch — as long as the website isn't verbally referred to on stream.

You can read Twitch's statement to Dexerto in full below:

While the StarLadder CS Major will be streamed on Twitch, the Rollbit event sponsorship does not violate our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service, as the event and sponsor have agreed to limit the sponsorship during the stream to physical branding only.

As stated in our Community Guidelines, we specifically prohibit the sharing of links or affiliate codes to sites that contain slots, roulette, or dice games. While Rollbit is a prohibited site, that prohibition is specifically for streaming content directly from that site, linking to the site in chat, including a banner in stream that links to the site, or verbally referring to the website on stream. As such, the sole use of physical branding does not violate these terms.

The safety and well-being of our community is Twitch’s highest priority, which is why we carefully review gambling sponsorships to ensure adherence with our policies.

In addition to this scoop from Dexerto, a source told The Esports Radar that StarLadder will follow Twitch's rules and that the Major will be freely available on all "major platforms."

A lot of CS2 streamers were concerned since November 18th, when a post on X brought to attention that Rollbit is banned on both Twitch and YouTube.

But now they know that they can co-stream the Budapest Major on Twitch without risking getting their channel banned.

The StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 kicks off on November 24th with Stage 1.