Twitch has stated to clarify the streaming rules for the upcoming CS2 StarLadder Budapest Major amid concerns in the community regarding the event’s gambling-related sponsorships.
According to Twitch, creators will be free to co-stream the Counter-Strike 2 Major without violating the platform’s ToS and risking any bans, provided they stick to some specific guidelines set by the company.
For the uninitiated, StarLadder has partnered up with Rollbit, an online gambling platform that appears on Twitch’s list of prohibited sites, as one of the sponsors for the Budapest Major. This led many Twitch creators to question whether they would receive restrictions for co-streaming the event on the platform.
In a recent statement to Dexerto, Twitch confirmed that the sponsorship does not violate the platform’s ToS.
“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,” Twitch confirmed.
Note that streamers will still be unable to verbally refer to Rollbit on the stream when co-streaming the event.
“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 StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 is all set to kick off on November 24, 2025. The event will see 32 elite CS2 teams competing for a shot at the lion’s share of a $1,250,000 USD prize pool.