- Should casinos play a role in cutting off gamblers with high-risk tendencies, similar to bartenders limiting alcohol consumption?
- A recent live stream of a gambler losing $50,000 in 20 seconds of borrowed money sparks the debate.
NEW YORK - Kick streamer "TheGoobr" has sparked a social media debate this week about borrowing money to play online blackjack.
A clip sourced from Ivar Navarro showed TheGoobr borrowing $50,000 from a friend on live. Without his friend watching the feed, TheGoobr lost the entire amount in 20 seconds of legal blackjack play.
The concept was so brutal to Navarro that he even stated he was calling for Shuffle [who sponsors TheGoobr] to take "proper action" by terminating his contract.
However, this isn't the first time an incident like this has happened, sparking debate about the balance between casino promotion and problem gambling. After watching this video, many questioned if casinos should cut ties with streamers who show issues with responsible gambling for clicks.
Despite these comments, TheGoobr has shown no plans to stop gambling. In fact, he doubled down on moving forward after commenting on Navarro's post.
Still, TheGoobr claims massive debt from gambling and how he left Shuffle to earn a $200,000 signing bonus at a different mobile blackjack casino by way of a sign up bonus.
As TheGoobr borrows money from viewers commonly, his mindset is that he will pay back "investors" 2% interest. But, a screenshot he posted also claimed $3.8 million in losses over the past 90 days.
With the gambling community showing disbelief, concern, or criticism, the question remains what role casinos should play in the matter. Is intervention necessary for those who show high-risk behavior, or is their role simply to have a platform that collects bets?