re: YouTube Gaming just went live

It's still just Beta, so I'm sure we're seeing a pretty bare bones version in terms of overall features so it's hard to say.

I mean, anyone can set up donations and have a mod/bot post them from time to time, and YouTube uses "Cards" but I'm not 100% sure on how they work, I believe kind of like an annotation.

If you are partnered however, the donate icon is a dollar sign and it's in the type box in chat opposite the smiley/emoji. It uses Google Wallet for donations and goes directly into the streamers bank account, which is a big step up from using a third party such as PayPal that has been under a lot of heat of late, no scam or chargeback potential, no fees.