It is very likely that a large number of new gamers have become regular visitors to online casinos thanks to streamers. After watching another “hot” report on Twitch or YouTube about an exciting game, some potential gambling addicts follow the kindly provided advertising links and become regular users of one or another club. This method of attracting new customers to a gambling establishment is one of the most effective and efficient.
How Streamers Make Money
Twitch is considered the most popular platform today. Statistics from the end of 2019 show that several hundred streamers are on air every day, gathering audiences of thousands. Sometimes the number of viewers reaches 100,000 people! On average, about 10 million hours of broadcast are watched per month. There are many options for making money on streaming. We suggest you familiarize yourself with several of them.
Donations from grateful viewers
To support their activities, streamers offer to transfer any amount that viewers can part with to their account/wallet. However, it should be noted that this "working scheme" of milking users works much better with fans of computer games, rather than potential casino gamers. After all, most players prefer to deposit money themselves and try to win, than donate to a streamer.
To get a significant income from donations, some come up with clever moves that attract users. For example, they promise them a share of the winnings in case of success or offer to choose the slot that will be launched in the next stream.
Affiliate programs
This is the main source of income for any streamer. He enters into a partnership agreement with a casino and during the stream posts links to the partner's website. If a user registers, tops up their game account and starts playing, the streamer receives an agreed percentage of the "victim's" expenses. This can be either a one-time payment for registration or regular payments from all deposits of the future client. The amounts, by the way, can be very impressive - from 10% to 50-60% from the expenses of a new client!
Subscription for money
Any Twitch visitor can subscribe to a streamer they like, which is inexpensive. Usually, it is 3-5 dollars. About half of this amount is taken by the resource, the rest goes to the streamer. At the same time, subscribers are rewarded with privileges. They are quite conditional, but nevertheless. For example, they receive a set of unique emoticons for communication in the chat or the opportunity to attend closed streams for the chosen ones.
Native advertising
This method of earning is part of an affiliate program. Some casinos pay streamers for advertising this particular club. And not just advertising, but convincing viewers to play only in it. In the form of payment, the streamer can count on real money, personal bonuses, etc.
Advertising the platform
Another source of income for a streamer is short commercials that are posted during the broadcast on the platform. Having launched them a couple thousand times, the streamer receives small amounts. This is mainly done on Twitch. This option for replenishing the streamer's budget is considered the most modest, but it also brings in money.
How Streamers Deceive Their Viewers
The most common type of fraud is when a streamer plays for casino money. That is, in fact, he plays not for his hard-earned money, but for candy wrappers that cannot be withdrawn from the account. For attracting new gamers, the administration simply pays the streamer certain amounts. This scheme is mainly used in unlicensed casinos. The streamer spins a “rigged” slot and “wins” a lot of money, thus luring simpletons.
Today, few people fall for such things. At least experienced users are well aware of illegal clubs and will not under any circumstances watch such a scam, much less play in fake establishments. In reputable online casinos, such deception options are unlikely. The reputation of an honest establishment is much more valuable than attracting several players by deception.
The conclusions that can be made are the following: you can watch such streams, but it is not at all necessary to run to the casino and open an account after each broadcast. No one has canceled gambling addiction. Be careful!
