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@Slotplayer many streamers Also have a higher betlimit, less wagering then x35 they sometimes get x10. Especially from LeoVegas , thrills, superlenny.. and there are other benefits aswell that are not to be openely discussed as it Will break the terms of agreement. 

 
Well Said josh! 

I dont mind streamers getting paid.

i Said so in prevoius threads..

what i do mind is when they are trying to come out as hard working regular folks , spending there own cash playing on the same terms as the rest of us. Trying to get ”deals” for us that are better if we use there links. Trying to convince us that they dont earn money from the rest of us, or money from affiliations , that they are doing all this work just to entertain us.
To truth is its very hard to know and judge which streamers actually make a good income from it and can use that to offset there casino losses. It may seem obvious to some but it doesn't mean that its the case and who knows, they may be losing even more 'off stream' gambling.

Im sure some streamers make a tiny fraction of what they lose whilst others may far in excess of their losses. But again, as long as the ones who are making profit don't pretend its a 'hobby' then thats fine. If a streamers say. gambling is bad, playing slots is minus Ev but the deal i have makes it neutral or +ev and on top i make money from it then so be it, they are not deceiving anyone.

To be honest, with our channel as we said from the beginning we would love to be able to run it as a business and make it profitable. We are nowhere near that being new and given the influx in this space and competition/monopolisation it may be very hard to ever realise that ambition. We have just been blessed that the first 2 months streaming we actually hit some big wins and kept our bankroll in the +, because the affiliate commissions wont touch the surface for a very long time indeed, if ever.

 
@Lokus @nomoregamblingstreams

I thought your last few posts were particularly thought provoking and points well made.

I'm slightly torn at the moment because the OP does pretty bad job of putting their case across which made me initially dismissive.

I'm further torn by the fact that I watch a lot of streams and don't want to be critical of people I genuinely like but sadly I'm coming to the view that they may indeed be complicit in something which could harmful and deceitful. I'm also coming to the view that as a viewer perhaps I'm party to that as well.

I will way this in my defence - when I initially started out watching streams, those that I watched were first and foremost hobbists in nature.  The rampant commercialisation which is present today, came later and I've been passive to that change. But where as once upon a time it might have been possible to relate to a hobbyist gambler and their sessions it's increasingly the case that streamers are playing with bankrolls which are a distortion far removed from a normal gamblers reality i.e. who apart from streamers are getting +EV deals four or five times a week with a match bonus of £500+.  For the same reason that you can never beat a slot over the long run due to the house edge the opposite is true for streamers and +EV deals - over the long run they cannot lose but I doubt many viewers have this understanding.

I'm genuinely quite deflated about those CG streamers I follow right now.  The money side of things has tainted things....I want those independent, hobbyist, "do no evil" streamers back but those days are gone :-(
Look at DavidLabowsky for example who I will add is one of the nicest streamers and a real joy to watch, he started off doing normal person stakes but has fallen into the not normal stakes category which I never thought I would ever see happen.

 
@Slotplayer many streamers Also have a higher betlimit, less wagering then x35 they sometimes get x10. Especially from LeoVegas , thrills, superlenny.. and there are other benefits aswell that are not to be openely discussed as it Will break the terms of agreement. 
Well as a high depositing player they will get better deals occasionally.

The other day Rizk gave me a 100% match with 20x play through. I don't promote them.

 
What an interesting read that was. I thought that there were good points made on both sides of the discussion. But to simply say ban all online casino streamers to solve gambling addiction is like saying ban all fast food to solve obesity! Or saying ban all action films to prevent gun crime! As with all passionate discussions the answer is somewhere in the middle. Could the streamers do more to help with problem gambling? I'd say yes, But should the people who enjoy there streams and control there gambling be punished by not being able to watch them anymore because some people blame them for there addiction? absolutely not. As adults we are ultimately responsible for our own actions and we shouldn't look to blame other people for what we do. It is always good to talk about these things in a polite and respectful manner so i thank everyone who has commented on this post for raising a very interesting topic.

 
Ive skimmed through the few latest comments and gonna answer some or give my opinion:

1. Someone said we do not tell that we earn from the links: wrong. repeatedly stated by all.

2. Crusade against "fake" streamers. We dont even say a word about these for over a year now - simply though to understand, would you like it if you were a streamer playing your own money and then theres some guys coming with 10k "Deposit" of fake money every stream buying viewbots etc deceiving people to the fullest (these should get banned anyway that is just fraud)

3.1 We rely on players losing for income - No. The structure of most deals make it possible to earn when EVERY player is winning.

3.2 Affiliate is immoral - Hello what the F? You as a player get more benefits than before, you are not forced to play anyway, if you dont use the link the casino gets 100% of the money - if you choose the links you may get better rewards, and part of the money you may lose goes to the streamer. If you feel better by having less rewards and lose your money fully to the company behind the casino you are well damn free to do so. Nobody is forced on any of this, so i dont see one reason to complain.

4. All and for once - problem gamblers should look to solve their issues - advised to not even watch streams. Some people it helps to stay off gambling watching though. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS PLEASE. STOP BLAMING. You say what if problem gamblers watch you, well its quite damn hard to find any of us unless you actively search for it or have been watching tons of Slot material before - in which case , how is that our problem? If all streamers were to be banned those people would watch slots somewhere else or go to gamble themselves anyway its not tackling their problem in the slightest

 
I while ago when we were asked for suggestions for this site, i had an idea that the users could rate their top casinos.



It was on the roadmap, but still we havent seen it yet. @Skylined87 might update us on this. I think it's fair that CG makes reviewes (if they manage to be neutral, as i belive is not the case recently), but it is only the players who really can rate them if we want a fair result.

Honestly i don't think a casino-rating will be available here on CG. I belive it will have some conflict of interests. But who know, i hope i'm wrong.

 
@Kingofthedolphins

It is not the banning of gambling streams that I have an issue with -- it's the predatory advertising that is done without transparency on a website that caters to teens and young adults that I do have an issue with.  It's the posting of "Big Win" videos on Youtube that show, to a casual viewer, only the good & not the bad of gambling -- often with a stickied comment right below the video giving a link to the casino at which the win happened.  It's the blatant manipulation of a hobbyist group into a large-and-growing for-profit gambling circle that I have a problem with.  This very website has been acquired by Leovegas -- an online casino that was caught red-handed giving advertisers fake accounts that looked like real ones so that they could stream with no risk!  It is all a blatantly cynical cash grab.

But one of the worst parts of the whole thing, as can be seen in his very thread, is that because there is one-on-one interaction between the viewer and the advertiser, the viewer develops an emotional attachment.  So when their favorite advertiser is called out, they don't want to see it -- because to admit to liking, and often spending hundreds of hours watching, something that is completely unreal, is to admit to being fooled.
 

When this whole thing crashes and burns, who do you think the fall guys are going to be?  Because I can guarantee you it won't be the casinos.  They're going to place all the blame directly onto the streaming advertisers, just like, as you can see in this thread, the advertisers are trying to do to their viewers.  -- "If they have a gambling problem, they shouldn't watch!"

 
@Slotplayerbut technically you could class leovegas as rogue considering their history in giving out fake accounts, were is the 100% proof they still dont do it?
Innocent till proven otherwise.

Tesco had an accounting scandal. Doesn't mean that they are still at it though.

I am sure I read somewhere that the person involved with that streamer is no longer employed by them and that  higher management wasnt aware.

 
@Kingofthedolphins

It is not the banning of gambling streams that I have an issue with -- it's the predatory advertising that is done without transparency on a website that caters to teens and young adults that I do have an issue with.  It's the posting of "Big Win" videos on Youtube that show, to a casual viewer, only the good & not the bad of gambling -- often with a stickied comment right below the video giving a link to the casino at which the win happened.  It's the blatant manipulation of a hobbyist group into a large-and-growing for-profit gambling circle that I have a problem with.  This very website has been acquired by Leovegas -- an online casino that was caught red-handed giving advertisers fake accounts that looked like real ones so that they could stream with no risk!  It is all a blatantly cynical cash grab.

But one of the worst parts of the whole thing, as can be seen in his very thread, is that because there is one-on-one interaction between the viewer and the advertiser, the viewer develops an emotional attachment.  So when their favorite advertiser is called out, they don't want to see it -- because to admit to liking, and often spending hundreds of hours watching, something that is completely unreal, is to admit to being fooled.
 

When this whole thing crashes and burns, who do you think the fall guys are going to be?  Because I can guarantee you it won't be the casinos.  They're going to place all the blame directly onto the streaming advertisers, just like, as you can see in this thread, the advertisers are trying to do to their viewers.  -- "If they have a gambling problem, they shouldn't watch!"
In other words you object to the making money part of it rather than wanting to help the problem gambler who should not be coming across any gambling videos on YT even those that don't have links. That is what the OP surely wants?

 
No, you are conflating issues and purposefully muddying the water.  I'm not here to argue with sycophants though.  I don't have anything else to add -- thank you for giving me a platform to share my opinion & I look forward to seeing how this plays out in the coming months.

 
@Kingofthedolphins

It is not the banning of gambling streams that I have an issue with -- it's the predatory advertising that is done without transparency on a website that caters to teens and young adults that I do have an issue with.  It's the posting of "Big Win" videos on Youtube that show, to a casual viewer, only the good & not the bad of gambling -- often with a stickied comment right below the video giving a link to the casino at which the win happened.  It's the blatant manipulation of a hobbyist group into a large-and-growing for-profit gambling circle that I have a problem with.  This very website has been acquired by Leovegas -- an online casino that was caught red-handed giving advertisers fake accounts that looked like real ones so that they could stream with no risk!  It is all a blatantly cynical cash grab.

But one of the worst parts of the whole thing, as can be seen in his very thread, is that because there is one-on-one interaction between the viewer and the advertiser, the viewer develops an emotional attachment.  So when their favorite advertiser is called out, they don't want to see it -- because to admit to liking, and often spending hundreds of hours watching, something that is completely unreal, is to admit to being fooled.
 

When this whole thing crashes and burns, who do you think the fall guys are going to be?  Because I can guarantee you it won't be the casinos.  They're going to place all the blame directly onto the streaming advertisers, just like, as you can see in this thread, the advertisers are trying to do to their viewers.  -- "If they have a gambling problem, they shouldn't watch!"
That's a good point @nomoregamblingstreams, I do agree with you that if you just watched the big win clips then you could think that this always happens. But if you watch the streamers live you will see them lose more money than they win. This is a fascinating topic, I hope that something comes from it that everybody can be happy with.  

 
No, you are conflating issues and purposefully muddying the water.  I'm not here to argue with sycophants though.  I don't have anything else to add -- thank you for giving me a platform to share my opinion & I look forward to seeing how this plays out in the coming months.
So anybody that disagrees with you is a sycophant. Tells me more about you then me. Good luck with your crusade though.

 
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Cant comment cause you know exactly what is going on!  Nickslots, Letsgiveitaspin and David Labowsky have secured a tasty little deal to draw in as many punters as possible.  No time before did 3 casinogrounds streamers use the same casino for live streams.  Kim was leo, nick was risk/casumo and david was superlenny.
Hightoller has only been available in the UK for a very short time. Besides that, the deals are different in the UK than in The Netherlands. So it doesn’t make sense what you say.

the CS streamers do their research into casino’s

and yes, they do make money. Would be silly if they wouldn’t. Wake up. 

 
An absolute hogwash of a post!!!!!!  BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS and if you feel you have a problem then get the help you need from the NUMEROUS RESOURCES available to you.   Deflecting your addiction issues onto other people such as affiliate streamers is laughable so I'd like to start a petition to ban the SNOWFLAKE generation who simply cannot comprehend that their own actions have consequences........

/end rant.

 
Ive skimmed through the few latest comments and gonna answer some or give my opinion:

1. Someone said we do not tell that we earn from the links: wrong. repeatedly stated by all.

2. Crusade against "fake" streamers. We dont even say a word about these for over a year now - simply though to understand, would you like it if you were a streamer playing your own money and then theres some guys coming with 10k "Deposit" of fake money every stream buying viewbots etc deceiving people to the fullest (these should get banned anyway that is just fraud)

3.1 We rely on players losing for income - No. The structure of most deals make it possible to earn when EVERY player is winning.

3.2 Affiliate is immoral - Hello what the F? You as a player get more benefits than before, you are not forced to play anyway, if you dont use the link the casino gets 100% of the money - if you choose the links you may get better rewards, and part of the money you may lose goes to the streamer. If you feel better by having less rewards and lose your money fully to the company behind the casino you are well damn free to do so. Nobody is forced on any of this, so i dont see one reason to complain.

4. All and for once - problem gamblers should look to solve their issues - advised to not even watch streams. Some people it helps to stay off gambling watching though. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS PLEASE. STOP BLAMING. You say what if problem gamblers watch you, well its quite damn hard to find any of us unless you actively search for it or have been watching tons of Slot material before - in which case , how is that our problem? If all streamers were to be banned those people would watch slots somewhere else or go to gamble themselves anyway its not tackling their problem in the slightest
Slotspinner. Again, I personally am not blaming you, Paul, Kim etc. However, it will be hard for you to understand what kind of problem the UK faces when it comes to suicide, poverty and crime due to gambling. I assume it is not as bad in Sweden or Germany. Sorry mate, we have to face the reality. Online gambling should have never been introduced in the first place. When you go to a physical casino and touch physical money, when you see other people around you lose, you think more about how you are ough to behave with your money. 

 
Hightoller has only been available in the UK for a very short time. Besides that, the deals are different in the UK than in The Netherlands. So it doesn’t make sense what you say.

the CS streamers do their research into casino’s

and yes, they do make money. Would be silly if they wouldn’t. Wake up. 
They all are part of casinogrounds, not saying its the same deal but a bit of a coincidence that a brand new casino is getting used by the 3 cg streamers

@Slotspinner you have no idea how bad the UK problem is, there is 5 and 6 bookmakers on some streets in the UK.

 
Slotspinner. Again, I personally am not blaming you, Paul, Kim etc. However, it will be hard for you to understand what kind of problem the UK faces when it comes to suicide, poverty and crime due to gambling. I assume it is not as bad in Sweden or Germany. Sorry mate, we have to face the reality. Online gambling should have never been introduced in the first place. When you go to a physical casino and touch physical money, when you see other people around you lose, you think more about how you are ough to behave with your money. 
And you don't think people don't go mad in casinos or bookies when they lose more than that they can afford to lose?

All gambling is bad if not controlled whether that is done at home, the bookies, a casino or dear old mum playing bingo down the local bingo hall.

 
Lets get serious here, and face the facts people, how on earth do these streamers afford to play hundreds/thousands a day, near enough everyday on slots, and keep this going? Affiliation must be a profitable business. I mean how on earth would i, with the decent income i have, afford to deposit £1500-£2000 a day like a lot of these do, not a fucking chance. If these streamers are promoting responsible gambling, why are they doing ridiculous stakes, spending thousands which i'd love to know where the hell thats coming from, are these people rich, i mean you'd have to be unless you are earning your slot money from shit loads of affiliate earnings. This is a big income for these players, there is no way a man can deposit 2 grand a day 4/5 times a week playing slots, let's say 8 grand a week, times 52 weeks, thats £416,000 a year. RocknRolla, what the fuck is he earning to spend that much on gambling, shit the guy must be a millionaire, literally. Time to disclose i think, either affiliation is mega profitable for these people, which means i dont think they are too concerned with your gambling problems, or the casinos are feeding them money. 
@jchneoReally good point and agree with everything in there, I have done the Maths as well regarding how much they deposit and it just doesn't add up and to even cover their losses they would need to be earning in some cases £200,000 + a year depositing those amounts and playing as much as they do. I heard a streamer say i budget for £1500 - £2K a day to stream gambling content to all his viewers !! responsible gambling at its best !!! 

 
And you don't think people don't go mad in casinos or bookies when they lose more than that they can afford to lose?

All gambling is bad if not controlled whether that is done at home, the bookies, a casino or dear old mum playing bingo down the local bingo hall.
They do. But it is much easier to lose your mind and re-deposit by entering 3 numbers from the back of card than cash your hard-earned cash in on a blackjack table in the casino. 

 
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