{"id":4888,"date":"2017-05-08T12:01:42","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T16:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=4888"},"modified":"2019-06-07T11:54:15","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T15:54:15","slug":"streamers-choosing-twitch-youtube-live-gambling-proving-popular-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/05\/08\/streamers-choosing-twitch-youtube-live-gambling-proving-popular-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Streamers choosing Twitch over YouTube, with live gambling proving a popular watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Welcome to another entry in our ongoing look at the intersection of casinos and gambling with technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With its easy usability, integration with popular services and consoles, and major live videogame-centric streamers like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/pewdiepie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pewdiepie<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/h3h3productions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">h3h3productions<\/a> <\/strong>moving a lot of their activity from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>, it&#8217;s no surprise that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitch<\/a> <\/strong>continues to grow wildly in popularity. What perhaps is surprising is that one of the fastest growing categories on <strong>Twitch<\/strong> is streaming of casino gaming, be it for slots, poker, or any other number of other video gambling activities. Just like in real life, there&#8217;s something exciting about watching someone play skill- and luck-based games with real monetary stakes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casinobonusesindex.com\/twitch\/\">Casino twitch<\/a> platform is a great learning service which can assist player\u2019s over gaming rules and techniques, through a visual representation, rather than reading advice from a guide.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4890\" style=\"width: 1777px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenCli2p.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4890\" data-src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenCli2p.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4890 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Simply searching on &quot;Casino&quot; can yield a lot of results.\" width=\"1767\" height=\"952\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4890\" src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenCli2p.png\" alt=\"Simply searching on &quot;Casino&quot; can yield a lot of results.\" width=\"1767\" height=\"952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenCli2p.png 1767w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenCli2p-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenCli2p-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenCli2p-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenCli2p-1024x552.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1767px) 100vw, 1767px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Simply searching on &#8220;Casino&#8221; can yield a lot of results.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Interestingly, <strong>Twitch<\/strong> is also a great way to preview how these online casinos work. For instance, with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leovegas.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeoVegas<\/a><\/strong>, a mobile gaming, online casino, and sports betting service, you can see its table games, video slots, progressive jackpots, video poker, and live betting in action risk-free. Naturally, even if something like <strong>LeoVegas<\/strong> is not available in your area &#8211; and not all gambling sites are &#8211; you can still get a good sense of how these things work by watching other, often talented players, work their magic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4889\" style=\"width: 1774px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4889\" data-src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip3.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4889 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Similarly, searching on &quot;gambling&quot; can also prove fruitful.\" width=\"1764\" height=\"925\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4889\" src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip3.png\" alt=\"Similarly, searching on &quot;gambling&quot; can also prove fruitful.\" width=\"1764\" height=\"925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip3.png 1764w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip3-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip3-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip3-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ScreenClip3-1024x537.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1764px) 100vw, 1764px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Similarly, searching on &#8220;gambling&#8221; can also prove fruitful.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are some sample videos of past broadcasts to get an idea of what we&#8217;re talking about:<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?video=v135133445&amp;autoplay=false\"  width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><a style=\"padding: 2px 0px 4px; display: block; width: 345px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/blondschopfpinguin?tt_medium=live_embed&amp;tt_content=text_link\">Watch live video from Blondschopfpinguin on www.twitch.tv<\/a><\/center><center><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?video=v138810547&amp;autoplay=false\"  width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><a style=\"padding: 2px 0px 4px; display: block; width: 345px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/tiltspinner?tt_medium=live_embed&amp;tt_content=text_link\">Watch live video from TiltSpinner on www.twitch.tv<\/a><\/center><center><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?video=v135133445&amp;autoplay=false\"  width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><a style=\"padding: 2px 0px 4px; display: block; width: 345px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/blondschopfpinguin?tt_medium=live_embed&amp;tt_content=text_link\">Watch live video from Blondschopfpinguin on www.twitch.tv<\/a><\/center>As you can see, it&#8217;s pretty wild stuff. As we&#8217;ve talked about in the past, the security, technology, and options at these online and mobile gaming sites really do a surprisingly good job of keeping up with, and sometimes leading, the state-of-the-art. And streaming services like\u00a0<strong>Twitch<\/strong>\u00a0really do help take away some of the intimidation factor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to another entry in our ongoing look at the intersection of casinos and gambling with technology. 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