Over the years my bet sizes have grown along with my channel. But some players get confused as to how that’s possible:
How much can a person lose before they have to stop? 😂🤣how you got unlimited monies!??
Rachelle R.
Rest assured I don’t have unlimited money, as Marco loves to remind me! Just like everyone else, I set a budget when it comes to my casino play.
I sometimes will look at it a bit differently than you might – instead of how much money I’m bringing for a casino visit, I’ll set a budget for a live stream or a video. But I’m doing the same sort of calculation of how much I’m willing to spend, since we know in the long run the casino is going to come out ahead.
You should presume any money you bring to the casino will be spent while there (which is why I always say your casino money should come from your entertainment budget).
Over time, my slot channel has evolved into a well oiled machine with many moving parts and a team to help support it. So it’s not an unlimited budget, as I have to ensure bills are paid, my team is looked after (plus all the benefits we provide them), and have the ability to turn a profit – I can’t do all this for free! So I’m super fortunate to have the support of all of you watching, and my team backing me up to be able to deliver these videos to you.
Here’s one more question along a similar line:
Why do you do this? Nobody watching plays $75.
Tim M.
If you look at the top performing channels, or even my top performing videos, it’s those showcasing bigger bets. What I’ve concluded over time is that many people watching aren’t watching because they see themselves doing these bets, but instead are watching because they can’t do these bets, so they get to live vicariously through my play.
Ever since the beginning of my channel, I’ve had viewers tell me that they can’t go to the casino for various reasons – life, health, family – and they get to enjoy that casino experience with me. So that’s something I keep in mind when creating my content as well.
I could certainly record lower betting amounts, and occasionally do. But even before I had a channel I wasn’t into minimum betting – back then $3-$6 a spin was in my comfort zone. That range has shifted, and is reflected in the videos I film today, but it also reflects what many have indicated they enjoy watching.
Candidly, there’s a lot of content out there on lower bets, so the higher bets is one way to differentiate myself from many other channels. But it also reflects what I enjoy playing. When you see me betting higher than average and sweating, I did that, albeit at lower stakes, before my channel too, just like many of us would sometimes do when going into the high limit room and taking a shot.
So I also think the bets you see are realistic for me, and makes the content I make more authentic as a result. That said, I always listen to my audience – and so you can continue to expect to see a large range in my bet sizes, just more heavily weighted on the larger end.
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Thanks for being awesome and I love these articles. People need to understand that each video makes a certain amount of money based on algorithms of total subscribers, views, time watching and really all that adds up to what the ad revenue is. You spend more time making videos than anyone knows and anyone else in the slot game. In Vegas I hung in the BC slots area, my favorite, on the day of our slot pull, meet and greet and the day before and man you put in the grind making content. We all appreciate it. I took love the big bets, I will confess I fast forward videos to just the big bets some days. :)
Thanks Tom for reading, and for watching! Video revenue certainly helps, and is just one component of the business that propels the team today!