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Poker On Twitch.tv: Streaming Stats & Records – March 2021
As well as slots and casino players, online-poker players have gravitated towards the Twitch.tv streaming platform in a big-way – setting and breaking new records and bringing the game of poker to masses of players and poker fans worldwide.
In fact, streamers in the poker directory on Twitch clocked up for almost 100,000 streaming hours in March!
Poker fans enjoyed watching over 7,000,000 hours of poker in March 2021.
Twitch started as a platform for video gamers to stream back in 2006, but has sinc morphed into a platform where there’s a category (aka ‘directory’) for almost everything you can imagine- including casino games like blackjack and slots , and of course online poker. The site was founded by Justin Kan in 2011, originally as a spin-off of Justin.tv.
It’s really easy to get set up on Twitch from a desktop PC or mobile, making it easy for gamers and streamers to share their content with viewers and supporters worldwide.
Why is Twitch Poker so Popular?
“By following Twitch streams, you can get insight from top players’ thinking processes. For this, you’d have to pay hundreds of dollars on poker training sites. Entirely free on Twitch – crazy but true!”
-‘Arvain’, Team Pro at poker reviews website Beasts of Poker
Online poker tournaments run daily, but Sunday is the day where the big buy-in “Sunday Majors” take place, and it’s the busiest day for poker streaming too.
With qualifier tournaments (a.k.a. satellites) running or direct buy in, and offering eye-watering, multi million dollar prizes + bragging rights for winners – millionaires are made on Sundays – and you can watch, learn and enjoy the sweat on Twitch.
Many poker players and poker fans watch poker streams for entertainment, but there’s a learning aspect too.
- Standing on the shoulders of giants – some of the best poker players in the world showing and explaining their plays and thought processes for hours on end.
- A Goldmine of +EV information – anything that improves your ‘edge’ in the poker games with no investment other than time is good.
- Free and always available
- Be part of a community – viewers and channel supporters can often enjoy added value private / exclusive community games and promotions with popular streamers.
March 2021 Twitch Poker Streaming Key Statistics
- Hours of poker watched on Twitch : 7,011,830 (+16.8%)
- Hours Hours of poker broadcast 96,550 (-10.8%)
- Average Monthly viewers 9,437 (+ 5.5%)
- Average Poker channels: 129 (-19.9% )
- Viewer ratio 72.6 (+30.9%)
- Max viewers 86,549 (+4.8%)
- Poker Broadcasters 5,429 (+5.8% on February with 299 new streamers)
- Lowest # of channels : 40 (Monday 15th March)
- Peak Channels: 393 (Sunday 21st March)
- Peak Twitch Poker Viewers in March: 84,347
Interestingly the slots category on Twitch had more than double the hours watched of poker – with 18,479,015 hours of slots watched on Twitch in March.
Languages
English, Russian, French, Portugese, Spanish, German and Italian were the most popular languages streamed during March, with English language used in ~ 45% of all streams.
Top Poker Streamers March 2021
The top streamers in March are all partnered with Twitch.tv except Winamax Poker. The Runitup channel gained the most followers (2902) in poker on Twitch during the month while streaming poker.
Angela Bernhard Thomas
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Clark County
Clark County residents can bring a friend for free to next week’s Super Bingo $160,000 tournament at the Plaza Hotel & Casino, May 6-8
Home to downtown Las Vegas’ only bingo room, the Plaza Hotel & Casino is offering Clark County, Nevada residents who register to play in next week’s Super Bingo tournament the opportunity to bring a friend for free.
Happening Monday, May 6 through Wednesday, May 8 in the Plaza’s expansive ballroom, Super Bingo is expected to draw nearly 1,000 people from the local Las Vegas valley and across the country and Canada for the opportunity to win big playing fun-filled games of bingo over two days, with a $50,000 super coverall both days while socializing with like-minded bingo players.
Bingo-only registration is $160 per person, and Clark County residents who register can bring a friend for free. Registration is available online at https://www.plazahotelcasino.com/bingo/super-bingo-registration/. Hotel-and-bingo packages start at $300 for a four-night stay with no resort fee.
All Super Bingo players receive one 6-on paper pack for both days, two daubers, free drinks via an open bar at all sessions, boxed lunch both days, and $10 in free slot play after the first day’s session.
The Plaza’s Bingo room offers six daily bingo sessions at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. and is located on the 3rd floor. By parking on the third floor of the Plaza’s self-parking garage, guests have convenient and direct access to the Plaza’s bingo room and parking is validated for bingo players.
Gambling in the USA
Kambi Group plc extends Mohegan partnership with on-property sports betting agreement in Pennsylvania
Kambi Group plc (“Kambi”), the world’s trusted sports betting partner, has agreed a long-term on-property sportsbook partnership with Mohegan to provide its award-winning sportsbook at two retail locations in the state of Pennsylvania.
The partnership will see Mohegan utilise Kambi’s cutting-edge retail sportsbook offering across more than 20 kiosks in sportsbook locations at Mohegan Pennsylvania and Mohegan Pennsylvania at Lehigh Valley Race and Sportsbook.
The deal further strengthens Kambi’s relationship with Mohegan, which already utilises Kambi’s suite of sports betting products at ilani in Washington, as well as online and on-property in the Canadian province of Ontario at Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara.
Kristian Nylén, Kambi CEO and Co-founder, said: “With several successful partnerships with Mohegan already in place, we are pleased to agree this new partnership as we continue to build on our strong relationship.
“This latest deal further reinforces Kambi’s position as the sportsbook provider of choice for tribes across North America, and we look forward to our ongoing collaboration with Mohegan.”
Tony Carlucci, President & GM of Mohegan Pennsylvania, said: “Mohegan Pennsylvania is excited to continue utilising the same Kambi technology platform that existed under our Kindred partnership, which will help to create a seamless process as the Sportsbook at Mohegan Pennsylvania fully rebrands later this Spring.”
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