Good morning, i came across this thread today so thought i would try and clear a few things up.
To the OP and others:
1. "Since you started streaming (around 1 year) are you up or down playing slots Nick?"
I'm up on slots since i started streaming in February 2016, over £10k but i won't say exact figures any more as i get nothing but grief on stream for it as people just say i'm lying etc.
The truth is when you have the opportunity to play with deposit bonuses this helps greatly with cashouts, but some of my biggest cashouts have been when i haven't used a deposit bonus at all, ie a quick win quick cashout.
2. "Now, Im sure you are all aware that unless you hit a progressive jackpot slots are 100% negative expected value long term. "
This really isn't true, yes if you don't play sensibly you will expect a long term negative value, but if you play responsibly on lower bets and raising when required (just before you leave a slot or when you set a bottom line) you can end up positive, especially if you take advantage of any deposit bonuses.
3. "I presume that popular live streamers also benefit from donations which must give them a better chance of making a profit?
People donate to my stream because they enjoy it, not because they want to fund my gambling, and i never ask for donations outright, anything given is greatly received and i always thank them personally.
In the UK donations are taxable so i can't really use these for gambling anyway, i have to put them through my business account (like affiliate earnings) and declare them as income.
I noticed a lot of people have an issue with me accepting donations, but this is just like any other streamer who is providing a free service and is "hopefully" somewhat entertaining. Most of my donations come from regulars who have watched my stream from the start, and seen it grow.
4. "Streaming, especially for the popular ones, does take a lot of work. It can eventually wear you out as CasinoTwitcher and Fatso haven't been doing streams for months now. I do have suspicions about some streamers but at the end of the day it's just entertainment. Too bad playing slots online for me has been frustration"
This is very true, it does take a lot of work growing a stream and 80% of people fail at this. I streamed 5 days a week for about 8 months before i started getting 500+ viewers regularly.
I stream because i enjoy it, if i wasn't streaming slots i'd stream computer games as this is my other passion, and i have streamed games on my NickSlots Twitch account quite a few times. I purchased Resident Evil 7 the other day on Stream to do just that.
5. "Any popular streamer, especially those playing with bonuses, that accepts donations are greedy scum IMO. Like playing EV+ and earning affiliate income isn't enough."
This is your own personal opinion, but that's like saying the most popular streamers on Twitch who accept donations are also greedy scum, even though they earn millions from marketing especially on affiliate programs such as g2a.
I'm small fry compared to the big streamers who are multi millionaires.
6. "I heard from my next door neighbour's former lodger (moved now) that streamers get enhanced RTP and losses refunded in brown envelopes, is this right?"
We get no extra benefit where RTP is concerned, in fact that's impossible as the Casino doesn't control this, the slot providers do. I think the exception is Novomatic slots where Casino can set RTP (i think?) but this is site wide, not player specific. I can get cashback at Casumo for playing, but this is only on losses and i'm up at the moment so no cashback.
7. "I don't like him , I went into his stream once it was when he first started and he asked for slots suggestions so i suggested a slot it was Steam Tower and he got a nice win from it but he never said thanks for the suggestion and it's not like it was busy he had ony just started, So my interaction with him i thought he was a bit rude.
But when i used to go on Twitch i used to see him on he was always on during the day so i assumed he was unemployed, Then when i found out he had a child i couldn't understand how someone could deposit so much because children aren't cheap, makes you wonder what people have said is true.
I haven't said that because i don't like him it's just i don't even have children and i can't afford to slot well as much as he does, well when i used to go on twitch he used to be on a lot i don't know how much he uses it now because i haven't been on for a while."
Hmm, i didn't mean to offend you. I've always stated on stream that i work as an affiliate and have been doing this for over 10 years (only 1 year as casino affiliate).
I only gamble with money i can afford to lose, and i always try and promote responsible gambling with lower stakes.
A lot of people bring up my daughter saying that she isn't provided for and what not, when in fact around 60% of my casino winnings have gone straight into premium bonds for my daughter for when she is 18, which i have thankfully maxed out now with money i have put in from earnings too.
8. "He is rude, Simple as that, some may like it and others may not, I certainly do not like him, What annoyed me was when he had he's child in front of him while playing slots, He is most likely a nice person but each to there own,"
I guess you have seen the stream when i have been having a bit of banter with a regular? I do this a lot, and that's why i have so many regular viewers as we have fun on the stream. When i insult people it's generally sarcastically, and if i have offended you in any way i apologise.
9. "This is one thing I cant get my head around, funny thing is when the raffle was being promoted someone asked him an live stream why he does not just give some money away as prizes and his response was 'no way why would I want to do that, I dont just give money away!' lol I couldn't believe it."
I give 10% of all cashouts away above £1000, which is currently around £1000 in prizes.
I try to organise giveaways all the time on casino's i promote, but when people don't win i get flamed for it, so i don't do the big giveaways any more.
10. "To the OP, Nick took over £16k in donations last year so that will be helping him to be "up"
This is just another lie, current donation stats are around 60% of that figure.
Like i mentioned earlier, people don't have to donate, if they enjoy the stream they do.
11. "NickSlots is a business...
You sit and watch him complaining about him not having a job...that is his job.
Im sure he has mentioned another job to do with computers, also owns a very nice Audi Rs4 (well he sent me a pic of one outside a dealers) the only interaction I have had with him was about cars and he was fsirly pleasant.
His slotting has become more and more regular, and the stakes have risen slightly. He also states ALL winnings go into bonds for his daughter (which i dont agree with her being on stream) so from what he implies...all his deposits are from his wages/commision.
Im still open minded...but these guys must be getting something out of streaming."
It's true, affiliate marketing on this scale is a business, but i stream because i enjoy it, the money is just a bonus.
I have started playing higher stakes because i'm hoping to buy a new house this year, so just incase i hit a biggy which would help, tax free etc.
I always deposit real money, and i always will. People who stream Casino's with fake accounts/money are the real scum, especially when they take zero risk in an effort to earn a fast buck.
12. "To me he seams somewhat arrogant and a douche. As in my thread i think there is something fishy with these streamers. Affiliate income or not, who can afford to deposits thousands of euros every week non stopp."
Like other comments i have chosen to ignore, i thought i would respond to this one even though it's cleary just a personal attack. I can afford to deposit thousands of pounds a week because this is what i earn, but i'm up on slots any way so redeposits are currently from leftover winnings at present.
13. "Well to give an idea, apparently 500 £50+ deposits were made for the christmas 'draw'. Thats £25000, which, if all lost, would be somewhere between £5000 and £10000 commission depending on the deal he is on, plus all the other smaller deposits and commissions from other casino's he has promoted, I think you can tell what they get out of it!"
Again, another flaming attack. A huge portion of entries in the Rizkmas raffle were not even my affiliate referrals, but i wanted them to have a chance of winning just as much as my signups so i told
Rizk to enable this option.
A huge amount of the entrants had won money which means free entries and ofcourse money from cashouts.
You have stated a lot of figures in that one post, so i guess this is more of an issue with how much i earn than anything else? I noticed the same flaming from you in the Rizkmas thread which has already been marked as bogus so i chose to ignore.
14. "To be fair we all look for the best we can get out of life given the position we are in. I know nothing of the man but I do know he has a daughter. Maybe he is a lone parent?
Regardless. People choose to use his service no matter what type of guy he is. The only question is his morals and ethics as far as I can see.
Given the same brakes would you do the same as he does?"
Thank you for this nice comment, i'm not a lone parent no, but i do everything i can to provide for my daughter as she is my entire world. I have made a good living off being a casino affiliate, and that means my daughter has a bright future.
Family first always.
15. "I've just had a quick look at how streaming on twitch works cos I was bored. Does everyone have twin monitors set up, I played about with it for 5 mins using OBS and I could only capture everything on the browser, but I couldn't see how you would monitor chat and play at the same time, or are people using a different software? I'm not going to start streaming, sure no one would want to watch my exciting play but was curious how it worked.
Also, how do you search for people doing slots, just search for 'slots'?"
If you want to learn how to stream message me on facebook.com/nickslots - I use OBS studio, dual monitors, Blue Yeti Microphone etc
16. "I had a long reply ready to submit but I decided not to join in on the nickslots bashing or give him any more airtime. I wish this thread would just die off because he really doesnt deserve this attention hes getting...even though its mostly negative its still publicity.
I hope that he has read this thread and will maybe make some changes because its not nice to treat other people like garbage and as you can see it has bothered alot of people"
I'm sorry you have this opinion about me, when i first started streaming i was a bit cheeky and like to have banter with people, but a lot of people don't get British humour so i offended a lot of new viewers. I have toned this back and only have banter now with regulars.
17. "I can tell you this: Nick doesn't like it when somebody accuses him of being a lousy parent or a gambling addict. Last summer somebody accused him of it and he ripped the guy apart on the stream. Something tells me Nick has very thin skin. Best to not say anything to him unless you're one of his many toadies."
Would you like it if someone accused you of being a lousy parent? Do you even have kids?
It's an awful thing to hear especially when people don't even know me in person and i guess that's the problem with streaming, you just see me on webcam, you don't know what i'm like in real life or what kind of person i am. You're welcome to meet me face to face and ill buy you a pint.