When well-known gambling YouTuber Brian Christopher reached out to the Coeur d’Alene Casino this month about streaming live video of him playing gaming machines at the first casino to reopen after nationwide pandemic-related closures, managers were hesitant.
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The casino had never allowed anyone to film their experience inside, marketing director Yvette Matt said.
Luckily for Christopher, he had a track record with Matt from her previous job at the San Manuel Casino in California, which used his videos to promote new machines.
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Allowing Christopher to film, Matt said, was a win-win, because Christopher was running out of content from several weeks of casino closures and the Coeur d’Alene Casino wanted to educate people about its safety measures.
“I feel it’s kind of like my duty to help support them during this time,” said Christopher, who has 250,000 subscribers on his main YouTube channel and has reached out to dozens of casinos. “I thought it would be a good opportunity to show everyone in the U.S. what it’s like to be in a casino right now.
Christopher is the poster child for younger gamblers who still enjoy slot machines. The 30-something travels to land-based casinos around the US and chronicles his slots adventures. In one video entitled “High limit slots, Up to $88/Spin, Slot Machine Fun,” he visits California’s San Manuel Casino to try Fu-Dao-Le slots.
“I want to kind of put them at ease,” Christopher, who is from Los Angeles, added during an interview. “We can get through this together.”
He started doing YouTube full time a few years ago in the months after videos he posted for fun of him playing slot machines in Las Vegas found a following. His viewership kept growing and now his channel sees more than a million views each week.
“It’s super rewarding to have a voice, to have a position to make a difference,” Christopher said about his job as a YouTuber. “I’m very grateful that I’m able to do something.”
Christopher arrived at the Spokane International Airport Tuesday after testing negative for COVID-19 in California right before his trip. He then drove straight to the reservation casino in a car he rented.
“It was beautiful scenery on my drive,” Christopher said, adding that he wants to return and explore more of the outdoors.
Employees followed Christopher during his videos to ensure he held to his policy of just recording himself and the machines, not other people. Matt was with him to make sure he had correct information to give YouTube viewers about casino precautions.
“His fans would say, ‘Do you feel comfortable? Are you afraid to be out in a casino?’ ” Matt remembered. “He was like, ‘No, I’m not afraid at all.’ ”
The casino reopened May 1 with strict social distancing and cleaning guidelines in place after maintaining wages and benefits for employees for weeks. The reservation and Benewah County have had no confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The facility quickly hit capacity during its first day back open and some waited in line for as long as 45 minutes to get inside due to strict limits on capacity. The casino has seen a lower volume of steady traffic since, Matt said.
Christopher made a point not to announce his travel plans, so hundreds of fans wouldn’t travel to see him, as they usually do. He also said during videos that he wouldn’t greet fans or take photos, though some people did recognize him at the casino.
Matt said she didn’t think Christopher’s presence brought a noticeable increase in traffic while he was there.
In his first video, which was streamed by more than 4,000 people, Christopher described how his temperature was checked, the mask requirements and the hand-washing stations.
“It’s amazing to be back,” he said during the video.
He also decided to donate to casino staff about $1,600 he raised from viewers who sent him money during two livestreams from Idaho. Funds from a third video went to COVID-19 research efforts, according to Christopher.
“I think it was a pretty cool experience, and I would hope that maybe moving forward we work with him again,” Matt said. “Then we could actually do a promotion with him where we encourage people to come see us.”
Christopher returned to Los Angeles on Saturday and plans to visit more casinos as they reopen in the coming weeks.
He said he reached out to Northern Quest Resort & Casino, which opened Tuesday and does not allow video on the gaming floor. He was turned down for a number of reasons, according to the facility.
Northern Quest, Coeur d’Alene and Kalispel casinos are among 14 other casinos that have opened across the country in the last week, according to the American Gaming Association. They are the only facilities open on the West Coast.
“Northern Quest has extremely limited marketing and advertising campaigns in internal markets only at this time,” Julie Holland, a casino spokesperson said in an email. “While we understand that Northern Quest is one of the only casinos currently open for business in the United States, we don’t encourage cross-country travel.”
Christopher said he’s used to being turned down, as well as being the first person to film in a casino.
“They are coming around to it because they are realizing the power of social media,” he said.
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For some streamers, last week was a good one. For others - not so much. If you haven’t had the chance to catch up on recent events, we’re here to dissect what happened in the gambling world.
Wednesday, 03 February 2021Below are five major streams - some edits, to be precise - and brief descriptions of everything during those streams. As a bonus, we also included a few less grand yet important events. All videos are arranged by the amount of views. Let’s dive in!
1. $900 of Accumulated Wins at Platinum Jackpot
The first few videos are all from Brian Christopher Slots, who gave us impeccable content this week. In one of his streams, the player tested out six slot machines. We kept track of everything that happened on each.
- Starting at King of Africa with $400, he exited the machine with $651. The $251 win at the first machine is a great way to finesse your way into the casino.
- Proceeding to Quick Hit Platinum Plus with $700, the results were at $1713 by the end. That’s a gain of $1013 on one slot alone.
- The next one was Dragon Link Happy & Prosperous, where he invested $600. As the final spin got his credits to $691, he came away with $91 in profits.
- After depositing $300 at Zeus, he finished at $102.07. Unfortunately, the count was at -$197, not in his favor.
- A game at Might Cash Ultra helped him win $257. He started with $650 and stepped away with a total of $907.
- Black Diamond Platinum cost him -$482 ($500 at the first spin, $18 at the final spin).
Overall, the streamer exited the casino with $900 in pure gains. Congrats!
Video: My BIGGEST ? Quick Hit ? Platinum JACKPOT from the Casino!
2. Huge Jackpot in Hold On To Your Hat - $1475.10
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On his next casino visit, Brian Christopher hit a jackpot of almost $1,500. Here is how this one went down.
- The first slot on his list was Dragon Link Panda Magic. After depositing $100, he finished the game with $256. A win of $156 was a great start.
- When playing Hold On To Your Hat, he lowered his initial stake of $800 to $401. BUT what helped him recover was a $1475 jackpot, scoring him $1076 overall.
- The final slot choice was Lightning Link Happy Lantern, where he put in $230. After a series of great spins, the player was at $502. In total, this machine helped him gain $272.
On this day, the player finished a fabulous winning streak with $1500.
Video: Hold onto your Hat....it's my BIGGEST JACKPOT on the Game!
3. Highs and Lows at Plaza Casino
The last notable stream for the week by Brian Christopher took place at Plaza Gaming Area. There were both prosperous moments as well as some less fortunate ones.
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- Starting off at Thunder Cash, he lost some of his $1000 deposit, having $510 by the end.
- Then, he took those $510 to Dollar Storm Ninja Moon. The experience wasn’t much better - he managed to only keep $367.
- Quick Hits Wild Red took him down a bit more. Those $367 quickly turned into $200.
- Huff N’ Puff was another story. $200 left from the last machine were increased many-fold. When he stepped out, he had an impressive win of $1335.
- From that point on, he wasn’t having much luck at the following games: Cleopatra II ($1335 turned into $802), Pinball ($802 turned into $507), Mega Vault ($507 turned into $2.30), Coyote Moon ($840 turned into $821), Eyes of Fortune ($821 turned into $499), and Lightning Zap ($499 turned into $333).
On this stream, we listened to his famous “rude” quite a lot. Indeed, it wasn’t the best day, but considering how well he played during the other days, these losses balanced everything out.
Video: LIVE - Brian Christopher Slots at Plaza GAMING AREA!
4. $35K Blackjack Winning Session
As one comment noted, the king of blackjack on YouTube did a phenomenal job. This game of blackjack lasted 30 minutes, and almost right out of the gate, our player started to win. As the game progressed, it only got better and better.
It helped that the right splits and doubles yielded good wins. But what is more important is the professional level of play in general.
This video can be considered a learning experience as the player took time to summarize the gain/loss after each game, in addition to the overall gain and loss. This really gives the viewers clarity throughout the session. After all, the constant update on how each hand played out is helpful.
In the end, the player was left with a $35,000 win. After tipping the dealer, he went home with a whopping $33,500.
Video: 'EPIC COLOR UP' BLACKJACK EPISODE #1 $50K BUY-IN MASSIVE $35K WINNING SESSION...
5. WPT Montreal: Main Event Final Table
Most likely, you don’t have 5 hours and 43 minutes to watch the entire Main Event Final Table of WPT Montreal. So, here is a recap of this major poker event.
The commentators for the event were Jeff Gross, Tony Dunst, and Kristen Bicknell. By the end of the first hour, there were seven players left: Andrei Kriazhev, Daniel Shak, Felix Daniel S, Rayan Chamas, Charles Chattha, Jakob Miegel, and Jack Hardcastle. The commentators were already anticipating the things to get wild. For example, the seemingly strong hand can get bluffed, but as they said, it’s the beauty of poker - such pressure at the final table especially.
By hour three, there were six players, which were going pretty tight - at 20mln, 28mln, 29mln for two players, 33mln, and 34mln. By hour four, there were three players left, with Jack Hardcastle leading the way. Everything ended with Jack Hardcastle winning $447,859, “well-played, well-deserved.”
Video: LIVE: Main Event Final Table | $2M Gtd | WPT Montreal | partypoker
Other Notable Events for the Week
Aside from the five streams we’ve already mentioned, there are wins and losses that received less attention. Still, we didn’t want you to miss them!
Wild West Gold: Top 5 Wins
We’ve stumbled across a fun compilation from several streamers playing Wild West Gold. The first players (Jack’s Gamblimg Channel on Twitch) won €4138, Roshtein won €14820, CasinoFamily won €5844, CasinoDaddy won €5801, and TCK won €4039. If these don’t give you hope for your next spin, we don’t know what will.
Video: Streamer Crazy Big Win on Wild West Gold Slot - Top 5 Big wins in casino slot
$1310 in Total Wins in Golden Goddess
Raja from The Big Jackpot had a good strike at Golden Goddess slots. It wasn’t the only game he played during the stream, but it was certainly the most eventful one. You can hear supportive voices in the background while the player wins a jackpot handpay of $1310.
Video: BOOM! Handpay Jackpot on Golden Goddess! ?♀ Does It Get Any Better than THIS?
WSOP Circuit Super Series Event
With live events at a halt due to the pandemic, the 2021 WSOP Circuit Super Series tournament is held online. One of the most recent events took place on January 28, and you can watch the entire 4-hour event here.
Video: WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #14 - $75,000 GTD NLH 2X RE-ENTRY
More Events Coming Next Week
This was our coverage of what took place in the streamers world for the past week. We’re already excited to see what’s coming next and keep our eyes peeled on streamers and tournaments. We’ll see you in a week for our next update!