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Recently, our research team analyzed how much and what kind of online gambling content Brazilians consume on official YouTube channels by the top 10 licensed gaming operators. We want to take this kind of analysis a step further, looking into live streaming of online casino content, which will help us understand how it compares to the most popular games and game providers in Brazil.
How Important Is Twitch Streaming to Online Gambling Communities in Brazil
According to Twitch Tracker, gamers worldwide spend approximately 47,5 hours per month on the Amazon-owned platform watching streamers play their favorite games.
In November 2024, the top 6 most popular games alone accounted for 177 million viewing hours, or 42% of the total viewing share on Twitch. Numbers which take the total Twitch game view time to 421,43 million hours in that same month.
Said tools also show that Portuguese speakers accounted for 4.93% of channels on Twitch in the last 7 days at the time of writing. However, Portuguese also ranked as the fourth most spoken language on the platform, after English, Spanish and Russian.
Source: Twitch Tracker
Therefore, when comparing Twitch’s total viewership in Brazil to its global audience activity over a period of 15 months (from June 2023 to August 2024), we see the Brazilian audience is consistently engaged, despite its modest share.
Source: Casinolytics
YouTube places geo-location restrictions on gambling content so that it can only be viewed in its country of origin if it is licensed appropriately. In this sense, as Google’s main video network, it channels related advertisements and helps Alphabet enforce content legality in Brazil and elsewhere.
Unlike YouTube, Twitch dominates live streaming of gambling content. We see that with casino gaming streams over a 5-month period in mid-2024 through to September 1.
Additionally, online casino gameplay on Twitch has been on the rise since June, reaching its peak in August.
Source: Casinolytics
Given the relevance of Twitch to an audience highly engaged with online casino, we will track the most popular games and providers among Brazilian streamers’ followers.
Twitch Live Streaming of Online Casino Games
In early December 2024, the Virtual Casino category was among the 20 most watched on Twitch, with an average of 20,247 viewers and 3.4 million hours watched.
In January 2022, this category had its peak viewership of over 275,000 people.
Source: Twitch Tracker
For its part, the Slots category is in the top 30, peaking in July 2022 with over 282,000 viewers. At the beginning of December 2024, the category still reached 1.9 million hours watched and an average audience of 11,306 viewers.
Source: Twitch Tracker
After filtering for the Portuguese language on Twitch Tracker, the top 5 Brazilian channels on Twitch in the first week of December 2024 are as follows:
Source: Twitch Tracker
At the top of the list is a streamer called @yuuri22, with an average audience of 31,973. Of this total, 38.7% are in the Virtual Casino category.
Source: Twitch Tracker
This confirms the popularity of online casino games among Brazilians on Twitch, given that out of all content categories streamed by @yuuri22, Just Chatting attracts 7.5% of the total average viewers and battles it out with casino games – 7.7%.
With the largest share on Twitch, Just Chatting is a live chat on web cam where streamers and their fans can meet, being more popular than many of the most famous games on the platform.
Top 10 Online Casino Games by Total Views
On Twitch, viewership is the number of people watching a stream at any given time or over a period of time. It is measured in the total minutes or hours of content watched.
When considering the period from April to August 2024, Sweet Bonanza, Gates of Olympus and Sweet Bonanza 1000 ranked as the top 10 casino games in terms of viewership.
In each case, the three games released by Pragmatic Play also make up the top 3 on Twitch in this category.
| Games | Providers | Total viewership in % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet Bonanza | Pragmatic Play | 18.97% |
| Gates of Olympus 1000 | Pragmatic Play | 13.25% |
| Sweet Bonanza 1000 | Pragmatic Play | 12.39% |
| Fortune Tiger | PG Soft | 11.09% |
| Sugar Rush 1000 | Pragmatic Play | 9.88% |
| Heart of Cleopatra | Pragmatic Play | 9.52% |
| Fortune Ox | PG Soft | 7.45% |
| Fire Portals | Pragmatic Play | 6.46% |
| Power of Thor Megaways | Pragmatic Play | 5.77% |
| Power of Merlin Megaways | Pragmatic Play | 5.32% |
Regarding viewership, Pragmatic Play therefore dominates the list of the top 10 casino games accounting for 81.46% of the total share, while PG Soft contributes with 18.54%.
However, while its hit title Fortune Tiger, a cultural phenomenon in Brazil, is in fourth place – 11.09% – PG Soft’s Fortune Ox ranks only seventh – 7.45%.
Top 10 Online Casino Games by Monthly Views
In terms of monthly audience, Sweet Bonanza peaked in May with over 5,000,000 minutes, followed by the rise of Sweet Bonanza 1000, which has been growing steadily since June.
While Gates of Olympus showed variability with a peak in May and a moderate increase in July, Heart of Cleopatra peaked in June with over 4,000,000 minutes, although it has been declining ever since.
Source: Casinolytics
On the other hand, Fortune Tiger has stable viewership in the earlier months but declines as other games gain more popularity on Twitch.
Therefore, in a ranking by share of total monthly viewers, the top 3 most popular games are all provided by Pragmatic Play. Sweet Bonanza is first place – 19.38% – followed by both Gates of Olympus and Heart of Cleopatra with 15.5% each. Fortune Tiger by PG Soft occupies the third position – 11.63%.
- Sweet Bonanza: 19.38%
- Gates of Olympus 1000: 15.5%
- Heart of Cleopatra: 15.5%
- Fortune Tiger: 11.63%
- Sugar Rush 1000: 9.69%
- Sweet Bonanza 1000: 7.75%
- Fire Portals: 7.75%
- Power of Thor Megaways: 6.98%
- Fortune Ox: 5.81%
With 82.25% of the total share, Pragmatic Play leads the ranking, followed by PG Soft with 17.44%.
A study published by KTO on the popularity of slot games has ranked Fortune Tiger, Fortune Rabbit and Fortune OX – all provided by PG Soft – as the respectively three most played on their platform. Particularly, Fortune Tiger is by far the favorite slot game on KTO.
KTO’s research also shows that despite the general decline in searches for Fortune Tiger and Fortune Rabbit on Google, PG Soft slots remain the most popular among KTO customers. Additionally, according to the study, Fortune Tiger consistently reached its maximum multiplier of 2,500x every month in 2024.
In addition, when looking at the top 5 slot games, PG Soft’s Fortune Mouse and Ganesha Gold complete the ranking, followed by Sweet Bonanza by Pragmatic Play in sixth position.
Hence, why would Twitch streamers prefer Pragmatic Play over the much more popular PG Soft’s Fortune series?
In terms of multipliers, the maximum of Sweet Bonanza is 3,983x, which makes it more attractive for the more audacious players. Likewise, Gates of Olympus’ maximum multiplier is 5,000x.
Compared to Fortune Tiger – 13.39% – and Fortune Rabbit – 8.52% – though, Gates of Olympus comes only in third place – 0.715% – among the slot games that had the most winners on KTO in 2024.
| Slot game | Pay-in share | Payout share |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune Tiger | 13.35% | 13.39% |
| Fortune Rabbit | 8.5% | 8.52% |
| Gates of Olympus 1000 | 0.7% | 0.715% |
Therefore, considering that emotion plays an important role in gameplay streaming, slots with higher multipliers offer a better chance of exciting content on Twitch.
Of course, there are also two other possibilities that could explain why Pragmatic Play is more popular among the Brazilian streamers of online casino games than is PG Soft.
On one hand, we need to take into account the disinformation campaign against PG Soft’s Fortune Tiger on social media. On the other hand, due to their popularity, Twitch gameplay streamers have traditionally been able to strike deals with game publishers to showcase their product. Online casino game providers could obviously do the same.
Top 10 Online Casino Games by Total Airtime
Airtime is the total time a streamer is live on Twitch, measured in hours or days. While viewership measures audience engagement, airtime refers to streamers’ commitment to their channels.
Online casino games ranked as follows in terms of share of total airtime:
| Games | Providers | Stream time in % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet Bonanza | Pragmatic Play | 20.49% |
| Gates of Olympus 1000 | Pragmatic Play | 13.23% |
| Sweet Bonanza 1000 | Pragmatic Play | 11.37% |
| Sugar Rush 1000 | Pragmatic Play | 11.12% |
| Fire Portals | Pragmatic Play | 9.51% |
| Fortune Tiger | PG Soft | 8.94% |
| Starlight Princess 1000 | Pragmatic Play | 8.35% |
| Wanted Dead or a Wild | Hacksaw Gaming | 8.34% |
| Gates of Olympus | Pragmatic Play | 4.75% |
| Le Bandit | Hacksaw Gaming | 3.91% |
Once again, Pragmatic Play reigns supreme, accounting for 78.07% of total airtime, followed by Hacksaw Gaming with 12.25% and PG Soft in third position with 8.94%.
Monthly Airtime of the Top 10 Casino Games in Brazil
In terms of monthly airtime, Sweet Bonanza led the top 3, reaching around 4,000 minutes in May, while Sweet Bonanza 1000 has shown steady growth since June.
Gates of Olympus showed some variability, with a notable peak in May, while Gates of Olympus 1000 had a strong peak in July. However, both Sweet Bonanza 1000 and Gates of Olympus 1000 experience a drop in airtime in August.
Interestingly, despite reaching the third-highest peak in the same period, Heart of Cleopatra did not achieve equally strong airtime numbers.
Source: Casinolytics
As for Fortune Tiger, its airtime has been relatively stable over the months, indicating a steady interest.
Thus, in terms of monthly airtime, Sweet Bonanza yet again ranks first – 19.38% – followed by Gate of Olympus in second position – 15.50% – and Heart of Cleopatra in third – 15.50%.
- Sweet Bonanza: 19.38%
- Gates of Olympus 1000: 15.50%
- Heart of Cleopatra: 15.50%
- Fortune Tiger: 11.63%
- Sugar Rush 1000: 9.69%
- Sweet Bonanza 1000: 7.75%
- Fire Portals: 7.75%
- Power of Thor Megaways: 6.98%
- Fortune Ox: 5.81%
Regarding monthly airtime, Pragmatic Play also dominates with a total share of 90.90%. PG Soft follows with a total share of 17.44%, while Hacksaw Gaming accounts for 12.25%.
Top Online Casino Streamers in Brazil
As for Brazil, the most followed online casino streamers on Twitch are ranked by share of total followers below:
| Streamer account | Followers in % |
|---|---|
| loud_coringa | 59.66% |
| gabepeixe | 16.18% |
| yuuri22 | 8.71% |
| poderosobagual | 5.30% |
| hudsonamorim1 | 4.35% |
| rachaxp7 | 3.43% |
| dona | 2.37% |
Importantly, none of these popular streamers comply with the guidelines established by the National Council for Self-Regulation in Advertising – CONAR – for gambling advertising, even though the logos of the licensed online casino platforms where they play appear in their videos.
According to ENV Media’s research on online casino influencer marketing, the self-regulatory code establishes four basic principles that must be adhered to:
- Clear identification of advertising.
- Accuracy and informativeness (with truthful portrayal of gambling).
- Protection of children and teenagers (including age rating warnings).
- Social responsibility, with an emphasis on responsible gambling and the risks associated with gambling.
However, even when the analysis is extended to the top 40, only 3 influencers comply with the use of age rating warning, advertising disclosure and responsible gaming message combined together. They are luquet4 , smzinho, and lannik1.
Leading Brazilian Twitch Channels by Content Category
The table below shows the percentage of the streaming time that each of the categories represents. For this purpose, the categories Virtual Casino and Slots were considered in comparison to Just Chatting and other games such as GTA, for example.
| Streamer | Just Chatting | Virtual Casino | Slots | Other games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yuuri22 | 42.9% | 38.6% | 13.4% | 5% |
| dona | 36.6% | 10.5% | 0.4% | 52.5% |
| hudsonamorim1 | 10.3% | 19.6% | 65.6% | 4.5% |
| loud_coringa | 19.6% | 0.7% | 4% | 75.7% |
| rachaxp7 | 15.4% | 38.8% | 27.7% | 18.1% |
| gabepeixe | 41% | 2.4% | 0% | 56.6% |
| poderosobagual | 0.2% | 17.9% | 0.4% | 81.5% |
Therefore, when ranking the top streamers in the Virtual Casino category by number of videos, rachaxp7 is first place with 30.19%. In second position, yuuri22 has 30.04%, followed by hudsonamorim1 – 15.25%.
- rachaxp7: 30.19%
- yuuri22: 30.04%
- hudsonamorim1: 15.25%
- poderosobagual: 13.93%
- dona: 8.17%
- gabepeixe: 1.87%
- loud_coringa: 0.54%
As for the games recently streamed by the top 3 online casino influencers, rachaxp7’s latest video at the time of writing was a Blaze Buddies gameplay. It is a slot game developed by Backseat Gaming.
Source: @rachaxp7 playing Blaze Buddies by Backseat Gaming, December 10, 2024 -Twitch Tracker.
In turn, yuuri22 streamed a gameplay of Big Bass Secrets of the Golden Lake designed by Pragmatic Play.
Source: @yuuri22 playing Big Bass Secrets of the Golden Lake by Pragmatic Play, December 10, 2024 – Twitch Tracker.
Finally, hudsonamorim1 the latest online casino game played by hudsonamorim1 showed to be Hot Potato, an online slot produced by Thunderkick Games.
Source: @hudsonamorim1 playing Hot Potato by Thunderkick Games, December 4, 2024 – Twitch Tracker.
Interestingly, in addition to Pragmatic Play, these top streamers featured slot games from Backseat Games and Thunderkick Games, two less well-known game providers in Brazil, although their products can be found on the Brazilian licensed casino platforms online.
This is another special role that Twitch plays in the global gaming community. Apart from showing how to overcome difficulties in world-famous games, it also introduces new, different or less traditional games.
The Most Popular Online Casino Game Providers in Brazil, According to Twitch
Online slots games dominate the Brazilian market on Twitch, with Pragmatic Play titles occupying most of the top positions in both categories. It is the absolute leader across all rankings with games like Sweet Bonanza, the most-watched and streamed online casino game in Brazil.
In this sense, top influencers like yuuri22 and rachaxp7 play an important role in promoting Pragmatic Play games by regularly streaming their titles to a large audience.
However, despite the prevalence of Pragmatic Play, PG Soft maintains a significant presence, bolstered by locally relevant titles such as Fortune Tiger and Fortune Ox.
In addition, Hacksaw Gaming has 12.25% of total airtime with both Wanted Dead or a Wild and Le Bandit. This is a niche but representative presence.
Last but not least, failing to comply with CONAR’s guidelines among top streamers raises ethical concerns. With only a few Brazilian influencers complying with standards such as age warnings and responsible gambling messages altogether, addressing these gaps is paramount.
