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We have collected 2,505 Twitch channels related to gambling and I make the top 40 of them sorted by the number of hours watched.
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I would love to see some internet detective to do a list of how many of these vievers are paid viewers or bots. I've been a part of a team that did that, i mean commented on streams, followed and engaged for money, just to get algorithms picked up these streamers on top of list.
And after that, algorithms take care that traffic brings more traffic, because algorithms thin it's worth watching. Crowds will bring more crowds, That brings referral money, and money brings more money, as some casinos start to promote them to view their casino in the stream. It's a weird world out there and weird opportunities to make money.
There will definitely be paid viewers or even bots but sadly, we don't know the exact number but maybe the original number of viewers won't be as much as paid viewers or bots.
The algorithm will be replaced or updated if bots or paid viewers are found because the competition will not be healthy.
Those with money could pay for them all, while those who relied on genuine viewers could only keep trying to earn them.
And even though it's a strange world, many people have benefited from videos like that and will continue to make more videos because that's where the money will flow.