I agree, the streaming industry is growing in the last few years... it's a natural process, and I also think it will continue to grow! Pandemic probably affected the speed of growth, and people were forced to stay at home and the internet was the only source of fun and for many people source of income! That's a great combination for sure, making money and enjoying while you do it, and I guess streaming is all about that... you enjoy doing something while you get paid for that!
The streaming industry can be growing and that's nothing bad or weird, but the fact that slots streaming is so high on twitch is very strange. I agree with suspicions of others here in the thread that these stats could be manipulated. I don't see how so many people would be watching someone play slots, which is really boring even if you play it yourself. Watching others play is a great way to fall asleep. I'd rather watch someone play CSGO or something else if I had the choice.
You have some nice points... we had that "drama" about twitch and slot streaming there, who followed that could see how casinos and some streamers manipulate with masses, mostly young people...
But I follow some guys and girls from the Gosu group! Normal and regular people playing slots with some normal bankroll (under $1k)... it's fun, chat is burning when some known people gather and it can be very interesting!
You would watch someone play CSGO, I don't like that... I rather choose League of Legends when it comes to games, I follow Balkan League (EBL)! We can agree it's all about taste, I like to play slots, and I like to watch others doing it if there's some additional fun, in my case that's chat... as I said I support some people I know for a long time from crypto gambling! Definitely, it's not something I am doing every day, it's fun from time to time...