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kick.com is trying to run a clone of twitch on aws for a while now. too soon to tell.
by nathants 3y ago
kick.com is trying to run a clone of twitch on aws for a while now. too soon to tell.
- coffeebeqn 3y agoRunning on VC money? AWS sounds like a terrible place to host your live streaming infrastructure unless cost is irrelevant
- cavisne 3y agoNo they run on online casino money, the founders own Stake.com
- boneitis 3y agoI'm finding it curious that everybody here seems to be overlooking this. --- (I think the thread is too deep and preventing me from replying directly to child post) I posted here[0] a link to a video with pretty good commentary, speculating on and critiquing their strategy. To paraphrase it, they are not necessarily banking on operational costs being dwarfed by casino revenue in and of itself... but that Kick will yield exposure and drive more people to their gambling platform overall. He is also skeptical and fairly unconvinced that it'll be a slam dunk venture for them. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38935436 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38935436
- cavisne 3y agoNeed to watch the video still but my assumption was since it’s illegal/frowned upon to advertise gambling, especially to minors. This is just an earth way to put ad… I mean streams of gambling in front of a large audience.
- boneitis 3y agoFor sure. That's most of what I meant to convey by linking the video; you get it :>)
- coffeebeqn 3y agoThanks for the context - that is a great revenue source if morally dubious