{"id":73918,"date":"2026-06-12T07:37:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T07:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/stake-rival-rainbet-becomes-first-official-sponsor-of-kicks-slots-category\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T07:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T07:37:04","slug":"stake-rival-rainbet-becomes-first-official-sponsor-of-kicks-slots-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/stake-rival-rainbet-becomes-first-official-sponsor-of-kicks-slots-category\/","title":{"rendered":"Stake Rival Rainbet Becomes First Official Sponsor of Kick&#8217;s Slots Category"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Rainbet announced it is the first official sponsor of Kick\u2019s Slots category, via a statement on X.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Official Rainbet-branded streams are already live in Kick\u2019s slots vertical, running creator giveaways.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Kick is co-owned by Stake founders Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani; Kick has not publicly commented.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>A rival casino buys real estate on <span>Stake<\/span>\u2019s home turf<\/h2>\n<p>Rainbet announced the sponsorship in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rainbetcom\/status\/2064139059333915133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a statement<\/a> posted on X, framing the deal as an opening rather than an endpoint. \u201cWe believe healthy competition benefits everyone, creators, platforms, and most importantly, the players,\u201d the company wrote. The arrangement makes Rainbet the first brand to hold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whichcasino.com\/news\/rainbet-sponsors-kick-slots-20260609-0004\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official sponsor<\/a> status over an entire content category on Kick \u2013 and the category it chose is the platform\u2019s most concentrated gambling niche.<\/p>\n<p>The branding is already live. Kick\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/kick.com\/rainbet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slots vertical<\/a> currently carries official Rainbet-branded streams, headlined \u201cOFFICIAL RAINBET\u201d and running creator <a href=\"https:\/\/rainbet.com\/rainbet-live-tournament\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">giveaways<\/a> under the Rainbet banner. The sponsorship\u2019s full financial scope has not been disclosed, and Kick itself has not publicly commented on the deal \u2013 the \u201cfirst official sponsor\u201d framing rests on Rainbet\u2019s side of the announcement, echoed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whichcasino.com\/news\/rainbet-sponsors-kick-slots-20260609-0004\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trade coverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kick was founded by Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani, the co-founders of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-staking\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stake<\/a>, and the platform\u2019s gambling-heavy culture has been inseparable from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-staking\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stake<\/a> since launch \u2013 its biggest casino streamers are Stake-sponsored, and Trainwreckstv\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/trainwreckstv-hits-50-million-max-win-on-stake-exclusive-slot-in-record-payout\/\">record<\/a> $50 million max win this week happened on a Stake-exclusive slot. A rival casino paying for official status over the slots category breaks the assumption that Kick\u2019s gambling economy runs in-house by default. It also inverts the money flow: rather than casinos paying streamers for exposure on Kick, a casino is now paying Kick itself.<\/p>\n<p>The timing sharpens the contrast. Kick co-founder Craven <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/ed-craven-says-kicks-partner-program-doesnt-reward-gambling-streams\/\">said<\/a> just last week that the platform\u2019s partner program does not reward gambling streams, positioning Kick\u2019s official monetization at arm\u2019s length from its casino content. A category-level gambling sponsorship \u2013 sold to a competitor, no less \u2013 shows the platform monetizing that same vertical directly, even as its creator-payment program declines to. Kick has also recently begun testing advertising on the platform, making sponsor revenue a visibly growing part of its model.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbet arrives with a playbook built on creators rather than conventional advertising. The casino sponsors some of streaming\u2019s biggest gambling names, including Adin Ross, Cuffem, and Konvy \u2013 Ross revealed his Rainbet deal live on Kick, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.igamingtoday.com\/rainbet-the-copycat-thriving-in-a-hyper-competitive-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">banned mid-stream<\/a>, and continued on Twitch in front of more than 225,000 concurrent viewers.<\/p>\n<p>The brand has drawn scrutiny too: an expos\u00e9 by football outlet AttackingFootball <a href=\"https:\/\/www.attackingfootball.com\/rainbet-exposed-bookie-football-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">questioned<\/a> whether Rainbet CEO John Evans is a real person or a \u201cfictional frontman,\u201d and compliance outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/fintelegram.com\/who-is-john-evans-help-fintelegram-unmask-rainbets-elusive-ceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FinTelegram<\/a> has issued a public appeal to identify him \u2013 with investigative coverage finding no verifiable professional history for Evans outside the company\u2019s own materials. That opacity follows the casino into a deal granting it category-level placement in front of Kick\u2019s audience.<\/p>\n<p>For creators, the immediate effect is a second sponsor pipeline inside Kick\u2019s slots ecosystem \u2013 and for the industry, a signal that Kick is open to selling its gambling audience to the highest bidder rather than reserving it. Whether <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-staking\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stake<\/a> answers with an official sponsorship of its own would say much about how seriously the platform\u2019s owners take the encroachment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/stake-sponsor-rainbet\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Rainbet announced it is the first official sponsor of Kick\u2019s Slots category, via a statement on X. Official Rainbet-branded streams are already live in Kick\u2019s slots vertical, running creator giveaways. Kick is co-owned by Stake founders Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani; Kick has not publicly commented. 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