Key takeaways
- Winners were announced in a livestream on November 12 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET on the SlotsFan YouTube channel
- Desert Degens took first place in two categories: Favorite Slot Influencer and YouTube channel with 50-100K Subscribers
- More than 28,000 votes were cast in ten different categories
The votes are in for the SlotsFan Players’ Choice Awards, and you’ve chosen Desert Degens, Brian Christopher Slots and Slot Goddess as three of your favorites.
Desert Degens, the popular YouTube duo also known as Mike and Ryan, came out on top in not just one but two categories. They won first place for Favorite Slot Influencer as well as the top spot in the 50-100K Subscriber category.
Nearly 7,000 slots fans signed up to vote in our second-ever Players’ Choice Awards, with almost 4,000 total ballots cast. There were more than 28,000 votes altogether across ten different categories, and we counted every last one of them!
More than 450 different YouTube slot channels received at least one vote, representing over 90% of the channels in our SlotsFan rankings database. Over 100 new channels were written in by voters, growing our database to more than 600 channels.
The winners were announced live on November 12 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET on our YouTube channel. In addition to the title and the prestige that comes from winning a Players’ Choice Award, every winner will receive a physical trophy.
Without further ado, here are the top three winners in each category. You can also see the full list of winners here.
500K+ Subscribers
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| Brian Christopher Slots | Cowboy Slots | Vegas Matt |
100-500K Subscribers
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| Jackpot Judo | Bad Bet Adam | DQJamesT |
50-100K Subscribers
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| Desert Degens | Big Bonus Nick | Casino Kelly |
25-50K Subscribers
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| Slot Goddess | Big Slotter | Bizzok Slots |
10-25K Subscribers
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| VegasLowLimit | Let’s Talk Slots | SlotKingChris |
0-10K Subscribers
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| Lucky Irma Slots | Sub Zero BTS | Reelin’ It In With Ray |
Favorite Slot Influencer
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| Desert Degens | Brian Christopher Slots | Slot Goddess |
Rookie of the Year
This category was open only to channels launched in 2026.
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| Big Bonus Nick | Cowboy Luck | Bluff Slots |
Favorite Casino
The Favorite Casino award applies only to land-based casinos.
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| El Cortez (Las Vegas) | Rio (Las Vegas) | Foxwoods (Connecticut) |
Favorite Slot Game
| Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| Dragon Link | Buffalo | Phoenix Link |
There were several highlights in this edition of the Players’ Choice Awards, keeping things exciting for the judges, voters and nominees. Out of the ten different categories, the closest race was in the 20-50K Subscriber category, which was decided by only a handful of votes.
Desert Degens was the only double winner this time around (50–100K subscribers and Favorite Slot Influencer), but three other YouTubers also placed in two categories. They include Big Bonus Nick in Rookie of the Year and 50-100K Subscribers, Brian Christopher Slots in the 500K+ Subscriber and Favorite Slot Influencer categories, and Slot Goddess who won 25-50K Subscribers and came third for Favorite Slot Influencer.
In the Favorite Slot Game category, Aristocrat Gaming made a clean sweep. Dragon Link came in first with its companion game Phoenix Link in third, with popular title Buffalo sliding between them into second place.
If you missed the livestream announcing the winners, you can still catch the replay featuring our podcast’s host Matt Showell. We’d love to hear what you think, so leave a comment on our YouTube page or join the conversation on the SlotsFan Discord.
Without a doubt, this was our biggest Players’ Choice Awards, thanks to the voters and YouTubers who participated, and we can’t wait to do it again in 2027.
