In a space still dominated by the same tired voices, Carly and Mel — the couple behind Cdog Spins — are rewriting the rules of casino streaming with humour, heart, and a whole lot of giveaways.
What started with a lucky spin and a second-hand camera quickly evolved into a growing brand with a loyal community. In this interview, Carly and Mel share their journey from seafood to streaming, the inspiration behind their quirky segments, and why giving back is at the core of everything they do.
First of all, who are Carly and Mel, and what inspired you to start streaming back in 2023?
Carly/Mel. We are a couple who met working in the seafood industry (and still do!) 7 years ago.
Carly has always been a gambler and one day hit £5,800 ($7.8k) on Extra Juicy Megaways. Instead of gambling it back (a terrible habit of hers) she spent it on a decent camera and laptop as she’d been asked to help Mel’s football (soccer) team with social media.
When Mel left the team, Carly decided to fire up a gambling stream with the equipment she had invested in and with no idea of what she was doing!
Since the launch Cdog Spins, how has your journey evolved? What is your ultimate goal?
Carly/Mel. Our journey so far has been incredible! We’ve met characters from all walks of life and can often relate to them all.
We now work with casinos to promote them, expanding our knowledge and growing our incredible community!
Our goal would be to achieve the dream of streaming full time and give back to our community as generously as we can!
We run monthly giveaways for any depositing players under our links, and only request a £/$/€ 20 deposit for people to be involved!
We believe gambling should be enjoyed responsibly and everyone should have the chance to win something extra with us!
Your streams feature segments like Bonus Hunts, Cdog's Bonus Buy League, Chat VS Cdog. How did you come up with these concepts, and what has been the audience's response to them?
Carly/Mel. We wanted to come up with fun ideas, that again, reward the viewers and keep them entertained. We’ve recently introduced “Guess the balance” where players can win free wager-free spins credited to their casino account (under our links of course) with no deposit required.
Our biggest giveaway so far was £2100 shared across players for our 2-year anniversary.
We want to be the mad streamers that give back more! So full time streaming will probably be unachievable if we continue to give back so generously, but that’s ok with us!
On your site you say that "We're not your average women so always take things with a pinch of salt." How do you think your unique approach and personalities have influenced your brand and community?
Carly. Haha well when I started streaming I was incredibly anxious. I’ve never liked being centre of attention or pulled up in class or anything like that, so a cheeky beer or two helped relax the nerves!
I would stream every Friday with £100 just spinning 10ps and 20ps and more and more people came into the stream and stayed ever since. One of our viewers referred to our stream as “Being down the pub with your mates” which I’ve always held to heart.
When Mel started coming on the streams, more beers flowed, and her passion for Liverpool FC and football banter captured the interest of football fans!
What motivated you to launch your own merchandise (Meldog Beanie and Cdog Notepad), and how has it helped in building your community?
Carly. There wasn’t really any motivation to launch merchandise really, I’ve always loved my beanie hats so I thought I’d stick the cdog logo on a few.
We’ve since made loads of products. The most popular being Mel’s “dog” drawing on T-shirts and her quote when a game doesn’t pay “You f**ked it mate!”
Val: Check out their online store here >>.
What are your favorite slot games and why?
Carly. I am a massive fan on Gems Bonanza, a game that has hardly ever payed us! I just enjoy the “zoomies” and collecting them. No idea why, but it just attracts me to it!
Mel’s enjoys book games such as “Book of Dead” and “Legacy of Egypt”. She enjoys shouting “RETRIGGER!” at them as loud as her lungs allow her to.
This humours a lot of our viewers, some who are just listening get quite the wake up call!
For other women interested in entering the world of casino streaming, what advice would you offer based on your experiences?
Carly. I would say just be yourself and have fun with it! Don’t let viewer numbers get you down either, stay authentic and enjoy it with the people who are spending their time watching you!
Val C. Martinez
Founder of BettingLadies.com