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It's the equivalent of sports gambling.
by AllanHoustonSt 7y ago
It's the equivalent of sports gambling.
- atom-morgan 7y agoIn what way?
- shantly 7y agoIn that there’s actual wagering being done over outcomes, and platforms built to facilitate same.
- sdinsn 7y agoThere's wagering over outcomes of normal sports too.
- AllanHoustonSt 7y agoAnd I would imagine the sports gambling industry would be covered by this C VC as well if there’s money in it.
- shantly 7y agoI do not know, but have a suspicion, the esports gambling is a bit more intertwined with the esports itself. I'd be surprised if we don't have some scandals come out of that, if anyone ever decides to take a close look.
- jobigoud 7y agoAre you also thinking of Fantasy Sports (virtual teams of real players) ? I don't see how E-Sports is different from Chess.
- AllanHoustonSt 7y agoPeople bet on chess as well, I have old colleagues who do it actively. That’d fall under this VC’s purview as well. I have hold no stigma against gambling, I used to gamble professionally. I just think it’s important to acknowledge what is and isn’t gambling and to acknowledge society and legislation generally have a stigma against it.