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Oh shit I just realized this is probably a contributing factor to a phenomenon I noticed recently watching smaller dota tournaments: twitch chat was >50% (somet
by kevinwang 6y ago
Oh shit I just realized this is probably a contributing factor to a phenomenon I noticed recently watching smaller dota tournaments: twitch chat was >50% (sometimes 90%) composed of sports bettors discussing lines and predictions instead of the games, which I'd never seen before.
Also could be that I'm just watching more small tournaments than I usually would though
- hogFeast 6y agoYes, this is occurring. But it is probably a bit less than you think. CS:GO is definitely up, FIFA is up very big (even the rigged Russian tournaments) but everything else is probably only up small because they are so hard to watch. You can watch CS and understand what is going on...Overwatch is still baffling.
- Mengkudulangsat 6y agoAbsolutely! One org (cyber tractor) was even disqualified recently for match fixing. Dota is unique in that the professional scene is subsidized by fans through Battle Pass, however the distribution of that resource was so lopsided, betting companies are starting to take a hold onto the smaller tournaments.