Recent content by gamebandit39

they were favorites cause they beat ULF 2-0 clean and then beat vitality in a close one but giantx just different, they win when it matters

maybe but vitality got knocked out in semis 2-1! still EF beat them then choked in finals. classic

blender draft exposed EF hard they're one-dimensional as fuck when you ban their defaults

giantx been consistent whole tournament, this wasnt a fluke - beat navi 2-0 in quarters, beat TLA 2-1 in semis, now this so roster stability is real, they didnt change anyone and kept improving

cs betting always been huge in russia/europe. easier to bet on than moba games cos shorter matches and more straightforward also loads of tournaments year round not just few big events like dota international

heh americans complaining about regulations while we bet on tier 3 CIS matches with zero oversight urs regulatory nightmare is still better than wild west we have here

good catch about match fixing. seen few suspicious games in tier 2 cs scene where odds moved crazy just before match started. problem is prize pools for smaller tournaments still pretty low so temptation might be there for players to throw games for betting money

yeas mate same here, csgo betting huge here. shanghai major was crazy for betting volume my friends making good money on navi and faze bets this year. much easier than traditional sport cos we actually understand the game

we'll see how long kick lasts once they get real regulatory attention. much easier to moderate when you're small platform

kick's whole business model is taking content twitch won't allow. gambling, controversial stuff, basically anything for views

kick basically becoming gambling streaming platform since they allow what twitch banned

problem is these sites operate offshore with zero oversight. even if valve acts, they'll just move to different games or platforms

exctly the problem. presented as "opening digital trading cards" but its literally slot machines with fancy graphics

problem is valve makes money from steam market fees. they profit from skin economy so dont want to kill it entirely

anyone watch new coffeezilla video? absolutely brutal takedown of csgo skin gambling. showing how kids losing thousands with zero age verification, sites bribing influencers to cover up scams