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BringIt.com Allows Players to Bet On Console Game Matches
eldavojohn writes to tell us of a new service, "BringIt.com," that allows gamers to put their money where their mouth is with respect to their console gaming skill. "BringIt supports the PlayStation 2, the PS3, the Xbox 360 and the Wii. Players challenge each other on the site, but play on their consoles. BringIt holds players' entry fees until the game is finished. After the game is done, it verifies the results and credits the winner, minus the service fee. To attract players of a broad range of skill sets, BringIt has separate tournaments meant for novice players and expert gamers. Levin compared it to the handicap system in golf or the weight-class system in wrestling.
whats to stop you from betting against your own gamer ID and intentionally losing?
This is perfect! I can just quit my job, and bet on myself. And my mom said playing games would do nothing for me.
When I rule the world, I'll have squads of flame throwers fanned out around me, and for me, winter shall cease to exist
Maybe technology has advanced since last I played console games.. But wouldn't cheating be a huge issue? Cheaters were annoying when you just played fps games for fun, annoying but tolerable. Now if you are betting money and you suspect that your opponents cheat, then you would be pissed.
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No, but I'd pay money to the person who can figure out how to stop people from posting "first".
Is it just me, or do you hate it when people say "Is it just me..."?
What could possibly go wrong? From the BringIt.com rules page: "When the game is completed, both you and your opponent must report and verify the results." If my experience with the gamers on XBox Live is any indication, maybe 1 in 5 of the losers will report it. And 4 of 5 of losers will 'dispute' the results.
Usually the way it works is like this: I am playing a ranked match against somebody named some variant of '420niggah' (classy I know) and as soon as I am about to drop a coup de grace, they just quit. YOu what would make that even more fun? Losing real money each time it happens. No thanks.
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FTA:
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If we already have states blocking online poker websites and taking money won thru online poker, how can they think this will pass?
How do they rank players? Couldn't an expert player just pose as a novice, and win easily?
How to stop (other) people from posting "first".
Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.
about this gambling operation.
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Kilgore Trout
BringIt has separate tournaments meant for novice players and expert gamers. Levin compared it to the handicap system in golf or the weight-class system in wrestling
or the operating system in geek world
Now, I didn't RTFA, but how are they supposed to verify these results? I can see maybe somehow on the PS3 or 360 doing it online, but on the PS2 and Wii? Are they relying on screenshots or something? The word of the players? I am willing to bet (pun intended) that this flops before it ever gets off the ground.
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Even if you win. I will admit I did not read TFA, but I'm pretty sure the US government would put the kibosh on this pretty quick. I would even venture to say there are criminal statutes that could come into play.
What is the difference between this and the various poker sites that have been outlawed in the US ?
Laws are rules for the court, but merely a bottom bar to hit for life. Think beyond laws in your actions always.
They're usually modded down for being off-topic and flamebait, which they usually are. It has nothing to do with censorship.
Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.
Apparently they update your rank based on your wins.
But consider this cycle of exploitation:
Step 1: You're highly ranked. Pretending to be someone else, you bet on the underdog, against yourself. You take a fall.
Result: You get money, and lose rank.
Step 2: Then, you use you artificially-lowered rank to fight easier opponents with better odds given by automated bookie.
Result: You get more money, you gain rank.
Step 3: PROFIT!! (And repeat.)
for Junior to get Dad's debit card number and put the family jewels on the line.
open source sub sim. I might start coding again for this. http://dangerdeep.sourceforge.net/contribute/
BringIt has separate tournaments meant for novice players and expert gamers. Levin compared it to the handicap system in golf or the weight-class system in wrestling or the operating system in geek world
I don't think you need to 'speak sports lingo' to know the difference between 'novice' and 'expert'...
Delaware, Oregon and Montana now allow sports betting.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4162225
But I hope it's well implemented.
So-called network issues? Jokes on you, that's a loss.
Oops, my controller died? Here's another L for you, loser.
Mom unplugged the tv in the middle of a match? Take your loss like a man!
See where I'm going with this? Any kind of disconnect equals a loss, pretty much no exceptions.
This is in addition to a good feedback system to protect against griefers.
In fact, there needs to be a decent cash-based system like this to clear up a lot of the noise found in online gaming. Folks accused of cheating can redeem themselves, as can a lot of other gamer types benefit from a clear and undisputed settlement of skillz. Some fake ass bitches can get served and STFU. And some brilliant, amazing players can make a little money to supplement their obsession...nothing wrong with that!
Has anyone heard of skillground?
Sounds exactly like that website, except minus the "PC games" part.
NO ONE EVER PLAYS THE PEOPLE AT TOP RANKS BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE. Even if you are good and can beat everyone, no one will play you, so you LOSE!
... Jackassery on the Internet.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2004/20040319h.jpg (Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory)
I am more and more dismayed how more humans want to be part of the problem rather than the solution... Does no one have any honor anymore?
Its is a sad commentary on our global society that idea this is immediately dismissed as, Nope, Won't work - "Cheaters Are Gonna Ruin It."
If there was some way to make it work with Crash Team Racing I would use this to become financially independent, because I'm the best Crash Team Racing player in the world. I once had a standing bet with an entire dorm room that nobody could beat me. I couldn't lose, even against sober people when I was too drunk to walk.
The majority, who are essentially griefers, although most of them aren't actually smart enough to know this. The second type is the well respected 'pros' who probably do a lot of the discovery or development themselves, or know someone who does and provides unreleased cheats.
Probably the exact same situation as hacking where 99% of the kids involved can barely turn on a computer, much less run a compiler or low level debugger.
Quack, quack.
or... clock multiplier!
Groucho not Karl.
no pc games? and how do you keep house Shills for taking your cash and just giving it to the house?
It would be if the kind of person who took your lunch money were actually into willy waving about their score in a console game.
Don't get me wrong. I'm a gamer. I like games a lot.
But the chances you'd compete against the kind of person who ostracized you for being a computer nerd are slim to nil. They were against you because they weren't like you, and didn't understand that obsession with computers. It's a pipe dream that some day they'll see the light and come groveling to learn the secret Tetris-fu from you.
Even _if_ they started playing online stuff, it will be casual-gamer-friendly stuff that they can dump one hour into after they watched the news, put their kids to bed or whatnot. You'll find them in the likes of WoW or some Wii sports game, not in Halo. And they're not going to bet money to measure their penis size by some online score, against some 12 year olds who have nothing else to do for 8 hours a day.
You're simply most likely to play against other geeks, and lose your money to someone else who thinks he's vindicating himself for playing in mom's basement when other teenagers were going on dates.
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look up pool shark I can see people doing that hear with the games aka let you win and when they up the bet kick there ass.
The recession.
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First post! (just in case I am...)
The fee is 10% with a minimum of 0.50 on each individual players wager.
With a rake of 10% you'd have to win about 70% of all games to make a profit.
The interstate commerce clause is abused to make everything a federal issue anymore... this needs to be changed.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
Does this story remind anyone else of that really bad 80s film, The Wizard?
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