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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.
Conditionals like "when" are hard, aren't they Sparky? I said WHEN THEY FOCUS THEIR ENERGIES IN POLITICS WE GET JUSTIFICATIONS FOR CENSORSHIP. When you say "politics" Slashdot moderation is not the first thing that comes to mind. I tell you what we do get when the easily offended have political influence, we get shit like that censorship firewall in Australia or silly controversies like the ESRB and the Elder Scrolls game Oblivion. That's why I clearly said it's better to let them vent their self righteousness here. Get it now? I can use more monosyllabic words if that helps you.
Fact is people get real pissy over certain combinations of letters, like nigger. They don't mod them down thinking "hey this is unrelated to bringit.com" they do it because they get offended. This isn't hard.