The world of Esports is getting big. Once taken as a joke by the generation that grew up with "real" sports has now surprised them by becoming one of the biggest revenue generating annually throughout the world. Nerds took over and showed that there is something really special at being the best at any computer game and the fanbase has exploded watching their favorite players or teams compete in many tournaments hosted yearly with thousands of people in the audience, millions of viewers at home and millions in prizes.
Gambling is something that has existed for the longest time as well but has mostly been controlled by centralized services, much as everything else that blockchain is here and planning to replace sooner rather than later. With the news now that the U.S Supreme Court has opened up the doors for sports gambling to be legalized across most of the country, it is great news for blockchain projects wanting to revolutionize gambling.
The difference between provably fair gambling which has been created through blockchain is that it gives the power to any player to analyze the algorithm and verify the fairness of the bet. This means that third-party verification and auditing is usually unnecessary and it gives trust back to the player that the site did not "rob" you out of your luck. Provably fair systems are also known to have decreased the house margin in general and allowing players to play at minimal edges such as 1%.
Billionaire investor and owner of Dallas' NBA franchise the Mavericks, Mark Cuban is quite intrigued with the idea of blockchained powered casinos lately that he made a bet of his own and allegedly invested 25 million into the esports gambling platform Unikrn which is powered by the cryptocurrency Unikon Gold.
Looking at its chart on coinmarketcap I'd say this could be a pretty good time to consider making a bet of your own into it:
Of course this should not be considered as advice, everyone should do their own research and by checking out their currency site or announcement on bitcoin talk you can. If you realize the risks of investing at something as volatile as cryptocurrencies you should know by now not to invest more than you can afford to lose.
Having said that this does seem like an interesting project and probably worth the consideration. For disclosure I have invested a bit into this currency myself.
