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Try Out 3 Alternatives To
Classic Sports Betting |
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The internet created
something of a global revolution in gambling and sports betting, which had
previously had a problematic history in many jurisdictions. As first online and
later mobile casinos and betting sites became available, outlawing them simply
created a black market that was almost impossible to police.
Many
countries have since seen the wisdom of licensed, regulated online gaming,
crowding out the dodgy operations by offering punters safe, legal sports and
casino betting. Traditional sports arent always available, though: even
when its the right season, anything from a players strike to a
global pandemic can shut sports down, leaving betting enthusiasts at a loose
end.
Here are three sports-adjacent betting options that you might
consider as alternatives.
eSports
eSports are like video games, all grown up. They range from
games that mimic actual sports, like FIFA, a console-controlled version of
soccer, to more traditional video-game genres. These include first-person
shooters like Call of Duty or Counter-Strike, multiplayer online battle arena
titles like Smite and League of Legends, or real-time strategy games like
StarCraft or Age of Empires.
In themselves, eSports are already a
multibillion-dollar global industry; players on the top teams are accorded
rock-star status and six-figure salaries, and tournaments attract massive fan
followings and a good deal of betting. However, they convert seamlessly to
online viewing and betting, and many fans of traditional sports began checking
out eSports betting options as a result of 2020s global
shutdown.
Virtual
Sports
eSports like FIFA still require input from a player,
through the gaming
console if not the feet. Virtual sports give you the experience of watching
and betting on sports, but no input is required from the punter apart from
placing the bet and starting the game. Its as exciting as playing
online betting, just in a whole new
way.
Virtual sports have a much wider selection of real-sports
simulations currently than eSports do, although the latter is working hard to
catch up. Youll currently find virtual sports versions of horse racing,
American football, motor racing, soccer, tennis, cycling and
greyhound
racing, among others, at online betting sites.
Although these
contests, like slots, are decided not by skill but purely by random
number-generating computer software, they have great graphics and animations
that do a fine job of simulating actual sports play. Except they are much
quicker than real games or races, which for many betting fans is another
bonus.
Daily Fantasy
Sports
Fantasy sports go back over 60 years. Its a simple
concept: punters chip in to a pool to enter, they all have the same imaginary
budget to buy players for their fantasy team, and then the fantasy teams play
out the season according to the statistics of the actual season generated by
real-life players.
Online gaming sites can crunch the numbers fast
enough for this to be a daily of weekly pursuit, rather than a betting game
that takes an entire season, hence Daily Fantasy Sports or DFS.
Many betting aficionados are opting for innovative DFS versions in the
absence of traditional sports: the major league baseball version, for instance,
switched to running off statistics from the South Korean league when US
baseball was suspended. |
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