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Picks would be b4 events start, not judging on the builds after they are built right?

 

I mean, sports betting is before it happens...

 

All bets are made before the thing there betting occurs lol

 

I would've thought that the bidding would take place before the competition even opens. Everyone would then bet on the best looking build; there wouldn't really be any competition.

 

Not all the time,
Winners of competitions are over a longer period of time, (Premier League,Super Bowl Champion, Golf)
Winners of individual games are before it happens (Premier League and NFL Games)

 

Do you pick who wins before or after it happens? Clou is saying for is to pick a winner when built. They don't bet on the super bowl after it, they bet on it from when the 2 teams are announced, until the minute before it starts

 

I'd say no on this. No one in ECC has any influence on sports / stocks. The proposed SG games and other competitions will be decided between people competing before they actually battle. Betting on Build would mean a) the Judges of said Builds can not bet on the competitors and b) someone, eventually, will accuse a judge / Staff member of taking bribes to win a bet. The Build competitions are decided by impartial judges after all building is complete, meaning the judging happens after all of the "competing" is over. Having bets on the winners could be seen as a "conflict of interest".

I am NOT saying that anyone on Staff would actually do so, but the accusation itself would create drama.

 

People bet on who will be NFL Champions all the way through the season...

 

I know that. This is different, it isn't a bracket to see who enters the build contest, anyone can win, why decide whose the best after everything is done?

 

I rather like the idea of being able to bet on server events... and even if one staff judge did vote for their favourite build it's not a guarantee that it'll win, because there are often 7 or more judges.

 

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