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RE: ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!Betting, Is it hurting or Helping The Steemit Community? Special Edition Preview. No.0
Sure, I agree. Gambling means you have something to win and something to lose and usually requires a risk to the "gambler". I have no issue with gambling, and I think the people who are worried about it, aren't worried about gambling.
The are worried about 50% stake being kept by Steemsports, they are worried about the rewards pool, and they are worried about the trending page.
It is all just a discussion at this point, but I think very few are really upset just by gambling. ;)
Contests, give-away promotions, sweekstakes, drawings, etc. are also popular all over the world. In fact far more popular than blogging. That fact, along with the popularity of sports itself, largely explains why Steemsports is popular here.
I didn't vote for steemsports because I liked it. Others expressed they didn't read the post before betting.
#openmic has become an incredibly successful initiative and brand without the need to BUY votes and yet they are able to set a fixed reward for the winning participants. Those who vote for it support it, not the the stake holder who bought their vote.
If you want to vote for sports content use your own SP to vote for it! If you want to use other people's votes then buy their steem, let them use their vote for what they are interested in and please, respect the community that gives your steem value!