Cigars, Booze, Money: How a Lobbying Blitz Made Sports Betting Ubiquitous

Re:Cigars, Booze, Money: How a Lobbying Blitz Made Sports Be... by matt_s on Monday November 21, 2022 @08:11AM (#33692087)

I think the major draw to games like Fortnite that was not around when I (or possibly you) were a kid is the social element. Playing an awesome, gripping story single player game gets them zero social points. Joining a friend and bragging you have the latest movie co-marketing thing in Fortnite gets social points.

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Re:Cigars, Booze, Money: How a Lobbying Blitz Made Sports Be... by frumper on Monday November 21, 2022 @11:33AM (#33694457)

I think this is what it was for me. I played a huge variety of games growing up, and it was multiplayer, specifically multiplayer that built stronger ties to socialize that became the biggest draw. Warcraft 3 was a blast online with friends, but Starcraft I could join a clan and always have friends online to play with.

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