Returning sports events are on their way back to sportsbooks, but the hype on sports sim betting doesn’t seem to die down.
Sports bettors have been staying hooked to simulation sports; this new betting platform initially presented as an alternative to the suspended sports betting lines amid the pandemic. It has opened an entirely new market that could potentially stay for long and coexist with the traditional sports betting that we know.
What’s the catch?
While betting on simulation sports has been around for some time, its popularity got an instant push during the Coronavirus outbreak where no live sports event took place. Sim sports simply refers to the digital version of live sports games and leagues, like the NBA 2K, Madden NFL, MLB 2K, and FIFA 2020 just to name a few.
In sports sim betting, everything is AI. Artificial Intelligence controls the game and the outcomes, in reference to what would happen in real life. Computers are matched up against each other in order to provide lines and odds for sports bettors just like how they would do in regular sports betting.
Are simulation sports fair?
Everything is fair in sim betting. Because of artificial intelligence, all games are completely free from human intervention, so the results or the outcomes of a particular matchup cannot be manipulated, or tampered with. That the games and everything about them are controlled by computers leads to a much more objective results as there are no in-game factors that may influence the outcomes such as tension between players, coaches, or whatnot.
Where to bet on simulation sports
There’s a handful of sportsbooks offering betting lines for sports sim betting. Some of them include Nitrogen Sports, BetOnline, or MyBookie. Nitrogen Sports has Nitro Sims, for example, which features a wide array of simulation sports to choose from, be it basketball, baseball, football or soccer. And because it simulates what would happen in live sports, the betting formats can be used for wagering, such as money line betting, point spread betting, or totals (over/under).
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