EPTKorea Swept In Illegal Starcraft League Gambling - Page 17
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
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Aus)MaCrO
Australia349 Posts
On April 12 2010 22:25 KristianJS wrote: Yeah, can't release the list yet. Innocent until proven guilty guys, don't forget that being falsely put on that list could ruin someones career entirely. This is incredibly shocking though. To be honest, I wonder if the extremely harsh environment for progamers has a lot to do with it... With this many people (allegedly) involved, I would say so. | ||
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peanutter
Australia165 Posts
On April 12 2010 21:32 Rekrul wrote: nah i think i'll just bet against idra straight up free money and moral freedom and this is why match fixing occurs | ||
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SuperJongMan
Jamaica11586 Posts
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bEsT[Alive]
606 Posts
Hwasin's teammate threw the game, so Hwasin could win something for once. Either way they were splitting the winnings. Still this takes away from the 'competitive spirit.' EDIT: Besides that, I don't feel like going through shitloads of Hwasin youtube videos to pinpoint the games he threw. They have private investigators working on it, so there is no need. | ||
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Jayme
United States5866 Posts
On April 12 2010 22:26 JohnColtrane wrote: you kids gossip like fucking schoolgirls, jesus You're...surprised by this? | ||
GTR
51556 Posts
On April 12 2010 22:28 SuperJongMan wrote: I bet PL changed their structure because of this. actually they publicly announced the change was because of 'betting sites' | ||
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wking
China17 Posts
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
On April 12 2010 22:26 JohnColtrane wrote: you kids gossip like fucking schoolgirls, jesus Go back to your knitting, grandma. | ||
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Ryo
8787 Posts
On April 12 2010 22:25 KristianJS wrote: Yeah, can't release the list yet. Innocent until proven guilty guys, don't forget that being falsely put on that list could ruin someones career entirely. This is incredibly shocking though. To be honest, I wonder if the extremely harsh environment for progamers has a lot to do with it... Yes, innocent until proven guilty. A few pple on that list are earning some really big bucks. I don't think it's the environment so much as the former progamers being involved. If your hyung or senior, someone you trusted in the past tells you it's ok to do something like that and you're barely out of your teens/early twenties, it's very easy to fall to temptation. Most Korean progamers turn pro/have lived with their team since high school, their family is basically their team. If one of their family members is part of it, it's very easy to get involved. | ||
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gaggar
Canada118 Posts
On April 12 2010 22:28 SuperJongMan wrote: I bet PL changed their structure because of this. Yeah. The roster is not being released prior to the games now, afaik. | ||
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
wish i had big muscles like you | ||
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KristianJS
2107 Posts
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iNfeRnaL
Germany1908 Posts
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Captain Peabody
United States3128 Posts
Wellllll...this is obviously very, very, very, very, very, very bad. Worst-case scenario, this could spell the end of Korean BW progaming for good; or at least wound it enough for SC2 to take over. However, I think we should hold out on outright condemning rumored players and other people until we have some kind of confirmation. There's no point speculating wildly and then using your speculations to beat up on people. Mostly, I REALLY hope that that "insider" list is fake...especially Stork-wise.  | ||
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
On April 12 2010 22:13 Aim Here wrote: Better yet, following Air Force ACE, they should form a new proteam, the Seodaemun Prison Recidivists, with haircuts even more severe than ACE, and with a coach who also doubles up as head warden. Their uniforms would be highly sought-after progamer swag too. Naturally high-fiving after each win is a bit tricky with the handcuffs on, but that's the Price of Justice... I wonder how handcuffs effect APM? | ||
snowdrift
France2061 Posts
On April 12 2010 15:53 gaggar wrote: http://www.fomos.kr/board/board.php?mode=read&keyno=105710&db=issue A bit more serious one here. E-sports organizers knew about this and attempted solving the issue through various methods, but as all illegal business goes, they were good at avoiding and re-opening. At a closed conference between E-sports organizers and betting site representatives, the betting sites in a bold move suggested that they should find a way to co-exist with the illegal betting sites - or else they'll release the list of everyone in the e-sports who are involved in the shady deals. Holy fuck, either these "E-sports organizers" are stupid as bricks or they were all so deeply involved that they couldn't back out of it. Setting up conferences with these betting sites, when their only goal is to wring as much money as they can from the scene? There's no way they would've come to an agreement that wouldn't have fucked them over and turned progaming into a joke. At first I thought only individual players were doing this, but it makes sense that there were intermediaries, and that they were the people who had access to the rosters and lineups and were involved in the nitty-gritty of team management. They probably helped single out the players who would be interested in these deals. I wonder what the sponsors are thinking. | ||
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Baddieko
Singapore855 Posts
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pR0gR4m3R
Spain1446 Posts
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KristianJS
2107 Posts
I don't think that list can be fully true though. I can't find it in myself to consider some of those names as actual possibilities. On the flip side, that's exactly why its truth would be a death-blow. | ||
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