Published: 13.04.2019, 16:41
2 min read
Online gambling fans know that apart from playing casino games and betting on sports, you can bet on politics and the plots of films and TV shows, such as Avengers or Game of Thrones.
Odds on Game of Thrones Season 8 are proving to be popular in the US, where some states already legalized online gambling. However, what not a lot of people think about is how are some of these odds made up and how are they determined?
One reason for the overall popularity of Game of Thrones bets, as well as TV and film bets in general, is the combative nature of the show. There are families fighting for power, characters avenging other people and a lot of the outcomes can be predicted by attentive viewers and fans. much like in sports.
This is confirmed by BetOnline.ag’s Adam Burns, who described how they think of what outcome to include as a possibility. As it turns out, it’s not at all complicated.
Burns says that he has “a guy who works for me who is a massive Game of Thrones fan. He watches the show and reads all the books, and we’ll piece it together.” Therefore, the predictions are basically the same internet theories that are usually made online, but with an approach of a all-knowing Westeros fan.
Burns also said that there are obviously no particular statistics from the show like there are with sports, so there is no other way but to get deep into the show and work with what’s already happened.
Another noteworthy detail is that a lot of people were involved with creating the show and even more people have insider information on what’s going to happen. Burns replies that “if they are willing to risk their jobs to make a couple hundred bucks, go ahead.”
New season will premiere on Sunday, April 14th. In the meantime, you can still bet on who will die in episode 1 here.
