Nerds Amalgamated

Esports’ Problem Gambling, 2.5 Million Year Old Supernova, Dune Movie Delay & Sherlock Holmes Cinematic Universe


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Kids these days aren't having a punt on the horses, they're betting on esports. The problem is, they're literally kids. Shady gambling companies are preying on underage children.


A scarily close supernova might have caused an extinction event. Luckily, it wasn't completely aiming at Earth and it happened 2.5 million years ago. Which is good, because I was worried it would cause movie delays.


Wait, movie delays? Damn. Dune and Batman have been pushed back. A looooong way.


Robert Downey Junior has announced plans for a Sherlock Holmes Cinematic Universe. More importantly, who asked for this? It's only been 9 years since the mediocre movies came out. I'm sure someone will like it.



Esports’ new problem…..Problem gambling

- https://theconversation.com/esports-could-be-quietly-spawning-a-whole-new-generation-of-problem-gamblers-147124

- https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2020/10/04/how-esports-is-quietly-spawning-a-whole-new-generation-of-problem-gamblers/


2.5 million years ago... a supernova nearly destroyed the Earth

- https://www.sciencealert.com/a-supernova-exploded-dangerously-close-to-earth-2-5-million-years-ago

- https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.031101


Dune delayed to 2021

- https://deadline.com/2020/10/dune-drifting-away-from-december-to-october-2021-1234591593/


SHCU – Sherlock Holmes Cinematic Universe

- https://www.fastcompany.com/90552180/exclusive-robert-downey-jr-on-planning-a-sherlock-universe-with-marvel-style-world-building



Games Played


DJ

– Among Us - https://store.steampowered.com/app/945360/Among_Us/

Rating: 4/5


Professor

- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097150/Fall_Guys_Ultimate_Knockout/

Rating: 4/5



Other topics discussed


Newszoo Global Esports Market Report 2020

- https://newzoo.com/insights/trend-reports/newzoo-global-esports-market-report-2020-light-version/


Total revenue of all National Football League teams from 2001 to 2019

- https://www.statista.com/statistics/193457/total-league-revenue-of-the-nfl-since-2005/


Number of child gamblers quadruples in just two years

- https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46286945


Spot betting: How does it work?

- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11137067


Victorian men hit with corruption charges over alleged esports match fixing

- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-03/men-charged-over-alleged-esport-match-fixing-australia/12209154


EA removed a FIFA microtransaction ad that was aimed at kids

- https://www.engadget.com/ea-fifa-loot-box-ultimate-team-151637620.html


Steroids... in esports?

- https://www.earlygame.com/steroids-in-esports/


eSports Has Its Own Doping Problem

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