I first heard of Pikum when they were scheduled to appear at the EiG launch pad panel with me and a couple of other guys. Checked out their then-beta site which said something to the equivalent of (no kidding here):”you bet using pikies (you can’t bet for real money online dummy!).” It was the paranthesised appositive (if that’s the right grammar) that got me… can’t bet for real money online? Are you feckin kidding? Geez, what planet are these guys from… OBVIOUSLY not part of OUR industry.
So of course they went nowhere.
BUT I also think there’sa deeper psychological “truth about gamblers” here that I’ll be exploring on my blog (fukluk.com) in greater depth once I sober up…. the basic thought is UNLIKE the poker itch which can be largely satiated by playing for free (or in freerolls) by many many many people (hence something like 90% of people playing onlne poker right NOW are playing free, not for cash–PLEASE correct me if this stat is wrong/changed since my playeronly/cake/paradise days), and maybe CASINO play, certainly “fantasy” sports betting does nothing to scratch a sports betting itch. Nothing on the line, nothing at sake, no point.
You HAVE to bet real value for a sports betting buzz. Pikum didn’t have that.
Alex
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