up to date bracket:
http://comp.tf/wiki/Insomnia52

logs from the games today:
http://logs.tf/search_log?s=i52+Brackets

it seems to be working now

Looks amazing, any reason why esea and ugc aren't supported? Ugc HL finals are coming up and I know that's a division that "draws from a different pool" so to speak would be a nice way to grab interest from other segments. Definitely will be betting when I get back and donating some Bp expanded for the i52 rush

I know it's called Insomnia but this is a little ridiculous

Yea you can, it's league dependent though (certain leagues do OT some allow draws)

ok so i read through the thread and felt compelled to make an account to first of all say thank you and secondly say please don't fuck up

A successful betting site is one of the few things that creates interest in CSGO regular season, and it also helps create even more hype for playoffs and tournaments. It would b absolutely amazing if the site was ready for i52. I52 would be unreal if there was betting, but let's talk about why betting changed CSGO and why this site should be SIMPLE AS FUCK.

1. Betting increases viewer count

This is obvious, people don't really watch the regular season that much because the idea is that it doesn't really matter and they'd rather be playing. When you add betting suddenly the incentives change, it creates INTEREST.

2. Betting creates a devoted and interested fanbase

When betting got big in CSGO people watched all the games they could so they could predict better. They learned each teams strengths and weaknesses, who the best players were, who the best maps were. People write articles about fucking regular season games because the betting scene is so big. People actively seek out information on comp out of self interest which creates a demand for information about comp that people willingly fill because articles actually start getting read. Capitalism in action baby

So that's the good shit you can expect from betting, but it's not as simple as making some site and saying "why is no one betting?".

1. COPY CSGO LOUNGE

There are really dozens of reasons for this but I'll keep it trim. It's the industry standard, people expect betting sites to operate like it. People will et mad if they can't switch sides, people will get mad if your wonky draw rules are in place, people will get mad if a ddos happens and they aren't refunded. An yea people will bet against epsilon, they bet against NiP. People want to be able to wager anything in their backpack, let them (items worth less than a bud so as to avoid people wagering high value items with highly variable demand). Seriously, copy don't let it just inspire you, literally email the creator and ask for the source code, and then steal it anyway when he says no

2. Make schedules regular
I don't even know the esea-I schedule because fuck regular season w/o betting, but every match needs to be streamed, ideally a couple of matches on any night there's tf2 being played.

That's really all I can think to say rn, but seriously betting can change tf2 in amazing ways please don't fuck up an thank you for doing this.