Betting Websites Troubled as GoT Bets Pulled Down

Various sports betting websites had branched out into providing odds for entertainment shows, and Game of Thrones, with its sudden and surprising twists and turns, was one of the most loved TV Shows to bet on.

HBO has had a tough time recovering from the mega online leak caused by hackers. This major story leak online was followed by the leak of Game of Thrones Season 7 Full Episode 4 online and the troubles of these online leaks seem to continue. The latest to be affected by this online episodes and story leak are the betting websites. Various sports betting websites had branched out into providing odds for entertainment shows, and Game of Thrones, with its sudden and surprising twists and turns, was one of the most loved TV Shows to bet on. However, the online leak of episodes, as well as story of the hit TV Show, has forced these gambling websites to pull down their bets.

GoT fans have been betting on their Game of Thrones theories, whether it is guessing the latest deaths that are coming up in the next episodes, or actually explaining Jon Snow’s back story, the entertainment betting websites made a lot of money off the twists and turns of Game of Thrones. Sports betting websites like SkyBet, Bovada and Ladbrokes reportedly made these odds available and allowed fans to bet on some of the most popular TV Shows. However, the online leaks have forced these websites to pull down all GoT bets and return the bets to players.

There are various famous TV Shows that have made it to gambling websites, and considering the popularity of HBO’s super-hit series, GoT was also a popular bet. However, hackers got hold of 1.5 tetra bite of data from HBO and had been leaking it bit by bit online. In addition to this an entire episode of Game of Thrones was leased online, causing more issues in the smooth running of these bets and now the bookmakers are pulling down all bets on Got. TV show betting is extremely risky for bookmakers as the risk of losing is higher.

While Live TV betting and sports betting takes place in real time, TV show betting is based on something that was filmed and edited months ahead and is only watched on the air date. Since the result of the show is already being leaked online, the bookmakers stand to lose significantly. In addition to Game of Thrones plot leak, the full episode 4 of Season 7 was also leaked online. This leak came from the copy of the GoT episode that was sent to Star India, and four Banglore techies have been booked to be the mastermind behind this leak. However, these incidents prove that Game of Thrones is far from the betting range.