Dota 2 Betting 101
Dota 2 is one of the most popular esports in the world right now. From the tournament with millions of dollars in the prize pool to the small thousand dollar small-scale events. The esports scene is far from dead. With this in mind, Dota 2 has been the target of many betting companies to advertise on. Just like in CS:GO, Valve is very lax when it comes to betting sponsors in their events. That’s why it’s just a normal sight to see a betting company in the jerseys of the teams and even as the event's major sponsor.
In the early days of Dota 2, the most popular way to bet was through your skins. It was very easy to trade skins/cosmetics with anybody and dota2lounge.com was one of or not the most popular sites to bet your skins on. This was short-lived though, Valve made it very hard to trade skin and it killed the skin betting market.
There are a lot of controversies that involve betting in Dota 2 though. The famous 322 incident by “Solo” is one. $322 is the amount of money Solo won through betting against his own team. This sparked a meme used even today, when a team or player is making questionable plays to somehow throw the game, it’s coined as “322”. There are a lot more controversies and incidents that involve betting but almost all comes down to betting against your own team when the odds are in your favor.
The tournaments in Dota 2 are known to be glamorous and huge. They are mostly held in big stadiums with thousands of spectators watching live. This is most apparent in Valve tournaments like the Majors and The International. The International is considered to be the biggest esports tournament of the year only rivaled by the League of Legends World Championships. The International will always be the tournament with the most prize pool in esports throughout the year because of the Battle Pass that Valve releases when it T.I season. For every Battle Pass sold, the prize pool increases. Last year’s prize pool was $18,930,775, it was not as big as the year before which was $40,018,195 but it’s still a huge amount regardless.
Dota 2 odds are quite simple to understand; the favoured team is typically the one with a stronger roster on paper and a more favourable recent match history over the past week or so. The player sometimes affects the odds, like for example, if Miracle- were to stand-in for a different team in an event. The odds of that team will significantly increase.
At UBET Sports, you have the opportunity to bet on Dota 2 matches by using either your Metamask or Trust Wallet. They offer a broad range of game coverage, spanning from S-tier matches to lower-tier games, and provide some of the most favourable odds available. Additionally, you can engage in handicap betting and place bets based on the total number of maps played in the games.
What sets web3 Dota 2 betting apart are a lot of things. First is the odds, you will always have the fairest odds in a web3 betting site because the house can not manipulate the odds to their liking. Second, there is no limit. You can bet as much as you want. Third, in UBET you will have the option to earn passively by staking in the liquidity pool in the future. Meaning you are the house in UBET. Lastly, the house does not hold your money directly. Your wallet is directly connected to the site and you get your earnings immediately after the game is concluded.
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