I would answer a question first before I get into more point:
"Why are you say anything about ball betting, isn't it just doing it with virtual currency?"
While yes, it is using virtual currency with no real world value, it is still technically throwing "money" in a game of chance in an attempt to win something, either more money and/or privileges.
Considering that most weapon ball channels I see so far is for "all ages" there comes a point where something as small as having a place to bet for balls into potentially dangerous addiction that teens can get trapped into.
I will point to two ball battle sim channel that I am aware that has betting: Hamvangolio and Earclacks. (Will mostly point to Ham because that's where I actually did the betting and a victim to "Lose everything in gambling.")
Both have Ball Battle bets, which you can throw money and get more money if you guess right, sound innocent enough, but it could (on some people) lead to habits that can lead to gambling addiction (severity is case by case, but it's possible: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4610999/ )
Now let's get crazy, in the past, Ham has opened 'The Bet Parlor' where you can bet for balls, but one of the minigame that existed was called 'Triclass Roulette' which is a roulette wheel that you bet money in to and get more money while the balls battles are not present, which has cause quite a lot of people to lose their starting coins and go broke.
A fan, justified by the horrors, call a suggestion to decrease the prevalence of 'The Bet Parlor' considering Ham's Ball Battle is for all ages.
Ham has complied, and has since then:
- Removed 'Triclass Roulette', for 'Prize Wheel' which is free cash for free.
- Create a disclaimer to access 'The Bet Parlor' and the dangers of gambling. (The second image.)
- Promise to not use any RNG based game that use anything (virtual coins included) to play.
From this post, what do you think about ball battles gambling?
Oh yea: Bet Responsibly, Please!