Buying weapons in CS GO gave him nearly $ 10,000. A meme that turned into a “scam”

There was a very unusual situation in CS: GO, in which a simple meme ended in an accusation of fraud.

Such situations do not happen very often, although now even the organizations themselves have publicized the matter. On February 16, one Twitter user shared his virtually impossible bet.

He bet that during the NAVI match at IEM Katowice, one of the players would buy the M249. The rate for this was 501: 1. The user staked 1,526 rubles on it, and the possible win after conversion was over $ 10,000.

A meme that has come true

The case got very big quickly, the original entry became very popular. It was shared by activists, players, and even ordinary people who had nothing to do with esports.

Since you read in the title that the bet has been won, there is no need to extend it. NAVI has purposely purchased the M249. And it wasn’t a missclick. One of the players bought a weapon and threw it on the ground, did not use it.

NAVI themselves memorized everything when they wrote on Twitter:

The Twitter user who started it all got richer by nearly $ 10,000. However, discussions have begun in the community as to whether or not this is simply a scam.

This is a very interesting issue that is currently being widely discussed. It is possible that simply in the case of NAVI matches and the tendency of players to meme, bookmakers will refrain from making weird bets.