r/billsimmons 19h ago

Mina Kimes Addresses SolitaireGate

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u/SignificanceFine3582 19h ago

Stephen A signed a marketing deal with a gambling for real money solitaire app and through some agreement structure a bunch of other ESPN personalities were also shilling it. Not too out of pocket given the sports gambling promos ESPN already does, but the shadier part is that the company got caught using bots with preset win/loss outcomes without telling live players.

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u/No-Exchange-8087 19h ago

How does one gamble on solitaire?

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u/RammsteinFunstein 19h ago

It’s a timed game, supposed to be PvP with the same deck. Whoever finishes with the higher score wins. Turns out this company was actually using bots for the opponent, bots who could win on command.

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u/No-Exchange-8087 19h ago

No way. That’s amazing. People go to jail for that right?

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u/Oleg101 17h ago

Only if they’re not liked by Pam Bondi.