@Hotancold You also have people who want a shot who are willing to undercut which makes it easy for orgs to treat players as disposable. I'm not saying they're wrong for it, but it does help orgs that people are desperate for the dream.
@anduri1_ I think that they didn't want to have to deal with vetting gambling sponsors across regions and areas and just took a broad stroke approach to solve for it.
People cheering the fact that Valve is removing sponsors don't understand the ecosystem.
Player salaries and organizations are largely funded by sponsors (with a large chunk being gambling).
Betting sites might be a problem, but this isn't a good solution.