Gambling company offers 99-to-1 odds on Hearthstone joining Winter Olympics 2030

An online gambling company is offering odds of 99-to-1 on the card-battler Hearthstone becoming a Winter Olympic sport.

The Malta-based Betway is getting into esports gambling and is taking bets on competitive matches of games like Dota 2, StarCraft 2, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It’s also offering odds on which esports will make it to the Winter Olympics in 2030. Competitive gaming is a $621 global market, and so it’s natural that gambling companies like Betway and Unikrn — which is hoping to bring esports betting to the United States — see potential there to make money.