Dave & Buster’s to start allowing customers to bet on arcade games

Dave & Buster’s will allow you to bet on arcade games.

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The new app feature is expected to launch over the next few months, according to CNBC. It will use technology created by the gamification software company Lucra as part of the two companies’ new partnership.

In-app betting will be available at all 223 Dave & Buster’s locations across the United States, allowing gamers, 18 and older, and their friends to bet against each other while playing some Dave and Busters’ games, CBS News and CNBC reported.

“We’re thrilled to work with Lucra to bring this exciting new gaming platform to our customers,” Simon Murray, senior vice president of entertainment and attractions at Dave & Buster’s said in a statement Tuesday, according to CBS News. “This new partnership gives our loyalty members real-time, unrivaled gaming experiences, and reinforces our commitment to continuing to elevate our customer experience through innovative, cutting-edge technology.”

“Friendly competition really is a big fuel for our economy, whether you’re playing golf on Sunday with your buddies; or you’re going to play pickleball or video games or even cornhole at a tailgate. There’s so many ways that you can compete with friends and family, and I think gamifying that and digitizing all this offline stuff that’s happening is a massive opportunity,” Lucra CEO Dylan Robbins told CNN.

But not all customers are behind the new betting feature, which Lucra doesn’t call a “bet” or “wager,” CNN reported.

“I don’t get it,” one user wrote on D&B’s subreddit. “‘Hey man, bet you $5 I can beat you at shooting hoops.’ ‘Ok, but put it in the app so that D&B can take a cut.’”

Details on the new feature like how it will work were not disclosed, KTLA reported. It’s also unclear if there will be a fee associated with the new feature, CNN reported.

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