Maybe you and I like the real game more than a simulation, but simulation games have their audience. They have more than that, TV shows, commentators, a lot of people are behind all that! So I wouldn’t say it’s not worth it, maybe it’s not big yet, but I think it has the potential to grow in the future! Simply people like simulations, there are many simulation games around, and I guess with technology these games will be better and more wanted!
It would be interesting to test this audience for addiction and compare the percentage of addicts with the percentage of addicts among regular betters. I have a lot of confidence that among the fans of simulated games, the percentage of addicts will be much higher - after all, they go to simulated games simply because they cannot wait for the next regular game to start.