“Headcanon: After the first few months of slow progress, Ex-Argus developers that worked on the SAO project started to leak info about major guilds, top players and floor bosses to the media. [While doing this just to keep the public informed,] it eventually led to the creation of hardcore gambling sites that took in nearly a million US dollars a year in bets. [Kirito always had at least $20,000 bet on his death in every boss raid, capping at $120,000 during the battle with Gleam-Eyes on floor 74.]”
Submitted by @lilythelatias.
