# Arbitrum DAO's Massive Gaming Bet Heading for Approval

*Author: Jack Inabinet*
*Published: May 31, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/arbitrum-dao-gaming-fund-approval*

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The Arbitrum DAO, which stewards governance for Ethereum’s largest layer 2, is considering a proposal to allocate 225M ARB towards bolstering the ecosystem’s gaming sector.

### What’s the scoop?
- **Long Term Commitment: **Funding only requires one-time approval, but the Program is expected to last for three years in duration. The majority of ARB tokens (135M) are earmarked for direct investment, with a further 40M allocated for infrastructure bounties, 25M to be distributed via grants, and the remaining 25M to fund the program’s administration.
- **Big Ambitions: **The Proposal aims to make Arbitrum the *de facto *destination for onchain gaming, with stated objectives to spawn the creation of 400-600 applications, fund 100-200 games, result in 50+ new Orbit L3 launches, and cause projects to migrate to Arbitrum in favor of alternative chains.
- **Major DAO Support:** While voting will be ongoing until next Friday (June 10), 82% of voters are currently in support of the Proposal. It has received “yes” votes from all of the DAO’s largest delegates, including Treasure, Olimpio, L2BEAT, Gauntlet, Wintermute, and MUX Perpetuals.

### Bankless Take:
While the Measure may appear heavily favored at first glance, the vote has been [significantly influenced](https://x.com/westonnelson/status/1796407615544823860) by the support of giga-delegates, some of whom have clear conflicts of interest with the broader Arbitrum ecosystem.

Although allocating funds to economically productive activities could positively impact the Arbitrum ecosystem, there are valid [concerns](https://x.com/tripleboccaccio/status/1796509802534732023) that mass gaming stimulus is not the best use of DAO funds and could negatively affect token price.

Crypto gaming remains largely unproven; despite billions of dollars invested, no breakout concepts have achieved sustainable adoption. This suggests a more measured deployment of funds would be prudent if the Arbitrum DAO genuinely intends to pursue this pathway.

> i just voted "no" on the GCP proposal to fund gaming projects on Arbitrum with 225m [$ARB](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ARB&src=ctag&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ($250m) over the next 3 yearsi think doubling down on gaming makes a lot of sense for arbitrum but i'm not a big fan of funding a working group with so much money *upfront*i would prefer… [pic.twitter.com/GIkgyd7sEj](https://t.co/GIkgyd7sEj)— lito.eth (@litocoen) [May 31, 2024](https://twitter.com/litocoen/status/1796382453764149407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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