> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://arcadeum.gitbook.io/arcadeum/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://arcadeum.gitbook.io/arcadeum/motivation.md).

# Motivation

Arcadeum's mission is twofold.

1. Create the most transparent, fair, and ethical online betting platform in the world.
2. Create the Uniswap of on-chain betting.

Online betting has been dominated by evil people, organized crime, and even state-sponsored terrorists groups since its inception. This is widely documented and has gone on for years.

Arcadeum is a community-driven, transparent, and decentralized viable alternative.

### Principles

* Online betting should be fun and exciting but focused on connecting people together.
* Online betting should be as safe as possible without preventing users from managing their own risk.
* It is not wrong for the "house" of an online betting platform to have an "edge" and be projected to turn a profit.
* The "house" of an online betting platform should be public, solvent, and available to any liquidity provider. This includes the players themselves.
* Random number generation must be provably fair. This provable fairness must be transparent for all to see, such as on a public blockchain.

Arcadeum is a step towards a world where people can enjoy online betting without financially enabling human trafficking, forced labor, extreme worker exploitation, or predatory marketing.

Arcadeum is a step towards a world where players understand the risks, odds, payouts, and mechanisms behind the games they play.

Prioritizing transparency, decentralization, and censorship resistance, Arcadeum is a true on-chain movement.