I think we need to carefully consider the technical implementation if we decide to go down the ads route. Personally, i don’t think using default Google Ads is the right path. While it's a simple implementation, we would have no control over what ads are displayed, and the revenue from Google AdSense isn’t that high.
If we really want to pursue something like this, it should be done in a more controlled manner. One idea could be to create a dedicated subsite where people can buy ad space to run their ads on Splinterlands. The ad would be displayed in the selected area for the amount of time paid for, but there would be a mechanism for SPS stakeholders to veto an ad if necessary—say if 50 million SPS vote against it, the ad is not displayed. This way, we could avoid ads that might be illegal or harmful to the community.
Such a controlled system would give us more oversight and potentially better revenue. The real question is who would be interested in buying up that space and if there's sufficient demand. I remember the InLeo team also attempted something similar, but they didn't get the right CPM from Google, and it didn't turn out to be a good idea. So we should learn from that experience and plan accordingly.
Another great idea. I think a lot of crypto companies would pay for access to our user base.
Sounds reasonable.