Maybe Steem wasn't designed to do "gaming" but I can't think of another blockchain that can do what that right now!

This is a positive effect of the law of unintended consequences.

It is one of the great things about technology. The developers/inventors have one idea and, yet, the technology ends up going in a different direction.

I think this blockchain is ideal for gaming. We have the speed to do a ton of transactions so if something because popular, we could see it handle the traffic. Plus, there are no transaction fees on payouts. That is huge. Who wants to win $10 only to lose 5% to a transaction fee? It might not be much but it all does add up. This also allows for a participation fee to be given, lets say .005 SP or whatever.

Get paid to play.

If you didnt see this, we now have another game, steemopoly on here.

https://steemit.com/funny/@jga/steemitnopoly-monopoly-for-steem