But the biggest reason is probably that its hard to make a skill-based game into something luck based.
Cockfighting is more of a luck-based game though your bird has a high chance of winning if it is well-trained but in the end luck should be on your side most of the time to win.
Is it though?
One rooster is not the same as another rooster. If anything that is what I imagine to be one of the most exciting parts of the game? To bet on a better rooster? Thats why in real life cockfighting the strong roosters are very prized. If you wish to emulate that experience and offer it as a game on a gambling platform, then you cannot make the digital version luck based. Otherwise it just becomes a simple dice game but with animated roosters...
Not that I am an expert in cockfighting. Far from it, actually.
Yes it is, at least for me.
Imagine yourself that you are about to bet on an online/actual cockfighting, you can't touch them as that is not allowed because by doing so you can somewhat tell the bigger bird because the bigger bird you have, you have the advantage on your opponent so by merely looking at two birds on which to bet, you just rely purely on luck if you are an ordinary bettor (not the owner of the cock).
Cockfighting is so complicated than it looks. You merely see two birds fighting but behind the scene, it is very complicated on how to let those birds fight. The matching and the installation of blades of the cock's knuckle also play a big role because slight mistake on the blades angle, it can't kill it's opponent.
Not an expert as well but have seen enough that i could say i'm better on some of us here in the forum about this game.