A Cruel Bet is the first feature, or featurette as the advertising calls the movie, to have been created under the new Gamma Films and Vivid partnership. As for whether you, as a viewer, will be impressed with A Cruel Bet depends on what you are looking for in a movie. A Cruel Bet is well-made, as are all Gamma Films productions. However, A Cruel Bet feels more like a Pure Taboo movie at heart than it feels like a Vivid movie. Fans of the various Gamma Films imprints, especially fans of the Pure Taboo branding, should love A Cruel Bet. However, fans of the Vivid imprint may find that A Cruel Bet doesn't fit in with the rest of the Vivid brand so well. Vivid has done an excellent job with the streaming and download edition available on AdultTime.com on the Vivid channel with excellent video and audio quality.