Ante Up is the straight up gambling area in NBA 2K19. It’s where you go and bet VC you have earned on matches with other players. It’s, well, not always great. You never know what the competition will be like until you get into it. It’s a risk-reward situation and is one of the worst examples of video game gambling. Because sure, you could win. But unless you’re super great at the game, you might not. Maybe just take that VC and buy stuff you can actually have and enjoy in the game or even get something from the Gatorade Fuel Bar to give you more Turbo.