eSports dengan cepat mendapatkan banyak daya tarik dan menjadi salah satu acara olahraga yang paling banyak ditonton di AS. Orang-orang juga bertaruh pada eSports online.
Menurut para peneliti, diperkirakan taruhan online pada kompetisi eSports akan menyentuh grafik $13 miliar. Diperkirakan juga lebih dari 600 juta orang akan menonton eSports.
Apa itu eSports?
eSports adalah bentuk pendek dari olahraga elektronik. Ini adalah olahraga kompetitif di mana para pemain bersaing satu sama lain di platform video game.
Video game sudah ada sejak tahun 1980-an. Ini telah mendapatkan banyak daya tarik sejak 2019. Berbagai jenis video game dimainkan di eSports. Ada beberapa jenis game strategi game, game first-person shooter, dan game battle royale yang populer.
Dalam dekade terakhir, turnamen mulai bermunculan dengan hadiah uang dalam jumlah yang lebih besar. Pendirian eSports pertama dibentuk di Korea Selatan pada tahun 2000, di mana para gamer profesional memiliki lisensi.
Penghasilan dari eSports
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With the growing popularity and participation of people at large, betting on eSports is also increasing. It is estimated more than 600 million people will be watching eSports. The total revenue that eSports will generate will be $1.5 billion by 2024, which accounts for a 35 percent increase in revenue. Sponsorships will also be a great source of revenue for eSports.
Betting on eSports
With the growing revenue, people are wagering more amount of money. Although it is tough to determine the exact amount of money people are wagering, there are some signs a considerable amount of money is riding on eSports. In early 2018, it logged its 10-millionth bet, which is an exponential rate of growth.
The viewership of eSports is also increasing. Although the money fans are betting is still lagging, experts predict as the tournaments get bigger, and the prizes grander, the bets will increase. As the majority of eSports bettors are young, they are increasingly flush with disposable income. All this money will push eSports betting higher.
Synopsis
It’s quite evident that eSports are quite trendy games and are not going to die down soon shortly.
