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Winner Take All Going Head-to-Head in Gaming

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There is a growing interest in eSports, which offers video gamers an intense competitive arena. The play events are staged as organized, multiplayer video game competitions, and happen most between professional gamers.

Video game genres associated with eSports leagues and tournaments are real-time strategy (RTS), fighting, first-person shooter and the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA). Annually, all across the globe, there are arranged tournaments which provide live broadcasts of the competition, and offer prize money to competitors. This is a short list.

The International
League of Legends World Championship
Evolution Championship Series
Intel Extreme Masters

Formats for competitions usually are single or double elimination or the occasional hybridized with group stage. There are designates referees/officials at these competitions for the purpose of monitoring for cheating.

the world of eSports betting is still in its infancy, but all major bookmakers include eSports with their other extensive selections of sports and events. Look for the betting site’s section which will list all the upcoming competitions. The listed tournaments will be separated into national, international and even localized events, which will assist a player to find the specific competition they are interested in wagering on.

With eSports, the player is betting on the individuals who are competing in a computer game. There is a difference in how the eSports odds are drawn up. Each online betting site will have their own experts within the eSports industry, and these experts advise the online betting site about which events to offer bets on and what the odds should be for a selection.

There are several different ways to bet on eSports. Here’s a list of the most popular options.

Real money betting – This form of eSports betting is closest to traditional sports betting. The player places a real money wager at the agreed odds, and the winner will get a real money pay out. Possible eSports outcomes to bet on are winners of individual matches and the overall winners of a tournament.

Skin betting – Also called item betting, some betting sites allow players to use video game acquired items and currencies to gamble with instead of real money, betting on the outcome of eSports contests. Some sites will accept Skin betting for other forms of gambling such as roulette or even a simple coin flip.

Social betting – This is when friends or online contacts place informal wagers on the outcome of events between themselves. These wagers can be for real money, but are usually for skins or other items, with the terms agreed on between the two parties, and then settled accordingly.

Fantasy betting – Technically not betting at all, just establish your own rosters of eSports players and place your fantasy bets on the outcome just like in traditional sports.

Challenge betting – With head-to-head betting, gamers compete against each other for real money or items and skins. They may be simply wagers organized among themselves, and then settled once their contest is over, or they may use websites who organize things more formally. On these sites, players and/or teams pay entry fees to enter a contest, and the winner/winners are rewarded from the proceeds of those fees.

Here are some things to keep in mind when betting on eSports.

Understand the Risks Involved

Use Reputable Betting Sites

Set a Strict Budget

Know the Games You’re Betting On

Get to Know the Teams & Players

Use the Gaming Community for Information

Since the early days of the video gaming market, players embraced the culture which included participating in organized online and offline competition events usually held between amateur status players. It was in the late 2000 these events saw a large surge in popularity, and began drawing participation by professional gamers which attracted a wide audience viewership for these events.

Successful titles included in professional competition events are the MOBA games Dota 2 and League of Legends, along with the first person shooter game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Other popular games include Call of Duty, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, Overwatch, Smite and StarCraft II.

According to an April 2017 Newzoo report, forty-two percent of the gaming market belongs to the mobile industry, with the mobile market projected to claim more than fifty percent of the market by 2020. The eSports segement is expanding beyond the PC and console, and appearing on mobile devices with games like Vainglory, the first mobile MOBA game and the company Skillz which has brought eSports tournaments to mobile games.

There are a number of online streaming platforms for views to watch major eSports events, including Twitch, Hitbox,tv. Azubu and YouTube Gaming. While coverage of live events usually brings in the largest viewership online totals, the live streaming services has allowed individuals to broadcast their personal gameplay whenever they want. These independent players enter a broadcast agreement with Twitch or Hitbox so they receive a portion of the advertisement revenue from commercials the streaming service runs on the gameplay stream the independent player creates.

Whether a viewer or a gamer, eSports competitions offer another exciting arena where players can select their favorite individual ot league team and place a bet on the outcome, using a home PC or on the go with a mobile device.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESports

 

 



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