Research-based stance on certain important Esports

related hot topics.

1. New games like – CS:GO , LEAUGE OF LEGENDS

2. New game rules

3. Industry dynamics and making huge in terms of revenue.

In recent years, electronic sports (eSports) have showed explosive growth, both in market value
and number of participants. This paper discusses three issues associated with eSports: the
structure and the economic dimensions of the eSports industry; the relationship between eSports
and traditional sports; and the current and future research devoted to eSports. We find that the
roles of stakeholders in the eSports industry are not as clearly defined and stable as in traditional
sports. To assure stable growth of eSports, governance institutions and financial structures will
be required to continuously adapt to changing conditions in the industry. The paper supports
previous evidence in the literature emphasizing the complementarity between eSports and
traditional sports. Finally, the increasing availability of eSports data and institutional
peculiarities of the industry provide vast research opportunities not only in the field of sport
economics but also in economics in genera

Esports and Emerging Tech Hot Topics at Gaming

Launched three years ago, the Asia Gaming Summit Taiwan (AGS) concentrates on Taiwan as hub for
the Asian gaming industry.  The Asia-Pacific region is expected to generate $72 billion in gaming
revenue in 2019 and account for 47% of the video games market.

This year’s AGS started November 5 and began with discussions about changing regulation and the
online gambling industry in Asia. The growth of esports betting was also a topic. Sportradar’s Managing
Director for Asia, Michael Maerz, as per Calvin Ayre reporting, said that esports betting has benefited
from arriving later and can learn lessons from the current gambling industry.
$12.9 billion could be gambled on Esports by 2020
As an aside of data, research by NJGames.org, reported by Casino.org, puts the amount gambled
on esports in 2016 as $5.5 billion rising to an expected $12.9 billion in 2020. The esports
industry itself could reach a value of $3 billion by 2022 according to Goldman Sachs.

Stephen Hanna, Director of Global Strategy and Partnerships for the Esports Integrity Coalition
(ESIC), said games publishers who organically venture into gambling do well. Further topics of
the first day at IGS included social and mobile gaming.

New technologies attract, engage, and retain players and fans

The second day at AGS saw a greater focus on esports and the next steps for gaming and new
technologies.  Across gaming, gambling, and esports, companies are looking to emerging
technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), and blockchain to
engage players.

Eric Jou of ESL Gaming described Southeast Asia as an “emerging superpower” in esports and
said the region is generating $1.2 billion in esports revenue. In the region, mobile esports gaming
is popular, whereas in others computer or console esports play is more prevalent. Games like
Free Fire and League of Legends are commonly played.

Competing with traditional sports for viewers and building industry integrity
Jason Fung, Senior Director of Global Esports at Alibaba Sports explained to the AGS audience
that the esports audience now rivals traditional sports, albeit with younger viewers, and that
League of Legends competes with the NBA in terms of total viewers.

Speaking on the second day at AGS Stephen Hanna said ESIC hoped to promote integrity in
esports and the organisation has measures to prevent cheating and doping. ESIC is also building
a framework of rules for partner tournaments and working with governments in regard to
regulation.

Global video game associations, including ESA, ESAC, UKIE, IGEA, and ISE, this week
published a set of esports principles for “fun and fair” play for the esports industry.
Esports Betting with Bitcoin
Check out our esports betting with Bitcoin guide
We all know how Bitcoin has become one of the biggest news stories in the past decade. The
cryptocurrency can be used for making online payments for a variety of purposes, but did you
know that you could also try esports betting with Bitcoin too?

Bitcoin betting for esports hasn’t become totally widespread just yet, but there are many
forward-thinking esports betting websites who are starting to cater to the growing public
demand. So whether you are into League of Legends, Counter Strike Global Offensive or even
Fortnite, we are going to take a quick look at how esports betting with Bitcoin has become
increasingly popular.