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Top 5 eSports Games and Rise of Esports Tech

February 16, 2022

(SPORTS TECHNOLOGY)



The emergence of eSports has not only had a profound effect on the sporting landscape but also significantly, the worldwide online betting market. Recently, Publicly-traded gambling company Esports Entertainment Group (EEG) has received an order approving a transactional waiver from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE).This move will allow EEG to legally accept bets in the Garden State and offer promotions to esports players in the USA.

The global appeal and wealth of games and subsequent sports betting markets in the USA and globally available within eSports has made it the hottest property on the online gambling scene and plenty of big name bookmakers have been quick to seize upon this growing market.

Much like a sportsbook or a casino, finding the right game to bet on as the punter is crucial – depending on the knowledge of each game and potential winning opportunities.

Traditionalists are inevitably battling with the process of betting on eSports, but the market is growing at a meteoric rate and tech firms are constantly searching for the best games to invest in and support the associated betting landscapes.

One of the market leading offerings is the multiplayer battle arena online game Dota 2 which is hugely popular in Asia and mainland Europe and has surged in notoriety in the betting sphere in recent times.

Like many esports, strategy is key, and punters will need to be aware of which teams/players adopt certain types of strategy before betting on it.

Betting on Dota 2 works like many other sports, with punters able to place bets on the straight win/lose markets as well as being able to wager on the scores in specific games and contests.

Arguably the most globally renowned esports betting market available to punters is League of Legends, with tournaments having taken place all over the world for nearly a decade.

As one of the most recognisable offerings esports throw up, League of Legends is a hugely popular betting vocation for punters and there are a whole host of associated markets.

Whilst certainly complex in its gameplay, League of Legends benefits hugely in the esports betting sphere for its simplicity for punters to bet on and there are reams of markets available

One of the biggest esports betting markets is CS:GO: Counter Strike, a multiplayer first person-shooter game with leagues taking place in North & South America, Russia, and Europe and beyond.

Within the potential minefield of esports betting, CS:GO: Counter Strike is arguably the easiest game for new and experienced punters to get to grips with.

With the popularity of the game and the esports betting revolution booming, there are a whole host of associated betting markets when it comes to CS:GO Counter Strike.

Whilst more established games continue to grow their status exponentially, those games on the periphery are looking for ways to compete in a congested marketplace.

Valorant is one of the most popular esports vocations for gamers, streamers, and bettors in 2022 and it is predicted to grow from strength to strength in line with current market trends.

There is nothing simple about Valorant as a game, which is front and centre to the appeal it has amongst the gaming fraternity currently but there are a whole host of associated betting markets when it comes to Valorant.

Completing the top 5 is FIFA, the classic soccer/football game that continues to mirror the popularity of the sport the world over.

With leagues and competitions in the FIFA sphere taking place on an hourly basis the world over, there are plenty of markets for punters to enjoy and most of the traditional football betting markets are transferable in the world of FIFA eSports.