Top 6 Video Games You Can Bet On
Video game betting has been an emergent trend within the industry. As the integrity of the sport grows, so does the trust with competitions. Many publishers of video games have taken major strides to not only make cut out cheating like aimbots, but a large number of them have started up and controls a number of leagues as previously, many eSports tournaments were run by third-parties.
As viewership grows almost 15% year-on-year, video game betting grows with it. With a large number of operators now offering a lot of markets across all types of eSports and events, we're here to give you the lowdown on six of the biggest eSports games you can bet on right now:
Rocket League
From an outside perspective, Rocket League may be the easiest eSport to understand despite it looking fairly unusual. Essentially, Rocket League is football with cars. Originally released in 2015, this team-based game exploded onto the scene and very quickly a massive eSport was born.
Adding to its accessibility is the structure of the two divisions, the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) and the Rocket League Rival Series (RLRS). If we are to take comparisons to the real life counterpart, think of the RLCS as the Premier League and the RLRS as the Championship division. Both divisions are funded and organised by developers Psyonix.
Developers Psyonix have since been bought by Epic Games who already have a massive eSport in their portfolio in Fortnite. Having invested $100 million into prize money for eSports events of the Battle Royale, expect bigger things to come for the Rocket League Championship Series in the future.
Rainbow Six Siege
Going into it's fifth year, Rainbow Six Siege is bigger than ever. With multiple seasons a year consistently changing the META (Most Effective Tactic Available) to completely revamping tried and tested competition maps, developers Ubisoft have managed to keep this team-based tactical shooter feeling fresh. And the game is going nowhere anytime soon as Ubisoft have announced that Rainbow Six Siege will be coming out on the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 consoles when they release later this year.
From the ESL Pro League setting the standard for global competitions, to Ubisoft's dedication and faith in the game, the future of sports betting in RS: Siege is as bright as a flash grenade.
Betting on Rainbow Six Siege can be done over at Betway.
Dota 2
Dota (Defense of the Ancients) 2 might be the smaller of the two MOBAs in terms of players but Dota 2 is the big one when it comes to prize money and arguably the core fans and even eSports betting fans. Being a game developed by Valve means the fans are hyper critical, expecting always the best which has lead to an incredibly tuned title that creates a thrilling eSports spectator sport. League of Legends might have caught up somewhat, but Dota2 is still deservedly sitting in second place.
Dota2 has more of an open-circuit tournament format with a lot of smaller tournaments alongside huge majors and The International which is the single-largest tournament prize pool with 2019's culminating in over $34 million. There’s almost always something to bet on, and just like League of Legends, there’s plenty of different markets available.
League of Legends
Chances are that if someone says eSports, the first game that comes to mind is League of Legends. The long-running success constantly has ongoing leagues all over the world and you can bet on almost any of them at any given time.
What's incredibly impressive with League of Legends eSports betting is simply the amount of markets available. Everything from outright to matches, map score to first to kill and even first team to take a tower on any given map, there is a staggering amount of markets on offer for League of Legends eSports betting.
Overwatch
Overwatch took a bold approach to their eSports competition which has paid off massively. The Overwatch League (OWL) breaks the teams into conferences and plays matches out like you would expect in a traditional sport. While the initial season was broken down into four stages, the current season follows the traditional season-long league system with the knockout stages for the finals.
With Overwatch 2 already announced, bringing with it everything from Overwatch and a whole lot more, developers Blizzard are into this for the long haul. A full home and away system is already being planned for the next season including each team having it's own home eSports stadium.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Every game on this list features incredibly passionate fans that go through every update and change with a fine tooth comb; but the fans of Counter-Strike are a different beast.
It’s been around for more than 20 years now with a healthy eSports-scene and is still going strong. The number of players was slowly dying around the end of 1.6 and the release of Global Offensive was not a hit at first. It was the release of ‘skins’ in the game that made it explode. Now, the game is free to play, meaning there are more fans jumping into the game than ever before and understanding the tactics involved.
CS:GO is the king of the open-circuit format. There are tens of matches daily to bet on as it has a considerably larger semi-pro scene than any other eSport around - even bigger than League of Legends and Dota2 combined. The bigger events also feature bets like winning by round margin, if there will be a kill with a grenade or not, or how many kills a play will get in a pistol round.
It's safe to say that you’ll never run out of options when betting on Counter-Strike.
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