How and where to bet on eSport?

eSport, also known as "electronic sport", is a discipline that refers to competitive video gaming. It now brings together millions of "gamers" (video game players) from all over the world who compete in tournaments with ever-increasing media coverage.
If you are a fan of League of Legends (LOL), Counter Strike (CS) or FIFA games, you should know what we are talking about. Many eSport competitions gather crowds in packed stadiums to cheer on their favorite teams such as Fnatic, SK telecom or ROX Tigers. As an anecdote, the final of the last League of Legends world championship registered more than 43 million viewers and it was 36 million in 2015. This shows the growing interest in this discipline.

Some big professional soccer clubs such as FC Valencia, Manchester City or PSG (to name a few) have even decided to create their own eSport team.
This video game discipline has a bright future ahead of it. And what about online betting in all this? Does it have its place in eSport?

How to bet on eSport?

Betting on eSport is actually very simple and similar to sports betting. You can choose between different events in the eSport world such as World, European or national championships (LOL, CSGO, Dota 2, etc.). All these eSport events are associated with various types of bets (we list them below). And finally, all these types of bets are associated with odds.

To bet on this discipline of competitive video games, you have to bet money on a type of wager whose odds will determine the amount of your winnings. And to win, the selected bet must be correct, i.e. the condition required by the bet must be correct.

For example:

Bet 10 euros on Fnatic's victory over Origen at 2:00. If Fnatic wins, you win 20 euros (10*2 = 20). On the contrary, if Origen wins the game, you will lose your $10 bet.

Below is a list of some of the types of eSport bets you may encounter:

The so-called "traditional" bets:

  • Simple bet: as the name suggests, this is the simplest bet. All you have to do is bet on either team to win (see the example above with Fnatic-Origen).
  • Combined bet: in this case, you will combine several events together and thus multiply various odds between them. You win if and only if all events are correct. The winnings associated with combination bets are usually higher than those of single bets. However, it is more difficult to win because the risk is higher.
  • Live betting: as in sports, it is possible to bet live for e-sports. This way you can bet during the matches. The odds evolve and change during the course of the match.
  • For example, during a CSGO match between FaZe Clan and G2 Esports, the odds for the FaZe Clan team to win are @2.20 at the start of the match. So, if FaZe Clan wins the first point, the odds can change from @2.20 to @2.00. And conversely, if G2 Esports wins the first point, the odds for FaZe Clan to win the match can go up to @2.40 .

So-called "special" bets:

  • Bet on the number of "kills" made by a particular player (LOL, CSGO, etc.).
  • Paris on the number of bomb deactivations (CSGO).
  • Wager on the number of "full team" bets (winning a round without any team member dying) made by a team (CSGO).
  • Paris on the number of dredges captured (LOL).
  • Etc... It depends on the bookmaker and the games you bet on.

Finally, to bet on eSport, you obviously have to register at an online betting site where you can bet money on this discipline. We will talk about this in more detail in the next paragraph.

Tournament scene

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Conclusion

eSport is a discipline that is gaining momentum. There are more and more players and more and more events being covered by the media around the world.

As far as online betting is concerned, eSport is slowly but surely starting to gain a foothold. It is still a bit early to bet on eSport because no approved overseas site offers this type of discipline. On the other hand, it is quite possible for a Spanish bettor to register on a foreign site and bet money on eSport events. However, he should be aware that this practice is illegal.