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eSports vs Poker: A Battle of Giants in the Gaming World
The eSports industry is expected to grow by 43% in 2016, reaching $463 million. In 2019, the expected revenue from eSports will be $1.1 billion. The online gambling industry, dominated by poker, is valued at $40 billion.
The University of Nevada announced a course on eSports in early August. The course will teach students to create business plans considering the interests of casinos.
40% of 600 million smartphone owners in China have attended live video game tournaments. The audience for poker on TV is 100 million viewers, while for video games it is 20 million viewers. Doyle Brunson is a well-known poker player with a distinctive cowboy hat. Chris “Fatal” Bond and Peter Dager are famous in the eSports world but unknown to the general public.
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