Esports: How to Make Money in Esports
The esports and competitive gaming have seen a massive growth over the past year. Can you make money playing video games? Esports is a form of competition using multiplayer video games where professional players compete and is watched by spectators. In this episode we explore the many ways that you can make money in the competitive video game industry. In 1972, Stanford University hosted the first video game competition for the game 'Spacewar.' Since then, the Esports Industry has been exploding in popularity and growing so quickly that by 2020, the industry will be worth $2 billion dollars. From sponsorships to video game coaches and yes, even the gamers themselves, there are many ways to cash in on the growing Esports industry.
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