Games like DOTA 2, League of Legends, and Smite have gained an ardent following and have also become the focus of many high
dollar gaming tournaments across the world.
Not exact matches
Ten billion
dollars is how much will be wagered on the basketball
tournament this year, nearly all of it illegally, according to the American
Gaming Association.
Similarly, the Electronic Sports League, which holds massive
gaming tournaments with million
dollar prize pools, has started randomly testing players for so - called «smart drugs» that may give e-athletes an edge over their non-doping opponents.
Mark Religioso, a brand manager for the video game publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment, wants more women to be involved in the professional
gaming arena known as esports, where players compete in video game
tournaments to win thousands of
dollars in prize money.