Esports or electronic sports is the term used for video games that are played competitively. Millions of people tune in around the world to watch professional players compete in their favourite games.
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Bookmakers are starting to embrace esports betting, but it hasn’t become a staple just yet. Of course, our list is bound to be subjective but some esports betting sites are certainly better than others.
Esports is a global phenomenon and has an audience reach of around 380 million people in 2018. In the UK there are estimated to be over 36 million gamers and around 3.1 million esports enthusiasts.
When picking the best we look at three key criteria:
Betway has its own dedicated esports page and was one of the first betting sites to embrace the exciting brand. You will find a massive list of events ranging from all the popular esports:
As well as featuring pretty much all of the popular esports, they offer almost all of the competitions around the world. If you are looking to bet on esports, look no further than Betway!
Also, Betway has an esports betting reward scheme and a number of esports only promotions. Check out the esports page for the up to date reward scheme and offers available.
Betting markets available:
You will find a decent number of betting markets compared to other esports betting sites. There are also map specific markets and other specials depending on the event.
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bet365 is one of the leading bookmakers in the world, and the company is expanding into esports betting wonderfully. They have a good list of esports available while offering odds on nearly all the major events.
As you can see the list of esports is huge and bet365 seem to be continually expanding the events and markets they have on offer. Overall, bet365 has the ability to dominate the esports niche as they continue to improve their already impressive service.
Betting markets available:
bet365 has a massive number of betting markets available and its hard to list them all. But, they certainly have the biggest depth I have seen on any esports betting site. Sadly, they do not have any esports based promotions, but bet365 are fairly limited with their promotions anyway, so it’s not a surprise.
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10Bet may not be a household name, but they offer a great betting product and a huge esports section. They clearly recognise the potential of esports as they offer a very good esports betting page.
10Bet has a massive list of esports available, but we are more impressed with the number of leagues they have. At the time of looking they had 29 different leagues for you to bet on from the list of esports above.
Also, they have in-depth stats available for a number of events. In the CS: GO pro league you can find the teams form, players in the team and the players individual perfromance stats. We haven’t seen this level of detail available at any other betting site so far.
Betting markets available
Their betting markets have more than enough for the average esports punter, but there are sadly less than bet365 and Betway. But, they do have more leagues, stats and the popular markets for you to bet on. Sadly, there are no esports based promotions on 10Bet just yet, but hopefully, they will come in time.
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