VIDEO : ESports Is a Booming Business

Competitive professional gaming is becoming a booming business.
With eSports tournaments on the rise as mainstream competitions, investment in sponsorship and advertising is blossoming.
Three years ago $218 million was spent globally on advertising and sponsorship for eSports tournaments.
That figure climbed to $325 million in 2016, and reached $440 million in 2017.
Analytics firm BI Intelligence projects that 2018 will see $622 million in ads and sponsorships, excluding media broadcasting rights.
Now that broadcasting companies like Turner and ESPN are putting eSports on TV, BI Intelligence expects investment to hit $800 million by 2019.