Over half of US esports fans likely to bet on matches
A new survey from a US consumer research firm found that 52% of esports fans are likely to gamble on tournaments.
According to the Interpret study, 21% of participants had no opinion and 28% were unlikely to place bets.
The study began with a sample size of 9,000 US citizens between the ages of 13-65. Of those, only 521 were identified as esports fans or that “regularly follow” the scene. They were then asked about betting habits when it came to major tournaments – non-monetary bets and skin betting were left out of the equation. Despite those exclusions, over half of the fans said they were likely to gamble.
Those numbers are much higher than reports for other, traditional sports, The Gamer reports. A 2018 study found that only 19% of NFL fans were likely to place a bet on an upcoming game, although that number jumped to 31% if sports betting was legalized in their home state. Regardless, both those numbers are significantly lower than the new numbers from Interpret, indicating there might be an esports betting boom in the coming years.
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