Esports Will Outmatch Football in Online Betting, Says Parimatch CEO

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Icon date Published: 22.03.2019, 15:05
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Esports Will Outmatch Football in Online Betting, Says Parimatch CEO

Sergey Portnov, CEO of sportsbook Parimatch, has shared his opinion on eSports eventually becoming far more popular than football.

According to Portnov, eSports are now in the top 6 for sports betting on their platform, with around 5% of the company’s revenue coming from virtual sports.

In a recent interview, the head of Parimatch said that “[…] young people will not jump into traditional sports.[…] it’s huge but do they innovate? Esports invests a lot digitally and football cannot compete in the online world; […] Even youngsters will prefer to bet on FIFA (esports) than actual football.”

He also stated that eSports could easily bring 20% of the company’s revenue in 5 years, while in 10 years, it can outgrow football, as children and teenagers that are watching eSports today will be old enough to bet.

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