Not Against the Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\nNumerous regulated and unregulated eSports wagering sites have sprung up on the Internet over the last few years, and casino operators are beginning to wonder whether this might be the future of betting.<\/p>\n
“It capitalizes on the fact that we are the global center for gaming and hospitality,” said Steve Hill, director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “We are the place that everyone looks to when it comes to regulation and making sure that these types of games can happen … in a way that people can trust.”<\/p>\n
And some casinos are already getting in on the act. The Downtown Grand recently installed a video game lounge that spreads eSports tournaments every weekend, and Mandalay Bay hosted a League of Legends tournament featuring some of the world\u2019s top \u201ccyber-athletes\u201d last month.<\/p>\n
Gaming Control Board chairman A.G. Burnett told the committee that there is nothing in Nevada\u2019s list of prohibited wagers that would appear to preclude esports.<\/p>\n
Which means that Vegas sports book could soon be filled with people speculating on the form of the world\u2019s top Hearthstone players, provided that those of us over 30 can get used to uttering he word \u201ccyber-athlete\u201d without smirking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval joined a meeting of the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee on Friday as a group of largely middle-aged men in suits were invited to wrap their silvery heads around the ultimate \u201cmillennial\u201d pastime, eSports. eSports, or professional competitive video gaming, is set to become a $1.9 billion industry by 2018, according to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":35952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,13,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Las Vegas Considers Adding eSports to Casino Offerings<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n