{"id":89290,"date":"2018-12-24T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=89290"},"modified":"2018-11-29T15:22:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T23:22:31","slug":"big-year-in-esports-marked-by-growth-growing-pains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/big-year-in-esports-marked-by-growth-growing-pains\/","title":{"rendered":"Esports Grows — and Shows Growing Pains — During Tumultuous 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
This was the year that esports video games went from being played in college dorm rooms and parents\u2019 basements to a 30,000-square foot arena<\/a> on the Las Vegas Strip. Esports made its move towards the mainstream and, in doing so, caught the attention of the casino industry, which made several attempts to join the video game revolution.<\/p>\n