The esport industry is booming and is a licensed professional sport in many countries, including Vietnam. Esport betting has therefore become very prominent and is being considered by many bookmakers to be included on their betting websites. If you have a passion for video games, betting on electronic sports and want to make money from that passion, this is your chance.
So what is Esport Betting? What are the popular types of esport bets at the bookmaker? All will be answered by PHMACAO in the article below. Follow along!
What is Esport? What games does Esport include?
Electronic sports or Esport (short for Electronic Sports) is a sport that uses video game scripts or simulates traditional sports. The competition takes place directly between many people, especially professional players in a virtual environment.
Unlike regular sports, esports athletes compete in a virtual environment, need to have the ability to coordinate teams, understand the video games they participate in and go through the process of training to improve skills, apply appropriate tactics and techniques, especially the ability to use the mouse and keyboard,…
Esport is not just ordinary video games, it is considered a professional sport. If traditional sports have football, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, athletics, tennis, swimming, etc., then e-sports often focus on popular game titles that are supported by many brothers. There are many esports content such as Free Fire, PUBG, AOV, CS:GO, LOL, Dota,…
Currently, e-sports has been supported and allowed to operate by many countries such as:
- Southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Brunei, Philippines, East Timor, Vietnam),
- East Asia (China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea),
- South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal),
- North America (USA, Canada, Mexico)
What is Esport betting?
Esports betting is a form of betting on a certain electronic sport related to matches or tournaments. Currently, there are many famous tournaments such as Dota 2, LOL, CS:GO, PUBG…
Players bet at bookmakers in the forms and odds provided by the bookmaker, similar to sports such as football, volleyball, table tennis,…
This is a very hot electronic sport with a high payout ratio and fast speed. Therefore, Esport betting is very popular with bettors in Vietnam.
Forms of e-sports betting
For e-sports, there are many forms of betting. Betting players have a variety of options to choose from, including:
Bet with real money
This is a very popular form of betting. Bets are similar to football betting, volleyball, basketball, badminton…
Players rely on betting odds to bet the amount of money they have on the odds. If you win, you will be rewarded by the dealer, if you lose, you will lose your bet.
Skin Bet (Item Bet)
It is a form of betting virtual items in the game between bettors with each other.
Challenge Betting – Head-to-head Betting
In this form, the gamers will compete against each other. After the match is over, the winner will receive real money, skins or items.
In addition, players can participate through the bookmakers’ websites. Players, gamers and teams will spend money to participate. The match ends, if you win, you will be rewarded with the prize minus the amount paid in advance.
Social Betting
This is a fairly popular form. Players can join friends and relatives to bet on the outcome of the match. You can choose to bet with money or skins, game items,…
Fantasy Betting
This form, if considered technically, is not the same as normal betting. This is almost the same as traditional sports. Players need to build a squad to play with friends or other esports players.
Esport betting rules at the dealer
Each bookmaker will have the same or different rules, we would like to share the common rules at most bookmakers, including:
Payment and reward transactions will be based on the results of the relevant governing body of the designated competition.
- If a match does not take place as scheduled or is postponed, if the match does not take place within 48 hours after that, the match bets will be voided.
- If a player or team with a nickname is mistaken or with a smurf account, the results and betting sessions will still be counted unless it is certain that it is not the player/team playing in the match.
- If the strategy is revealed even 1 way before the start of the match, all betting sessions for the match will be voided.
Handicap bets and Over/Under bets will be voided if the match is not completed or the number of scheduled maps/rounds is changed after this bet is offered.
Popular betting odds in Esport
- Full match win bet
Players will predict which player/team will win the match. Match information, participants will be provided by the dealer before the match. Players predict and choose the team/athlete they think will win to bet.
- Full Match Handicap Bet
This form is very popular in other sports such as the king sport, football, volleyball, table tennis, baseball, … Experts predict the house’s odds will give comments on the strong and weak teams from which the house will give the corresponding odds as well as the number of different handicaps.
- Over/Under Full Match Bet
Players choose Over (greater than) or Under (less than) based on the number given by the dealer.
Experience in placing easy-to-win Esport bets
You need to pocket the following experiences to play and bet on esport subjects to increase your chances of winning:
- Understand the betting rules of the esport subject you want to bet on at the participating dealer.
- Observe and analyze the match history of the players you bet on to know if their form is good, whether this match is easy to win or not. If you see that it is not ok, change the team with a higher chance of winning.
- Have a suitable stopping point. If you have lost many games in a row, you should stop to come up with a reasonable strategy, do not just focus on placing bets according to your feelings and forget about the analysis. Divide the money into many small spaces, absolutely do not use all the money you have for 1 bet.
- Placing ladder bets will be a very clever way to apply when playing Esport. Players bet a small amount and then based on the situation, if they have an advantage, they will gradually increase the bet.
- Stand firm, do not follow the crowd effect.
- The most important thing is to choose a reputable esport betting site, avoid encountering fake websites and bookmakers.
Conclusion
Above is all the information about esports. Hope that with the above sharing from PHMACAO, you will know what Esport is, including what forms, rules and odds are. In particular, pocket yourself the experience to bet really attractive at esport.
Wish you success and have moments of sublimation entertainment!
