eSports Markets Still Limited at Online Betting Firms
Wagering companies like Bookmaker.eu recently hired a handful of experts to boost their eSports market offerings, but eSports Insider would like to see more across the board.
The European bookmakers have been ahead of the curb when it comes to eSports betting, but even they are lacking.
From eSports Insider:
For the matches beginning tomorrow and Sunday, the offering is not disappointing. With markets we’ve become familiar with such as “Race to 10 kills”, “First Baron Slain” and “First Inhibitor Destroyed” still featuring prominently across a multitude of bookmakers there’s no shortage of markets for those who want to have a bet in advance.
The gripe here, and it may be petty, is the lack of operators offering a market on “outright winner” of the entire tournament. Every bookmaker will offer outright odds on the World Cup winner, or the Champions League winner throughout the season even as competition progresses and that’s arguably the way it should be.
Only two European bookmakers - Bet365 and Sky Bet – were offering outright markets on this weekend’s matches as of Friday morning.
Friday through Sunday’s bookmaker.eu matchup offerings included:
E-SPORTS CS GO
E-SPORTS DOTA 2
E -SPORTS LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
E-SPORTS STARCRAFT 2
E-SPORTS HEARTHSTONE
E-SPORTS FUTURES
The following futures were available:
E-SPORTS FUTURES - Oct 15
CS:GO -Intel Extreme Masters OAK Winner Will be?
FaZe
220
Astralis
380
G2
550
SK
600
Cloud9
1150
Team Liquid
1400
NiP
1200
OpTic
1400
EnVyUs
2000
Gambit
2600
Immortals
3500
TheMongolz
25000
CS:GO -Intel Extreme Masters OAK - To Reach Final
FaZe
-167
Astralis
156
G2
264
SK
264
Cloud9
428
Team Liquid
436
NiP
714
OpTic
714
EnVyUs
550
Gambit
1407
Immortals
2435
TheMongolz
14000
E-SPORTS FUTURES - Oct 20
Dota 2 - 2017 ESL One Hamburg Winner Will be?
61001
Team Liquid
285
Virtus Pro
305
Newbee
425
Evil Geniuses
360
Team Secret
600
Keen Gaming
1900
HappyFeet
4500
SG e-sports
4500
Dota 2 - 2017 ESL One Hamburg - To Reach Final
Team Liquid
110
Virtus Pro
130
Newbee
165
Evil Geniuses
140
Team Secret
225
Keen Gaming
350
HappyFeet
3000
SG e-sports
3000
- Alistair Prescott, Gambling911.com
