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Recently, I was asked by one of my clients to check out which esports betting bitcointalk users are most interested. I wasn't really aware of esports betting much. Because I really don't gamble a lot. Can you please share which esports you used to place bets on? It would be a great helping hand to find out the right one. Client was interested in offering bonus for bitcointalk users.

Normally, I used to bet in CS:GO and DOTA2,
But, Riot games is also on my favorite list, when the Valorant champions started last year I didn't miss any of their game show.
I have to say that Valorant is not much popular that's why many gambling websites didn't add that tournament to their bookie.
Sometimes I wager on Fortnite, But, Fortnite is not much favorite to me, their tournaments seem childish to me :D.
Overall, DOTA2 & CS:GO is perfect for you if you are a heavy gambler & like fighting.

I absolutely agree with you. CS:GO and DOTA2 are the most popular games among bettors. I used to bet only on CS:GO because this game is more understandable to me than DOTA2. Most likely to understand DOTA2 you need to play it yourself but I have no time for that unfortunately.

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Little Mouse, I think if your client will make a bonus to CS:GO he will not make a mistake.

Back in the days I used to bet on DOTA2 since it was a trend to all my friends who also play and bet DOTA2 matches. But since the start of lockdown during COVID-19, most of us doesn't play it anymore though since we can't hangout together like we used to before. I'm kinda familiar with CSGO though although, it's not my type of game but my friends used to play it too in the past. But I still watch DOTA2 matches through streaming especially if my favorite team or player is streaming.

I usually bet on Dota 2 and CS:GO, though sometimes I bet on huge events on League of Legends whenever I receive a tip from my friends. I've been into the esports betting scene since the days of Dota 2 Lounge, and have earned some nice items and cash on it when I was just starting. Eventually though, the esports gambling scene became stale and I left it completely. New names going on to the sport means countless hours of watching how they play as a team, and I cannot allot more time to it anymore.

Dota 2 and CSGO are the most common esports that I see in the forum. These two games are likely the most popular in terms of esports betting. Although there are other esports/games that are in there but, in my observation, the interest of many are within those games.
If you're into MOBA games, Dota 2 is easy to understand as it's like the OG game for that game type. While CSGO, all of us grew up playing counterstrike.

CS:GO for sure.

The games are just the right amount of time, and usually you can find betting pools for CSGO quite easily given that it has the most liquidity out of all esports.

I also find that you can usually get the best betting limits on major CSGO games compared to other tournaments.

Gambling on esports seems like some weird thing you'd see in a movie about the future.  It's crazy to think about how big this business has become.  I'm even seeing on NFL games now they have weird replays where the people are generated animations like out of a video game.  It seems this is the direction the world is going.  Pretty soon we'll be having entire football teams of video game players.  I must admit I thought it was pretty crazy, but it makes more sense then robot sports, which is sort of what I was expecting for the future when I was a kid.  Now with the rise in digital capabilities and now the coming metaverse, it seems pretty obvious the future of sports is not robotics, but virtual.  I guess I should probably dip my toe in at some point.  I wish I was younger, I would probably care more.  Nowadays video games are less about winning for me and more about having ridiculous fun in any way possible (usually trolling).

I prefer DOTA 2 over CSGO only because it's one of the games that I played the most during my free time, but I still bet on CSGO and other games like Call of Duty and League from time to time once the regular season starts. From my betting experience recently CSGO is slightly more predictable because in DOTA the odds provider tend to overvalue a lot of teams in certain matchups and most of the strong teams failed to deliver this season. Anyway, i'm looking forward to the bonus they're offering and hopefully they'd have a huge market similar to what nitrogensports offer.  :)

I'm not e-sport true fan, but in all my life i bet on two games: Few times on CS:GO (i bet only on Natus Vincere, known as NaVi) and one time for team in League of Legends (it's more popular in the USA and Europe, as i know). Mostly just for fun, rather expecting some profits (despite both times I bet on CSGO i had won)


LoL is also very popular.

CS:GO and DOTA 2

Ive been betting on these games for years now yet im also a gamer which it would really be just fits out on my interest and knowledge and make out bets depending on the game
which I do see that I could potentially win.

Other than that I could also make bets on Valorant too and the list would really be long as long you do know those esports out there.
Its not that appealing on making bets if you don't know the game in the first place.

It's surprising that more modern games like Call of Duty and PUB G are not featured more heavily on crypto sportsbooks, but I guess the older games have had time to develop more leagues. I've played a few counter strike and Fifa bets in the past, there's a bit more profit to be made but a single player can easily collapse in one game. I think we'll start to see more up to date games coming on stream faster in future, I guess it just comes down to all the infrastructure and having a super speed monitoring ability in place, to prevent any abuse by middlemen placing bets with faster information. It might mean you can only place bets pre-game rather than ingame, but there seems to be a large untapped market there with a younger audience who want to spend money.

I’m a Dota player so I always bet on DOTA2 since I’m more familiar with the teams and I really enjoy watching them playing. I tried to bet before on CSGO and I’m really confuse about it, not a fat of any teams with regards to CS. Well, these two has been the top options for eSport and hopefully they’ll stay on top, DOTA is my childhood games, really miss playing on a local tournaments.

I'm old fashioned person, I don't bet on any esports. I don't follow esports and I have no idea about it, it would be a bit stupid for me to bet on it. Everyone have different preferences, but for me it's just not interesting to watch how other people playing all these games. Some will say that's almost same like watching how others are playing football, basketball or any other sport, but for me it's not same.

I think recently there was NFL broadcast on Nickelodeon with various kind of animations included. It's done to attract younger audience to real, not virtual sport, what isn't easy task now. Crazy stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjimpPivaOQ

There other options but they can’t still hit the mainstream and you can see on cryptobooks, most of the eSports are about DOTA2 and CSGO. I admit that I’m also playing bet on these two since they have the best odds and they are also popular in my country, we even have our daily bet as a player. Counterstrike never gets old, such a great game to play with.

There's even FIFA(the video game) betting and that's where really the world is leading. We've got some games that are allowing us to earn and soon, there will be bets for it. These players for any esports have their own professional players as well, like an actual athletes.

Still, you can enjoy to get on with the trend of video games. It makes us younger and those betting are just for additional fun if you're up for it but I do agree to you that they're more enjoyable just to play it.

@OP, majority is saying for two popular esports and I do say the same thing as well but I'm more for Dota 2.

This remind me of my younger days, I used to play the old version of these two and honestly, once a gamer always  be a gamer and that’s why I’m placing my bet on these two eSport until today. Dota is my favorite, I remember I can spend the whole day playing Dota and that will remain as my best gaming experience, good old days. Also, DOTA2 has a huge spotlight on eSport, with a huge reward on every TI games, that attracts a lot of gamers and gamblers for sure.

^ Back days, this game is very popular and even me, I am do cutting classes just because of this game. Is still DOTA2 having a competition at this time?
As far as I know shooter game is very common in esports like CSGO, Crossfire, Call of Duty, and Valorant. Probably those games are very common in esports or League of Legends which is good like DOTA2. Shooter games are very common in esports and I think they will be well-known for those young people who like online games.

Some of the obvious choices I would have would be CSGO and Dota 2 (though I rarely do CSGO nowadays, I used to bet on some games). They're really famous eSports games and you wouldn't be wrong with offering bonuses for those. Other than that, Valorant is getting a lot of traction afaik, its eSports scene is developing (if not already) developed quite well already. There's also Apex legends (which is what I'm betting on most of the time right now). Pretty sure OP could also use the concurrent player base as a value to measure which games are popular, even if most of those players don't bet.

there is no Option for both ? because i usually  bet on both, sometimes in CSGO and sometimes in Dota2 , though i also bet in Mobile legends but only in our local betting because there are no available for now here .

so I would not choose instead will vote for others lol.

Yeah I missed DOTA1 and also Crossfire , and Diablo 123 , hope there will be available on such in the future.

Only Dota 2, been my go to because that's the only game that I am most familiar because I am a Dota player myself so I don't have problems choosing teams that's going to win because I have a good way to judge who's going to win depending on who's got a more favorable team composition.

CS:GO, Dota 2: All esports betting sites, the system is almost the same when you bet on the game you are playing, the problem in esports is how to set, focus and you can be motivated to bet, You are completely unaffected by the site, the way you place your bets matters a lot in esports.

Let me give a little tip for you based on my experience.
First: the main thing you do is bet on esports gambling sites, you have to really study the variables that exist in esports betting, all of them, in esports betting what is more important is time and practice is really needed, if you are impatient, want to get rich suddenly, it can be messy, bottom line: patience do the bet step by step to make good money.
The second: the choice of the game is much more important, I mean the favorite game or follow the stream, to follow the stream and many other ways.

The bottom line: your esports must be focused, patient and serious, esports games are not the same as other games lottery, dice, slots etc., the important thing is to choose your favorite game, that's important.

Why not consider covering the whole thing and not just some specific preferred Esports games?

As long as the game is popular, you can bet that it has a big market associated with it. You can tell that to your client.

If a company will offer Esports betting, it's not making sense to see that only a few Esports games are listed there.

I have been betting on CSGO for many years now. During the big hype of online betting 6 years ago in esports I got interested in it too. Been playing CSGO a lot so it kind of came natural to me to try out the gambling. In the end this was the best way to get good skins without too much money involved. My first 3 knives all came from betting. I would say that the rise in CSGO skin prices came partly from the success in betting. It was very easy to bet a few skins on a match. This is also how I came into crypto currencies after trading more skins and finally cashing out. A bit surprised now that there are more people here betting on Dota than on CSGO.

Care to give information about your client?

I have no experience in esports actually not my thing but I would like to know which platform is the bettors in esports use like your client. The ones I see are tournaments only which they bet on. I've read some of the news about it which there are popular teams who usually win on CSGO and DOTA, Asians are way dominant in this space.

My friend used to bet on CS:GO and DOTA 2 as well. I've tried betting on DOTA 2 once and never tried it again. I mostly bet on sports betting because I find it more thrilling and fun since I'm not the gamer type. You might want to try Rainbow Six Siege and Overwatch, they belong to top games in esports too.

I'm into playing DOTA 2 and CSGO so I prefer betting with it. I find it too risky at first but I learned to enjoy betting on it especially with the most trusted skilled players. I find it thrilling and I also tried betting on my friends who used to play DOTA which was exciting as well. Betting on sports that we're playing could be fun for us.

I was going to mention this. League of Legends is more popular in our country as well than CS:GO or dota2. Recently, there has been a lot of dramatic growth of esports betting among the world including my country. Anyway, I have never placed bet on any of the mentioned esports but I did with League of Legends.

CSGO, LoL, Dota...in that order

but if you were to determine the most popular esports based on mentions in the hot esports thread in this board, Dota will come out ahead for sure, followed by csgo and then League of legends way behind (sadly)

I think most people prefer games like CS:GO, DOTA 2, and Fortnite have created so much buzz in eSports events that the odds are very high on these games.
and if we research and learn more about the strengths and weaknesses of the team, we can easily make huge profits through eSports betting.
Dota 2 is the biggest and therefore probably the most lucrative to play, but the newest giveaway to Fortnite is pretty special too.

that's what I remember because I don't use it anymore and that was a year ago, and I also rarely use it.

Battlefield games are the most popular among the bettors in eSports category but I don't really bet on them so I don't want to comment any particular name but in general I love to play games which is kind of addictive also more entertaining but when it comes to betting I feel these games can be easily manipulated so don't bet my money on it, just have fun and let the addictive mind out of it

Only on Dota2 specifically on EU and SEA region matches since I have a better analysis on all teams in there and also the odds given on team there is good compared on North and South America region which is always pretty low on a powerhouse team.

I hope other games like Street fighter V and tekken should be add on e-sports so we can have a wide variety range on e-sports betting category.

I haven't played cs go but I do play dota 2 so I would bet on Dota 2. The esports that are popular in my country is Dota 2 and games like league of legends, mobile legends and battle royale games. As of now, I haven't bet on any games I mentioned because of financial problems which is needed for needs and for repairs to the house that is devastated by the typhoon rai but I would recommend betting on the esports that a person going to bet. It really depends on what you like or love.

The world without a doubt can move in directions that are unpredictable, but in a way it makes sense this is the way things are moving, after all robotics is proving to be a very difficult field and even if there are robots competitions, for example there is a soccer world championship for robots, the way they play is still very far away from what we can see in humans, so it makes sense that virtual competitions are taking the share of the interest from the general public right now.

I mostly gamble at Stake.com for their eSports and they are hosting Counter Strike / Dota 2 / Call of Duty on their site, so I bet on them. I am not an expert eSport gambler, but I follow some of the tournaments and I know some of the top players/teams and I know some of their weak points and strong points.  ;)

It will be nice if they could add some more eSports, because it is something that will pull in the younger generation.. but I will play what is on offer.  ;)

I’m betting on these two great eSport since I played them before and I really enjoy watching them. These two is a great eSport to place your bet, you can really find an interesting odds on these sports though I only bet on Dota during the major league and on CSGO where I find a good teams to place a bet.

Me too, I only go bet with Dota 2. I'm not an expert on it but because as someone who understands the game, that's why I chose it. With CSGO, I saw its popularity especially on the betting but I'm not that interested anymore on it although I know how to play the game.
In Dota 2, it's easy to bet and to understand if you know some teams already and players that are going with a match just like any other sports or esports that you know.

When it comes to esports then Dota2 is the most popular even though there are lots of mmropg and shooting games that do become popular but still this game couldnt really be beaten up considering that

on time tournaments do happen then prize pool of this one is the biggest in esports history which couldnt be  achieved by other games which does signify that when it comes to popularity then

nothing beats out this game.Its true that Dota2 is popular but also with CSgo but i cant just feel on making out some bets due to some interest issues.

Up until now you play dota 1 or your also playing dota 2? Because I think dota 1 is outdated and there can be updates in the characters in dota 2 that are not included in the old version of the game.

You know your prediction can go wrong but who knows if the opposing team had a bad luck , the other team can still win despite of their pickings. I do not play dota or dota 2, that is why I ask these questions and if there are games that I like to play that would be fps games like counter strike so obviously my vote will go for cs go. There are other fps games that is not in the poll list like fortnite and apex legends, which is fun to bet on.

MMORPG isn't really an esport to talk about since it's more of an adventure game and the competition there is different from the actual esports that we're having. Shooting games are part of the popularity of esports and there goes csgo, valorant and other FPS games.
I'm not into betting with csgo and that's why I stay with Dota 2 because I think that I'm better there although I'm not really someone like as the others who are advanced into analyzing teams and players.

I'm on the two games but very often I bet in Dota 2 because that was I most played together with my friends. I don't bet with the other people because I'm not familiar with them and most of them I just bet only when I was playing.
Well, it's pretty obvious not all the time we win, losses can be possible as not all the time we got lucky or your opponents might be more good as you.

Well, in my country the most common esports game are these DOTA2 and CS:GO.
Or those about shooter games like Call of Duty and usually place bets when they had tournaments depending on my budget if I have.
However, do you know that country of China has many players of DOTA2? and the country of Denmark for CSGO?
https://www.esports-betting.pro/esports-countries/

I also like Dota 2 for betting on esports because it seems easier to me. Also during the game you have to be patient during the game and if there is any damage then don't lose your coolness. Multiple games require specific rules to follow and this can be a challenge for you, especially when you have little time and resources. The good thing about sports betting is that players are more likely to win if they are lucky enough to have any equipment or financial commitment before you bet.

I like to bet on CSGO.

I am a fan of the game and also I just think that the game moves a bit faster compared to the other alternatives. Plus you are able to get upsets pretty often with this so you can really get some good wins if you know what you're doing.

Not really into anything other than FPS unfortunately. They just seem terribly boring for me to watch honestly.

I don't do e-sports betting anymore but when I was, I was betting on dota2 games. I don't really play or understand any other e-sports games. (LoL, CSGO, whatever...) It probably wouldn't have made a difference if I was betting on CSGO games though. Because  the outcome of the dota2 games was nearly impossible to predict. Underdog teams has beaten the favorites many times which made me to believe that it is pointless to make a research on those games.

DOTA2, CS:GO and FiFa sports are my favorite ones. While enjoying game itself, users can place bets which team can take advantage and use it to win event at the final round. Not all crypto sports bookies offer Epsorts betting but Stake got my attention with various promos in this field.

Refer to other gambling sites that cover ESports. From there, cover those games they are listing. Even the community prefers to only bet on 1 to 2 games, there should also be another open betting for other ESports games especially the game events. Not all users will come from Bitcointalk if you will advertise the platform outside the forum.

In that way, the platform that your client wants to open might be considered by others to always be used regularly since there are lots of betting options to choose from.

I guess for some reasons about Dota 1.

There are some groups that are still playing and betting on it but on a sports book. But they're betting on their own and probably a local platform on their own.

You just have to find those groups that does it. About the other games, you can still play those as they're available to download for their clients on the internet if you want to play but without betting.

Just like the majority I used to bet on Dota2 even during the time when it has not been listed into the bookies yet and we were betting with in-game items.
CS:GO on the other hand is one of the leading eSports alongside Dota2 that has a lot of fans and bettors. So, I guess it's safe to have these two If your client is planning to add eSports betting on his platform, and a bonus would be a great way to start it lol.

So far, the most answers are, CSGO and DOTA 2. If that's what your client is referring to here in the forum, does it means we can only see 2 options on your client's service? I'm more betting on LOL but it's been a while since my last bet there since I'm more active currently in online cockfighting and NBA.

Maybe try to extend your options. Since you are not familiar with E-Sports, why not add those games that were mentioned by others here but not listed on the poll.

Before, I mostly bet on esports that I am familiar with and which I play them also regularly. Thus, I usually place bets on CSGO and DOTA 2 since those two games are the ones that I am most comfortable with. With the knowledge that I have gained from playing those games (thousands of hours in Steam), I can say that I have some knowledge and feel to the game that would let me decide on which team would be in favor against another one.

This is also the reason on why I prefer esports betting compared to any other betting due to the knowledge that I have on these games. As someone also who invested countless of hours in the esports atmosphere, it would be relatively easier for me to choose which teams that I would bet on.

Yes, I'm now curious about the bonus too.

And OP mentioned that it's a bonus exclusively on Bitcointalk.

Does it mean the platform was already live or being promoted in other communities @OP?

I somehow disagree with your statement that dota 2 games are nearly impossible to predict. What you just mentioned probably answered your query- since you do not understand the basics/fundamentals of the game, it is natural but to conclude that betting on these types of games are impossible. But coming from the perspective of someone who invested thousands of hours in these games (both dota 2 and csgo), I could at least tell that there are a few factors that helped me in reaching a decision on which team to bet.

You must first understand the dynamics of the team (e.g. playstyle, hero pools, history, matchups, etc.). One you have conducted your research, it is time to bet on the team that you've invested time on reading about. While it may be time consuming, the process is at least rewarding as it discounts the possibility of betting blindly. At least, you have pure information about the statistics on the team and their winning percentages that may help reduce the risk of losing in gambling.

Even if you do research, you may not necessarily be profitable long term.

Remember that your returns as a esports bettor will come from not only your win %, but also at what odds you got these wins.

Generally the market is quite efficient and prices in any info that you have gotten your hands on way before you know it. But sometimes there are discrepancies. I agree with mindrust in that Dota2 and in fact pretty much all esports have way more variance in outcomes compared to traditional sports.

Why would only choose one if you could have both? since there would be specific markets for these games considering on how popular it is, the more you do list out then more chances of getting revenue
considering there is really a market for that one.

If we do tend to see another or current bookies specially had some esports listing then you could see that it do lists out almost everything which gamblers/bettors could really have lots of
options to take.
Im also a fan on betting on Dota2 which i had been already doing for years.

Let's give OP time to familiarize or research some stuff about ESports.

OP clearly stated that he is not familiar with this that's why a poll was created. After a bit of research, I'm sure they won't end up on just a few options which I also mentioned here. Hope he will read all responses here.

When it comes to ESports betting, everything should be listed for more options, not just DOTA II or CSGO.

To give him more idea which esports are popular these days and which are likely in the bookies, this site will help him out.

https://liquipedia.net/

A variety of esports are listed there and it includes the tournaments and other data that he needs. It also has the database of players for all of those esports, note, almost all of the players there are or have been in the pro scene of that esports.

I agree. I don't see yet a betting platform where only few sports or events are covered. Most crypto-sportbooks almost covering all available events regardless of what games is it. OP should rely the information on his client.

Few options might not attract other bettors on his client's platform.

It all depends on your personal preference. What I recommend is that you watch a game that you are familiar with so that you can be entertained while waiting to see the outcome and also know which team has a good chance of winning because that is the only way you can win a game. As for myself, I only bet on PUBG because it is the only game that I have ever played. I know how to play CS Go and Dota 2, but I don't find betting on those games to be particularly entertaining. Although it is extremely difficult to predict who will win in PUBG because there are 20 teams and any of them could win, the game was incredibly entertaining to play.

I've placed bets on both CS:GO and DOTA 2 but I normally bet heavily on DOTA 2. I am not that strong of a fan of CS:GO tournaments. So I voted for DOTA 2 on the poll. I am a strong fan of The International also. That's of course the largest Esport event in the world. It is also the highest in terms of prize pool.

But why limit the options to just a few? There are other Esports that are also popular like Fortnite, PUBG, Valorant, etc.

The NBA live 2k e-sport game, I use to bet on that but too rare these days when I have more time at work. The funny thing it started is when I accidentally bet on it thinking it was the real game from NBA but to my surprise that it ended up quickly and I realized it was just a game played by players. I don't know if it's popular but I think it's best as well but too dependent on the player too and I don't know lot of NBA live e-sport players though.

Even though there are a lot of big esport titles this time around IMO the issue is that not all sportsbook offer markets for these titles.

It depends, sometimes you don't need to have a lot of options unless you follow most of the esport scene. Also, they can be very volatile so profit wise you're better off sticking to one or two esport titles.

One good thing of esports is that unlike what happens with regular sports in which they have decades of records that allows them to calculate very precise odds for every single match this is not true for esports, not only because they are relatively new but because every single update modifies the game, and what was once a good strategy becomes a bad strategy after it, this means that if you know a lot about a game you could in fact get a small edge over the casino and that is huge.

Really depends to the reason why they're doing this. But with their data gathering through this thread, they'll see that it's all about Dota 2 and CSGO that's being said by the majority.

And the link that I've given is going to give them the idea that there are other esports that they should also consider, maybe the demand won't be the same as the two.

But they're going to give the option for their bettors as there are bookies that lists the other games that can be seen on that link.

Wasnt aware that there are NBA 2k esport game which you could possibly bet on.When it comes to betting then you would really vary on player skills and not on the team of course.

Usually its not the popular esports as of this moment which most people do talk about Dota and Csgo which is the latest games which we do have now.

Im not saying nba 2k game isnt popular but  basing off with competitiveness and game mechanics then these things really fits out on the criteria.

I noticed that too. Although I noticed that main international tournaments of a number of these Esports may easily find their betting odds hitting large sports betting sites, there are also a number of major tournaments that are not given odds by bookmakers. I think DOTA 2's The International as well as CS:GO's main international tournament are getting the attention of major sports betting sites but not other Esports events.

Perhaps it's a good plan to create an Esports-centered betting site.

I am not a big esports bettor because i am still unsure if everything is 100% legit there, especially in small tournaments where the winner can only get for example 5000$ as prize money. If this is the maximum amount that you can win as the favorite team, you still may be tempted to accept an offer from a person that wants to cheat for a bribe and lose on purpose. I know that is probably not happening but it's still possible in my opinion. If i bet on esports though i bet on Dota 2 games. The reason for that is quite simple, i played this game myself for quite a while and i think it always helps if you understand the topic that you are betting on. If you really know the game you can already get a hint on who is winning during the draft of the heroes.

Hello! According to the statistic we have , the most popular esport for betting is dota2, counter strike and league of legends. Best regards, 1win team

The most popular esports are the ones that have a fantasy element, after all if you are going to bet on a video game based on a sport why not bet on the sport directly? Not only you will have a lot more people trying to do so but at the same time the quality of play is excellent and it is more fun than watching someone else play the video game based on the sport, so it is not really a surprise to see video games based on actual sports not being nearly as popular as their real counterparts.

I have the same experience. I didn't know it was a video game as I was on a rush to take a live bet. I didn't realize there was a game also happening in
E-sports with the same team. Just one team, they are playing against a different team in live sports. But that one team is what I want to bet for and it was a bad coincidence. I lost but its a good experience and I realized something afterward, I could bet for that type of game whenever summer is around and there is no live sports that I like being televised.
But I got to know who are the players. The one holding the controller.

I think dota 2, csgo, and valorant would remain as the top picks for e-sports betting due to its massive popularity globally.

By taking advantage of such fact, there would also be datas available on the internet about the winning streaks, statistics, and hero composition of teams in dota 2 that would be considered as essential data for gathering information on which team to bet on. If you are also familiar with the game, then you may consider some teams of your liking for your client.

In CSGO and Valorant, the gameplay may be fundamentally the same but the latter game introduced abilities where it became unique. I would suggest that you bet on csgo since you can get lots of information also from streamers on YouTube.

But most of the times, every gambling site offers and covered almost all E-Sports. But I agree to you, gambling is volatile. But for the best attraction, a betting site platform should cover all events so that more users will come.

By the way, what's the update of this, OP?

I would say most people bet on whatever is their own greatest interest, its hard to judge teams and various changes if you are not actively involved and interested in the game.  So I'm totally biased to CSGO and I presume its the easiest to bet on, none of them are predictable exactly but CSGO probably gives me the best chance.  However I dont know all these games available to bet on so I could be incorrect and another esport is a better choice.
   Ideally you want alot of glory supporters who are easy to take money from with your more independent judgement I guess

For now, League fits much better in the top 3 over Valorant only because Valorant's competitive scene is still new so there's not much info to rely on aside from the top teams that have been continuously playing in their region.

Unfortunately, most of the crypto bookies barely offer any odds for Valorant even if they're one of the popular esport titles. I also bet on Valorant a couple of times but it's a bit inconvenient as you're limited between one or two bookies.

I'm into DOTA betting  but Had stopped for long time now because of DOTA popularity  had already  subside and only few Dota tournament had been on the table.

Now I tend to bet not in Esports but in Sports instead , since gambling is not my forte now but sportsbetting .

Counter Strike? are you serious on this? does not Counterstrike already lose popularity years ago?

The original Counterstrike was twenty years ago, this is the latest version we are talking about been big time since 2015-.  Its got about a regular 1 million players, hasnt really declined in the last couple years and very long term established teams and leagues.    They really should make a new version again but its not suffering anyway, the structure to the game probably makes it ideal for betting I think.
     Some of these other games are bit too wild in all the options you can do Valorant is nuts to me and its more reactionary then strategy is my guess which I equate to randomness.    CS you literally have to do one single thing to win and every round is about a minute or so which means live betting works with it in a known pace of play.     Any game can work in theory, I just guess a structured game helps betting tbh especially with obvious win / loss conditions & timing.   Even some mainstream bet firms cover CS I think

Yeah, it depends on the developer's option, how he has programmed to make things work; maybe he's not comfortable with most of the E-sport deselected or he isn't having much turn up for that on daily basis but still pays the casino task, so to avoid unnecessary levies, he avoid this ones.
The haven't been much update on that since many still prefer E-sport to shop or stal casinos

I'm not an esports expert, but I am watching thar industry. I even made a bet on some events a few times, but unfortunately without positive results. So far, the only esports I've been betting on was CS: GO, but it's possible that I will get to know other options better in the future.

This is true for all kinds of gambling. E-sports, sports, dice... There are 3 ways to stay profitable in gambling:

1- Cheating (hacking)
2- Arbitrage Betting (bookies consider this cheating as well)
3- EV betting (most bookies also consider this cheating)

No, you can't be lucky and stay profitable in the long term. So there is no "4". That might surprise some people. As you see you can't profit from gambling for a long time because that would kill the casinos.

If you take one-time earnings, then you can come up with the 4th option - one big bet on a huge odds: you win a lot of money and do not play anymore, thus remaining in the black.
By the way, what are the problems with the second and third paragraph? As long as there are different bookmakers and offline acceptance of bets (there is no KYC), they are quite feasible.

Arbitrage is most definitely not cheating, even if that's what the sportbooks call it and I've yet to ever see a case of this. Every bookmaker will add an "edge" or margin of error to their odds, which also boosts their profitability. Most are quite small, maybe one or five basis points, but this effectively closes any overlap between bookmakers. A lot of them also use the same backend feeds, a sort of white label solution, which will prevent much of this occurring. It might be possible on certain sports, like horse betting, where there are lots of variables and the odds are constantly moving around, but any bookmaker who misprices will lose a lot of money quickly.

They are running off a business and its just normal that they would really be finding off ways on how to deal off with those kind of circumstances and it would really be just normal for them
to minimize nor get rid of those kind of circumstances because they do know that it would surely cost them and since its a business then it is some error which is needed for them to adjust
on which it  would really be that normal that they would really be minding and its true that there might be some margins in between bookmakers but it would be barely profitable
if you do ask me and not really that much common.

It is a one time occasion. The post I replied to wasn't about that. He was talking about a job-like constant returns which is not possible in any way unless you do one of those things I mentioned in my post.

I agree with you though. If you play once and win and manage to not gamble again, that's the only way to win against the house, but we all know most gamblers are addicts so sooner or later they'll come back and try again and lose it all :d

I have placed some live bets in FIFA and NBA but each time I am seriously worried to bet in a rigged match ::)
I hope this is only mine perception. But I don't know practically nothing ... I don't have enough experience with other games nor I have basic information for a certain decision.
I think esports are the "future", and they can growth in popularity also for gambling industry but this is stuff "for young people" :( and I think difficult apply the same strategies that I use in classic sports.

Graphics does matter but first person type of games is less popular than with those mmropg's basing on observation but considering on how long they've been existing then its just normal that Dota2 is much more popular

and those games like valorant and fortnite is just still new so expect that they would have lesser market but i doubt that they could level out on what dota2 had able to achieved.

When betting then it would really be just normal that you would really be betting out on games which you do have the idea.

Is this DOTA2 game still common now? I think that's an old game and don't think many people will still play on this.
CSGO is very popular and in any shooting games, esports games like basket and FIFA are also popular. I have usually placed bets on CSGO tournaments but I can't follow and watch well the game because I'm busy every day, just waiting for the result, and sometimes I have won.

There are too many esports games now that we can place a bet on now and if you have time watching them live seems much more enjoyable.

Arbitrage is possible in any sport - if you look at live football betting, you will see that the odds are constantly changing there. And the odds change even before the match - a lot of things happen like injuries etc. which affect the strength of teams. Yes, I do not consider arbitrage as cheating - this is a simple sale of liquidity. But greedy bookmakers don't like to lose money.

Counter Srike used to be my favorite game for a very long time, so I am still faithful to it even now. If I'm betting on esports, it's actually just CS:GO. However, I do not rule out that I will be interested in other esports soon.

Many still play DOTA 2 although it's gradually losing popularity and most players are switching to other eSports games like Counter-Strike and leagues of legends. Personally I have wagered  on Counter-Strike and it's just one of those fun video games that is a first person shooter game. One of those many video games that could be addictive if not careful because it's just too fun that wanting to play over and again becomes an option

I think counter-strike will never lose its fame in esports.
However, see that Dota 2 remains the game that generated the most income in 2021, it was $47 million against only $40 from Counter-Strike, will that change in 2022?
It would be nice to see a game linked to football, like FIFA, have more popularity in esports, but I think that is far from happening.

But being your favorite game isn't enough. In ESports betting, you are betting, obviously, with teams here. Even you know the game, if you don't have any idea about the team's performance, you will have a hard time betting on those.

I gamble on some other Esports on which even I don't how the game works. As long as I know the team's performance based on community feedback, I will consider betting on that game.

Yes, that's for real. CS is still one of the most popular esports and even if someone who's not in esports, he'll understand the game easily especially if it's part of their childhood.

I think it will. This year for Dota 2 is going to be active in their tournaments since they have another format. But I'm not sure for CSGO if they have the same change or they have a change that will make them generate more profit.

AFAIK, there's like of this where you can bet. You just have to find those bookies that have it on their list.

I agree with you but it needs lots of guts to bet on that risky bet. One big bet on huge odds is really tempting especially if your research is ended up that it's a worth bet to pick.  We don't have to force ourselves though as there are lots of alternatives.

As long as we focus on winning, that's way better. In Esports betting, I found it hard to make a bet here since gameplays vary per game and the result is unpredictable. There are called "turning points" on this game wherein a team that's already a sure win can still lose because of one wrong gameplay.

I don't think the graphics are the issue I find a lot of games entertaining but to a certain extent and IMO it's the format that could easily discourage you as a bettor since battle royales are composed of several teams, unlike DOTA and CSGO where it's straightforward as you can only pick between two teams. At the same time most of the known bookies i've been using barely offer any odds for Fortnite, most of the time they have the big ones (Dota, League, CSGO) then Starcraft, COD, RocketLeague and R6.

Snowballs or comebacks could really happen just like on ordinary physical sports which results couldnt really be determined even how good your analysis would be thats why i dont really

still mind about those odds or chances for those underdogs could really have chances on having some comebacks or uturns in the game.

Dota2 and CSGO is really also a good game which you could really see these kind of chances depending on what team are fighting or versus on.

That's the goal of most team strategy based games, for them to snowball because that's how you overpower your enemy team, I didn't catch on with this term early on but I can see how it works and it really sucks for the opposing team to fight a snowballed opponent especially if you were the ones that dominated the early games.

Too bad I can only choose one on the survey but honestly I like placing both on CS:GO and Dota 2 both games were good and I play those in most of my spare time but honestly I'm not really into tournaments and I don't know which teams were good and which teams are not but whenever I see an Esports on bookies I place a bet on it and watch it. I learned a lot of strategies and tactics watching them and placing bets at the same time, what I don't like in Esports betting is there's no live bets (in most of the bookies).

I agree there has nothing to do with graphics if you're a bettor but when games are enjoyable as a player and as a gambler, even it's the graphics way back 90s backward, you'll definitely going to play it.

I also don't know this term before but when streamers and casters have been using that term of 'snowball' it became popular. We used to love the term comeback before than snowball.  :P

I am just starting to get into esports, and i think i am going or CS:GO as it's easier to get into. Dota 2 just seems confusing when i haven't even played it myself, and with counterstrike i can rate players and teams just by watching as i have experience on that and can easily see who is good enough.

This was just a theoretical discussion, I do not make such huge bets and do not encourage anyone to do so.

As for randomness, yes it is, but it seems to me that it is in favor of betters. If you bet on underdogs, then the cases when they win will occur more often than in traditional sports. I watched the last LOL world championship and I saw a lot of games where the underdogs won individual games. And speaking of the turning points that you mentioned, yes there are a lot of them and they change the odds so drastically that those involved in arbitrage must have made a lot of money from that championship.

csgo is really easy not because you have an experienced with it but because the mechanics of the game are mostly to shoot or too right click. In dota there's also a right click involved but the game does not only revolved on that. In order to win you also need to learn how the iteming work, the capabilities of your chosen hero if what is it against to, learning the side quest like farming, and many more.

This is the reason why many people choose csgo over dota but in terms of betting, learning the game is not necessary. Player or non player, both are allowed to place a bet but a little research on the teams involved can be enough to have a chance to win.

Dota 2 and CSGO are the most common esports that I see in the forum. These two games are likely the most popular in terms of esports betting. Although there are other esports/games that are in there but, in my observation, the interest of many are within those games.
If you're into MOBA games, Dota 2 is easy to understand as it's like the OG game for that game type. While CSGO, all of us grew up playing counterstrike.