{"id":147,"date":"2017-01-17T09:39:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T23:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2022-11-10T21:59:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T02:59:26","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History of eSports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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eSports has slowly evolved into a cultural phenomenon. Across Asia, North America and Europe, the best pro gamers are competing for a share in hundreds of thousands of dollars at each tournament, watched by thousands if not millions of people around the globe. The very thought of professional gaming and competing is still battling perceptions of obscurity, but the truth is that eSports actually dates back decades, leading to what we know as the stadium-filling juggernaut today. Let’s take a look back at where it all started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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