As daily fantasy sports struggles to recapture its rapid early-stage growth, esports is aging into a sports betting savior. Here’s how you play fantasy esports: Thousands of esports fans build an eight-player fantasy league lineup of professional video gamers, working to stay under a demarcated salary cap in hopes of earning the most points based on said players’ performance in the totally real, not fantasy video game tournament.
If the concept leaves your head aching — or seems a bit depressing, given how far removed esports is from what’s traditionally thought of as actual athletic activity — you’re not alone. But, apparently, you’re either old or straight-up out of touch. The esports revolution has arrived, and it’s not going away. | 