A champion gamer’s decision to open fire Sunday afternoon during a video competition has prompted calls from gamers for more security at esports tournaments.
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An esports competition began Friday at Caesars Entertainment Studios in Las Vegas.
Esports Arena Las Vegas is being positioned as the crown jewel of Allied esports, a global power player in the industry with venues in Germany and China in addition to North America.
What it takes to be a professional video gamer as the esports industry blows up, taking a Vegas squad with it.
When Rogue was founded, they had to be more resourceful than the competition, stay ahead of the curve, maximize efficiency, leave no margin for error.
As esports continues to explode in popularity, Las Vegas is uniquely positioned to benefit as a potential hub for the booming industry, with a history of hosting esports events, a luxe new esports venue opening at Luxor soon and casinos beginning to take esports bets.
SkillCon, a three-day expo underway at the Rio’s Pavilion, showcases a variety of competitive skills in action. Among them: Rubik’s Cube speed-solving, juggling, bodybuilding, eSports, fidget-spinning, dodge ball, robotics and weightlifting.
Thousands of gaming devices will be on display at the Sands Expo Center for the Global Gaming Expo, the world’s largest gaming industry trade show.
They could have been rivals, but Nick Fotheringham and Jonathan Borchetta realized they’d make better business partners. The result is The Nerd, a new nightclub in Neonopolis, 450 Fremont St. “I wanted to do a comic-con-themed venue,” Borchetta said. “It’s a self-indulgence really. I wanted to fill it with cool stuff I liked.”
GameCo, the first U.S. maker of video game gambling machines, hopes to raise as much as $30 million in a third round of funding as it seeks to launch more games and expand into new markets.