Esports Betting
Esports Betting
G2 Esports vs Complexity: PGL Bucharest playoffs betting guide
Steven Rondina
G2 Esports and Complexity Gaming are set for a PGL Bucharest rematch, but have things materially changed for either from a betting perspective? PGL Bucharest’s semifinalists have all had a wild story at the event, except for G2 Esports. The team was expected to succeed at the event, and it has. Simple as that. On the flipside, Complexity has been the betting underdog for every match it has played in …
Esports Betting
Aurora vs Complexity: PGL Bucharest playoffs betting guide
Steven Rondina
Complexity Gaming has overcome the odds and made it to the PGL Bucharest playoffs, but the odds continue to be stacked against them with Aurora set to welcome them. PGL Bucharest has been a wild event so far, in no small part due to Complexity Gaming. The North American squad was expected to be an early elimination from the event, but it instead defeated some of the favorites to win …
Esports Betting
FaZe Clan vs Apogee Esports: PGL Bucharest CS2 betting guide
Steven Rondina
PGL Bucharest 2025 has not gone to plan and one of the surprising matchups that has come from that is an elimination match between FaZe Clan and Apogee Esports. The Counter-Strike esports grind isn’t feeling quite so formulaic anymore. PGL Bucharest has thrown multiple wrenches into what has been a largely by-the-numbers start to 2025 dominated by Team Vitality, Team Spirit, and MOUZ. Though none of those three teams are …
Esports Betting
FaZe Clan vs Complexity Gaming: PGL Bucharest betting guide
Steven Rondina
Complexity Gaming stumbled at the finish line in its push for a PGL Bucharest playoffs spot and things aren’t getting easier with a match against FaZe Clan. While Complexity Gaming was an afterthought ahead of PGL Bucharest 2025, it has become one of the bigger stories of the event. There have been upsets aplenty in Bucharest, but Complexity beating Team Falcons and Furia Esports left viewers stunned. The team came …
Esports Betting
Vitality vs Spirit: BLAST Open Spring 2025 playoffs betting guide
Steven Rondina
The semifinals for BLAST Open Spring 2025 are set and fans can look forward to an explosive match between Team Vitality and Team Spirit. The two top-ranked teams in Counter-Strike are coming together, but not in the finals of BLAST Open Spring. Instead, they’ll face off in the semifinals to face the winner of MOUZ vs Eternal Fire. The stakes of this match are clear just from the fact that …
Esports Betting
NaVi vs Team Spirit: BLAST Open Spring 2025 playoffs betting tips
Steven Rondina
The BLAST Open Spring 2025 playoffs will kick off with a pair of intraregional matches, with Eastern Europe being represented by Team Spirit and NaVi. The BLAST Open Spring group stage wrapped and saw a number of surprises along the way. One of the big ones was Team Spirit being forced to work its way through the lower bracket. The top-ranked squad ultimately survived by beating Virtus.pro, but the road …
Esports Betting
Team Spirit vs Virtus.pro: BLAST Open Spring betting guide
Steven Rondina
The BLAST Open Spring group stage is starting to wind down and two of the teams left in the playoff hunt are Team Spirit and Virtus.pro. While the upper bracket finalists both get a spot in the playoffs, the lower bracket finalists aren’t so lucky. They have to win their way through the finals in order to earn their spot. That’s the case with Virtus.pro and Team Spirit. Both squads …
Esports Betting
Sentinels vs 100 Thieves VCT 2025: Americas betting pick
Hannan Mundia
The VCT 2025: America Stage 1 group stage’s first week will conclude with a match between Sentinels and 100 Thieves. While Sentinels is the favorite to win the upcoming match, those wanting all the facts may want to analyze both team’s recent performances, agent pools, and head-to-head records. Team: Sentinels vs 100 Thieves, VCT 2025: Americas, 03/23/2025 Game: Valorant Format: Bo3 The VCT 2025: America Stage 1 tournament’s group stage …
The MongolZ vs Team Liquid: BLAST Open Spring betting guide
Steven Rondina
Esports Betting
The BLAST Open Spring 2025 group stage is starting to wrap up and one of the last matches left to bet on is The MongolZ vs Team Liquid. Most of the playoff competitors have already been decided, even if the seeding is uncertain. Only two more spots remain, and nobody in the hunt has an easy path ahead. Case and point; Team Liquid and The MongolZ will face off in …
FaZe Clan vs Team Spirit: BLAST Open Spring 2025 betting guide
Steven Rondina
Esports Betting
Team Spirit finds itself in a strange position at BLAST Open Spring 2025; fighting for its tournament life early on against FaZe Clan. While there’s still a definitive hierarchy in Counter-Strike esports, 2025 is shaping up to have a level of parity fans haven’t seen in some time. Team Spirit is generally agreed upon as the best in the world, but they’re far from unbeatable. Unlike Team Liquid in 2019 …
MOUZ vs Team Spirit: BLAST Open Spring 2025 betting guide
Steven Rondina
Esports Betting
MOUZ and Team Spirit are playing at BLAST Open Spring and this match has some big stakes for both the teams and bettors. Team Spirit has been regarded as the world’s best Counter-Strike team for some time now, but that standing is at risk. Team Vitality’s wins in IEM Katowice 2025 and ESL Pro League Season 21 are making many rethink Spirit’s standing. A big part of Vitality’s rise, though, …
NaVi vs Furia: BLAST Open Spring groups betting guide
Steven Rondina
Esports Betting
NaVi and Furia Esports are continuing this busy start to the 2025 Counter-Strike season by facing off in the BLAST Open Spring group stage. Counter-Strike esports is a constant grind for both the competitors and bettors. From IEM Katowice to PGL Cluj-Napoca to ESL Pro League Season 21, it’s been a scramble in 2025. Things aren’t slowing down, though. BLAST Open Spring comes next and it features a mix of …
Vitality vs Astralis: BLAST Open Spring betting guide
Steven Rondina
Esports Betting
Two of the biggest winners of early 2025 are coming together in openers of BLAST Open Spring 2025, but how should bettors approach Astralis vs Team Vitality? Team Vitality is coming into BLAST’s next event hot. The team scored a massive 3-0 victory over MOUZ to seal up a first-place finish in ESL Pro League Season 21. That gives the team a reasonable claim to being Counter-Strike’s best team; so …
Team Spirit vs Eternal Fire: ESL Pro League 21 betting guide
Steven Rondina
Esports Betting
Team Spirit has been on an absolute rampage since late 2023, which is bad news for Eternal Fire at ESL Pro League Season 21. There’s a good amount of parity in Counter-Strike esports these days, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a definitive best team. Team Spirit is on top of the game right now. It doesn’t have those strings of first-place finishes that Ninjas in Pyjamas, Astralis, or Team …
G2 Esports vs MOUZ: ESL Pro League 21 betting odds, tips
Steven Rondina
Esports Betting
Two European giants of Counter-Strike are facing off in the ESL Pro League Season 21 playoffs, and it’s an interesting one for bettors. There weren’t really any surprises in the ESL Pro League Season 21 group stage. For the most part, teams that were expected to advance in the tournament did. MOUZ and G2 Esports were most certainly among those expected to advance forward. Both squads are commonly ranked among …
G2 Esports vs GamerLegion: ESL Pro League S21 betting tips
Steven Rondina
Esports Betting
In a somewhat surprising turn, G2 Esports finds itself fighting for survival in ESL Pro League Season 21’s group stage against GamerLegion. G2 Esports ranks among the favorites to compete in basically any event it competes in. Unfortunately, its draws in ESL Pro League have been downright brutal. The squad has taken on The MongolZ and NaVi, and even its “easy” matches have come against formidable opposition. It’s now in …
G2 Esports vs NaVi: ESL Pro League S21 group stage betting tips
Steven Rondina
Esports Betting
Teams are starting to earn their way into the ESL Pro League Season 21 playoffs and two of the favorites to do so are NaVi and G2 Esports. Only one of them is going to be able to do so in round four of the group stage, though. Team Spirit and Team Vitality both earned their way into the playoffs of the event. NaVi and G2 Esports both sustained early …
Team Liquid vs Karmine Corp First Stand betting tip
Hannan Mundia
Esports Betting
Team Liquid and Karmine Corp will meet on the big stage on the first day of League of Legends’ debut First Stand tournament. Although KC is the favorite to win the upcoming match, smart betters may look to Team Liquid for upset potential. Team: Team Liquid vs Karmine Corp, 2025 First Stand, 10.03.2025 Game: League of Legends Format: Bo3 Announced as a new international event in mid-2024, First Stand 2025 …
MOUZ vs Falcons: ESL Pro League 21 betting tips, predictions
Steven Rondina
Esports Betting
MOUZ and Team Falcons have become fast rivals, and their next match will take place in ESL Pro League Season 21’s group stage. Team Falcons rebuilt its Counter-Strike roster by sacking Heroic, and it’s looking like that was a strong move. After more than a year of being a punchline among CS2 fans, the bird team finally looks the part of an elite-level organization. It still hasn’t won a tournament, …
Vitality vs MIBR: ESL Pro League Season 21 betting odds, tips
Steven Rondina
Esports Betting
Team Vitality won IEM Katowice 2025 and the team is set to return to action in ESL Pro League Season 21 with a match against MIBR. Vitality is already a storied organization with loads of prominent tournament wins and a superstar on its roster. Adding an IEM Katowice championship to the mantel is still a big one, though. The team’s current iteration is arguably its best ever, having also won …
Over the last few years, esports betting has exploded in popularity due to the huge growth of the esports industry and the wider coverage tournaments and events are getting, plus the money involved.
While it doesn’t yet rival traditional sports betting, it’s not difficult to see a world where this could happen. If you’re a gamer, or an esports fan, and have wondered about esports betting, read on. We’ve created a comprehensive guide that details what it is, how it works, the popular video games you can bet on, and other useful information.
Esports Betting Explained
You’ve most likely heard of sports betting well, esports betting is exactly the same. Instead of betting on physical sports, you are placing wagers on video games like Call of Duty, League of Legends, StarCraft II, and VALORANT.
This was a logical progression for the esports industry and over the last years, betting on esports has exploded in popularity. You now have a range of dedicated websites that only provide esports betting. Also, many traditional sportsbooks have added esports betting sections to their already huge offerings.
Either way, the premise is simple – you sign up to one of the sites, deposit some real money in your local currency, and place wagers on your favorite esports teams and players. You then have the chance to get real money payouts in return.
Where to bet esports today
Most Popular Esports for Betting
The number of esports titles has grown significantly. New games emerge every year and with them an esports scene that acts as a way to promote the game, either directly by the publisher or through third party tournament organizers or both. The success of an esports largely depends on the sustainability of the scene and opportunities for players to go pro. Today, there are competitive gaming events for many different genres including FPS, MOBA, RTS, sports sims, battle royales mobile games, and trading card games.
With all these pro gaming events it’s no surprise that esports is now a popular betting option for many fans of the respective games. In the betting menus of possibly all sports betting sites you’ll now find everything from Counter-Strike 2 and
LoL betting. To give you an introduction, we’ve listed the most popular esports games that you can bet on in the below table:
| Esport | Overview |
| CS2 | Released in 2023 by Valve, and is currently the fifth entry in the iconic Counter-Strike series. Players or teams of players engage in tactical first-person shooter action using a range of military weapons. |
| LoL | Immensely popular MOBA created by Riot Games where players control units and try to control maps and defeat the opposing players. |
| Dota 2 | Legendary MOBA developed by Valve where players control a hero and units, and battle against opponents using special abilities, and strategies. |
| Valorant | Tactical Hero Shooter developed by Riot Games where players fight in intense battles using an array of weapons, perks, and abilities |
| Fortnite | Third-person Battle Royale game where players parachute down into the map and fight against 99 other opponents to try and be the last person or team standing. |
| Overwatch | First-person shooter game created by Blizzard in 2016 and still remains one of the most popular esports betting games due to its awesome action and strategical gameplay. |
| StarCraft II | The successor to one of the original esports games, StarCraft. This is a real time strategy game where players have a base, build units and structures, and must control their army to defeat their opponents. |
| NBA2K | Hugely popular NBA basketball video game where players control an NBA team and play full-length matches against their opponents. |
Types of Esports Bets You Can Make
You now know which games are popular for esports betting, like
Valorant betting, but what about the types of bets you can make? Generally, there are three core types of bets available at the best esports betting websites:
- Single selections:
Where you bet on one market.
- Multiple selections/accas/parlays:
Where you bet on multiple events.
- Bet builders/Same-game parlays:
Where you bet on multiple single markets from one match.
Within this broad spectrum of betting categories, you also have a range of common individual bet types which we’ve listed in the below table:
| Esports bet type | What it means |
| Outright winner | The most common type of bet. You are betting on the overall outcome of a game and who will win it. |
| Correct score | Where you pick what the final score of a game will be, such as the number of rounds, games, or maps, for example. |
| Team score | Where you predict the score of one team or player. |
| First frag/kill | More commonly used in FPS games like CS2 where you bet on which player or team gets the first kill. |
| Over/Under bets | Pick if you think the team/player will get more or less than the specified stat for a range of different categories. |
| First objective | Similar to first kill bets, but more aimed at MOBA or RTS games. |
How to Choose a Good Site for Betting on Esports
Some sites are better than others for betting on esports. We know how difficult it can be to find a suitable site due to the huge amount of choice, and promotions they bombard you with to make you bet with them. To help make your decision easier, we’ve used our knowledge to list seven key features you should look for when choosing which betting website to use.
Licensing
Whether you’re looking for site with
CS2 betting
options or any other esport, we will only ever recommend licensed online sports betting sites. Without a gambling license, a betting site is not bound by any rules, laws, or regulations, and you could potentially open yourself to scams. You can be assured that the sites featured on this page are all licensed, and they should be available for the region you are accessing this site from. You should check for licensing information in the website footer of a betting site.
Usability
A site could have all the features in the world, but if its usability is poor, you won’t have an enjoyable betting experience. Therefore, we suggest looking at the desktop website design and layout to make sure it works smoothly and allows you to easily browse the esports categories and betting markets. You can also check to see if the operator has a downloadable mobile app for whichever type of smartphone you use.
Supported games
This is down to personal preference, but you’ll most likely only want to make bets on a select few games – probably the games you play yourself. With that in mind, you can use the links and banners on this page to browse through the
best esports betting sites
and see what games they support. Go one step further and look at the tournaments, leagues, and events they support too.
Betting markets
It’s one thing for the esports online betting site to support the games you want to bet on, but does it have the types of bets you want to make? This is very important, particularly if you want to make prop bets such as destroying a tower or barracks in
Dota 2 betting. Think about what wagers you like making, and your potential betting strategies, and then browse the site’s betting setup before you register an account. It is also be worthwhile comparing the odds with other gambling sites.
Whether you’re
betting on Call of Duty
or any other esport, it’s worth looking at the betting bonuses that the site offers. Start by checking out the welcome bonus, which is an promotion directed at new customers only. This might include a deposit match bonus, free bets, or risk-free bets, for example.
You should then look at the promos for existing customers to make sure you can still get great value once you are registered. It’s also worth checking if betting sites’s VIP or loyalty program that can reward you, via a ranking system, with cashback and rakeback, weekly and monthly
esports betting bonuses, and even more exclusive perks depending on your VIP status.
Security
Site and mobile app security is also important and we want you to be safe when you are betting on esports. Top sites use industry-standard security features like SSL encryption and HTTPS connectivity. They will also allow advanced authentication for your account login such as 2FA. It’s also worth looking for the documentation they provide such as terms of service, privacy policies, and fairness documentation.
Responsible Gambling
Just because it’s esports and not traditional sports betting, it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t gamble responsibly. We recommend checking the responsible gambling tools and support esports betting websites offer. Ideally, they should have some of the following features:
- Deposit limits
- Reality checks
- Timeouts
- Self-exclusion periods
- Betting limits
- Links to problem gambling support groups
Even if you don’t need to use these tools it’s still a great idea to understand how they work, and how you can access them if you feel like you are losing control.
How to Start Betting on Esports
Once you’ve selected a betting site you to join, you’ll need to register an account if you want to deposit real money and make your esports bets. The exact process can vary depending on the site, but it usually involves these steps:
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Click the links or banners on this page to open the site.
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Click the sign up or join button.
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Enter the required personal details.
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Enter a bonus promo code if needed.
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Finish the registration form.
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Verify your email or ID if required.
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Log in using your credentials.
With your account created, and any verification complete, you can make your first deposit. Depending on your location, you’ll find a range of different payment methods such as Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal. Simply choose how much you want to deposit, enter your payment details, and hit the process button. Usually, deposits at esports betting websites are processed instantly.
After your account is loaded with some cash, you can start browsing the esports betting sections, find the games or events you want to bet on, and dive into the action.
Top sites for betting on esports
Online Esports Betting is Becoming Even More Popular
We hope you’ve found this guide on esports betting useful. You now have a better understanding of this industry and how the sites generally work. Whether you’re
betting on Mobile Legends, or placing wagers on FPS or MOBA esports games these online sites will facilitate the action and give you an seamless betting experience.
Remember to think about the legality of betting on esports in your location, and the attributes that make the an esports betting site the best. You can then check out the links, reviews, and banners featured here to find a site that suits your needs, get signed up, and make your first esports bet!
Esports Betting FAQs
🚀 What is esports betting?
Esports betting means putting money on competitive video game tournaments, matches or players. Here, you put money on which team is going to win a match, a tournament, what the correct score will be, player props such as total kills or other in-game events.
🤑 How to make money betting on esports?
The best way to make money from esports betting is by understanding the teams and how the game is played. You can make lots of money by analyzing drafts or finding opportunities in live betting.
❓ Which are the best esports betting websites?
This depends on what you want from your esports online betting experience. We recommend checking the banners featured on this page as they should show a host of popular betting sites for your region.
💰 Can you win real money betting on esports?
Of course. If you sign up and deposit funds to a real money betting site with esports markets then you can start to place wagers matches. If your bets win, your payout will be your initial stake, multiplied by the bet odds.
🥇 Which is the best esports game to bet on?
There is no “best” esports game for betting. Similar to traditional online sportsbooks, different people will enjoy betting on different games and they typically bet on games that they play themselves as they will have greater insight to how the game works and which teams or players are better.
📈 Which are the most popular esports for betting?
Globally, the most dominant games for esports betting are Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, Valorant, and Dota 2. All of these esports feature huge multi-million dollar prize pool tournaments, and have enough strategy for bettors to do research on.
🌍 Where is esports betting available?
This depends on your location and the legality of online gambling for the country, region, or state you live in. Always check eligibility requirements before signing up to one of our recommended betting sites.
⛔ Is esports betting rigged?
No, esports betting is not rigged because you’re betting on actual players competing in real tournaments. There have been match-fixing scandals, though they are quite rare nowadays thanks to significant esports integrity efforts and data sharing between stakeholders like data providers and betting companies.
