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Category: eSports News
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Created: Monday, 25 March 2024 14:48
Betting on sports has been around for a very long time with some of the earliest records dating back to ancient Greece when spectators would place bet on which gladiator would win the fight. Since then, sports betting has evolved into a complex machine that let’s anyone bet on pretty much anything.
Over the past decade and the development of the internet and new technologies, betting on sports has added several new ways to gamble like live dealer casinos, live betting and virtual sports betting. Now, one of the latest gambling trends that has become increasingly more popular in the past few years is eSports betting.
Of course, some may argue that eSports is not a real sport and should be classified as a competition. However, an increasing majority of people like John Skipper, the president of ESPN, consider it a sport. This is because to be a professional eSports athlete requires tremendous motor skills and tactical understanding.
And since it is a sport, people will bet on it!
A short History of eSports
For those who are not familiar with e-sports, it pretty much started as simple competitions between fans of video games that go as far back as the 1970s when games would get together and hold private competitions for games like “Spacewar” in 1972 to the famous “Space Invaders Championship” held by Atari in 1980.
Read more: The History of eSports Betting
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Category: NCAA Basketball
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Created: Saturday, 02 March 2024 02:18
Caitlin Clark broke Lynette Woodard’s record of 3,649 points. As a result, Clark is now the NCAA Women’s all-time leading scorer. Also, she is 18 points away from breaking Pete Maravich’s NCAA overall scoring record.
Clark, who averages over 30 points per game, is in an excellent position to surpass Maravich in Sunday's regular-season finale between Iowa and No. 2 Ohio State.
According to pay per head bookie experts, Clark broke Taylor Pierce's 2019 single-season record for the most 3-pointers scored (155) just minutes before she passed Woodard for the NCAA record.
Clark had a triple-double in the Iowa 108-60 thrashing of Minnesota, scoring 33 points while dishing out 12 assists and grabbing 10 rebounds. She needed 32 points to tie Woodard going into the game, and she nearly reached halfway in four minutes.
Read more: Caitlin Clark Becomes NCAA Women’s All-Time Leading Scorer