This year has seen esports betting dominate global news cycles far-and-wide as traditional sports went temporarily offline. Operators armed with esports offerings saw sharp spikes in company KPIs while other stakeholders, yet to take the plunge in competitive gaming, were all but forced to acknowledge the potential of this area.
One region of the world that is not typically discussed, with regards to betting on esports, is Latin America (LATAM). Foggy regulation and a lack of urgency for sports betting legislation has seen this area been consistently looked over, however, it’s recently become an increasingly important point of the esports handle’s expansion, though there is some groundwork still to be laid.