Can you make money playing video games? In this episode of New Money we explore the many ways that you can make money in the video game industry. In 1972, Stanford University hosted the first video game competition for the game ‘Spacewar.’
Since then, the Esports Industry has been exploding in popularity and growing so quickly that by 2020, the industry will be worth $2 billion dollars. From sponsorships to video game coaches and yes, even the gamers themselves, there are many ways to cash in on the growing Esports industry.
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