Are the demands of esports becoming too much for athletes in New York?

New York, like all of the biggest cities in the world, has embraced the esports revolution wholeheartedly. More people than ever before are showing genuine interest in esports and that popularity is transcending within the sporting community and beyond.

At the heart of the appeal of esports in New York is the interactive nature and relatability of the sport in general.

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Huge amounts of work have been done to develop esports as a watchable sport, in much the same way more traditional sports such as soccer and basketball are and with big arenas filling out consistently, esports is clearly taking a hold within the market.

In addition, most people of a certain generation have played a video game, meaning seeing the very best in the world compete at esports makes for compelling viewing, as there is a sense of relatability there for consumers.

Esports and mobile app betting in NY are growing exponentially, questions are being asked as to where all of the finances within the sport are being generated from and if some of the superstar players involved are being exploited, for the financial gain of others.

Seeing sell-out crowds at arenas has become commonplace in the world of esports and with the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham hosting an esports test event, clearly the global platform for the sport is developing all the time.

Viewing figures, both in person and through outside broadcasts, yield money for companies and athletes, with plenty of the biggest name tech conglomerates in the world getting on board with the developments in esports.

How much of that money is filtering down to the esports athletes however, both in New York and across the rest of the world, is a question that many people on the outside of the sport are beginning to ask.

Many esports players are confined to their bedrooms, tasked with improving their overall playing level at a particular game for hours upon hours each day.

In most cases, these young esports athletes are aged between 18 and 30 and serious health and lifestyle questions are also being asked too about the suitability of looking at a screen for in excess of 15 hours per day.

Unless an esports athlete is signed up to a team or an affiliate of a professional sports team, then they are often left to fend for themselves, entering the world of cash games in an attempt to pick up some money.

This of course can be a lucrative vocation for many, with some handsome cash sums up for grabs but it carries a performance related risk for many esports athletes and in a modern day New York that is hugely expensive to survive in, the esports athletes in the city are up against it.

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