READ: Forbes Compares the Growth of Esports to Poker

As the esports industry has grown over the last few years, many comparisons have been made between the growing video game industry and online poker boom that began in 2003. Beyond some of the obvious comparisons of the game formats themselves, we’ve seen quite a few poker players such as Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, and Randy “nanonoko Lew jump in and find success with both esports and poker.

Author and attorney Darren Heitner penned a piece for Forbes that digs into the comparison between the two industries. The article touches on the recent introduction of an esports course at UNLV aimed at teaching students to build synergy …

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