Nevada expands esports betting options

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has approved betting on five new esports events.

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The Nevada Gaming Control Board has approved betting on five new esports events.

Consumers in the state can now bet on this year’s Call of Duty League, Overwatch League and the North America League Championship Series (NA LCS), European Championship and European Masters in League of Legends.

The Call of Duty League is the leading esports event in the Call of Duty series of games and is organised by Activision, the game’s publisher. The league consists of 12 teams, 9 of them based in American cities, one in Toronto, one in London and one in Paris.

The league is in its inaugural season, which started in January.

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