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Kick-Start an Esports Initiative at Your Casino

Esports initiative success depends on achieving integration into the existing casino ecosystem.

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  • You're having difficulty estimating the value of an esports venue.
  • There's a lack of understanding of the esports culture at your casino.
  • You're unsure of the technical infrastructure required for esports.
  • Esports is an unfamiliar revenue and visitation business model compared to traditional casino and hospitality venues.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

  • Esports is not about having a big tournament a couple of times a year. Rather, it's about developing a culture of esports so that the casino can grow with the changing preferences of the younger demographic.
  • Leverage your existing technology suppliers to get the gear you need to build out the lounges.
  • Casinos should experiment with low cost esports initiatives to see how customers respond to different design considerations.

Impact and Result

  • Use Info-Tech’s research to understand the esports culture and how that culture can be best approached by casinos to create a sustainable business venture that engages a sought-after demographic.
  • Review the technical requirements that a casino needs to purchase or outsource to implement different esports initiatives.

Kick-Start an Esports Initiative at Your Casino Research & Tools

Start here – read the Executive Brief

Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should initiate esports at your casino; review Info-Tech’s methodology; and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.

1. Create a vision for the esports initiative

Define the concept for your esports initiative and align the initiative with business priorities.

2. Determine high level costs, benefits, and risks

Gather high-level technical requirements and calculate an initial cost-benefits analysis for the initiative. Then, identify risks and mitigation efforts.

3. Gain support and prepare business case

Seek approval from key decision makers and prepare for the full business case.

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Esports initiative success depends on achieving integration into the existing casino ecosystem.

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We produce unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with IT teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

What Is a Blueprint?

A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.

Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.

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Get the help you need in this 3-phase advisory process. You'll receive 4 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.

Guided Implementation 1: Create a vision for the esports initiative
  • Call 1: Discuss how esports can best fit into the existing goals and ecosystem at the casino.

Guided Implementation 2: Determine high-level costs, benefits, and risks
  • Call 1: Discuss the technical requirements.
  • Call 2: Finalize the MVBC for esports.

Guided Implementation 3: Gain support and prepare business case
  • Call 1: Plan to present the MVBC for esports to decision makers.

Authors

Larry Fretz

Mark Maby

Contributors

  • Spiro Khouri, VP Marketing, The Gaming Stadium
  • Alex Igelman, Founder and Managing Director, Esports Capital Corp.
  • Chris Garrow, Gaming Operations Director, Prairie Band Casino & Resort
  • Zack Johnson, Founder, ggCircuit LLC
  • Jennifer Roberts, Associate Director, UNLV International Center for Gaming Regulation
  • Anthony Gaud, President and Chief Creative Officer, INGAME ESPORTS
  • 1 anonymous contributor
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