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global esports market in 2022, the global esports audience will grow +8 7% year on year to reach 532 million https //newzoo com/resources/trend reports/newzoo global esports live streaming market report 2022 free version esports enthusiasts, those who watch esports content more than once a month, will account for over 261 million https //newzoo com/resources/trend reports/newzoo global esports live streaming market report 2022 free version globally according to a bain & company report https //www bain com/insights/level up the future of video games is bright/ , it’s expected that the global gaming market will grow to a $307 billion market in the next 5 years blockchain gaming was a $4 82 billion market in 2022 https //www grandviewresearch com/industry analysis/blockchain gaming market report and, according to a report from bitkraft, is poised to grow to a $50 billion market by 2025 https //www bitkraft vc/gaming industry market size/ another report by research & markets estimates the industry growing to $65 7 billion by 2027 https //www researchandmarkets com/report/blockchain gaming# text=the%20global%20blockchain%20gaming%20market,rising%20funding%20for%20blockchain%20games the global market for gambling estimated at $773 7 billion https //www globenewswire com/en/news release/2024/04/09/2860160/28124/en/global gambling market to reach 1 trillion by 2030 new table games expand the consumer base at casinos html in the year 2023, is projected to reach$1 trillion by 2030 look at the us specifically, americans wagered a record $119 84 billion https //www spglobal com/marketintelligence/en/news insights/latest news headlines/american gaming association legal sports betting hits record revenue in 2023 80522087# text=adopting%20the%20practice ,americans%20wagered%20a%20record%20%24119 84%20billion%20on%20sports%20betting%20in,jump%20from%20the%20prior%20year on sports betting in 2023, up 27 5% from 2022 those bets translated into $10 92 billion in revenue in 2023, a 44 5% jump from the prior year this figure was tied to a 9 1% national hold percentage (settlement fee) that the sportsbook/bookmakers takes digital asset sales and streaming are the two fastest growing revenue streams for competitive gaming, with 2020 2025 cagrs of +27 2% and +24 8% https //newzoo com/resources/trend reports/newzoo global esports live streaming market report 2022 free version , respectively growing awareness around digital assets and nfts has boosted investment in gaming to $4 49 billion in 2022 https //cryptoslate com/web3 startups raised 7b funding in 2022 with gaming accounting for 62/ and accounts for 62 5% of all investment into web3 startups forkast prediction market docid\ mo5r7as69y3z7fpbtkxyw quests & payments docid\ duwrlx6ycsdq7 ykhph9m gamerid docid\ uuivybs3rmsdgqe6zo2f0 cgx token overview docid\ d5ukwzua61adsckgzbbnz tournament software docid\ hjp9prmtvpas2nf9iqq8p pvp docid\ fmv tkirqtobvhfck 9nt