{"id":185714,"date":"2024-02-06T14:07:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T19:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=185714"},"modified":"2024-02-06T14:07:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T19:07:20","slug":"the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rapid Growth of Esports in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esports has grown incredibly fast as an industry in the last few years. The internet and technology have helped esports expand. Esports has become more popular both for professional gaming and personal gaming. Esports has formulated various courses of action to handle this popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/carolinaplays.com\/\">CarolinaPlays.com<\/a>, Gaming laws in North Carolina have changed a lot since gaming was made legal. Activities related to online gaming and betting that were once banned have started becoming mainstream. Reputed betting operators have helped grow esports as laws become less strict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Betting on Esports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With less strict laws, esports has outshined the entire gaming industry. Developers like Fanduel North Carolina now offer betting on esports. Since gambling was legalized in North Carolina, online betting has taken new turns. Online betting has seen new standards compared to in-person platforms. Along with more opportunities and convenience online, it also gives more chances to win for gambling fans. We expect online gambling laws in North Carolina to become even more flexible by the end of 2022. This will make it even easier for users to place bets online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Esports is So Popular<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esports operators are expanding rapidly in North Carolina for certain key reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Easy Access&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video games are very easy to access now on laptops, phones, consoles, and tablets. It&#8217;s not as easy for gamers to buy gaming consoles. With video games easily accessible on cellphones, gaming has become more engaging and connecting. Mobile gaming gives advantages like easy downloading and more game choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Inclusiveness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esports is inclusive, which makes it popular and accessible compared to conventional sports. Those not physically fit can have difficulty following professional sports. Esports allows easy inclusiveness for experts, novices, the physically fit, and the less able. Players get to compete online regardless. This makes it a more inclusive gaming option.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/b9f9ff69-d773-4114-9b02-809a0756d7e5.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Esports competition with women - Generated with AI\" class=\"wp-image-185718 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/b9f9ff69-d773-4114-9b02-809a0756d7e5.jpg\" alt=\"Esports competition with women - Generated with AI\" class=\"wp-image-185718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/b9f9ff69-d773-4114-9b02-809a0756d7e5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/b9f9ff69-d773-4114-9b02-809a0756d7e5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/b9f9ff69-d773-4114-9b02-809a0756d7e5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/b9f9ff69-d773-4114-9b02-809a0756d7e5-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Esports is for everyone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quality and Selection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gaming quality has improved thanks to advances like virtual reality. Competition and better aesthetics have also heightened gaming experiences. Online gaming keeps getting better efficiency and quality. It also offers gamers a large, globalized selection of games to choose from based on criteria. Gaming consoles like PS5 create smooth experiences at good frame rates. The internet and online sports have become much more useful and universal for gamers worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Widespread Interest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Past popularity of baseball and football has remained. But recently, global gaming interest has risen across more sports. Gaming operators now understand the variety of gaming opportunities. Video games have become more popular and widespread because they offer more variety. Sports culture has almost been duplicated in esports to attract more users &#8211; not just in North Carolina, but worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Future&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The widely accepted online gaming in North Carolina has opened doors for operators and gamers. According to data, the online gaming industry economy will likely rise by around $2.3 billion in 2022. Interest in esports grows not just from sports organizations, but media too. Thanks to the internet&#8217;s unmatched esports growth, gaming online is now easy and convenient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Esports has become more popular both for professional gaming and personal gaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23578,"featured_media":185717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15],"tags":[1404,3439],"class_list":["post-185714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","tag-esports","tag-north-carolina"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Rapid Growth of Esports in North Carolina - Armchair Arcade<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Esports has become more popular both for professional gaming and personal gaming.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Rapid Growth of Esports in North Carolina - Armchair Arcade\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Esports has become more popular both for professional gaming and personal gaming.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Armchair Arcade\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Armchair-Arcade\/141237783007\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-06T19:07:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-06T19:07:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/023dabba-944e-4b2c-8417-753f43f2ffc3.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Abigail Massimo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@armchairarcade\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@armchairarcade\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Abigail Massimo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Abigail Massimo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a38704102183d9b8a2013122f5ec4464\"},\"headline\":\"The Rapid Growth of Esports in North Carolina\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-06T19:07:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-06T19:07:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":511,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/023dabba-944e-4b2c-8417-753f43f2ffc3.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"esports\",\"north carolina\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Editorial\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Rapid Growth of Esports in North Carolina - Armchair Arcade\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/023dabba-944e-4b2c-8417-753f43f2ffc3.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-06T19:07:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-06T19:07:20+00:00\",\"description\":\"Esports has become more popular both for professional gaming and personal gaming.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/023dabba-944e-4b2c-8417-753f43f2ffc3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/023dabba-944e-4b2c-8417-753f43f2ffc3.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"Esports can generate a lot of excitement.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/06\\\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Rapid Growth of Esports in North Carolina\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/\",\"name\":\"Armchair Arcade\",\"description\":\"Chronicling the complete history of videogames, computers, technology, and pop culture since 2003\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"AA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Armchair Arcade\",\"alternateName\":\"AA\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Google-250.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Google-250.png\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"Armchair Arcade\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Armchair-Arcade\\\/141237783007\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/armchairarcade\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/bill_loguidice\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/billloguidice\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/billloguidice\\\/armchair-arcade\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/BillLoguidice\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a38704102183d9b8a2013122f5ec4464\",\"name\":\"Abigail Massimo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/Facebook-188-150x150.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/Facebook-188-150x150.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/Facebook-188-150x150.png\",\"caption\":\"Abigail Massimo\"},\"description\":\"Correspondent for Armchair Arcade.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/author\\\/abigail-massimo\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Rapid Growth of Esports in North Carolina - Armchair Arcade","description":"Esports has become more popular both for professional gaming and personal gaming.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Rapid Growth of Esports in North Carolina - Armchair Arcade","og_description":"Esports has become more popular both for professional gaming and personal gaming.","og_url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/","og_site_name":"Armchair Arcade","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Armchair-Arcade\/141237783007","article_published_time":"2024-02-06T19:07:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-02-06T19:07:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/023dabba-944e-4b2c-8417-753f43f2ffc3.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Abigail Massimo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@armchairarcade","twitter_site":"@armchairarcade","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Abigail Massimo","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/"},"author":{"name":"Abigail Massimo","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/person\/a38704102183d9b8a2013122f5ec4464"},"headline":"The Rapid Growth of Esports in North Carolina","datePublished":"2024-02-06T19:07:16+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-06T19:07:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/"},"wordCount":511,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/023dabba-944e-4b2c-8417-753f43f2ffc3.jpg","keywords":["esports","north carolina"],"articleSection":["Editorial"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/","name":"The Rapid Growth of Esports in North Carolina - Armchair Arcade","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/023dabba-944e-4b2c-8417-753f43f2ffc3.jpg","datePublished":"2024-02-06T19:07:16+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-06T19:07:20+00:00","description":"Esports has become more popular both for professional gaming and personal gaming.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/023dabba-944e-4b2c-8417-753f43f2ffc3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/023dabba-944e-4b2c-8417-753f43f2ffc3.jpg","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"Esports can generate a lot of excitement."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/06\/the-rapid-growth-of-esports-in-north-carolina\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Rapid Growth of Esports in North Carolina"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#website","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/","name":"Armchair Arcade","description":"Chronicling the complete history of videogames, computers, technology, and pop culture since 2003","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#organization"},"alternateName":"AA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#organization","name":"Armchair Arcade","alternateName":"AA","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Google-250.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Google-250.png","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"Armchair Arcade"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Armchair-Arcade\/141237783007","https:\/\/x.com\/armchairarcade","https:\/\/instagram.com\/bill_loguidice\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/billloguidice","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/billloguidice\/armchair-arcade\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/BillLoguidice\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/person\/a38704102183d9b8a2013122f5ec4464","name":"Abigail Massimo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Facebook-188-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Facebook-188-150x150.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Facebook-188-150x150.png","caption":"Abigail Massimo"},"description":"Correspondent for Armchair Arcade.","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/author\/abigail-massimo\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11341,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2020\/05\/13\/how-video-games-have-influenced-gambling\/","url_meta":{"origin":185714,"position":0},"title":"How video games have influenced gambling","author":"Jane Smith","date":"May 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Video games and online gaming are part of a multi-million dollar industry with a massive youth population market base. However, more recently, video games has become a new form of online betting in the gambling industry to attract casual video game players into the betting market. Sites take the phrase\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Editorial&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How video games have influenced gambling","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gaming-at-keyboard.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gaming-at-keyboard.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gaming-at-keyboard.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gaming-at-keyboard.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gaming-at-keyboard.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":179550,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/12\/29\/esports-betting-in-gaming\/","url_meta":{"origin":185714,"position":1},"title":"The Rise of eSports Betting and How It Drives Interest in Gaming","author":"Jonathan Adams","date":"December 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Despite the interest in the industry, eSports betting is only now getting started.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Editorial&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Rise of eSports Betting and How It Drives Interest in Gaming","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/eSportsinGaming.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/eSportsinGaming.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/eSportsinGaming.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/eSportsinGaming.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":180144,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2022\/05\/18\/esports-in-new-york\/","url_meta":{"origin":185714,"position":2},"title":"The Popularity of Esports in New York","author":"Jonathan Adams","date":"May 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The forbidden activities pertaining to wagering and online gaming like Esports have been entering the mainstream with various betting operators.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Editorial&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Popularity of Esports in New York","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ESports-01.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ESports-01.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ESports-01.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10826,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2020\/01\/25\/how-video-games-and-gambling-have-merged-over-the-past-decade\/","url_meta":{"origin":185714,"position":3},"title":"How Video Games and Gambling Have Merged Over the Past Decade","author":"Abigail Massimo","date":"January 25, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The relationship between gambling and video gaming has grown a lot closer of the past decade with crossovers in both directions. We have seen a number of video games include gambling in some form, many of these instances have been the inclusion of casino play on the game, while we\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Editorial&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"How Video Games and Gambling Have Merged Over the Past Decade","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/florian-olivo-Mf23RF8xArY-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/florian-olivo-Mf23RF8xArY-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/florian-olivo-Mf23RF8xArY-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/florian-olivo-Mf23RF8xArY-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/florian-olivo-Mf23RF8xArY-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/florian-olivo-Mf23RF8xArY-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5784,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/10\/03\/gamer-economics-esports-desperately-needs-new-revenue-model\/","url_meta":{"origin":185714,"position":4},"title":"Gamer Economics: Why eSports Desperately Needs a New Revenue Model","author":"Armchair Arcade Staff","date":"October 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Although the world of eSports is still relatively new when compared to other large sporting competitions, it is already being regarded as the next great\u00a0global sporting sensation. No smart investor wants to miss out of the chance to capitalise on eSports, which is why there are more people purchasing teams\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Editorial&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Gamer Economics: Why eSports Desperately Needs a New Revenue Model","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The_International_2014.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The_International_2014.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The_International_2014.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The_International_2014.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The_International_2014.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7628,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/06\/08\/what-you-need-to-know-about-esports-in-the-uk\/","url_meta":{"origin":185714,"position":5},"title":"What you need to know about Esports in the UK","author":"Jonathan Adams","date":"June 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Esports is growing fast, especially in the UK where demand is expanding extremely rapidly. The UK has not always been at the forefront of the nascent Esports industry, but that could be all set to change over the coming weeks and months.\u00a0 Indeed, the champion of one of the biggest\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Editorial&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pexels-photo-929831.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pexels-photo-929831.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pexels-photo-929831.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pexels-photo-929831.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pexels-photo-929831.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pexels-photo-929831.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/023dabba-944e-4b2c-8417-753f43f2ffc3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}