Industry Report · 2025 · Updated Edition

Time to take a new look at esports

Newly updated with refreshed full-year data. Across the five leading titles, Oddin.gg processed billions of bets in 2025. The data is unambiguous: this is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s a mature, revenue-generating vertical — and the competitive window is narrowing.

Read the report 19 pages · ~8 min read
The State of Esports Betting 2025 — report key visual
higher first-bet stake than traditional sports bettors
31%
median YoY volume growth across all five titles
€77
average stake at LoL Worlds, up 166% YoY
70–86%
of all activity is now live, in-play betting
The argument

The tipping point

These aren’t the metrics of an emerging category. They’re the metrics of a vertical that rewards operators who treat it seriously.

Larger wagers. Live betting dominant across every title. Team and player loyalty overtaking tournament branding. Regional leagues driving reliable year-round activity. The same signals that define mature traditional sports categories, now showing up in esports.

The biggest shift is that esports no longer behaves like one market. It behaves like five distinct verticals.

Esports betting — the tipping point
“The competitive window is not closed. But it is narrowing.” — The State of Esports Betting 2025, Oddin.gg
What’s covered

Inside the report

What you’ll take away in eight minutes. Built on billions of bets across operators including Betano, theScore Bet, Stake, Allwyn and Betway.

The State of Esports Betting 2025 — inside the report
  • 01Whether the revenue case now stands up. The 2025 numbers that move esports from experiment to a vertical worth a board-level decision.
  • 02The cost of waiting. Why the competitive window is narrowing — and what first-mover operators are capturing while others hesitate.
  • 03Where to place your bet. Which one or two titles fit your audience and region, and where the margin and growth actually sit.
  • 04What a serious entry requires. The investment, capability and risk realities to weigh before committing.

The question isn’t whether esports has matured.

It’s whether you’re positioned to lead in it. The full report is below — start reading now.

Open the report in a new tab
The State of Esports Betting 2025 · Produced by iGB in partnership with Oddin.gg © iGaming Business