Puerto Rico Emerging as an Esports Leader in the Caribbean and Latin America – The Weekly Journal

(San Juan, P.R.) Puerto Ricos first official video game team, the Red Roosters, continue to bet on developing industry on the Island, with a view of becoming the undisputed leader of eSports in the Caribbean and Latin America.

"The year 2022 has undoubtedly been one full of successes for the video game industry in Puerto Rico. At a competitive level, we have managed to achieve great triumphs in all the events we have participated in," said the group's spokesman and professional gamer, Ricardo "Mono" Romn.

Back in March, the Red Rooster Team developed at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum the eighth edition of the Winter Clash 2022. The event had 300 participating competitors and more than 2,000 attendants, making it the most important video game events in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.In addition, in the 2022 closing of the Elements League, Puerto Rico began the competition by beating the undefeated world champion, Saprisa eSport of Costa Rica.

Study of the Esports industry and market in Puerto Rico

Romn's expressions are given in the context of a study by the Inteligencia Econmica firm, which evealed that betting on the eSports industry in Puerto Rico shows solid growth in the context of the pandemic, which establishes a new source of income for the state and for private industry.

"With the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of many sporting events, many media have turned to video game streaming as a content alternative. The betting market on digital platforms in eSports can present an opportunity to attract non-traditional bettors. Given the demographic of the eSports audience, which tends to be younger, this represents an opportunity to create a new betting market in a sport that is in its infancy and demonstrating impressive trends of development and growth."

Hotels and the training industry would also benefit of this in general in the face of the challenges of the pandemic. "This option can be a way to generate revenue in the short term, and not lose the captive customers those hotels, casinos and other players in the industry have," they say.

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