The combination of video gaming and gambling via eSports is undoubtedly going to become more popular. But it’s not the revolutionary idea some make it out to be, and its widespread acceptance is not imminent, said one downtown casino executive Thursday at a gathering of gaming marketing pros. According to Jonathan Fennelly, the author of Gamopo.com, an Esports blog that compares the Best Esports Betting Sites, the growth of Esports Betting in the US is the most underappreciated opportunity in online gaming right now. Esports betting is pacing to do $8 billion in wagers this year and the industry is…

Delegates attending next week’s Esports and Casinos Resorts conference in Las Vegas will have the chance to take a tour of the city’s first dedicated esports arena. This opportunity is due to one of the event’s title sponsors being Millennial Esports, the company behind the arena which’ll be a part of the Neonopolis building on Fremont Street in downtown Vegas. The arena is intended to open to the general public in November, with the first event planned to be the Halo Championship Series Open Circuit from November 18-20. There’ll be a 400-500 person arena that will host both live, in-person…