DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHERE THE
AVERAGE FOR REGULAR TO $3 IN
THOSE STATES, 12 OF THEM.
>>> NOW THIS.
THIS MAY BE NEW TO OUR VIEWERS,
THIS IS A HUGE BUSINESS.
WE'RE TALKING E-GAMING.
ALL THOSE FACES ON YOUR SCREEN
RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE BUYING INTO
THIS E GAMING, E-SPORTS WORLD.
JOINING US GAIL DICKEY, GAMER
WORLD NEWS ENTERTAINMENT FOUNDER
AND CEO.
GAIL, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.
>> NICE TO BE HERE.
STUART: I DON'T THINK MANY OF
OUR VIEWERS, INCLUDING MYSELF
KNOW HOW BIG THIS IS.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US LIKE THE
LIKES OF ROBERT CRAFT AND SHAQ,
WHAT IS E-GAMING?
IS THAT ELECTRONIC GAMES PLAYED
COMPETITIVELY IN BIG STADIUMS,
IS THAT IT?
>> I THINK YOU'RE STARTING TO
GET IT, YES.
IT IS A, IT'S A, $1.6 BILLION IN
2021.
THIS YEAR ALONE, 906 MILLION IN
ADVERTISING AND MEDIA RIGHTS AND
SPONSORSHIPS AND, I THINK THE
REASON THEY'RE GETTING INTO IT,
BECAUSE IT IS JUST SO YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT 196 COUNTRIES
AROUND THE WORLD.
AND ATTRACTING THE MILLENIALS,
THAT 18 TO 35 SLICE OF PIE WE'RE
ALL TRYING TO GET.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE
EYEBALLS.
STUART: WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
YOU HAVE A STADIUM, YOU PUT UP
BIG SCREENS AND YOU HAVE
YOUNGSTERS COMPETING ON
ELECTRONIC GAMES, FIGHTS IT OUT
IN HUGE AUDIENCE.
WE HAVE PICTURES ON THE LEFT
SIDE OF THE SCREEN THAT IS
TAKING ON PLACE IN AMERICA.
I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY IN ASIA
BUT IT IS BIG IN PERK TOO?
>> AMERICA IS SECOND LARGEST IN
THE WORLD.
YOU HAVE GOT CHINA WITH
32 BILLION IN GLOBAL GAME
REVENUES NUMBER ONE.
WE'RE RIGHT BEHIND THEM AT 28.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOUTH KOREA,
JAPAN, GERMANY, SPAIN, ITALY,
RUSSIA, I COULD GO ON AND ON.
IT IS DEFINITELY THE TIME WHEN
E-SPORTS IS TAKING CENTER STAGE.
I THINK IT IS ARRIVED.
THIS IS THE YEAR OF E-SPORTS.
STUART: I'M TOLD THERE IS A
13-YEAR-OLD, I DON'T KNOW HIS
NAME, I THINK HE IS A EUROPEAN,
HE MAKES MILLIONS AND MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS WINNING COMPETITIVELY
THESE E SPORTS MATCHUPS IS THAT
ACCURATE?
>> YES, THAT'S TRUE.
YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE E-SPORTS
PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS AND
STREAMERS ON TWITCH.
STREAMERS ARE MAKING OVER A
MILLION DOLLARS A MONTH AND SOME
OF THESE E-SPORTS PROFESSIONALS
ARE MAKING AS MUCH AS 3 1/2
MILLION DOLLARS.
SO, THIS IS, THIS IS BIG
BUSINESS.
THIS IS HERE TO STAY.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
STUART, IT IS NO DIFFERENT THAN
BACK 40 YEARS AGO, WHEN BILL
RASMUSSEN STARTED ESPN AND WE
ALL WANTED TO WATCH TRADITIONAL
SPORTS, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL,
LEARN ABOUT IT.
IT IS SAME THING.
EXCEPT MILLENIALS WANT TO WATCH
VIDEO GAMES.
THEY WANT TO WATCH TO GET BERT.
IN A STADIUM, IT IS NO DIFFERENT
THAN WHEN YOU GO TO THE STADIUM
TO WATCH A BASEBALL GAME.
STUART: CAN YOU IMAGINE -- LOOK,
THE SUPREME COURT JUST SAID,
OPENED IT UP TO SPORTS BOOKS,
BETTING ON SPORTS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
DO YOU THINK WE'LL SEE A TIME
WHEN YOU CAN BET ON ELECTRONIC
SPORTS CONTESTS?
>> I THINK 100% ABSOLUTE.
I THINK ANYBODY THAT OWNS ANY
SPORTS TEAM IS PROBABLY VERY
HAPPY RIGHT NOW.
I THINK IT'S DOUBLED THEIR
INVESTMENT.
YOU WILL HAVE REAL-TIME BETTING.
I THINK WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT
IS PROBLEM TAKE SOME TIME TO DO
SOME REAL REPORTING CHECKS ON
KEEPING THE SECURITY INTACT AND
I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE GOING
TO TAX SOME OF THOSE BETTING
REVENUES TO INSURE THE INTEGRITY
OF E-SPORTS BETTING.
THERE IS A LOT YET TO DO.
I THINK IT IS GREAT FOR THE
SPORT.
I THINK IT IS GREAT FOR THE U.S.
AND ALL THE GLOBAL COMMUNITIES.
STUART: LOOK, THE BOTTOM LINE TO
ME IS, I JUST DID NOT KNOW HOW
BIG THIS IS.
AND I THINK YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT
PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF A HUGE INDUSTRY
WHICH MY GENERATION DOESN'T KNOW
THAT MUCH ABOUT.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GO AHEAD, YOU WANT TO SAY
SOMETHING?
GO.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY AS LONG
AS FOX BUSINESS NEWS KEEPS
REPORTING ON THE ECONOMIC AND
FISCAL IMPACT OF E-SPORTS, AND
YOU LET GAMER WORLD NEWS REPORT
ON ALL THE MAINSTREAM
PROFESSIONAL COMPETITIVE WE'RE
GOING TO BE FINE.
STUART: YOU'RE GOING TO DO VERY
WELL, LET ME ASSURE YOU OF THAT.