Friday, 29 January 2021, 6:42 pm
eSports prize pools in 2021 will be characterized by
major changes, as was the case in 2020. However, this time
around, the changes will be highly anticipated as major
publishers have announced considerable prize pot
increments.
According to the research data analyzed
and published by Safe
Betting Sites, Tencent’s TiMi Studios announced a 1
billion RMB ($154M) investment in the 2021 Honor of Kings
ecosystem. Its top global competition, the Honor of Kings
World Champion Cup (KCC) will receive a 56% prize pool
boost. From 32 million RMB ($4.9M) in 2020, the 2021 prize
pool will total 50 million RMB ($7.7M).
Honor of Kings
was the second most profitable game globally in 2020. A
Wednesday, 30 December 2020, 5:48 am
Yorkshire’s horseracing industry contributed £300.2
million to the UK’s economy in 2019. However, according to
the research data analyzed by Safe Betting
Sites, it is on course to lose £114.8 million in
2020.
Moreover, the prize money at Britain’s top 10
prime horseracing events plummeted by 63% during the 2020
summer season. From £10.3 million, it fell to £3.8
million.
HKJC Says Over 90% of Horseracing Bets
Placed Online in 2020
Prime money for Investec Derby
went from £1.6 million in 2019 to £500,000 in 2020 while
the Juddmonte International fell from £1 million to
£275,000. Ascot also slashed the King George VI prize pool
to £740,000 from £1.4 million. British Champion Stakes