Esports bettors wagered 31% more money in 2025 than in 2024, according to a new report from betting solutions provider Oddin.gg. League of Legends Worlds attracted the biggest bets, with an average stake of €77 ($89), up from €29 ($34) in 2024. 

That stake was higher than any other esports event by some way, with Valorant Champions the second highest at €41 ($48). The report includes data from betting on CS2, Valorant, LoL, Dota 2, and MLBB.

MLBB is attracting an increasing number of bettors. The average stake was fairly low at €16 ($18.5), but total betting volume increased 62%, more than any other game. The increase in bets led to Oddin including it in its report for the first time. 

Esports Attracting Billions Of Bets

Marek Suchar, co-founder and managing director of Oddin, said the company is well-positioned to analyze the esports betting landscape. 

He commented, “Billions of bets flow through the Oddin.gg network annually, giving us a read on esports betting that’s hard to get anywhere else. We’ve spent years innovating to move this industry forward. Watching the industry mature in 2025 was validating; this is the landscape we’ve been building toward.”

Overall, bettors wagered 31% more in 2025 than in 2024 across Oddin’s partners, which include Stake, theScore Bet, Betsson, and Betway. 

The company acquired a license in Maryland to expand its US presence to six states. It also holds a license in Canada, where it primarily offers its esports betting solutions to theScore Bet. 

Bettors Loyal To CS2 Teams 

Oddin also noted different betting styles depending on the game. In CS2, traders said bettors have shifted from a tournament focus to team loyalty. 

“Events with high-quality lineups featuring popular teams consistently outperformed headline tournaments with weaker fields. This team-led demand extended to market selection, with player- and utility-based betting markets growing by up to 80% between the Austin and Budapest Majors,” said the report. 

Player prop markets have also become more popular in LoL events. Based on this, Oddin recommends betting companies to prioritize team and player markets over tournament tiers when planning coverage and promotional strategy. 

Live Betting Dominant

Other reports have estimated that live betting accounts for around 55% of all sports wagers, but Oddin’s report says the split is far heavier towards in-play esports events. 

Across all five games, the live bet share was well over 70%, with Dota 2 at 86%. New formats such as Fearless Draft are also attracting more live bettors in LoL. 

The availability of more markets on prediction market platforms also offers esports fans new opportunities to wager on events. 

Polymarket has now integrated livestreaming into its platform in addition to expanding the range of markets. 

Rival platform Kalshi claims its esports markets have attracted billions of dollars in trading volume since first introducing events last year. This figure has been disputed, however. A Polymarket team member said the true figure is only $63 million, with the inflated figures due to a data bug. 

Opponents of gambling claim that the expansion of the industry is a threat to the integrity of sports. However, even as Oddin notes the growth of esports betting and the rise of esports prediction markets, the number of suspected match-fixing cases has fallen. 

Esports ranks among the least suspicious sports, according to a report released by Sportradar last month.