In but the, and before August’s announcement in the Madden competition NFL franchise owners were showing serious intentions within the gaming space. In July, Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke and Robert Kraft from the New England Patriots both bought franchises inside Overwatch League – acquiring teams in Los Angeles and Madden NFL Overdrive Coins Boston respectively – for just a reported US$20 million apiece. Those acquisitions were then followed in November with the news that one on the NFL’s most influential figures, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and real estate property magnate John Goff had got a new majority share of Complexity Gaming, one among America’s oldest esports organisations.
Not being outdone by those inside NBA and NFL, numerous wealthy team owners, high-profile athletes along with well-heeled industry heavyweights have bought up stakes in esports teams.
Among the ranks of Major League Baseball (MLB), as an example, LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly is an investor in Cloud9, considered one of North America’s most successful League of Legends teams, even though Buy Madden NFL Overdrive Coins the New York Yankees have got a stake in Vision Esports, a wise investment vehicle and that is the largest single shareholder in three esports properties: Echo Fox, Twin Galaxies, and Vision Entertainment. New York Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon has secured his or her own Overwatch franchise, New York Excelsior, while Neil Leibman, a co-owner on the Texas Rangers, now holds a big part stake in OpTic Gaming, the organisation behind the league’s Houston Outlaws outfit.