Esports

The District’s sports and entertainment authority has made it very clear that its new priority is turning the city into the “Capital of Esports.” The latest venture for Events DC in promoting competitive video gaming is a pop-up bar called…

The District’s sports and tourism authority is spending millions of dollars to promote esports, the fast-growing industry that surrounds competitive video-game playing.

The future of sports is thousands of people in an arena watching video games on a big screen. Really.