There's an emerging video games genre called "gashapon", which is skating a fine line between video games and gambling.

Hai Ng, partner of Neomancer talks with Asia Gaming Brief about an emerging video game genre called "gashapon games", and how it uses a mix of RNG, great content, and captivating gameplay to keep players engaged, and how we can apply this to the real money gambling space.

It’s no secret that more video games have been employing gambling-like mechanics across their titles - loot boxes, random weapon skin rewards, and casino games played for “fun”, being just a few examples. 

Despite esports betting rising in popularity over the last two years, there still exists a sizable knowledge gap between the traditional betting industry and the esports industry, according to a panel of experts at the G2E Asia Online conference.

G2E Asia is holding a one-and-a-half-hour online conference on Wednesday, aiming to uncover the future for sportsbooks. 

China's esports industry is tipped to grow 130.8 percent this year to reach 173.6 billion yuan ($27.36 billion), Global Times reports, citing a study...

There has been a general belief that Mainland China toughened restrictions on underage video gaming could undermine the growth of the fast-growing esports industry, though some experts say otherwise.