Gaming League Team Contracts Worth up to $1 Million

Published: July 31, 2007, 6:59 pm

Tags: gamer life, games industry, competitive video game tournaments, gamer salary, professional gaming, video game leagues

Texas is a hot spot for gaming, with Dallas being the birthplace for Cyberathelete Professional League. Over the years, financial interest in the scene has grown tremendously, with $35 million in investments for Major League Gaming in 2002 alone, pushing the professional gaming market even further. And some four-player teams are now even signing on to leagues for million dollar contracts. With different leagues and sponsors trying to nab top names, the gaming leagues are shaping up to be something more on the level of traditional professional sports. And the fact that CBS is going to be airing the most recent World Series of Video Games tournament as a one-hour special this fall definitely adds some prestige. “My goal is that, five years from now, you flip on TV or the radio or open up a newspaper, and we’re sitting there next to other traditional sports,” Sundance DiGiovanni, co-founder and chief marketing officer for Major League Gaming, told the Dallas

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