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6.8 English From BBC Learning English Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Neil.
And I'm Sam.
Now Sam, how would you define e-sports?
e-sports.
Well, this is essentially competitive video gaming.
Individuals and teams take part in competitions where they play video games.
Ah, so just like me and my kids at the weekend.
Well, no.
e-sports is enormous.
Tens of thousands of people turn up to watch these events.
The players are professional and get paid huge salaries.
The best ones are millionaires.
Well, maybe I'm not quite in that league yet,
but the business of e-sports is our topic for this program.
Before we press play on the subject, though, a question.
Approximately how much was generated by e-sports and video games in the last year.
Was it a $130 million?
B, $13 billion?