Saint Patrick’s day–the most popular day for Irish folks–is here, and to understand a bit more about the luck of the Irish we decided to check out some cool facts. We’ve also had a look at the most played online games in Ireland.
Let’s see how much you know about the patron saint of Éire …
When a pig is late to the party
People say all sorts of things. For example, that those born under the sign of the pig have a beautiful personality and are blessed with good fortune in life. We won’t confirm or deny. What we can do, is give you a little more insight into this ancient Chinese tradition. And suggest a couple of sizzlin’ piggy-themed slots to sweeten the deal.
Here at Casumo we’re curious about everything. Like for example, how much properties on the Monopoly board game cost according to today’s market value. This time, we wanted to know how FIFA eSports earnings compare to the salaries of traditional professional footballers. Are you curious?
In recent years, the eSports industry has seen incredible growth, from $325 million in 2015 to $696 million for 2017, and is estimated to be worth $1.5 billion by 2020. Competitive video gaming has become a career choice for quite a number of players who take their eSports seriously. Although millions of people play eSports, only the very top are rewarded for their efforts, and reaching that level is not a walk in the park.
Tournament prizes for eSports are also increasing with the FIFA Interactive World Cup paying out $200,000 to last year’s winner Spencer Ealing, up from the $20,000 awarded to the 2016 winner. That’s $180,000 more!
This is why we thought it would be cool to compare the amount earned by gamers playing from the sofa to what players on the pitch get. We did this by analysing the top FIFA eSports players’ prize earnings to professional footballers salaries.
| League | Average Salary |
| Premier League | £2,642,508 |
| Championship | £369,720 |
| League 1 | £81,432 |
| Top 10 FIFA Gamers | £55,911* |
| League 2 | £47,372 |
| Player | Tournament Prizes |
| 1. Spencer Ealing | $250,000 |
| 2. Chevry Corentin | $173,000 |
| 3. Shaun Springette | $86,000 |
| 4. Timo Siep | $54,526 |
| 5. Cihan Yasarlar | $44,227 |
| 6. Kai Wollin | $42,183 |
| 7. Rafael Salles Leite Fortes | $38,000 |
| 8. Tassal Rushan | $35,500 |
| 9. Daniele Paolucci | $34,000 |
| 10. Aldossary Mossad | $31,500 |
| Average | $78,905 |
| Year | Tournament Prizes |
| FIFA 15 | $8,316 |
| FIFA 16 | $8,710 |
| FIFA 17 | $78,905 |
| League | Number of Players |
| Premier League | 535 |
| Championship | 643 |
| League 1 | 662 |
| League 2 | 661 |
| Total number of players | 2501 |
That’s it then, top FIFA gamers are netting more pay than professional footballers. The way things are going, it might be time for footballers to hang up their boots and pick up the controllers. In the meantime, here at Casumo online casino we’ll keep our curiosity levels high.
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Excite! We’ve just released more new games here at Casumo online casino. With over 600 games to choose from we’re sure you’ll find your favourites among the selection. And if you don’t, you can always drop us a line and we’ll see what we can do.
Here’s a selection of the cool shiny new games we’ve just made available for you:
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Oh mushroom. Take a walk on the wild side and uncover huge wins with Free Games and a Wild Transformation feature where scatters become wilds and double the winnings. You can also get up to 16 free spins with unlimited retriggers. To the Wild Wood!
That’s the end of this new games roundup. Here at Casumo we’re constantly adding new amazeballs games, every week, all year round because we can’t stop fighting boredom. After all you cannot put a hold on a quest to have fun. Try our new games now to find your favourite among them.
The Summer Prizewave is here!
You know the Reel Races right? Our fast-paced, real-time, adrenaline-filled online casino tournaments that run non-stop 24X7 all year round? Well, they just got better!
Here at Casumo we just luv the summer season and since it’s just a few days until the start of the hottest period of the year we wanted to welcome it in a special way. So we thought we’d go a lil bit cray cray and boost the first prize of every main Reel Race event to €2,000 throughout June. That’s every evening, all week at 8PM (CET). Excite.
But wait, there’s moar. We said special. On some special days in June we shall also be boosting some Reel Races even more–with a main prize of €5,000! Double excite!
Here’s how the prizes for the Reel Races main event will be distributed until the end of June:
To take part in the Reel Races is pretty darn easy. Log in to your account from your mobile or desktop and visit the Reel Races tab. Here you’ll find information on upcoming races.
To get a chance at grabbing a roaring €2,000 or a scorchin’ €5,000 first prize all you need to do is join the main Reel Races event at 8PM (CET). Ride the prizewave!
