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Esports is fast shaking off perceptions that gaming is child's play | ABC News

In 1972, the winner of the first ever video game tournament won a yearly subscription to Rolling Stone magazine — but a lot has changed since then. Last month Melbourne teen Anathan Pham won more than $4 million at the world’s richest esports tournament. But he’s just one of many people making it big playing video games. With professional teams, elite-leagues, regular seasons and multi-million dollar prize pools, this billion-dollar industry is fast shaking off perceptions that gaming is child’s play. For more from ABC News, click here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/ If you're in Australia, you can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://iview.abc.net.au/channel/news Subscribe to ABC News In-depth:    / @abcnewsindepth   For breaking and trending news, subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE You can also like us on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Or follow us on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Or even on Twitter:   / abcnews