From a certain perspective it is important to define esports and to draw up a distinction between esports and casual gaming. That is due to the fast-economic growth of the esports scene which differs from the growth of other kinds of gaming.
Mikilvægt er að skilgreina esports og aðgreina það frá frjálslegri (e. casual) tölvuleikjaspilun vegna mikils efnahagslegs vaxtar í esports sem er af öðrum toga en í annarri tölvuleikjaspilun.