Fantasy esports site Vulcun increases its 2015 prize pool to $10M

One of the top fantasy esports sites is putting a serious amount of cash on the line for the rest of the year.

Vulcun, the DraftKings of esports, just announced that it is bumping its 2015 prize pool from $4 million to $10 million. The site enables players to compete for real cash prizes by picking teams of pro players in games like League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This increase represents the huge interest in competitive gaming. Esports — the events, livestreams, and fantasy sports — will make around $465 million by 2017, according to New Zoo, and Vulcun is one of the companies contributing to that growth.