Meet Our Authors - Pavo Jurkic

My name is Pavo Jurkic and I’m a freelance esports author at
GamblingSites.org. I’ve been a part of the esports betting industry for half a
decade, watching its rapid development and expansion that won’t be stopping
anytime soon. As far as esports betting experience goes, I guess I’m like the
main boss you have to beat to finish the game.

My freelance writing experience is almost entirely based on esports. I did
have a few gigs in the tech sphere, mostly related to UAVs. However, as soon as
I got the opportunity to start working in the esports betting industry, my
passion for drones disappeared into thin air.

Fast forward to August 23rd, 2018, I got in touch with GamblingSites.org, did
a few test articles, and got hired as an esports betting author. That’s how my
GamblingSites.org story starts. . . A full year has gone by and I have to admit it I
love my life here.

As far as my workload goes, I’m not tied to a specific type of article. I’m
doing a little bit of everything – blogs, picks, news. Whenever there’s
something urgent on the to-do list, I’m the man to call!

Even though I got hired to fill the esports writer position, I expanded my
coverage to soccer. After all, I’m from Croatia. We breathe soccer here. . .

How did I become an esports betting author? Well, I guess it all started way
back when I couldn’t even talk straight. Growing up in post-war Croatia with
both parents working hard to put food on the table, video games practically
raised me. My good old SNES, to be precise. I spent hours on end in front of my
good old CRT TV, beating countless bosses and enjoying every second of it. Good
Lord, life was so carefree back then. . .

Fast-forward to high school; I was already following several esports scenes
in the making. The betting aspect and the esports industry itself weren’t
anywhere near their current exposure. They were making their first steps into
the mainstream, and I felt like one of the chosen few that gets to understand
the true beauty of professional gaming.

Shortly after the end of my freshman year, I got my first esports betting
gig. That’s where all the craze began. I couldn’t believe I was getting paid to
watch esports matches and analyze teams’ performances. It seemed so crazy at the
time.

In 2018, the year I started working for GamblingSites.org, esports betting
industry was already a well-established behemoth. With a massive wave of up and
coming esports titles on the horizon, the betting aspect was going through a
renaissance. 2019 seems to be bringing more of the same. Even though most “new”
esports titles’ bubbles already popped, the holy trio (LoL, Dota 2, CS:GO) is
going strong and I’m here to bring you guys up to speed on all of their notable
events and betting opportunities.

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