KUALA LUMPUR: E-Sports associations welcomed the RM20 million allocation for local e-Sports industry, hoping that the money will be used on the 2019 SEA Games athletes and develop e-Sports regulations. “We welcome the allocation but hope that RM10 million or half of the money will be used on athletes who will compete in the upcoming 2019 Southeast Asian Games (2019 SEA Games) in Manila,” he told the New Straits Times today. In tabling the 2020 Budget, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has announced an allocation of RM20 million to develop the local e-Sports industry next year. Selangor Esports Association president Afzaruddin Burhanuddin said the allocation should be used to invest on creating e-Sports regulations. “As we can see nowadays, a lot of tournaments and e-Sports athlete participation in 2019 SEA Games receiving good respond from the industries and e-Sports enthusiast.

Source: New Strait Times October 11, 2019 12:56 UTC