European tournament organizer DreamHack announced today that it will host a $450,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DreamHack Masters tournament in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Feb. 15-19. The tournament will host 16 of the world's best Counter-Strike teams as they compete for their cut of the prize pool.
DreamHack has hosted numerous previous DreamHack Masters events, which are all exclusive to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. One of its most successful and popular tournaments, DreamHack Masters Malmö, took place in April earlier this year.
DreamHack Masters Vegas comes as the second first person shooter (FPS) event to be announced for Las Vegas this week. Earlier this week, Major League Gaming announced it will host a Call of Duty and Overwatch event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas in December, with $100,000 prize pools for each game.
The announcement comes as Vegas continues to rise in popularity for esports investment. Earlier this year, both the Evolution Championship Series and the League of Legends Championship Series hosted events at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Mandalay Bay respectively.