What does growth in the FGC look like?

Hello I am a law student who recently found out that Esports is serious business and lawyers are involved. I even saw the website of a guy who exclusively does Esports law. I have been dissapointed to find that the FGC is not largely involved in the Esports scene (for a variety of reasons). As a Shooting Game fan (games like touhou and battle garegga) and a 2d Fighter fan (games like Guilty Gear and King of Fighters), I have very little interest in Esports. I would like to know if a modicum of the success afforded to the Esports industry can be replicated among in the FGC.

So a couple of questions.

If the FGC were to grow/ get healthier/ become more profitable, what would that look like?

Are there reasons outside of corporate sponsership / money in general that contribute to the tournaments in the FGC not being as big as the Esports events?

Could the consolidation of entities that organize tournaments help in the overall structure and reliability of the FGC's tournaments?

Is it possible to host a strictly online tournament (eliminating the cost of the venue and travel for people) that fans watch via stream? Is this already being done?

I am trying to find out how I can lend my legal talents to the FGC and help it flurish in the same way that Esports has. I may not be able to, but I would love to try if its feasible. I have myown ideas, but I would love to hear your ideas.

If this is the wrong place to post this, I would kindly ask the mods to place it where it belongs.