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Timeout! States Struggle to Provide an Effective Framework for Esports Regulation

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By: Christopher Reggie

2022-03-15

As of early 2022, esports tournaments have paid more than $1 billion in prize money to nearly 100,000 players over 48,000 tournaments worldwide. New and ongoing tournaments award an average of around $1 million per month in prizes as players, sponsors, team owners, tournament organizers, marketers, and other stakeholders rush to claim their piece of the action.

MetaClan Combines Esports and the Decentralized Organization

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By: David Hoppe

2021-07-20

The online gaming community is always looking for the next new device, technology, or adventure. What if the latest idea is to start a gaming collective that leverages cryptotoken and blockchain technologies? The online gaming community is helping push the boundaries for non-traditional organizational structures in the esports arena.

State-sanctioned Esports Commissions Present Challenges, Opportunities for Governments and Industry Players

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By: David Hoppe

2021-03-03

Much like the California Gold Rush and the Oklahoma Land Rush, the economic opportunities offered by the Esports Rush are outpacing the industry’s ability to control dubious practices, unethical behavior, and outright lawlessness.

Why Esports and Blockchain are a Match Made in Heaven

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By: David Hoppe

2021-01-28

The billion dollar eSports industry is continuing its impressive growth. As such, game developers and companies continue to iterate on an already impressive suite of products that have kept players coming back for more. Yet, there are still major issues within the industry in regards to payments, security, and other areas that are ripe for disruption.

Esports Law Continues to Evolve

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By: David Hoppe

2020-11-20

Esports differ from other professional sports in several significant ways, but one of the most notable from a legal point of view is that the games have owners. No one…

ESIC Bans Counter-Strike Coaches in Cheating Probe

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By: David Hoppe

2020-10-02

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has issued sanctions against 37 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) coaches, banning them from tournament play for five to 36 months. According to the announcement, the…

US Army Faces Backlash over Smash Bros. Tournament

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By: David Hoppe

2020-09-27

The US Army has scheduled an esports tournament for Sept. 26-27 which will feature $10,000 in prizes, with $5,000 allocated for top finishers in its Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and…

Former Overwatch Pro Ted Wang Reveals $1,000 Pepe the Frog Fine

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By: David Hoppe

2020-07-31

Ted “silkthread” Wang has released a video clip detailing a $1,000 fine he incurred from the Overwatch League (OWL) for posting a tweet that included the Pepe the Frog meme.…

Recent Trends in Esports in the United States

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By: David Hoppe

2020-07-06

Business Trends Adopting a franchise modelEvery game’s esports program is structured in its own unique manner, due to factors such as involvement of the game developer; the history of the…

FACEIT to Enter Collegiate Esports Market

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By: David Hoppe

2020-06-23

UK-based esports company FACEIT has announced plans to move into collegiate esports, starting with the North American market. The company has brought on Duran Parsi to lead its new collegiate…