\n“Esports is a growing area in the gambling market, and the Gambling Commission looked at \u2018esports integrity\u2019 in a position paper it released on virtual currencies, e-sports and social casino gaming in March,\u201d he told the Out-Law website.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n“The paper sets out that the \u2018betting industry should satisfy itself that competitions upon which markets are offered are effectively managed to mitigate the risk of corruption with its attendant consequences for their consumers\u2019.\u00a0Hopefully this incident will be a one-off, but it will be food for thought for British bookmakers as a consideration when looking to push into this growth area,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Esports Integrity Coalition (EIC), a non-profit industry body dedicated to cleaning up esports, has banned a player for two years after he confessed to cheating during the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Championship earlier this month. It\u2019s the first such ban handed down by the EIC\u2019s disciplinary board since the organization\u2019s formation in the UK […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":50701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,3312,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Esports Cheating Ban Highlights Corruption Problem in Competitive Gaming<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n