{"id":50695,"date":"2017-05-20T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=50695"},"modified":"2017-05-20T11:06:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T18:06:19","slug":"esports-cheating-ban-corruption-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/esports-cheating-ban-corruption-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Esports Cheating Ban Highlights Corruption Problem in Competitive Gaming"},"content":{"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.<\/p>\n

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Connor Huglin, who received a two year ban from competitive esports, after he was found to be using third-party software to cheat in the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Championship. (Image: Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s the first such ban handed down by the EIC\u2019s disciplinary board since the organization\u2019s formation in the UK last summer.<\/p>\n

EIC reported that the player in question, Connor Huglin, who played for Armor Legion Gaming under the screen name \u201czonC,\u201d accepted a \u201cplea bargain,\u201d after admitting using a third-party software cheat that had gone undetected by Valve\u2019s anti-cheat software.<\/p>\n

“It is always disappointing when someone cheats and it gives me no pleasure to ban a player, but cheating cannot be tolerated in e-sports,\u201d said Ian Smith, ESIC’s e-sports integrity commissioner. \u201cIt fundamentally undermines the integrity and credibility of our industry. I hope this demonstrates that ESIC will deal quickly, decisively and proportionately with cheats following a fair process.”<\/p>\n

Match-fixing Scandal <\/b><\/h2>\n

Does esports have a corruption problem? It\u2019s worth remembering that this is still a very young \u201csport,\u201d and one that largely lacks oversight and regulation.<\/p>\n

In fact, ESIC, whose members include e-sports companies and gambling regulators, is the closest it has to an official regulatory body.<\/p>\n

Huglin\u2019s ban is the latest of many recent integrity issues, like the arrest last year of the former Starcraft II world champion Lee \u201cLife\u201d Seung Hyun for throwing matches for the benefit of an illegal Korean gambling syndicate.<\/p>\n

Esports<\/a> is perhaps more vulnerable to match-fixing than other professional sports because the prize money is lower, relatively speaking, (although we can see this changing in the future) and so players can be more easily \u201cbought\u201d by syndicates.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, because the payouts in tournaments are often top heavy, some players may be tempted by match-fixing as a means of mitigating risk. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Should Betting Operators Do More?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The UK Gambling Commission<\/a>, which recently secured the world\u2019s first prosecution and conviction for the promotion of virtual item gambling to minors, has repeatedly highlighted the risk of corruption in esports.<\/p>\n

This week Christopher Rees-Gay, a UK lawyer specializing in gambling licensing, called for betting companies that offer markets on esports to do more to detect unusual betting patterns.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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“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. 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