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The history behind betting in Counter-Strike is fraught with drama, both for professional players and gamblers, but the market has proven to be lucrative for bookmakers who hope to seize hold of a growing industry which is reaching millions of people every single day. The path to regulated and sanctioned …

The Esports Integrity Coalition has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK Gambling Commission with the two organisations looking to pool information, a move which will put esports among traditional sports when it comes to betting and the preventative measures designed to prevent malpractice. ESIC also has an MOU …

Developer of Rocket League, Psyonix, has spoken out against the game’s inclusion on a real money gambling service. Unikrn, a gambling platform that allows users to bet on competitive gaming, has recently added the RC car and football mash-up to its list of available games for its Australian members. The …

eSports betting site Unikrn has announced the Rocket League will join its roster of titles in Australia. However, the game’s developer Psyonix has moved quickly to disassociate itself from the move, with VP of publishing Jeremy Dunham telling GameSpot that: "Psyonix is not affiliated with Unikrn, nor do we support …

Parents need to be made aware of the potential risk posed to their kids by the gambling scene that has become associated with some video games. That’s according to the Gambling Commission, which has outlined some of its concerns in a new position paper on virtual currencies, eSports and video …

FIFA YouTuber Craig ‘NepentheZ’ Douglas and business partner Dylan Rugby have pleaded guilty to charges of gambling they previously rejected, the BBC reported yesterday. After the BBC broke the news, Douglas took some time to explain the situation on Twitter (see below), saying he’ll upload a video in due course …

After cracking down on Counter Strike: Global Offensive gambling accounts last year, Valve has now started targeting more gambling websites based around its multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2. In a statement released on the Team Fortress website, the company wrote: "In July of last year we outlined our position on …

Despite major publishers trying to crack down on gambling around their games, this sector has become one worth billions. According to a new report by ESPN – citing research from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming and Narus Advisors – in the region of $5bn was made from in-game gambling for Valve’s …

Hearthstone’s Tavern Brawl is being shaken up for one week only by merging the mode with the arena, but charging a $10 entry fee. Traditionally the Tavern Brawl sees a new gameplay stipulation implemented to the mode every week, creating new and one off battles for fans to figure out. …

Earlier this month the Washington State Gambling Commission contacted Valve and asked them to put a stop to all gambling done through Steam’s services. Valve just replied, and said no. In a lengthy letter to the commission, which was also sent to Tech Raptor, Valve said they were disappointed” that …