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eSports: With Great Growth Comes Great Risk

There is so much talk about the growth of eSports globally as a property. However with all the momentum comes risk, especially when you are talking about potentially billions of dollars being invested in the growth of the business in the coming years. Gambling, match fixing, even PED’s are already an issue with the sport, […]

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FIFA’s Interactive World Cup Brings eSports To The Main Stage Yet Again

Despite its flaws and ignominy as an international sports entity, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has enormous global popularity and influence like no other. And the organization’s hallmark video game — simply titled “FIFA” (and then followed by the year succeeding the year of each game’s release) — has become one of the […]

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Shaq, A-Rod And Jimmy Rollins Are Latest eSports Investors

eSports accelerated their mainstream momentum with their newest crop of celebrity investors with the likes of Shaquille O’Neil, Alex Rodriguez and MLB Short-stop Jimmy Rollins. Amplifying this new era of competition are Andy Miller and Mark Mastrov, both minority owners of the Sacramento Kings. Boasting a deep understanding of the traditional professional sports arena, Miller […]

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