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32 Md. J. Int'l L. 236 (2017)
Esports Corruption: Gambling, Doping, and Global Governance

handle is hein.journals/mljilt32 and id is 248 raw text is: Esports Corruption: Gambling, Doping, and Global Governance JOHN T. HOLDEN, RYAN M. RODENBERG & ANASTASIOs KABURAKISIt ABSTRACT The world of esports is fast becoming a mainstream form of competition and entertainment. While there is debate over whether esports should be recognized as a sport, the emergence of competitive video gaming has seen a rise in many of the problems associated with traditional sport including: doping, gambling-related match-fixing and non-gambling related corruption. Indeed, the esports gambling market has quickly surpassed the total legal sports wagering market in the United States, including daily fantasy sports. This paper examines esports growth and the evolving integrity challenges being faced by players, tournament organizers, gamblers, sponsors, politicians, and fans. Esports, like traditional sports, faces both internal and external corruption-related threats. Internal threats facing competitive video gaming include the use of performance-enhancing drugs and match-fixing. The industry also faces external pressure from a large gambling industry that exists in both regulated and unregulated markets. The entire esports ecosystem is now facing increased scrutiny from various C 2017 John T. Holden, Ryan M. Rodenberg and Anastasios Kaburakis. t John Holden is a visiting scholar at Florida State University. Ryan Rodenberg is an associate professor at Florida State University. Anastasios Kaburakis is an associate professor at Saint Louis University. 236

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