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29 U. Miami Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 1 (2021-2022)
Gambling on Video Games: The Global eSports Betting Market and the Dawn of Legalized eSports Gambling in the United States

handle is hein.journals/miaicr29 and id is 397 raw text is: GAMBLING ON VIDEO GAMES: THE GLOBAL ESPORTS BETTING MARKET AND THE DAWN OF LEGALIZED ESPORTS GAMBLING IN THE UNITED STATES Jake Bland* ABSTRACT This Note compares eSports gambling regulations in the United States with regulations implemented in various foreign countries. eSports is a rapidly growing form of sport competition centered around video games. Video games have been a widely popular form of entertainment spanning the globe for many years. However, treating video games as a professional sport and form of monetized competition is a very recent phenomenon in the global mainstream market. Like traditional sports such as football and basketball, eSports have garnered significant attention in the gambling market. Sports betting has long been prevalent in the underworld of the United States, but the recent Supreme Court repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) marked a historical development in legalized American sports gambling. This repeal has resulted in the legalization of betting for traditional sports in many jurisdictions; however, some states have been hesitant to also legalize eSports betting. As individual states continue paving the road to legalized and regulated sports betting, they should consider eSports gambling regulatory frameworks in jurisdictions like Isle of Man, the United Kingdom and South Korea as guidelines before adopting their own eSports wagering laws and regulations. ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................1 I. IN TRO DU CTIO N ................................................................................ 2 II. FOUNDATION OF THE ESPORTS GAMBLING INDUSTRY ......................4 A. THE GLOBAL ESPORTS BOOM ..............................................4 B. ESPORTSBOOKS AND GAMBLING ON GAMING ....................8 III. UNITED STATES ESPORTS GAMBLING REGULATION ........................12 * J.D. Candidate, Class of 2022, University of Miami School of Law; B.A. 2018, University of Colorado, Boulder.

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