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01/12/2023

ETAC’s proposed amendments to Reg 22 are now headed to the Nevada Gaming Commission. Stay tuned as the future of esports betting in Nevada is decided.

A proposal to expand esports wagering is set to get the go-ahead from Nevada regulators and be implemented in early 2023. The Gaming Control Board Wednesday unanimously voted to recommend... Read more »

01/11/2023

ICE London returns February 7-9!

New to ICE London, the eSports arena! Showcasing a plethora of eSports focused content, suppliers and visitors interested in this booming market.

01/07/2023

New opportunities. New challenges. Full steam ahead.

2023 is officially upon us. To inaugurate the year, we asked industry leaders to make predictions on the year ahead.

01/04/2023

India has proposed a body for the online gaming industry to regulate itself as concerns rise over the addictiveness of games and as patchy state laws disrupt business, in draft amendments to its information technology rules published on Monday.

01/02/2023

"The esports market is estimated to grow to be worth $1.9bn (£1.4bn) by 2025."

Industry experts to explore how esports are trying to keep growing their audience in 2023.

12/29/2022

FairP2P wishes you and yours a Happy New Year! Thank you to all who share our vision of Transparency, Integrity, Equity, and Inclusivity in gaming. What better way to kick off 2023 than with an uplifting message from our friends at Anybrain?

As we close out the year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on all that we’ve achieved and look ahead to what the future holds. It’s…

12/27/2022

Whether online or in-person, betting on chess presents integrity challenges which generalize to monetized skill-based peer-to-peer gaming as a whole.

Betting On Chess: What Does The Future Hold?

12/23/2022

SiGMA Africa's inaugural event will be held from January 16-19 in Nairobi!

SiGMA Africa stands as a growing force in the global economy with the largest youthful population, an abundance of natural resources.

12/21/2022

"The federal antitrust lawsuit, filed in San Francisco, comes less than two weeks after the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the merger between one of the world’s top video game publishers and the manufacturer of the Xbox console. The new suit names Microsoft, but not Activision, as a defendant."

Microsoft Corp.'s planned $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. hit another hurdle Tuesday, when a group of gamers challenged the deal in court.

12/15/2022

"State sales tax and income tax rules have changed. Gaming companies, esports teams, and professional gamers need to comply with the rules in multiple states, many of which they may have no physical presence in. The tax rules haven’t caught up to the unique compliance challenge of esports and gaming companies."

The Wayfair ruling has forced gaming companies, esports teams, and professional gamers to comply with sales tax rules in multiple states—even those in which they have no physical presence. The tax rules haven’t caught up to the unique compliance challenge of esports and gaming companies, say Nix...

12/12/2022

"Twitch’s policy change around gambling specifies that it would disallow “streaming of gambling sites that include slots, roulette or dice games that aren’t licensed either in the U.S. or other jurisdictions.” The ban includes sites like Stake[...]"

Tyler “Trainwrecks” Niknam announced ambitious plans to, in his words, “make the live streaming world better.” The news was met with skepticism.

12/08/2022

Building upon a pre-existing game engine can make for expedient game development. However, does the public availability of these engines create vulnerabilities downstream? Find out in this thoughtful piece from our friends at Anybrain!

When building a game, you can build it from scratch or you can choose a game engine. Most game studios will choose a game engine since it…