How to regulate e-sports gambling debated in Gaming Law Review

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Brett Abarbanel, PhD, Director of Research, International

Gaming Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, served as Guest Editor of this special issue of Gaming Law Review, organizing a fascinating and diverse series of articles contributed by highly knowledgeable authors representing various aspects of the esports industry.
André Wilsenach, Executive Director, UNLV International Center for Gaming Regulation, led a lively Roundtable on Esports. The Roundtable panelists included Steve Brennan, Chief Executive, Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission, A.G. Burnett, Chairman, Nevada Gaming Control Board, Nicholas Khoo, Co-Founder and Chairman, Singapore Cybersports and Online Gaming Association, and Ian Smith, Integrity Commissioner, Esports Integrity Coalition.
In the article entitled "Esports, Skins Betting, & Wire Fraud Vulnerability," John Holden, JD, PhD and Sam Ehrlich, JD, Florida State University (Tallahassee), consider the possibility of the wire fraud statute being applied to skins betting operators that have been involved in recent scandals. The authors describe the law governing this area as a "Wild West" scenario requiring wide interpretation of existing laws, which were enacted "well before any of this technology was even thought to be possible."
Desirée Martinelli, University of Mississippi School of Law (Oxford), provides a description and historical look at "skins" and their role in esports and online casino games, discusses skin-related controversies and current litigation, and analyzes federal statutes and state case law that may profoundly affect virtual gambling and esports in the future. "Virtual items have become the casino chips of the esports world, and skins have become one of the largest methods employed for gambling," says Martinelli in the article "Skin Gambling: Have We Found the Millennial Goldmine or Imminent Trouble?)."
How do participants in esports versus traditional sports betting differ, and are people who bet on esports more likely to access and engage in unregulated sites and activities? Coauthors Sally Gainsbury, Brett Abarbanel, and Alex Blaszczynski, from the University of Sydney (Australia) and University of Nevada, Las Vegas, explore these topics in the article entitled "Game On: Comparison of Demographic Profiles, Consumption Behaviours, and Gambling Site Selection Criteria of Esports and Sports Bettors."


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