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Riot Games opens the door to betting sponsorships in professional League of Legends and Valorant
Riot Games opens the door to gambling sponsorships in professional League of Legends and Valorant
A nice stance, though it's worth noting that according to a report by esports charts, 40 percent of English speaking viewership for Worlds (the biggest annual event for League of Legends) come from co-streams. It has long been true that esports has been sold as a way to reach a younger audience to plenty of massive companies, many of them have since pulled back from the industry following the collapse of the Overwatch League. With the speculative investors walking out the door, they've turned to the Saudi Arabian government and its Esports World Cup in recent years.
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