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Official esports data rights: who owns match data and who buys it
Live match data is a product. This guide explains who holds the rights to it, how organizers license it, who the customers are and why betting rules keep coming back to it.
IntegrityRiot's gambling rule: what Article 4.15 forbids players and relatives
How the gambling article of Riot's Global Code of Conduct works for League of Legends professionals: the three bans, relatives, fantasy contests, investigations and sanctions.
RankingsSpirit lead Valve's August standings as Vitality slip to fifth
Valve's standings of August 3, 2026 have Team Spirit first with 2011 points and Team Vitality fifth, their first time outside the top four since August 2024. Six events draw invites from it.
AcademiesCS2 Prospects ranking: 31 young players graduate after Season 2
A leading Counter-Strike statistics site lists the 31 players leaving its Prospects ranking: 11 passed a map limit at the top level, 20 turned 21.
CareersWhy Philippine pro players need a GAB license, and what it costs
In the Philippines, professional esports players and staff are licensed by the state board that regulates boxing and basketball. Who needs a license, what it costs and what is filed.
TechnologyPUBG Mobile World Cup 2026: devices, network and remake rules explained
One supplied phone, a cable before WiFi, wired earphones and a three-minute window for a replay: how the Player Handbook sets the technical rules of the PUBG Mobile World Cup.
TournamentsTeam Spirit Beat Yangon Galacticos to Win the MLBB Mid-Season Cup
Team Spirit came back from 3-1 down to beat Yangon Galacticos 4-3, becoming the first team outside Southeast Asia to win a Mobile Legends Mid-Season Cup.
Sponsorshipsadidas signs up to outfit every Esports Nations Cup national team
adidas becomes Official Kit Partner of the first Esports Nations Cup, planned in Riyadh from November 2, and will supply jerseys and tracksuits to every national delegation.
BettingKansas and Wyoming license Oddin to supply esports betting products
Esports betting supplier Oddin says regulators in Kansas and Wyoming have approved it, taking it to ten North American jurisdictions. How two US states license the companies behind the market.
PublishersFC Pro Mobile goes live: Bangkok playoffs, then a world final in Seoul
EA Sports set the FC Pro Mobile Mid-Season Playoffs in Bangkok on August 6 to 9, with 24 players and US$100,000, and eight seats for the first World Championship in Seoul.
PublishersHow Riot licenses Europe's regional LoL leagues to outside operators
Riot Games does not run the thirteen EMEA regional leagues of League of Legends itself. How the operator license works, what it requires, and what happens when an operator leaves.
TournamentsRvPLegend Becomes the First Romanian FC Pro World Champion
Razvan 'RvPLegend' Puiu beat Levy 'levyfinn' Rieck to win the FC Pro World Championship 2026 at the Esports World Cup, after qualifying through a Last Chance route.
RevenueNinjas in Pyjamas owner NIP Group regains its Nasdaq compliance
NIP Group, parent of Ninjas in Pyjamas, said Nasdaq confirmed on July 21 that its shares again meet the US$1.00 minimum bid rule, two months before a September 21 deadline.
InvestmentMotorsport Games adopts a poison pill as Red Oak's stake reaches 11%
The publisher of Le Mans Ultimate has adopted a one-year stockholder rights plan triggered at 12.5% and rewritten its meeting rules. Red Oak Partners holds about 11% of its shares.
TournamentsGame Changers Americas LCQ returns to São Paulo for an October LAN
Riot Games set the Game Changers Americas Last Chance Qualifier for October 14 and 15 in São Paulo: three second seeds, one place at the Game Changers Championship.
CreatorsLCP names 60 co-streamers in ten languages for Split 3 of 2026
The League of Legends Championship Pacific has published its Split 3 co-streamer list: eight team streamers for five clubs and 52 more across ten languages and four platforms.
EducationESA Foundation Names 31 Scholars Pursuing Games and Esports
The ESA Foundation awarded 31 university students scholarships worth $5,000 to $10,000 each for careers in game development and esports.
BettingWhy esports betting is illegal in France, and what the law says
France allows betting on sport but not on esports. The regulator's position, the 2010 law and its closed list, the 2016 law on competitions, and how the ban is enforced.
National TeamsRocket League at the Esports Nations Cup: 22 nations qualify
Six regional qualifiers have sent 22 national teams to the 48-nation Rocket League event of the Esports Nations Cup, from Puerto Rico and Ghana to the Maldives.
SponsorshipsSaudia flies an Esports World Cup aircraft between Riyadh and Paris
The Saudi national carrier is the official airline of the 2026 Esports World Cup in Paris and has painted one of its aircraft in the event's colors for two years.