Will the NCAA’s NIL Ruling Impact Collegiate Esports?
By David A. Moreno Jr. and Alvin Benjamin Carter III, of Brown Rudnick In 2014, Kurt Melcher, an associate athletics director at Robert Morris University, called up an executive at …
Making Space for Women in Games: An Interview with Joanie Kraut, CEO of Women In Games International (WIGI)
By Meredith Murray, 2L (The following appeared in Esports and the Law, a publication published by Hackney Publications.) Joanie Kraut is the CEO of Women in Games International (WIGI), a …
Activision Blizzard Agrees to Expanded Workplace Initiatives, Reaches Settlement with the EEOC
The Company Will Also Develop Tools and Training Programs to Assist Efforts to Improve Workplace Experiences Activision Blizzard has confirmed that, as part of its effort “to have the most …
The Influence of Esports on College Campuses
By Shannon Golden, University of Oregon Video games have been a part of mainstream American culture since the 1980s, and streaming platforms like Twitch, YouTube Live and Discord make it …
Dr. Mimi Perreault Discusses Importance of Esports in New Book Contribution
Video gaming played competitively, or esports, has grown in such popularity that universities, including East Tennessee State University, have established their own teams to compete against similar lineups at peer …
Esports Programs Move the Chains at FBS Schools
Authored by LEAD1 Association and Alex McNeil, Uni Esports Group Important Note: LEAD1 does not take sole responsibility for the information provided in this report as the content is created …
Esports Included in Recent Flurry of States’ Sports Betting Legalization Bills
By DAVID A BUJARSKI and MICHAEL A. TOMASULO , of Winston & Strawn LLP Most states with recently passed sports betting legislation include esports under the definition of “sporting event” …
Online Gaming and Online Safety – Where Is the Law Heading?
By Cris Pikes, CEO and Co-founder of Image Analyzer Introduction In the May issue of Esports and the Law, Jeffrey Neuburger and Frances P. Kelley, of Proskauer Rose law firm, reported on …
COVID-19 and sponsorship rights: rise in e-sports
By Gill Dennis and Aumair Qayum, of Pinsent Masons LLP The COVID-19 pandemic has had a fundamental impact on the market for sponsorship rights in traditional sports. However, one industry …
Publisher Activision Gets Expansion, But Not the Type it Planned On
By Ellen M. Zavian, Esq., Editor-in-Chief, ESL A California court has expanded the anti-discrimination lawsuit matter, against Activision Blizzard (AB), to include temporary workers to the already group of female …