Pro 'Counter-Strike' team's owners also own an esports betting site
CSGO Lounge, one of the many controversial Counter-Strike gambling sites to come under fire in recent months, is majority-owned by ESForce Holding, the same organization that owns top Counter-Strike team Virtus.pro.
The recently discovered link between the two entities brings up a question around business and competitive ethics: Should the owner of a team be able to profit off a site where people can gamble on that team's failure or success?
A number of Counter-Strike gambling sites came under the scrutiny of the CS community after it came out that some sites' owners were not disclosing their affiliation with their sites and others were rigging resultsCS:GO developer Valve sent out cease and desist letters to over two dozen CS gambling sites, and CSGOLounge.com was right at the top. Read more...
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