Becky Harris

Peer-To-Peer Esports Sanctioning Organization

Posted on December 16, 2020

Peer-to-peer play is hardly a new concept. It is simply a system which provides the necessary means for competition to take place. Competitions may vary and may involve providing the necessary physical or virtual space to enable the competition to take place, supplying the equipment to facilitate the activity, arranging for both the space and the equipment or neither.

Peer-to-peer play operators would be responsible for the integrity of the competition by certifying that the necessary rules are complied with as well as ensuring that the tournament conditions offer a fully level playing field, proper matchmaking, and no cheating.

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Regulated Sports Betting: A Nevada Perspective

Posted on April 6, 2020

This article discusses the impact Nevada has had on legal regulated sports betting for the past seventy years. First, an overview and history of Nevada’s sports betting regulatory framework will be presented; and, second, lessons learned and issues to consider for states wishing to embark on legalized regulated sports betting such as, integrity, why states and not the federal government should regulate sports betting, how tax rates and fees impact the legal and illegal markets, why technology is a critical component of legal sports wagering, why multiple avenues for consumer protection are essential, and finally how cooperation among all stakeholders is essential and will help create solutions to new challenges.

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