ESIC denies it works for the esports betting industry

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has said that there is a “false narrative” about it being a “servant of the betting industry”.

UK.- The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has rejected a “false narrative” that claims that it works for the esports betting sector.

It has denied being  “a servant of the betting industry” after claims that it had given its support to a bill introduced in Nevada’s state senate, which aims to create an esports regulatory agency named the Nevada Esports Commission.

ESIC said such claims were false and insisted that it actually opposes Bill 165. It said it was currently outlining its view to the judiciary committee that is reviewing the bill.

ESIC said: “ESIC is neither for or against betting on esports. We are not advocates for betting nor crusaders against it.

“ESIC exists for the esports industry; primarily for the protection of the players who would be the first and main casualty of any match-fixing scandal.

“Individuals attempting to propagate the narrative that ESIC works for the betting industry either have their own adverse agenda or are naïve about the realities of betting and the relationship between esports and betting on esports.”

ESIC has faced attacks from disgruntled esports players that it suspended following cases of cheating or betting.