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Spectrum eSports Advisors Details Opportunities, Challenges in Esports for Gaming Industry
Spectrum eSports Advisors has developed a guide to help the gaming industry identify opportunities to participate in – and profit from – the rapidly growing popularity of esports.
The “Introduction to Esports” report has been developed by Spectrum Gaming Capital, a partner in Spectrum eSports Advisors, to help gaming stakeholders and investors, understand the opportunities and challenges inherent in esports. Email [email protected] to receive a complimentary copy of the report.
“Everyone who witnesses the expanding popularity of esports has questions as to how to harness its popularity. This report is a first step in answering many of those basic questions, while keeping the industry focused on the larger goal: how to profit from this phenomenon,” said Robert Heller, CEO of Spectrum Gaming Capital and a principal in Spectrum eSports Advisors.
Spectrum eSports Advisors – which includes experts Spectrum Gaming Capital, Spectrum Gaming Sports Group and Spectrum Gaming Hospitality Group – will assist clients in developing their strategic plans. Professionals in the group include:
- Josh Faber, Esports Associate, Spectrum Gaming Group
- Robert Heller, CEO, Spectrum Gaming Capital and Principal, Spectrum eSports Advisors
- Alex Igelman, LLB, Managing Director, Spectrum esports Advisors and founder of Millennial Esports Corp
- Steven Ingis, Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Services, Spectrum Gaming Group
- David Isaacson, Vice President, Spectrum Gaming Capital
- Adam Morrison, Esports Associate, Spectrum Esports Advisors
- Michael Pollock, Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming Group
- Roy Student, Senior Advisor, Spectrum eSports Advisors
About Spectrum Gaming Group:
Spectrum eSports Advisors is a unit of Spectrum Gaming Group, a non-partisan consultancy that specializes in the economics, regulation, and policy of legalized gambling worldwide. We have provided independent research and professional services to public- and private-sector clients since 1993. We bring a wide industry perspective to every engagement, having worked in 40 US states and territories and in 48 countries on six continents.
Spectrum Gaming co-organizes and co-produces the East Coast Gaming Congress & NexGen Gaming Forum (ECGC). The 2020 conference, the longest-serving gaming conference in the eastern United States, will be held April 27-28 in Atlantic City, and will include a panel on esports. Visit www.eastcoastgamingcongress.com to register. Spectrum also serves as Executive Director of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States.
About Spectrum Gaming Capital (“SGC”): SGC is a boutique financial advisory firm with a singular focus on the gaming & resort industries, globally, operating as a hybrid consultant and investment bank, serving developers, operators, investors, and boards.
SOURCE Spectrum eSports Advisors
Zenni Optical, the world’s leading online eyewear retailer, announced a partnership with ESL FACEIT Group (EFG), the leading esports and video game entertainment company. Designed to integrate eye health education with innovative eyewear solutions for the esports community, the partnership will officially launch at DreamHack festival in Dallas, taking place from May 31 to June 2.
This collaboration will showcase a co-branded collection of lifestyle and competitive eyewear and accessories, highlighting Zenni Optical’s commitment to promoting overall eye health, particularly in addressing issues like eye fatigue and strain. Additionally, the initiative will incorporate essential eye health education across various DreamHack Festivals, in alignment with EFG’s broader mission to foster inclusive gaming worlds and engaged, supported communities.
“DreamHack and ESL represent some of the most community-centric and prestigious competitive events in the world. In their own unique ways, they embody esports for everyone. By partnering with these incredible brands across the gaming and esports spaces, we aim to create engaging experiences that combine eye-health education with innovative eyewear solutions for players and fans at all levels,” said Robb Chiarini, Head of Gaming, Sports, & Events at Zenni Optical.
“We are thrilled to partner with Zenni Optical as the Official Eyewear Partner of DreamHack and ESL. The genuine passion that Zenni has for the esports industry is a refreshing sight to see, and a major driving factor for the decision behind our partnership. Zenni’s ongoing commitment to provide eyewear for everyone mirrors our own drive to create worlds beyond gameplay for gamers everywhere,” Craig Levine, Co-CEO at EFG, said.
Bucks Gaming’s Cream City Convergence Esports Tournament has been selected as a Capcom Pro Tour event, becoming one of just three tournaments in North America chosen to be a qualifier for the prestigious Capcom Cup.
The Capcom Cup is an annual Street Fighter 6 competition, hosted by video game developer and esports organizer Capcom, with a $1 million first place prize. Each year, Capcom selects a small number of tournaments worldwide to serve as Capcom Pro Tour events, with the winning players from each event qualifying for the Capcom Cup. As one of the tournaments selected by Capcom for the honor this year, Cream City Convergence will become the first esports event run by an NBA team to work with a major esports organizer.
Top-ranked Street Fighter 6 players will compete at Cream City Convergence when it returns for its second year on Saturday, Aug. 24, at Baird Center. In addition to Street Fighter 6, this year’s tournament will also have brackets for Tekken 8; Super Smash Bros Ultimate; Super Smash Bros Melee; and Guilty Gear: Strive.
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has announced Kambi and Abios, its esports data subsidiary, as new ESIC Anti-Corruption Supporters. This partnership signals the alignment of Kambi’s longstanding commitment to corporate probity and sports integrity with ESIC’s ongoing battle against match-fixing and corruption in esports.
Kambi and Abios join a distinguished class of other Anti-Corruption Supporter stakeholders who have historically worked with ESIC to ensure that attacks against the competitive integrity of esports competition are appropriately reported and dealt with. Anti-Corruption Supporters assist ESIC in investigating suspicious betting activity, supporting ESIC’s broader mission to combat cheating and betting fraud in the esports industry. Kambi and Abios’ entrance into the Anti-Corruption Supporter class will see the entities actively work with ESIC to assist in ESIC’s mission to disrupt, prevent, investigate and prosecute all attempts to compromise competitive integrity in esport competition.
Abios’ Managing Director and Founder, Anton Janér, commented: “Our mission at Abios has always been to enable the sustainable growth of esports. As such, we’re incredibly excited to join ESIC in their mission to future-proof esports through combatting match-fixing and other integrity-related malpractices. Fair play is a crucial component in ensuring the viability of esports as a long-term community and investment and we hope to be able to support the industry together with ESIC going forward.”
Stephen Hanna, ESIC’s Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We are pleased to welcome Kambi and Abios as Anti-Corruption Supporters. Kambi and Abios are well trusted and recognised operators in their respective industries, and their entrance into the Anti-Corruption Supporter class of ESIC membership emphasises their shared commitment to upholding the highest standards of integrity and fair play within the esports industry.”
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