SynthesisJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2023
Targeting the next generation of gamblers? Gambling sponsorship of esports teams.
Synthesis in Journal of public health (Oxford, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Sports sponsorship, gambling bans, and regulatory compliance: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Pooled it
- Gambling Streams and Gambling Intentions: Testing via the Theory of Planned Behaviour.Journal of gambling studies · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Video Gamers, Esports Spectators, and Esports Athletes on Gambling, Gaming, and Psychological Characteristics.Journal of gambling studies · 2026Article
- Public opinions and attitudes toward a state monopoly: a study of the finnish gambling system.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Gambling harm prevention and harm reduction in online environments: a call for action.Harm reduction journal · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundEsports fans are a target audience for gambling companies wanting to attract the next generation of bettors to their products. As with other sports, professional esports teams have commercial sponsorship arrangements. Our paper seeks to document the level of gambling sponsorship of the world's top esports teams.
methodsA systematic review of the commercial arrangements between the top 20 esports clubs across three of the most followed esports titles was undertaken: Dota 2, League of Legends (LoL) and CS:GO. Data were scraped online relating to the top 20 teams competing at their respective major tournaments between October and November 2021.
resultsHalf of the esports teams in Dota 2 and CS:GO's world championship events in 2021 were sponsored by gambling companies. Teams sponsored by gambling companies have a combined total of 25 868 912 followers across three major social media channels. No LoL teams were sponsored by gambling companies, yet sibling teams within the CS:GO and Dota 2 competitions were.
conclusionThe relationship between gambling companies' sponsorship in esports should be considered in line with the calls for change in the relationship between football and gambling with gambling as a public health issue at its heart.
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