The Esports Integrity Fee (ESIC) has launched a brand new Licensed Expertise Brokers Program to acknowledge and accredit people and organizations representing expertise in esports, gaming, and leisure.
In a press launch, ESIC mentioned, “This system establishes a benchmark for skilled conduct, transparency, and moral illustration consistent with ESIC’s mission to safeguard gamers, groups, and organizers throughout the worldwide ecosystem.”
The group says it’s the “recognised guardian of the integrity of esports”, working to disrupt, forestall, examine, and prosecute all types of dishonest and malpractice in esports.
The Licensed Expertise Brokers Program has been developed to provide creators and gamers within the trade higher illustration and safety from monetary exploitation.
Program Can Cut back Match-Fixing by Defending Gamers
By bettering the atmosphere round gamers, ESIC hopes it could actually cut back the prevalence of match-fixing in esports.
Lately, the group has taken motion in opposition to a number of Russian esports gamers, and suspended Crew Senza earlier this month over allegations of account sharing and dishonest. Final week, it additionally suspended Northern Lights over violations of its anti-corruption code.
Stephen Hanna, CEO of ESIC, commented, “By offering a transparent, credible accreditation pathway for expertise brokers, we’re addressing an space that has been largely unregulated and sometimes problematic for gamers.
“The Program goals to guard gamers from exploitation by setting worldwide requirements for Licensed Expertise Brokers, publishing a verified register, offering truthful dispute decision, and enhancing the credibility of compliant brokers and businesses.”
SEG and Prodigy First to Be part of Program
ESIC introduced two businesses, SEG and Prodigy Company, as founding members of this system. Collectively, they’ve accredited 13 brokers underneath the scheme.
Rowan Stroo, Division Director Esports at SEG, acknowledged, “we’re thrilled to be a foundational member of ESIC’s Licensed Expertise Brokers Program, as there may be nonetheless little to no regulation within the esports and gaming ecosystems on many subjects, together with expertise illustration.”
Jérôme Coupez, Founder and CEO of Prodigy Company, added, “The dearth of regulation in our trade has lengthy created dangers for gamers, and now we have been main the cost for years in pushing stakeholders to determine correct requirements and official rules for brokers.”
ESIC mentioned this system is now open for purposes from brokers and businesses looking for accreditation.
Along with launching this system, ESIC has additionally partnered with a number of firms in an try to lift the integrity of esports. Earlier this month, it introduced that Betby was the most recent firm to affix as a Tier 1 Anti-Corruption Accomplice. Betby reported a powerful Q3 this month with its esports portfolio driving development.
