Only a few months later a number of professionals Counter-Strike players were banned from betting on their own matches, the Esports Integrity Commission has issued sanctions “against 35 players for betting-related bets ”.
These crimes have taken place in Australia, North America and Europe, and the ESIC works with the police in every area, especially in Australia where these kinds of things can happen violation of the law.
While the ESIC says the sanctions are not yet an example of match-fixing, they add that ‘there is a high possibility that it will issue charges of match-fixing arising from the ongoing investigation ”.
The ban, which varies in severity from 12 months to 60 months, is for a combination of players who bet on their own matches against their team in competition and usually bet on matches in competitions in which they participate.