The Legal Validity of E-Sports as a Sport

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Author(s): Reyhan Mir (Independent Researcher, Spain)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 17
Source title: Research Anthology on Business Strategies, Health Factors, and Ethical Implications in Sports and eSports
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7707-3.ch029

Keywords: Business & Management / Business & Organizational Research / Business and Organizational Research / Business Science Reference

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The chapter aims to investigate the e-sports phenomenon and analyze its legal relevance and validity with the traditional sports world. The chapter looks to provide the current framework of the e-sports field and its potential to be a sport, followed by the legal challenges it faces towards being possibly recognized as one. The second segment of this chapter additionally looks into the regulations currently in place as well as analyzes the minimum changes required in order to ensure the growth of this field. The chapter eventually concludes by analyzing the possible future for the field and suggestions to help facilitate its development.

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