G2 Esports is under fire following its decision to use a player who has just turned 18 to promote its new gambling sponsorship deal with online service CSGORoll.
In a promotional video, AWPer Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov, who turned 18 on the 1st of May, was featured receiving lifetime access to a real-life Counter Strike skin casino. He then meets other notable personalities from the industry and places a wager in the casino.
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G2 Esports Under Fire for CSGO Casino Promotion Featuring Young Player Gambling
Why are you promoting unregulated (skin) gambling to the underage fanbase?
G2 Esports Under Fire for CSGO Casino Promotion Featuring Young Player Gambling— BitSkins.com (@BitSkinsCom) May 2, 2023
CSGORoll is marketed as a community skin trading platform where Counter-Strike players can buy, sell, and trade weapon skins using the website. However, this is considered by many as a form of unregulated gambling and numerous similar sites have been shut down in the past by EU-based gambling authorities while the US Federal Trade Commission has also shut down sites such as Lotto for similar reasons.
