The ESIC (Esports Integrity Commision) has announced that it will be handing out match-fixing bans to 7 players. Here is their official statement:
Why are their receiving bans?
The ESIC alongside ESEA have been investigating multiple cases of breaches in the Anti-Corruption code of the MDL (Mountain Dew League). With this investigation, they found that 7 professional CS:GO players have placed bets on the league (MDL) and in other CS:GO matches. Which is a clear breach of both the ESEA rules and ESIC Code.
ESIC handing out match-fixing bans to 7 players – Who are the banned players?
Here below is a list of all the banned players mentioned in ESIC’s statement. (Sorted by teams)
LAKERS
- Stephen “stvn” Anastasi
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- Daryl “Mayker” May (Ground Zero)
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- Damian “JD/The Real Goat” Simonovic
- Carlos “Rackem” Jefferys
- Joshua “jhd” Hough-devine
Credits: ESIC
How long are the bans?
As stated by the ESIC, the players have been marked with a 12-month ban from any CS:GO competition. The ban length is quite similar to the coach spectator bug which was investigated only a few weeks ago.
Match-Fixing is an ongoing issue in esports, especially CS:GO. Hopefully with these recent bans and investigations players become less prone to match-fixing, and play in a healthy esports environment.
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