Esports Integrity Commission

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Esports Integrity Commission
FormerlyEsports Integrity Coalition
Founded2015
Headquarters
  • Shrewsbury, England
  • Parramatta, Australia
Key people
Ian Smith (Commissioner)
ServicesPreventing corruption in esports.
Members
  • New Zealand Esports Federation
  • Swiss Esports Federation
  • Portuguese Esports Federation
  • The Bahamas Esports Federation
Websiteesic.gg

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) is a non-profit members' association established in 2015 to promote and facilitate competitive integrity in esports.[1] The commission works to investigate and prevent all forms of cheating or match fixing,[1][2] most recently investigating the coaching bug in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.[3][4] Since then, ESIC has expanded to become an international influence in other areas of esports, working to set benchmarks for best practices within the industry worldwide.[citation needed]

The organization was founded by Ian Smith as the "Esports Integrity Coalition" in 2016 before rebranding in 2019.[1][5] Smith had been an attorney working in sports regulation law before he was brought into the Global Offensive scene to investigate skin gambling.[1] His recognition of the lack of regulatory bodies in the scene led to the founding of ESIC.[1]

Although ESIC received plaudits for the coaching bug investigation, the organization has also been criticized for a perceived lack of expertise about the games it regulates.[6]

Partners[]

Since its establishment in 2015, the following companies have supported ESIC:[7][8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Lewis, Richard. "Richard Lewis at the ESIC, "Money flooding into sports has, naturally, brought with it corruption at all levels"". VPEsports. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Who We Are – ESIC". esic.gg.
  3. ^ "CS:GO coaches banned from major esports series". September 29, 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
  4. ^ "Spectator bug use nets 37 CS:GO coach suspensions". September 29, 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
  5. ^ Fitch, Adam (17 September 2019). "Esports Integrity Coalition rebrands to Esports Integrity Commission - ESI". Esports Insider. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. ^ "DeKay: A Look Inside an Up-And-Down Year for the ESIC". dbltap.com.
  7. ^ "Everything you need to know about the Esports Integrity Coalition". March 17, 2017.
  8. ^ "Members & Supporters – ESIC". esic.gg.
  9. ^ Fitch, Adam (February 20, 2020). "Parimatch enters into Esports Integrity Commission".
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