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Alabama Could Legalize Esports Betting With New Legislation
A new bill filed in Alabama proposes to relax the state’s strict anti-gambling laws, allowing a lottery, casinos, and sports betting. Sen. Merika Coleman-Evans introduced SB257, which proposes giving voters the option to establish a state lottery, authorize in-person...
Cloud9’s Call of Duty Stint Has Been Woeful and It’s Only Getting Worse
Cloud9 officially joined the Call of Duty League in 2024, seven years after last appearing in COD esports. While it was exciting to see an elite, universally-renowned organization enter the scene, just a year and a half later, fans have been left scratching their...
Esports World Cup Reveals “Road to EWC” Global Qualification Program
The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has officially launched Road to EWC, a global qualification program to determine who earns a place at the Esports World Cup 2026. Road to EWC 2026 will feature more than 230 tournaments across every major esports region and...
Why Changes to Spirit’s System Will Make donk Unstoppable in 2026
Danil “donk” Kryshkovets is undoubtedly the best Counter-Strike player in the world, and perhaps already the best player of all time. Despite that, Team Spirit have failed to ever string together a consistent run of trophies, largely down to their oft-criticized...
FURIA’s Opportunity to Win Trophies Has Already Gone
FURIA were the biggest surprise package of 2025. Although the glory days had seemed long behind them, and retirement seemed to be on the horizon for legendary IGL Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, the arrivals of Danil “molodoy” Golubenko and Mareks “YEKINDAR” Galinskis...
League of Legends Patch 26.03: Mel Changes, Vision Nerfs, and Ranked Updates
League of Legends Patch 26.03 marks the first major follow-up update of the 2026 season, and it’s a big one. After watching players dive into the new systems and gathering early feedback, Riot is stepping in to fine-tune what worked, rein in what didn’t, and smooth...
South Carolina First State to Set Sports Betting Hearing in 2026
South Carolina lawmakers will become the first in the country to debate legalizing sports betting in 2026. A hearing has been scheduled for February 18 in the Senate Labor & Commerce Subcommittee to discuss S444. The legislation was first introduced last year,...
Arteezy & Qoqjva Reveal Their Picks for Best Dota 2 Carry Players of All Time
Former professional Dota 2 players Artour “Arteezy” Babaev and Max “Qojqva” Bröcker recently put together a tier list of the best carry players of all time. The two had some interesting takes, and things got spicy in the D-Tier. Arteezy is widely considered one of the...
Chr1zN on Stepping Up to HEROIC, IGLing AWPers, and Why Young Danes Should Go International
Christoffer “Chr1zN” Storgaard is one of the best young IGLs in Counter-Strike. After taking OG back to a Major in Austin, the former MOUZ NXT man has now moved to HEROIC, and is looking to push them back to the top in 2026. Although the beginning of his tenure as...