Taming the Wild West of professional Esports with Adam Whyte, EDGE

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English - January 27, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Adam spent seven years as a sports lawyer managing player contracts, transfers, and litigating before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In 2017 he transferred these professional legal skills to the burgeoning esports ecosystem. Using his own first-hand experience as a professional gamer in the “Wild West” of sports, Adam focussed on digitising contracts and automating payments for competitors. Adam discusses the future of professional esports and the convergence of esports with traditional sports.

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