Sports Law #12: Legal Issues in Esports

Bryan Boo, Paralegal | Richard Wee, Sports Lawyer

03-Oct-18 15:00

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Esports was included as a demonstration sports at the recently concluded Asian Games, and will be an official medal sport at the Olympic in 2022. Having grown in scale and popularity, esports still faces many teething legal issues. Sports lawyer Richard Wee and paralegal Bryan Boo run through some of them.

Produced by: Chua Ern Teck

Presented by: Chua Ern Teck

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Education

Tags: esports, esl, sports law, live and learn, The Bigger Picture,

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