“…Compared to traditional sports, there is a far closer relationship between esports and gambling that not only necessitates regulation ( Holden, Kaburakis, & Rodenberg, 2017 ) but also the protection of players. Illegal and/or unregulated gambling related to esports brings the most disrepute to related organizations from spectators ( Freitas, Contreras-Espinosa, & Correia, 2021 ), and gambling is increasingly converging with esports in two key ways. Firstly, videogames, including popular esports titles, comprise gambling-like elements such as loot boxes, or betting with skins (i.e., in-game digital items, like visual enhancement of characters, possessing a marketplace monetary value ( Greer et al, 2023 ), which increase the danger of developing gambling-related problems even among minors ( Garea, Drummond, Sauer, Hall, & Williams, 2021 ; Gibson, Griffiths, Calado, & Harris, 2022 ; Zendle & Cairns, 2019 ).…”