Table of Contents
THE ORIGINAL ESPORTS LOUNGE
1
What’s In This Report
About The Author
LOUNGE’S SEVEN-MONTH, $1 BILLION HANDLE
2
Betting On Lounge In 2016: By The Numbers
VALVE’S CRACKDOWN ON SKIN BETTING
4
Four Skin Betting Scandals
LOUNGE’S FINAL DAYS
5
An Ending Not On Its Own Terms
Other Sites Attempted Workarounds Outside The U.S.
CORE CONCEPTS
6
THE FUTURE OF SKIN BETTING
7
How Some Regulators Are Beginning to Address Skins
A SKINS CASE STUDY: CSGOFAST
8
LOUNGE’S PRODUCT PIVOT: COIN BETTING
9
KEY TAKEAWAYS
10
APPENDIX A - SINGLE-GAME SKIN BETTING DATA 11
About The Author
Will Green
Will Green is a sports betting analyst at LegalSportsReport and its sister publication,
EsportsBettingReport. He previously worked as a reporter at Sports Illustrated covering
the intersection of sports and gaming. He contributes to Fortune and appears
regularly on SiriusXMesports, and has moderated panels of top experts on sports
betting and sports gaming.
He can be reached via email at [email protected] or on Twitter at @wfcgreen.
About Narus Advisors
A consultancy offering guidance to clients at the intersection of esports,
online gambling, and land-based gambling.
NarusAdvisors.com