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This Week in Esports With Mark Cai, August 24-30th


HUGE Sports x Entertainment x Esports x Diversity Investments!

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ˆ๐ง ๐„๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ (๐“๐–๐ˆ๐„)๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก – ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ

๐Ÿค๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐Ÿค
– ESL Gaming and Acer bring CS:GO Predator League to EMEA
– Entropiq partners with McDonald’s
– NRG Esports enters partnership with Shots Studios

๐Ÿ’ธ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€๐Ÿ’ธ
– Post Malone joins Envy Gaming ownership team
– NBA All-Star Ben Simmons joins FaZe Clan as investor and ambassador
– Chaos EC parent GG Group reveals Logic, Pusha-T as co-owners
– BITKRAFT Ventures raises $165M for esports + gaming investments
– Restream secures $50M Series A Investment
– Super League Gaming to raise $8.4M in UPO
– EGL to be acquired by Esports Entertainment Group (NASDAQ: GMBL)
– Challengermode receives $12M investment from Alibaba Group and Zlatan Ibrahimovic

๐Ÿข๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐Ÿข
– Adam Gertz joins Morrison Rothman LLP as Head of Esports

๐Ÿ†•๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐Ÿ†•
– Gen.G announces $1M foundation over 10 years
– Dignitas launches โ€œ_FEโ€ platform to support women in gaming
– Indonesia recognizes Esports as an โ€˜Accomplished Sportโ€™
– ENCE Esports reveals rebrand

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