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  2. Counter-Strike match fixing scandal - Wikipedia

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    The Counter-Strike match fixing scandal was a 2014 match fixing scandal in the North American professional scene of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO).It involved a match between two teams, iBUYPOWER and NetCodeGuides.com, where questionable and unsportsmanlike performance from the team iBUYPOWER, then considered the best North American team, drew suspicion, resulting in a loss for the ...

  3. Skin gambling - Wikipedia

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    The introduction of the Arms Deal update to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in August 2013 added cosmetic items termed "skins" into the PC versions of the game. The developers had considered other types of customization drops for the game before coming to weapon skins; they had ruled out on player skins, since Global Offensive is a first-person shooter and the player would not see their ...

  4. Product return - Wikipedia

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    Many stores also refuse to refund certain items like reading materials, inflatable airbeds (Target and Walmart), and even portable heaters (Dollar General). Another problem is when customers legitimately purchase an item, then re-enter the store with the receipt, take an identical item off the shelf, and approach the customer service desk ...

  5. Valorant - Wikipedia

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    Valorant is a 2020 first-person tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. [3] A free-to-play game, Valorant takes inspiration from the Counter-Strike series, borrowing several mechanics such as the buy menu, spray patterns, and inaccuracy while moving.

  6. Esports - Wikipedia

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    The most common video game genres associated with esports are multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), first-person shooter (FPS), fighting games, card, battle royales, and real-time strategy (RTS) games. Popular esports franchises include League of Legends, Dota, Counter-Strike, Valorant, Overwatch, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros. and StarCraft.

  7. Online sports betting has trickled down to high school football

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    At first, BetOnline accepted bets on a handful of high school football games per year, the online gaming site’s brand manager, Dave Mason, told Yahoo Sports.

  8. TikTok and its Chinese owner ByteDance have turned to a veteran U.S. Supreme Court lawyer as they prepare to ask the justices to block a law that could ban the popular short video platform in the ...

  9. Battle pass - Wikipedia

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    An example of a Battle Pass screen from the game Fortnite Battle Royale, showing its original two-tier, multi-level reward system of Chapter 1 Season 8 (2019). In the video game industry, a battle pass or rewards track is a type of monetization approach that provides additional content for a game usually through a tiered system, rewarding the player with in-game items for playing the game and ...