Valve revised its tournament requirements and limited tournament licence to bar organisers from accepting sponsors linked to skin gambling, case-opening or skin-trading sites. The rules prohibit related promotions on team jerseys and broadcasts, while gambling companies without skin-related links remain exempt.
The restrictions affect sponsorship eligibility and visible advertising at Counter-Strike 2 events.
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It was reported that Nordic.Partners created Nordic Partners Gaming as an esports division. The new operation acquired AM Gaming’s Counter-Strike 2 roster, which will compete under the NPG name.
The Esports Integrity Commission banned Dmytro “nifee” Tediashvili from ESIC-member events until 20 October 2029 over match manipulation and betting-related corruption. ESIC said the case involved ESL Pro League Season 22 matches in October 2025 and suspicious betting activity. It reduced an initially considered five-year ban after Tediashvili admitted the conduct and cooperated with the investigation.
Brazil’s Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 prohibits fixed-odds betting and related advertising, marketing and sponsorship, according to an opinion article. It requires advertising and sponsorship materials to be removed within ten days of publication and operators’ existing authorisations to end after 30 days. The article says the changes raise questions about existing commercial contracts.
Brazil's Provisional Measure 1.394 of 25 September 2026 prohibits fixed-odds betting in the country, according to an opinion article. The article was written by Marcos Paulo de Castro Pereira, a lawyer at Ciscato Advogados Associados.
Brazil’s Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026 prohibits sports betting companies, reportedly putting football clubs’ sponsorship income at risk. The report says betting firms account for 34% of Série A clubs’ marketing revenue and sponsor 14 of the league’s 20 teams; Botafogo’s contract with a betting company provides R$50 million annually. Clubs are seeking replacement sponsors while awaiting possible action by Congress or the Supreme Federal Court.
Brazil's Provisional Measure No. 1,394/2026, issued by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government to ban sports betting companies, has stripped Brazilian football clubs of one of their largest revenue sources. Betting firms account for 34% of Série A clubs' marketing revenue and hold the main sponsorship slot at 14 of the league's 20 teams, according to consultancy Sports Value.
Brazil’s Provisional Measure 1,394, published on 26 September 2026, prohibits fixed-odds betting and requires betting brands to be removed from football shirts, advertising boards and stadiums by 5 October, according to the report. It estimates the measure will remove about R$1bn a year in sponsorship income from Brazilian football; the report also says a proposed public credit line of up to R$20bn was under discussion.