It is a very grey area. We start getting in to questions like "What about Magic: The Gathering Cards" or other popular CCGs. It seems silly to many of us, but these are pretty good questions to ask. With games, both tabletop and electronic, becoming away for young folk to live the dream - it does reward them to pay out cash money if they can get an advantage.
There needs to be strong regulations on things like E-Sports. Maybe less in friendly matches.
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