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11589 Posts
On January 27 2015 07:22 Leafty wrote:Show nested quote +Professional players, their managers, and teams’ organization staff, should under no circumstances gamble on CS:GO matches, associate with high volume CS:GO gamblers, or deliver information to others that might influence their CS:GO bets. Dear casters (RoomOnFire, Faceit's ddk & james, etc.), please follow that rule too, I really cringe each time you mention betting (especially on csgl). As you want to support the game to grow to be a great e-sport, encouraging under-aged to gamble is not what I call professional.
Betting sites sponsor some of the tournaments/streams/teams, it's obligatory that they mention it.
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On January 27 2015 07:22 Leafty wrote:Show nested quote +Professional players, their managers, and teams’ organization staff, should under no circumstances gamble on CS:GO matches, associate with high volume CS:GO gamblers, or deliver information to others that might influence their CS:GO bets. Dear casters (RoomOnFire, Faceit's ddk & james, etc.), please follow that rule too, I really cringe each time you mention betting (especially on csgl). As you want to support the game to grow to be a great e-sport, encouraging under-aged to gamble is not what I call professional.
I actually find it interesting to hear those numbers as you get to see who the community thinks will win.
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Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
Appalling. Good riddance.
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My question is, why is Skadoodle not on the list? Souma brought it up, I'd like a statement :o
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NA scene got fucking rekd.
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Netherlands45349 Posts
Good to see Valve take a stance.
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On January 27 2015 07:45 Djzapz wrote:
My question is, why is Skadoodle not on the list? Souma brought it up, I'd like a statement :o
Who knows.
My guess is that Valve looked at the item exchange on the steam accounts and since Skadoodle received nothing linked to the skins from the betting they decided he was not involved.
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Fuck yeah, Skadoodle is clean.
Tarik's team too, such a relief.
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On January 27 2015 07:16 Roggay wrote:
On a side note, this also mean that Steel will not be able to be an observer, which is really upsetting as he is the best out there.
He was so good at MLG Aspen, it's unfortunate he won't be able to continue in this role either.
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steel is saying some shit on ESEA forums that atleast hazed knew of the throw against them, could be bullshit though
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Maybe the implication of this is Shahzam is out and Skadoodle's in... maybe C9's not going to have to disband after their embarrassing performance at MLG.
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On January 27 2015 07:58 Djzapz wrote:
Maybe the implication of this is Shahzam is out and Skadoodle's in... maybe C9's not going to have to disband after their embarrassing performance at MLG.
Is it common for csgo teams to do that? He like just joined.
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On January 27 2015 08:00 TBone- wrote:Show nested quote +On January 27 2015 07:58 Djzapz wrote:
Maybe the implication of this is Shahzam is out and Skadoodle's in... maybe C9's not going to have to disband after their embarrassing performance at MLG. Is it common for csgo teams to do that? He like just joined.
NA teams spend more time on disbanding and/or roster changes than on playing the game actually.
Or they end their career directly by stealing some money. xD
R.I.P. swag, most talented NA player.
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GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
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RIP NA lol. sad day.
at least ska isn't banned, but damn, swag gone for a year, that's rough.
however, it's pretty obvious that this wasn't the only instance of this match fixing. I mean the trading on cud's betting accounts was still active even up to a few weeks ago. this situation just has the highest profile players and most evidence.
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I'm very glad that valve put down this verdict as it's the only way for the verdict to be unquestionable.
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On January 27 2015 08:04 Looms wrote:
RIP NA lol. sad day.
at least ska isn't banned, but damn, swag gone for a year, that's rough.
however, it's pretty obvious that this wasn't the only instance of this match fixing. I mean the trading on cud's betting accounts was still active even up to a few weeks ago. this situation just has the highest profile players and most evidence.
swag and the other guys are basically gone forever. The Valve ban is permanent. Why should any team pick them up if they can't play in major tournaments.
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Canada4481 Posts
Only a year from ESEA. Swag is gone permanently from all Valve sponsored tournaments, and potentially the lower level tournaments if they decide to follow Valve's banlist.
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from swag:
"First and foremost I want to apologize to all the fans and sponsors I let down," he wrote on Facebook.
"I was aware of what was happening and allowed it to happen without saying anything. Stealing from people is wrong, and I got what I deserved.
"I just wanted to reach out to people online and formally apologize because I feel like it is owed. I feel it is important people know that I was not the benefactor from this scandal like some of the other players were.
"I received very few skins in comparison to some of the other players and I honestly don't know why as I could careless about skins.
"If you've seen my inventory I still use half of the default skins. I understand by taking one skin, I am wrong, and should be banned.
"I just wanted the public to know my level of involvement was no where near the person organizing this."
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"This is very unfortunate for me moving forward but the ban was necessary in order to set a precedent for future players to come," he says.
"I hope one day valve may have mercy on me and let me compete again. Until then I am deeply sorry to all my fans and everyone that supported me that I was involved in this, and not just because we got caught."
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Sucks for swag, he's a kid and you can bet this 15 year old wasn't pulling the strings.
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