A COMPARISON OF ESPORTS INTEGRITY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO THOSE OF TRADITIONAL SPORTS
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https://doi.org/10.30925/slpdj.2.1.3Keywords:
Esports, Traditional sports , Integrity , Anti-Corruption , Best PracticesAbstract
The esports landscape is quite different from traditional sports. However, both aim to protect the integrity of their sports and have put integrity policies and programs in place.
This article analyses integrity policies and programs in esports and draws a comparison to traditional sports to the extent possible. In this respect, competition manipulation and doping have been identified as the most comparable integrity threats.
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