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Singapore forces gambling-sponsored esports teams to rebrand before PGL Major
Singapore's ban on promoting unlicensed gambling leads esports teams with gambling brands to change names ahead of the Counter-Strike PGL Major Singapore.
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Singapore bans the promotion of unlicensed gambling, and as a result esports teams linked to gambling brands are being forced to change their names ahead of the Counter-Strike PGL Major tournament in Singapore. iGamingiGamingiGaming is the online gambling industry: online casinos, sports betting, poker, lotteries and bingo, delivered through websites and mobile apps. Business reports.
According to the article, the issue concerns a ban on promoting gambling services that do not hold a local licence. The announcement does not specify which teams are affected or what new names they adopted, or how the timing of the rebranding was determined. These details should be checked in the original report.
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