Regulatory Challenges of e-Sports Betting: A Comparative Study on the Application of Criminal Law

Zhi Li

2025

Abstract

In recent years, the e-sports industry has experienced explosive growth, but it has also been accom-panied by the emergence of cybercrime related to online gambling. This paper addresses the con-nection between the rising e-sports business and cybercrime of online gambling, more specifically, legislative mechanisms and judicial application of criminal law. Based on 127 court decisions and surveys of 500 e-sports players, the research reveal substantial territorial variation of judicial inter-pretation, problems of valuation of virtual items, and global regulatory loopholes. This research in-dicates that existing legal systems find it challenging to deal with the technological advancement of e-sports gambling activities. This research recommends a three-dimensional legislative model and judicial technical response mechanism for improving regulatory efficacy. By doing so, this study contributes to the ongoing efforts to harmonize criminal justice responses to the emerging types of digital gambling, aiming to provide a more robust and effective framework for dealing with this multifaceted issue.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Li Z. (2025). Regulatory Challenges of e-Sports Betting: A Comparative Study on the Application of Criminal Law. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Politics, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICPLSS; ISBN 978-989-758-785-6, SciTePress, pages 51-57. DOI: 10.5220/0014293700004859

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icplss25,
author={Zhi Li},
title={Regulatory Challenges of e-Sports Betting: A Comparative Study on the Application of Criminal Law},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Politics, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICPLSS},
year={2025},
pages={51-57},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014293700004859},
isbn={978-989-758-785-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Politics, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICPLSS
TI - Regulatory Challenges of e-Sports Betting: A Comparative Study on the Application of Criminal Law
SN - 978-989-758-785-6
AU - Li Z.
PY - 2025
SP - 51
EP - 57
DO - 10.5220/0014293700004859
PB - SciTePress