{"id":9113,"date":"2020-10-23T10:05:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T10:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/seven-cs-go-players-banned-esic-betting"},"modified":"2024-07-20T03:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T03:19:30","slug":"seven-cs-go-players-banned-esic-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/seven-cs-go-players-banned-esic-betting","title":{"rendered":"Seven CS:GO players banned by ESIC for betting-related offences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/esic-bans-37-coaches-cs-go-investigation\">37 CS:GO coaches being handed bans<\/a> back in late September for the use of the spectator bug, the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has now handed out one-year bans to seven Australian pro players following an investigation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_862186\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_900818\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_845022\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_629752\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_717458\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_491994\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_951001\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_470516\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_783658\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_471615\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_397706\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Update: <\/strong>The original article mentioned match-fixing in error. This article has been updated to reflect the reason for player bans as betting-related offences.<\/p>\n<h2>CS:GO betting-related offences<\/h2>\n<p>ESIC announced how the commission has completed an investigation into betting-related offences which took place at the Australian ESEA&#8217;s Mountain Dew League (MDL).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/esic-claims-evidence-that-cs-go-teams-were-stream-sniping-during-online-matches\">ESIC claims to have evidence CS:GO teams were &#8220;stream sniping&#8221; during online matches<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESIC_Official\/status\/1319563992650534912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>, ESIC revealed the results of their investigation. Seven players were found to be involved in placing bets on ESEA MDL matches, including some on their own matches.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/JNbtkbbsF-o71V6QmF8suIEi2ETMKCCkGcfJGpwNk58\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL1Nocm91ZF9jc2dvLmpwZz9fdD0xNTg3NDQ3NTc4\" alt=\"CS:GO match-fixing ESIC players banned MDL ESEA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(Picture: Valve)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cke_pagebreak\" style=\"page-break-after: always;\" title=\"Page Break\" contenteditable=\"false\" aria-label=\"Page Break\" data-cke-display-name=\"pagebreak\" data-cke-pagebreak=\"1\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Furthermore, ESIC notes how associates of these players also placed bets on their CS:GO matches. However, the investigation into the associates is still underway.<\/p>\n<p>The CS:GO players who have received bans for betting-related offences are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stephen &ldquo;sjanastasi&rdquo; Anastasi (LAKERS) [now playing as &ldquo;stvn&rdquo;]<\/li>\n<li>Akram &ldquo;akram&rdquo; Smida (Rooster) [now playing as &ldquo;ADK&rdquo;]<\/li>\n<li>Daryl &ldquo;Mayker&rdquo; May (Ground Zero)<\/li>\n<li>Corey &ldquo;netik&rdquo; Browne (Rooster) [sometimes spelt &ldquo;nettik&rdquo;]<\/li>\n<li>Damian &ldquo;JD\/The Real Goat&rdquo; Simonovic (Rooster 2)<\/li>\n<li>Carlos &ldquo;Rackem&rdquo; Jefferys (Rooster 2)<\/li>\n<li>Joshua &ldquo;jhd&rdquo; Hough-devine (Rooster 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ESIC has also referred the matter to law enforcement, explaining: &#8220;Due to the nature of betting-related offences (with certain betting activities potentially breaching criminal codes in particular jurisdictions) and ESIC&rsquo;s relationships with several law enforcement entities internationally, including in Australia, ESIC has referred this matter to law enforcement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For reference, the full ESIC and ESEA joint statement on the bans <a href=\"https:\/\/esic.gg\/joint-statement-by-the-esports-integrity-commission-esic-and-esea-regarding-sanctions-against-seven-csgo-players-for-betting-offences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following 37 CS:GO coaches being handed bans back in late September for the use of the spectator bug, the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has now&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1327,"featured_media":9114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cs-go","genre-fps","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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