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Leet Update

One of the Co-Founders of Leet was recently asked to speak on a panel on wagering on esports matches. They were able to speak to some of the interesting developments in esports wagering, and the likelihood that Las Vegas leads the way in regulated wagering. The panel was part of a two-day conference called Naruscope, which was held to introduce large casinos to esports and to help them understand how they can get involved now.

Also speaking at this conference was Rahul Sood of Unikrn (a full-service esports wagering platform currently licensed to operate for real money in Australia).

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Leet taking over Vegas

Leet has been hosting tournaments weekly now at the Downtown Grand for about a year, and we are happy to announce we are expanding the current esports lounge. It will be a larger space dedicated to the viewing and playing of video games. We have been lucky enough to place ourselves at the forefront of this new emerging industry, and to be able to continue expanding our partnerships, both new and old. 

In the past few months we have started weekly tournaments with the Silver Sevens, and had multiple one-off events at casinos such as The D, and The Westgate. Some of these events have had over $10k in prize money, and even celebrity guests/players. We look forward to expanding our footprint within the next few months, and adding new locations both in and out of Las Vegas.

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Rogue.gg

We have been beyond busy these past few months throwing tournaments, educating people on esports gaming, developing new products, and even partying with Steve Aoki.

Leet has taken an ownership stake in a Las Vegas-based esports called Rogue. Rogue currently has teams in two games, CS:GO and Overwatch. Rogue’s Overwatch team is the top in the world, and they are currently competing in Korea in OGN Global APEX Season 1 Tournament. Some of the Leet team were able to go check out the team during the competitions in Seoul to see what a true esports Mecca Korea is really like. Rogue also recently was invested in by Steve Aoki, a Grammy-nominated DJ and producer. During Steve’s set at TwitchCon, he announced his ownership and brought us on stage to party! It was a once in a lifetime experience.

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Leet Updates

It has been a long time since we have written and caught everyone up on what we are doing here at Leet. Most recently Leet just returned from exhibiting at G2E Asia in Macau. Being able to introduce our products to another region of the world, and seeing the response was quite gratifying. eSports is having a moment, and people from the traditional gaming industry are taking notice. We are grateful to be leaders in this space, and to be shaping the industry with our products and services.

Leet has also been hosting weekly tournaments on the casino floor at the Downtown Grand in downtown Las Vegas. This is the first step towards fully legalized betting on eSports and video games in a Casino environment.  We have been covered in magazines, talking about casinos moving into this space, and what Leet has been providing weekly. Check it out below.

http://vegasseven.com/2016/05/25/e-sports-start-take-hold-casinos-imaginations/

Recently, were able to become part owners in a new and upcoming eSports team called “Rogue”. ESPN covered the launch of the organization with an exclusive article. Rogue currently has one of the top teams in the world in Overwatch. They are undefeated in tournaments so far, and look to be an early favorite to win the championship at Blizzcon. Leet is going to be moving Rogue to Las Vegas within the next few months, to establish a local team and regionally strong fan base.

http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/15454801/new-overwatch-organization-rogue-adds-tviq-roflgator-more

We look forward to updating you more on what is happening, and look forward to some exciting announcements in the near future!

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eSports Events Galore

These past two weeks saw three HUGE eSports events take place. First up was Worlds for League of Legends. This year featured two Korean teams, the KOO Tigers, and SKT T1 competing for the championship. This is the first time at the Worlds that an all Korean finals took place. SKT T1 was the overwhelming favorite coming into the finals, and they did not disappoint. Faker was omnipresent, seemingly everywhere and just the threat of him appearing was too much for KOO as they fell 3 games to 1. SKT T1 became the first team to repeat as Champions. The final numbers haven’t come in yet for total viewership, but we know for sure that well over 1,000,000 people were watching concurrently on Twitch. That is a huge accomplishment alone for eSports, but it’s only the beginning.

We then had a great DreamHack event occur in Cluj-Napoca. We had great showings from all the teams, but Team EnVyUs put together a solid performance from top and bottom to win. It was nice to see Team EnVyUs just outplay all of their opponents in a Major. The production of DreamHack was superb as well. Watching on stream and witnessing actual pyrotechnics was crazy for eSports.

Last but not least was BlizzCon. Taking place in Anaheim, attendees had the opportunity to see a bevy of different Blizzard eSports events, try out new games, listen to Blizzard employees speak about different topics in gaming, and even attend a Linkin Park concert. We were able to attend this event, and it was an awesome experience top to bottom. We enjoyed so much about this event it deserves its own post. Just to highlight one thing, watching Cloud9 win the very first Heroes of the Storm championship was awesome. The crowd energy was electric as they all wanted the American team to win. Heroes of the Storm is an exciting up and coming game in the eSports scene and we can only imagine the growth that game will see in the next year.

It’s so nice to be able to have all of these events happening all around the world, and for people to be able to enjoy them together, whether they actually attend or view them online. We can’t wait for the next one.

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League of Legends Worlds 2015

League of Legends is just a few hours away from the quarterfinals of Worlds. There has been a huge buildup this year to get to this point, with many great teams and storylines intertwining to make what could be the most exciting Worlds yet. We will be following along at home, wishing we were in the stands cheering all the great teams on. Enjoy the competition, and enjoy being part of the true coming of age in eSports!

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Twitchcon

This past weekend, Twitchcon was held in San Francisco with over 20,000 attendees. We were lucky enough to attend, check out the awesome events, and meet some great streamers. It’s the first of it’s kind for Twitch, but I’m sure after seeing the success of this event, it will become an annual event for streamers and gamers.

We look look forward to the growth in eSports, and to see what Twitch brings us next year at this awesome event.

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Heroes of the Storm Championship

Fans from all over the world tuned in to see the Championship streamed on twitch.tv. Leet was fortunate enough to be able to sit in on this event held in our very own backyard. Apart from Evo which is held here in Las Vegas every year, this is we believe the largest eSports event to date held in Las Vegas.

After such a great event, we are looking forward to more eSports events being held in our city of Las Vegas. Congrats to Cloud 9 on their epic win, and we look forward to seeing them compete at Blizzcon!

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Gaming Records Left and Right

This past week wrapped up one of the more exciting weeks in gaming and eSports that we’ve seen in a while. Both Gamescom and The International DOTA 2 tournament wrapped up, and both set numerous records!

In the United States, the largest DOTA 2 tournament was wrapping up. The International, held in Seattle, boasted a record $18,000,000 prize pool. The largest for any gaming event ever. Not to mention that this event, apart from it being streamed over the internet, also was covered by ESPN. Making it the second time this event was covered by the major sports network, and although the numbers aren’t out yet, it’s being projected to have surpassed all of last years numbers comfortably. The International also had a feel good winner, Evil Geniuses from the US.

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E3

The Leet team had a chance to check out E3 this year! It was great to see all the new games up close and in-person. Star Wars Battlefront, Star Fox Zero, and Metal Gear Solid V stood out to us, but there were plenty of other great titles in other genres that were shown at the event. We can’t wait to get our hands on them!

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Hong Kong Adventure

Leet recently returned from a trip to Hong Kong and Macau for the Inside Bitcoins convention and G2E Asia, where we were able to meet people from both the Bitcoin and Gaming industries.

The Inside Bitcoins convention was held in Hong Kong, and had some of the best and talented people from all the different areas of bitcoin there. After spending a few days in Hong Kong, we moved on to Macau for the G2E Asia convention. You have the majority of people involved in the asian gaming market there meeting people or showing off their new products. One thing we have learned from attending this event is that the eSports, and skill gaming in general, is woefully underrepresented. We are excited though that people are beginning to take notice of what we are doing.

It was an eye opening experience for us in Asia, and we can’t wait to get back soon and visit some eSports events!

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Boost VC Graduation

Leet just completed a three month intensive start-up acclerator program, Boost VC, in Silicon Valley. It was an incredibly exciting opportunity for us to be part of this program along with 24 other great bitcoin companies.

We spent our time there in a basement co-working space building and testing our website, living off Red Bull, and eating Ramen Noodles. We had the opportunity to work with and collaborate with some of the most creative and brilliant entrepreneurs in the bitcoin field, as well as learn from mentors assigned to help us reach that “next step”. Being around all these amazing people, and watching them work all day everyday inspired us to be our best, and work harder than ever. It’s crazy for us to look back and see where we are now, and to see how far we have come in the past three months. This is directly related to the environment and to the amazing leadership team that is Boost. Adam Draper and Brayton Williams taught us by example, and let us know success comes directly from the amount of work you put into it.

We have been incredibly lucky to spend so much time with all of these awesome people, and the relationships we have built will last a lifetime.

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Welcome and good hunting!