As one of the exciting, emerging products of the gambling world, esports has been observed with some skepticism. While some view it as a potential new source of revenue from younger, millennial punters, others are worried that without the infrastructure of other major sports, it’s prone to corruption like cheating and match fixing.

The Esports Observer recently spoke with several experts about how these fears and being dealt with by the growing industry. This investigation was spurred on by news of cheating in League of Legends competitive play, resulting in bans being handed out for a Chinese team.

Cheating being the main reason for the discussion, it attracted a lot of discussion. Marcel Menge, Senior Vice President of Play & Platforms at the ESL, said that diligence and expertise are the deciding factors in catching cheating. He explained:

“Having multiple spectators backstage as well, plus having the POV streams online for each player position, there are enough eyes on all situations to make sure that if something is fishy, it can be instantly reviewed and checked.”