Two esports gambling tales including Unikrn having to react to the death of their licensing partner Luxbet and the Japanese esports community gets a boost after the gambling authority releases a plan to circumvent restrictive gambling laws.

Unikrn, the coolest sounding esports betting platform in the multiverse, has suffered a pinprick of a problem after Tabcorp announced its decision to sever the head of their Luxbet business.

Tabcorp decided on the cull in the wake of their $11 billion merger with former rival Tatts Group, telling the press that the company that made a tax loss of $13 million last year is no longer aligned with the long-term strategic interests of the bigger picture. 

Luxbet pre-warned punters by announcing a strategic review of the business in August. The decision was passed on to account holders before the weekend emerged from beneath the midweek dark clouds. The final day of action is Dec 22. Punters have until Jan 19 to withdraw funds.