Two tales from the land of Esports as Valve Corporation prove they are not beyond the scope of hypocrisy by creating a Dota 2 gambling app, and Betway become the sponsor of choice for the BLAST Pro Series.

What’s the old adage?

If you can’t beat them, join them?

In August 2018, as the magnetism of The International 2018 pulled the world’s top Dota 2 teams into its orbit, the game’s developers, Valve Corporation, fired a shot across the bows – climb into bed and get sexy with gambling operators at your peril.