Esports organisation, Ninjas in Pyjamas, have pulled out of their sponsorship deal with Betway, and the former Dutch footballing ace, Edgar Davids, successfully sues Riot Games over Lucian skin likeness.

In September, the relationship between esports and gambling was as strong as the one between Caesar’s apes after Betway invested in a high six figure deal with the esports organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP).

Today, the tenuous relationship between these two forms of entertainment came to light when NiP pulled out of the deal due to rules within the sport that bar the promotion of gambling companies on their match day attire.

NiP made the call after deciding to re-enter Riot Games’ League of Legends Championship (LCS) series. Riot Games is the video game developer responsible for creating LOL, and as part of their terms and conditions (TOCs) forbid participating teams from advertising gambling products on their match day shirts, an important clause in the Betway deal.