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Astralis has been fined $100,000 for conflict of interest

The Danish esports organisation is facing sanctions for events from 2021.
Ben Lyons Senior Editor 3 July 2023

The Danish esports organisation, Astralis has breached the Louvre Agreement and now faces a $100,000 fine. The ESL has announced that Astralis failed to report a conflict of interest back in mid-2021, and now faces the wrath of sanctions for this incident.

The situation involves Astralis receiving services from a future employee between April and July 2021, as this created a conflict of interest since the individual worked for a competing team at the time. As Astralis failed to report this incident to the ESL, it has breached the Louvre Agreement.

Specifically the ruling stated: "Astralis is fined a grand total of USD 100,000 for maintaining and not reporting an existing conflict of interest."

It was noted that a few other breaches were reported, but these were not identified during the investigation process.

Senior Editor Ben was a Senior Editor at Gamereactor UK. When he wasn’t writing, editing or filming for Gamereactor, he could usually be found playing an FPS or getting lost in a sprawling RPG.
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