AOC Open Video Game Event As Japans Strict Anti-gambling Laws Limit eSports

Attendees play Activision Blizzard Inc.'s Overwatch computer game at the AOC Open e-Sports event in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Players in Japan, which held some of the world's first televised video-game battles in the 1980s, no longer has serious training grounds for its players. Laws meant to police organized crime and gambling have cast a net so wide they prevent paid gaming competitions. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Attendees play Activision Blizzard Inc.'s Overwatch computer game at the AOC Open e-Sports event in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Players in Japan, which held some of the world's first televised video-game battles in the 1980s, no longer has serious training grounds for its players. Laws meant to police organized crime and gambling have cast a net so wide they prevent paid gaming competitions. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
AOC Open Video Game Event As Japans Strict Anti-gambling Laws Limit eSports
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