[STEAM] First F1, the World Cup, and golf – now esports: gaming’s biggest ever sports-washing tournament starts today

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This prize money - over $60 million across all games - stems entirely from the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), making the Esports World Cup the largest government-funded esports event of all time. This in turn has raised serious concerns about sports-washing - a form of *********** accomplished through hosting sporting events, sponsoring teams, and generally throwing money around in a chosen sporting scene.

The Saudi Arabian government has come under serious scrutiny

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for its history of human rights offenses. In 2023 alone it granted individuals that protested peacefully lengthy prison sentences, gave the ****** penalty to others, and conducted various ******* against migrants at its borders, including killings.

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