Building Trust Through Process: How New Arbitration Models May Signal Legal Maturation in Esports

By Jeffrey Levine, JD, PhD – Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Sport Business Esport Business Program Lead, Drexel University As the esports ecosystem continues to scale its business ambitions and global reach, its legal systems are beginning to catch up. Two recent developments, (1) the launch of the International Games and Esports Tribunal (IGET) by WIPO and ESIC (Maas, 2025); and (2) Riot Games’ rollout of a formal dispute resolution mechanism (DRM) for its EMEA leagues (Riot