The developer claims that it is establishing guardrails and regulations for sports-betting sponsorships for League of Legends ...

This announcement came in the form of a lengthy post by John Needham, head of publishing and esports at Riot Games. In it, ...

Riot Games has announced that gambling and sports betting sponsorships will now be permissible in its esports ecosystems.

"Historically, this has been a restricted sponsorship category, and Riot has not engaged with betting companies. Teams have ...

Riot will permit the sponsorships for top LoL and Valorant teams, but won’t allow ads on official broadcasts or jerseys.

League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games is endorsing and embracing the spread of sports betting in its esports ...

Riot Games has announced it will "responsibly" open esports betting sponsorships for its Tier 1 League of Legends and ...

Riot is "responsibly" opening up sponsorship from betting companies for tier one League of Legends and Valorant ...

John Needham: With the partnership model that we’ve set up, instead of the teams paying Riot for a slot, we’re asking them to invest their cash back into the ecosystem.

Riot Games are going to let their top League Of Legends and Valorant esports teams receive sponsorship from gambling companies, in a bid to snaffle up some of the billion dollar unofficial sports ...

S. Lillian Needham, formerly S. Anne Michele, SSJ on June 21, 2025, age 86. She is preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Teresa (nee Kenny) Needham and her brother Joseph (Joan) Needham ...

John Needham said Riot Games recognizes the importance of events like EVO for a fighting game like Project L, and Riot Games has already begun talking to PlayStation about it.