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Esports marries gambling in Complexity Gaming and WinStar partnership

Complexity Gaming, an esports club that falls under the umbrella of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, has teamed up with WinStar World Casino and Resort in an esports partnership.

WinStar will now be the exclusive casino sponsor for Complexity Gaming, which marks the first time that a U.S. esports organization has designated a casino as its official sponsor. It’s a sign that esports and gambling, and sports betting are coming together.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.