Esports Glossary

Buy-In

A registration fee paid by participants to enter a tournament. Buy-ins fund the prize pool and operational costs. Tournaments must comply with local gambling and prize promotion laws when collecting buy-ins.

Related Terms

Free to Enter

A tournament that charges no registration fee to participants.

Prize Pool

The total monetary sum available to be won by competitors in a tournament.

Escrow

A financial arrangement where prize money is held by a neutral third party until the tournament concludes and results are verified.

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