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SPORTS Wednesday 24 OctOber 2018

In this March 31, 2017, file photo, video game players com-
pete against one another in an esports tournament at Cae-
sars casino in Atlantic City, N.J.
Associated Press

ESPORTS MGM Grand Hotel & Ca-
Continued from Page 18 sino in Las Vegas, where In this Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, New York Giants cornerback Eli Apple works out during NFL foot-
Once they have verified users can wager on them- ball training camp in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants traded Apple to the New Orleans Saints on
their age and location, selves in video game tour- Tuesday, Oct. 23. 2018.
users can link their game naments, similar to pok- Associated Press
erate odds for the player elsewhere. Sood believes Giants trade cornerback Eli
to the Unikrn platform, er. Unikrn plans to open
and then Unikrn will gen-
similar venues at casinos
can place a bet on the ting could be a $9 billion Apple to New Orleans Saints
based on his or her profile that if the U.S. market is
within the game. Players developed, esports bet-

Unikrn website into a mu- industry by 2020.
tual pool, play their next Unikrn was launched in By TOM CANAVAN and Oct. 30. the play of Drew Brees and
match, then come back 2014, and its investors BRETT MARTEL Coach Pat Shurmur said the offense.
to the site to claim their include Mark Cuban, The New York Giants have the Giants are constantly New Orleans will face the
winnings or make another Elisabeth Murdoch and sent "the other Eli" to the evaluating their roster, and Minnesota Vikings on Sun-
wager. Ashton Kutcher. It is the New Orleans Saints. he felt they got good value day night in a matchup of
In America, skill-based first wagering company Not Eli Manning. Eli Apple. for Apple. first-place teams.
betting will go live in 41 in the world — esport or The Giants on Tuesday "I think if you remember This was somewhat of a
states as part of Unikrn's otherwise — built entirely traded the cornerback back, Eli was out with an make-or-break season for
product rollout, although on Blockchain and claims who was the 10th pick injury when we beat Hous- Apple. He had a bad year
a date for the U.S. unveil- to support 9,000 transac- overall in the 2016 draft to ton and B.W. Webb played in 2017 and was called a
ing hasn't been made tions per second. Block- the Saints for a fourth-round in his spot against two fine cancer by safety Landon
public. Esports specta- chain is touted as a se- pick in 2019 and a seventh- receivers," Shurmur said Collins because of his at-
tor betting will not yet be cure, decentralized led- rounder in 2020. late Tuesday afternoon. "So titude. He was inactive for
available in the U.S. ger of transactions spread Like all trades, it will not be we're not throwing in the four games and suspend-
Unikrn is still trying to es- across a global network official until Apple passes a towel." ed for the season finale.
tablish esports odds bet- of computers that use physical. Shurmur is convinced Man- The South Jersey native
ting in America. A path their processing power to The move marks the sec- ning, who has been under came back this season
was paved this summer verify any changes. ond time in a week the the microscope, will be and was all business. He
when the Supreme Court A class-action lawsuit Giants (1-6) have parted his quarterback when the has shown flashes of being
struck down a 1992 feder- was brought against the ways with a recent first- trading deadline is over. a good cornerback but at
al law that banned sports Seattle-based company round draft pick. Last week, Apple has 23 tackles and times has not made plays.
betting in most states, but in August alleging it sold they waived tackle Ereck a forced fumble. He also His holding penalty on a
the industry remains frag- unregistered securities to Flowers, their 2015 top pick. recovered a fumble in the third-down play cost the
mented. Sood is hopeful the public when it held an He was signed by Jackson- Giants' 23-20 loss to the Fal- Giants a chance to get
that if a national govern- initial coin offering for its ville. cons in Atlanta on Monday off the field with Atlanta
ing sports betting body is UnikoinGold tokens. Sood It also could be a sign the night. The Saints have strug- pinned near its goal line.
formed, it will provide a told The Associated Press Giants, who were 3-13 last gled on pass defense all In his three seasons with the
path for esports betting in the lawsuit is "very frivo- season, might deal more season. They are 5-1 and in Giants, Apple played in 30
American casinos. Unikrn lous" and claimed there is assets with the NFL trading first place in the NFC South regular-season games with
does have a venue at the "no merit to it."q deadline set for 4 p.m. on in large part because of 23 starts. q