Kaznenopravni izazovi razvoja e-sporta

Pandemija Sars-CoV-2 označila je svjetsku povijest, pa tako i sportsku. Uz brojne pravne, ekonomske, medicinske te znanstvene izazove, pandemija je značajno utjecala i na razvoj sporta. Zatvaranjem gospodarstava, društvenih i sportskih događanja radi suzbijanja širenja zaraze, došlo je do brzog razvoja e-sporta koji je na određeni način zamijenio tradicionalni sport igranjem popularnih videoigara. Da se radi o ozbiljnoj pojavi, govori i činjenica sve većeg broja gledatelja i sudionika videoigara u odnosu na gledatelje tradicionalnog sporta, kao i količina novca koji cirkulira u takvim virtualnim krugovima. Međutim, razvoj e-sporta posljedično vodi i određenim kaznenopravnim izazovima koji se manifestiraju kroz različite oblike manipulacija, nezakonitog klađenja i e-dopinga. Manipulacije sportskim natjecanjima globalno nisu novost u području sporta, ali u ovakvom specifičnom virtualnom okruženju one dobivaju novu dimenziju. Autori u ovom radu analiziraju kaznenopravne izazove koji nastaju na području e-sporta, osobito kada se igranjem videoigara čine različiti oblici kaznenih djela poput manipulacija, nezakonitog klađenja, pranja novca, e-dopinga i sl. The Sars-CoV-2 pandemic marked world history, including sports history. In addition to numerous legal, economic, medical and scientific challenges, the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic has significantly affected the development of sports. With the closure of farms, social and sporting events to combat the spread of the contagion, there has been a rapid development of e-sports that has in a way replaced traditional sports by playing popular video games. The fact that this is a serious phenomenon is evidenced by the growing number of viewers and participants in video games compared to viewers of traditional sports, as well as the amount of money circulating in such virtual circles. However, the development of e-sports consequently leads to certain criminal law challenges that are manifested through various forms of manipulation, illegal betting and e-doping. Manipulations of sports competitions are not a novelty in the field of sports globally, but in such a specific virtual environment they gain a new dimension. In this paper, the authors analyze the criminal law challenges that arise in the field of e-sports, especially when playing video games commit various forms of crime such as manipulation, illegal betting, money laundering, e-doping and the like.