http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/19/58261 ... ds-players
Last year, showing these changing attitudes, the US government awarded visas to top-tier gamers that recognized them as professional athletes.
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The university is recruiting 27 students to form three teams of nine people. Recruited gamers will play in the Collegiate Star League to compete for the North American Collegiate Championship and its $100,000 scholarship prize pot.