Recognition of esports in Europe provides opportunity for e-Residency
Esports was legally recognised by the European Parliament. Great news for e-Residency, which provides a legal, digital setup for esports business.
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Estonia is the best place to register a company for your gaming business. With e-Residency, you can start and run an EU company 100% online and easily manage your game development activities or esports team.
What is e-Residency and how can it help gaming entrepreneurs?
E-Residency is your digital key to doing business easily
- Access Estonia’s advanced e-services and business environment with a government-issued e-Residency digital ID
- Register a company online, sign documents digitally, and run business remotely from anywhere in the world
- Join e-residents from around the world in an active commu
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Who in gaming industry can benefit from e-Residency?
- Game developers & publishers
- Game development service providers
- Esport teams
- Competitive gamers
- Outsourcing companies
- Content creators (i.e. Streamers)
Why register a company for your gaming activities?
- Operate on a professional level
- Access business banking
- Find investors for your business
- Manage intellectual property (logo, name) and physical assets (office, computer)
- Sign contracts with team members, partners, publishers and investors
How to start your gaming business with e-Residency?
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Become an e-resident
Apply online, pay the state fee and choose a pickup location for your digital ID card. State fee: €150. Timeline: 3-8 weeks
Apply online2
Register a company
Register your private limited company (OÜ) online. State fee: €265. Timeline: up to 24 hrs
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Find services you need to start and run your company
You need a legal address and a contact person service to register your company and business banking account to run your company. Cost: Find service providers and prices on our Marketplace
Discover service providers
Apply for e-Residency
Contract templates for esports teams
Esports teams should be able to focus on winning the next tournament, and not on all the paperwork needed to set up agreements betweens players and sponsors. We developed model documents for agreements between the Player and the Team as well as Sponsors and organisers of tournaments that you can tailor to your needs. These versions of the documents were published in June 2022.
The templates are meant as reference material for those interested in establishing their esports relations in Estonia with the help of the e-Residency infrastructure and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. You should consult your professional adviser for legal or other advice.
Estonian Business and Innovation Agency and e-Residency are not liable for any contractual, tortious or other damage or loss arising from the use of or inability to use this template or any provision set out therein or for any action or decision taken as a result of using this template or for any omission resulting from using this template.
What if disputes arise in your esports journey?
We collaborate with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center to offer specialized dispute resolution options that are particularly suitable for intellectual property and tech disputes.
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