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Nov 2019
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Esports Rewind: Billion Dollar FaZe, For...

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Support the Center for Educational Innovation to help give kids life skills through esports. You can help make a difference for Giving Tuesday (Dec. 3rd) by clicking the following link: http://bit.ly/ceiesports

This week we talk about FaZe Clan being the first potential Billion Dollar Org, The rumors about a possible 13 year old age requirement to get into fortnite, and how Luminosity is risking millions to expand into new esports

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