In his address, Tarasov noted that esports is one of the fastest growing digital industries, capable of producing thousands of jobs for young professionals in the shortest possible time.
“We ask you, with the participation of the expert community, to develop a specialized federal law on e-sports, as well as make appropriate amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation in terms of the official employment of e-sportsmen.
In addition, we ask you to introduce an official doping control for all domestic eSports tournaments, ”the appeal says.
Tarasov believes that these measures will help not only prevent violations in the field of computer sports, but will also help attract investment and increase audience loyalty.
Earlier, the Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin said that the victory of the players of the e-sports team Team Spirit at the Dota 2 tournament The International will make e-sports more popular in Russia.
On October 7, the players of the Russian e-sports team Team Spirit won the Dota 2 World Championship - The International.
The competition took place at the National Stadium in Bucharest.
In the grand final, the Russians beat the Chinese organization PSG LGD with a score of 3: 2, whose partner is the French football club PSG.