CS:GO Casters hit out at Tournament Organizers for Late Payments
The retiring of CS:GO caster Vince Hill has caused other members of the community to come out and share their similar problems.
One of the issues Vince listed for retiring was the shady nature of some tournament organizers, who would take months to make promised payments.
Scott Smith, an influential figure in esports, backed up what Vince was saying about late payments.
Smith is an expert on the subject, having been around the esports industry since its start. He is also the leader of the movement to get a professional CS:GO players union.
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Janko Paunovic left the casting industry to focus on coaching and agreed with Vince and Smith on the payment problem.
He later clarified that the more established tournaments and events are fine, implying the smaller events are the ones who have issues with paying.
retirement shortly after landing one of the biggest events of his career. Having grinded his way up from smaller events, he would have consistently dealt with the organizers that Paunovic was referring to.
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