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Entrepreneur Dee Jones says Epic Games will partner on local esports programs in 2025
Summary
Dee Jones told the commission he has built a youth esports league, expects Epic Games involvement and state funding for an esports lab at the juvenile services center, and said the initiative could create paid opportunities for young people through name-image-likeness (NIL) and content monetization.
Dee Jones, who identified himself as an entrepreneur and developer of a youth ‘esports’ program in Kent County, used the commission’s public-comment period to outline plans to expand his program and to solicit awareness from the city.
Jones said he has developed a youth justice-influence esports league and secured donated prizes…
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