Playing blocking utility Gamban has introduced that it’s launching a devoted Discord server in partnership with Danish esports organisation ECSTATIC.
Named the ‘Gamban Hub’, the Discord serves as an area for these affected by playing hurt to satisfy up, socialise, recreation, and extra.
The server expands upon the already established partnership between Gamban and ECSTATIC introduced final September. This marked the primary time an esports workforce featured an anti-gambling firm as its fundamental sponsor.
In a launch, Gamban shared how Discord has turn out to be a well-liked house for gaming and esports followers, and so seeks to ‘meet them the place they’re’ in a extra informal setting versus ‘formal or medical.’
Jack Symons, Gamban Founder, commented on the brand new undertaking: “Along with our pals at ECSTATIC, we’re excited to open the Gamban Hub on Discord to everybody. Supported by devoted volunteers, the Hub is designed as a protected, welcoming house to attach and play.
“For me, the hope is that the Hub brings a healthful neighborhood into gaming, serving to fill the house that playing would possibly in any other case occupy. Whether or not you’ve struggled with playing prior to now, wish to join with others or wish to maintain gaming enjoyable, come be part of us.”
The server options a number of channels that will likely be overseen by moderators. These embrace Basic for informal discussions, My Story for sharing restoration tales, Discussion board for creating new subject threads, Gaming for chat about video games or organising play classes, and Occasions the place stay classes will likely be held with ECSTATIC, Gamban, and main consultants in playing habit.
ECSTATIC in Esports
The server is the most recent endeavour introduced on by the partnership between Gamban and ECSTATIC, a Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) workforce that has competed within the scene since 2018, again within the World Offensive period.
When the organisation was based, it was initially referred to as Lyngby Vikings in affiliation with the Danish soccer membership Lyngby Boldklub earlier than rebranding in 2021.
Lately, ECSTATIC changed Imperial Esports at BLAST Bounty Season 1 2026 Closed Qualifier, the primary Tier 1 occasion of the season. Nevertheless, the workforce in the end failed to achieve the highest eight, lacking out on the LAN finals after dropping 0-2 to Staff Falcons. It has since competed within the CCT Season 3 European Collection and the NODWIN Clutch Collection.
