WE ARE REIMAGINING ESPORTS AND COMPETITIVE GAMING.
BRINGING REAL MONEY TOURNAMENTS TO THE WORLD'S TOP VIDEO GAME TITLES.
UNLOCKING MONETIZATION FOR MILLIONS OF COMPETITIVE GAMERS AROUND THE WORLD.
It pays to Play ™
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The Engine of Esports
An end-to-end, game-agnostic platform that powers on-demand tournaments, instant payouts, and compliant payment infrastructure for real-money competitive gaming. One OS. Every game.
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Official NBA2K Tournament Platform
Built in collaboration with 2K Sports, Play NBA2K is the world’s first fully licensed, real-money tournament platform for NBA2K. Join millions of players turning their skills into earnings.
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Our Team
From industry pioneers to cultural tastemakers, these are the voices shaping the future of competitive gaming—and backing The Play Company as the platform to lead it.
Brandon Pitts
Chief Executive Officer
Anthony Stedillie
Chief Financial Officer
Bruce Angus
Chief Business Officer
Ty Stover
Chief Marketing Officer
Mark Cuban
Owner @ Dallas Mavericks
Investor / Strategic Advisor
Lou Schwartz
President @ GameSquare
Investor / Strategic Advisor
Peter Moore
Former COO @ EA Sports
Strategic Advisor
Sundance Digiovanni
Founder @ MLG
Strategic Advisor
In the Headlines
From $1M tournaments to NBA collabs, see how we’re making waves in gaming, culture, and media.
NBA 2K to offer weekly tournaments, cash prizes
LaMelo Ball Launches MB1 Esports Venture With One Up, Puma
Brandon Pitts built an app whose users have wagered over $5 million playing video games. He's betting the competition is heating up.
The startup One Up is riding the wave of legalized gambling with what it hopes is the killer app for online head-to-head videogame wagering.
The 29-year-old Cleveland resident typically wagers $45 a match using an app called Play One Up. Last month he netted roughly $1,600 in ...
Play One Up tournament partners can create and host their own tournaments across games such as Fortnite, Madden NFL, NBA 2K or Call of Duty.
Sports bettors and bookies are getting creative, but the hole caused by coronavirus is too big to fill.
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball is launching his own esports brand called MB1 Gaming in conjunction with esports technology firm One Up.
Reigning NBA Rookie of the Year LaMelo Ball has announced MB1 Gaming, a new esports brand launched alongside One Up.
On demand esports app Play One Up launches new app to allow tournament organizers a better way to host tournaments.
On demand esports app play one up gives anyone a chance to run their own tournaments with its new partnership program.