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The organization and players signed letters of intent that said the players would be paid a combined \u20ac26,500 monthly salary, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations. In addition to the players\u2019 deals, Denial agreed to purchase the league spot from Overtime for \u20ac40,000, sources say. Several weeks later, however, Denial co-owner Zach Smith approached the players with contracts that didn't include a salary. One player told Dot Esports that Smith said that if the team didn\u2019t sign, they couldn\u2019t play in the league (another player, however, denied this ever happened). Ultimately, each player signed and competed in the team\u2019s first 11 league matches. Denial COO Justin Jacobson said the organization offered contracts with no salary because the players couldn't be paid until they acquired P1-A Visas. Jacobson said that, for the players to compete before the visas arrived, \u201cthey were not actually entitled to an actual, documented salary,\u201d because it would \u201cruin their eligibility.\u201d He added that the players \u201ckind of understood this\u201d and the organization instead helped with the players\u2019 costs for food, hotel, and other living expenses. Jacobson also said a lengthy visa process prevented the organization from paying the players. According to screengrabs of conversations shared with Dot Esports, however, Smith told one of the players on April 23 that he had \u201cthe paperwork\u201d for a visa, and that he would have the player sign it on either April 24 or 25. Nearly a week passed without any apparent developments when the player sent a message to Smith, pleading to get his salary to help provide for his family. Smith replied saying he wouldn\u2019t let him down, asking for the player\u2019s bank account information on May 1. As of May 14, however, the player still hasn't received a payment. Nathan Laprade, an esports agent who acted as an unofficial advisor to the players before they signed their letters of intent, hadn't discussed a future contract for the players nor was it clear how the visa process would prevent the players from receiving their monthly salaries in January. Once the players signed the letters, Laprade and the players felt the \u201cwhole process was going to be okay,\u201d according to Laprade, and he ended his involvement for the time being. Several months passed without any of the players receiving the money, so they contacted Laprade, who returned again as an unofficial advisor in April to help find a resolution. Around the same time, the French roster was replaced by a primarily-English roster, causing three of the players to move to another CWL Pro League team, Elevate, and the other two to inactive roles on the team. While the players worried about their monthly salaries, Overtime Esport was still seeking the money it was promised for the sale of its CWL Pro League spot. According to a source with knowledge of the sale, the two parties signed a letter of intent on Jan. 25, which said Denial would set up an escrow account from which the payments would be made. The letter of intent included a payment deadline of March 9. When Overtime pressed Denial for its payment, Denial didn't engage directly. Instead, it told Overtime to send complaints to its attorneys. When Overtime seeked help from MLG, which operates the CWL Pro League, it didn\u2019t get the desired response, despite claiming that Denial \u201crefuses categorically to pay [Overtime] the sum (40,000 euros).\u201d In a brief email reply to Overtime, an MLG employee said it couldn't \u201cserve as arbiters in agreements made between players and organizations,\u201d which is in line with the company\u2019s official rules detailed in the CWL Pro League Handbook. Overtime remained silent on the issue in public until yesterday when it released a statement on Twitter. The company claimed it was owed \u201cseveral tens of thousands of euros\u201d for selling the spot. In the TwitLonger, the team mentioned three of its former players, who had been struggling to get paid by Denial as well. One of the players, Nathan \"Natshay\" Dupuis, even posted a TwitLonger of his own on May 14, alleging Denial hadn\u2019t paid the team for several months. If none of the five players were paid three months of the salary amounts that were disclosed in the signed letters, Denial would owe a combined \u20ac79,500, in addition to the \u20ac40,000 allegedly owed to Overtime Esport. With some players on a different team, though, and some even still under contract with Denial, Laprade found it difficult to find a resolution. Internally, the players debated whether they should compromise with Denial and seek some form of compensation, or publicize the matter. While Laprade understood why the players might want to tell their side of the story, he feared it would make it harder for the players to get paid. Smith, for his part, told Dot Esports that he believed the players should and would be paid, but he admitted Denial had no legal obligation to do so because of the contracts. He also reiterated that he couldn't legally give them salaries because of a lack of visas. \u201cMe personally, they are owed money,\u201d Smith said. \u201cNow, would it matter if I gave them a million dollars under the table? We still couldn\u2019t pay them legally without the P-1A Visas. Now, from a legal standpoint, do we owe them money? No, but we are rectifying the situation no matter what.\u201d Smith said in a statement yesterday he would be stepping down from the day-to-day operations of Denial and the organization would set up an escrow account to cover the \u201calleged owed salaries\u201d of the former players. Denial\u2019s former strategic advisor has been promoted to the position of chief strategy officer, where he'll take a \u201cmore active role\u201d in Denial\u2019s day-to-day operations, according to Smith\u2019s statement. 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Nathan Laprade, an esports agent who acted as an unofficial advisor to the players before they signed their letters of intent, hadn’t discussed a future contract for the players nor was it clear how the visa process would prevent the players from receiving their monthly salaries in January. Once the players signed the letters, Laprade and the players felt the \u201cwhole process was going to be okay,\u201d according to Laprade, and he ended his involvement for the time being.
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