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Texas Esports, the majority owner of holding company Infinite Esports & Entertainment, is preparing to sell its stake in the organization for $150 million or more, according to an ESPN report<\/a>.<\/p>

The Texas Esports group is led by Texas Rangers owners Neil Leibman and Ray Davis, who invested in Infinite, and its ventures OpTic Gaming and Overwatch<\/em> League franchise Houston Outlaws, in 2017. The group appeared to be a driving force behind Infinite’s successful bid in the NA LCS and the Overwatch<\/em> League.<\/p>

In addition to being included in the NA LCS and OWL, Texas Esports’ investment allowed many OpTic players and staff to move to Frisco, Texas, where Infinite’s headquarters is located.<\/p>

Infinite will likely go up for sale in February, ESPN’s sources say. The organization laid off nearly two dozen workers in October, according to SportsBusiness Daily<\/a>, which caused some fans to worry about the future of OpTic and Outlaws.<\/p>

Fans of OpTic Gaming remained quite vocal about the direction of its favorite team after Infinite was founded. Most notably, the release of OpTic’s historically-successful Halo<\/em> team caused many fans to voice their complaints. OpTic players, specifically those on the Call\u00a0of\u00a0Duty<\/em> team, have hinted at a less-than-functional company.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"