Exhibit 99.53

August 26, 2020 BY SEDAR British Columbia Securities Commission Alberta Securities Commission Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission Manitoba Securities Commission Ontario Securities Commission New Brunswick Securities Commission Nova Scotia Securities Commission Prince Edward Island Securities Office Securities Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador	Barristers & Solicitors / Patent & Trade-mark Agents Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, Suite 3800 200 Bay Street, P.O. Box 84 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Z4 CANADA F: +1 416.216.3930 nortonrosefulbright.com

Dear Sir/Madam:

Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. – Final Short Form Prospectus dated August 26, 2020 in respect of Common Shares (the Final Prospectus)

We refer you to the Final Prospectus of Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (the Company) dated August 26, 2020.

We hereby consent to the use of our firm name: (i) on the face page of the Final Prospectus; (ii) under the heading “Eligibility for Investment” of the Final Prospectus; and (iii) under the heading “Legal Matters” of the Final Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to our opinion under the heading “Eligibility for Investment” of the Final Prospectus.

We confirm that we have:

(a) read the Final Prospectus; and

(b) have no reason to believe that there are any misrepresentations, omissions to state a material fact that is required to be stated or omissions to state a material fact that is necessary to be stated in order to make a statement not be misleading in the information contained in the Final Prospectus that:

(i) is derived from our opinion referred to above; or

(ii) is within our knowledge as a result of the services that we performed to render such an opinion.

Yours very truly,

(signed) “Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP”

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP is a limited liability partnership established in Canada.

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc and Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP are separate legal entities and all of them are members of Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss verein. Norton Rose Fulbright Verein helps coordinate the activities of the members but does not itself provide legal services to clients. Details of each entity, with certain regulatory information, are at nortonrosefulbright.com.