It was announced today that the Board of Directors at the World Esports Association (WESA) has unanimously agreed that Ken Hershman will be its Executive Chairman and Commissioner with immediate effect. Hershman, a TV sports veteran who has worked with the likes of HBO and Showtime, takes over the role from Pietro Fringuelli who has occupied the role in an interim …

As a general rule of thumb esports are ideally suited to the live betting environment.  For an overwhelming amount of fans they’re consumed online via live streams, many esports communities are highly active on Twitter and Reddit, and the potential variety of in-play markets is huge and exciting. Back in September 2015 Betgenius released one of the most comprehensive esports …

West Ham United has announced the renewal of the Club’s partnership with principal sponsor Betway. The new deal is the largest sponsorship agreement in West Ham’s history. The club’s original deal with Betway was agreed in February 2015, and evidently both parties have been happy with the deal so far. West Ham’s Vice-Chairman Karren Brady hailed the agreement as further evidence of the …

Big name sports stars looking to keep bringing home the bacon post-retirement have a few options these days.  From attempting to emulate GNev’s punditry on Sky Sports, the usual route of remaining in the game as a manager, coach, scout or agent to opening a carp fishery in France if you’re Lee Bowyer, there’s another choice becoming all the more popular. …

Ask not what esports can offer Las Vegas, ask what they can offer each offer.  With casinos looking for a way to attract a younger tech savvy generation, many are looking to esports as a way to achieve this end. Some casinos have organised tournaments, the Downtown Grand for example has been a key player for some time, but the …

This week via their respective Facebook pages both CSGO Lounge and Dota2 Lounge announced that they would be shutting down their skins betting functions with immediate effect. Both companies operate under Lounges, which itself is mostly owned by ESForce Holding, a company owned by Russian investor Alisher Usmanov who has been heavily involved in the esports scene in Eastern Europe. CSGO Lounge, …

The Premier League returned this weekend past with plenty of fixtures to whet fans’ appetites for the 2016-2017 season.  Data from Worldpay revealed a mammoth 20% rise in the number of bets placed on opening day compared to last year, with more fans than ever hoping to win big as the world’s most watched football league returned.* Following Leicester’s fairytale league …

Esports form a notable part of the agenda at Betting on Sports (#bettingonsports) next month, and with a plethora of issues to discuss and debate it’s no great surprise why.  One industry expert is Sportradar’s James Watson. James will be on a panel alongside Pavol Krasnovsky, founder of RTSmunity, exploring how live betting can work in an esports environment. In …

BetVictor has today announced an exclusive partnership with football statistics site WhoScored.com in a move which will see it as the only gaming firm providing a unique data-driven market for its customers.  The WhoScored.com Man of the Match market is based on statistical data rather than pundit opinion, meaning the result is consistent, objective and available within 10 minutes of the full …

Online sportsbook Tempobet has penned a deal to become an Official Betting Partner of newly-promoted Middlesbrough Football Club.  This is the latest in a line of club partnerships Tempobet has agreed this summer and it follows on from deals with Burton Albion, Man City, Barcelona and Real Madrid. Brazilian superstar Roberto Carlos also became an ambassador for the bookmaker. This particular …