With more and more looking to find a way into esports, and an increasing number of non-endemic sponsors looking to move into the space in some form companies that provide a helping hand stand to do rather well.  As a B2B platform provider and host Esportsfield is one such company. We spoke to Co-Founder and Head of Product Oleg Voronko about …

EA announced its launch of an esports division back in December 2015 with Peter Moore also announced as COO.  The best known EA Sports franchise is undoubtedly FIFA, and with the latest FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) televised on networks including Fox and Sky Sports, the company is aiming to continue to push the popular title further into the realm …

Bud Light is the latest non-endemic brand making big moves into esports as it’s been announced that the company will sponsor a group of esports players to form the Bud Light All-Stars group.   Bud Light will reveal the initial list of potential players at DreamHack Austin which starts on Friday 6th May. The company will be looking for players from …

With the first all out NHS junior doctors strike, there is much speculation about the fate of Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. David Cameron has publicly backed Hunt’s handling of junior doctors but a huge amount of these doctors, which it’s key to highlight includes any doctor below consultant or GP level, are not in agreement with the PM’s stance. Junior doctors …

Despite the hubbub which preceded it the EU referendum campaign only officially got underway on Friday 15th April, but it was a certain US President’s input which has had perhaps the greatest effect on betting.  Barack Obama issued something of a warning regarding the difficulty of trade deals between the US and Britain should Brexit go ahead. He stated that deals would …

Premier Punt is a real money DFS operator based in Scotland that’s making big moves ahead of next season. Founded by John Gordon, Jonathan Warman, Stewart Gove and Andy Daykin it recently went live with its second investment round in order to grow its product ahead of the forthcoming campaign.  Following on from similar topics discussed by the DFS panel at …

It has been revealed that new online bookie 21Bet has signed up over 15,000 customers in its first month in business.  The operator launched at the beginning of March and final preparations are now being made for the imminent launch of the 21Bet Casino. The casino will also be powered by FSB Technology and feature games from the likes of Microgaming. 21Bet, …

The YouPorn sponsored esports team, Team YP, has been banned by the Electronic Sports League (ESL) as it is in breach of the organisation’s advertising rules.  In a statement issued to VentureBeat by the ESL this was what was said on the matter: “Advertising pornography is not legal in the markets we operate in, and the vast majority of partners …

Late last week the Gfinity app went live on the Xbox One store. The free tournament builder app will allow Xbox players to create and manage their own cups, leagues, ladders and competitions from their console. It’s a significant boost for the UK esports scene, and will have the added bonus of raising the profile of Gfinity’s own LAN tournaments …

The question of the value of club partnerships for both parties was the opener of the daily fantasy sports panel at Betting on Football (#bofcon) on Thursday afternoon.  Oulala Founder Valery Bollier, Sportego Founder Trev Keane, Mondogoal International Director Richard Graham and Fantasybet CEO Viktor Enoksen discussed DFS in Europe in a session chaired by Editec’s Simon Burrell. Mondogoal’s Richard …