Esports

It has been revealed that a special investigation unit in South Korea has identified twelve people that are suspected of being heavily involved in a match-fixing ring within popular eSports title Starcraft 2.    The official prosecutor’s report, which was translated and made available on Starcraft community site Team Liquid, nine suspects have been both indicted and arrested. These include …

Embattled US fantasy sports operator DraftKings has retained the services of former Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley as an advisor to its ongoing probe by federal investigators and further regulatory matters. Legal expert Coakley has experience in the technicalities of US gambling/betting legalities having passed Massachusetts gambling provisions in 2011. DraftKings confirmed the appointment, but did not detail the specifics …

Fantasy eSports firm, Vulcun, have announced that they are withdrawing their services from the state of Nevada, and have moved to bar all state residents from playing in its paid fantasy leagues and tournaments. This news follows the decision of Nevada Gambling  Commission to classify the act of playing daily fantasy sports as gambling, meaning that it is now regarded in …

Releasing a statement on Monday, Amaya Inc confirmed that its daily fantasy sports operator StarsDraft would limit its real-money player services to four “favourable” states. In light of the ongoing federal investigation into US daily fantasy sports (DFS) market and operators, Amaya Inc governance has decided to scale back its StarsDraft operations. The Canadian operator will now only service real …

Nevada lawmakers ruled on Thursday that daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators would require a gaming license to operate their services in accordance with state regulations. The decision was approved by AG Burnett Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, who ordered all DFS operators to stop activity within the states borders and begin to apply for gaming licenses. Detailing the …

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported that the US Department of Justice has asked the FBI to form a preliminary investigation into US daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators. WSJ notes that the investigation will focus on US market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings. The Department of Justice is seeking to know whether DFS can be defined as a form of …

Nominations are open for the second annual Betting on Football Awards. This year has seen the number of categories increase from four to nine as SBC looks to recognise the very best practice in football betting, with new awards in the areas of in-play, mobile, sponsorship, data use and fantasy. Deadline for entry into these awards is 12 November. SBC …

Fresh from announcing his firm’s first esports centric data and integrity partnership with ESL the world’s largest eSports network, SBC catches up with Sportradar CEO & Founder Carsten Koerl. A leading figurehead in sports and wagering data, Koerl sheds insight and opinion on the growth of esports, its potential integrity challenges and the sectors development of competitive/wagering functions. ____________________________________ SBC: …

Fantasy football start-up Oulala (Oulala.com) has launched its UK monetized platform, allowing customers to compete against other users and in tournaments for real money prizes. Launched by Malta based entrepreneurs Valery Bollier and Benjamin Carlotti, Oulala is aiming to be the leader in European fantasy sports, with its games designed on player skill rather than luck. Oulala uses a unique …

US sports network ESPN, has lifted its temporary suspension of DraftKings advertising throughout its channels, as all major US sports networks continue to promote fantasy sports services. This weekend the sports network resumed advertising coverage of DraftKings services, despite the operator’s ongoing employee data conflict allegations. ESPN a key partner for DraftKings, had publically announced that it had taken a …