Esports

Bayes Esports will work alongside KRAFTON to drive engagement with PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS after the two companies signed a new official data agreement. The agreement, Bayes Esports explained, will “expand the official data offering, and streamline data access” to PUBG games, thereby expanding its coverage of esports titles. Amir Mirzaee, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at Bayes Esports, commented: “We …

When sports fans think of Greater Manchester, they will likely picture Old Trafford and the Etihad, perhaps even Sale Sharks’ rugby ground or regular boxing venue the AO Arena – MediaCityUK is probably not high on the list.  Nonetheless, the trendy district of Salford has become home to a rapidly growing esports scene, with round-the-clock events hosted by SIS (Sports …

Oddin.gg has announced that it will provide exclusive data services for the upcoming Czech Championship Tipsport MCR CS:GO, in collaboration with event organiser PLAYzone. The partnership will see the Czech CS:GO Championships indexed on Oddin.gg’s platform, allowing audiences to wager safely on the event and opening up a new service of official data rights for PLAYzone. A pioneer in esports …

Racing and Sports (RAS) continues its strong commercial momentum as a newly listed ASX tech enterprise, announcing a new racing systems partnership with Picklebet.  Under the terms of the two-year agreement, RAS will serve as the lead provider of risk-managed trading services for Picklebet’s racing product – commissioned to expand the bookmaker’s sports betting markets and product offering. Founded in …

International sportsbook and media company Rivalry expects to close 2022 in a strong position, anticipating a record Q3 betting handle. In a preliminary update, the group revealed it anticipates revenue to jump quarterly by 35% from $3.7 m to $7.1m, and year-on-year by 94% from $3.7m. Revenue expectations have been fueled by projected betting turnover of CAN $70.3m in Q3, …

Evgeniy Bekker will take up the role of Esports General Manager at BETER, a role that has been created to direct the company’s “ambitious market expansion plans”. Bekker initially joined BETER’s management team as Chief Trading Officer in 2020. In this role, he took an active stance in scaling the company’s growth and expanding the reach of BETER’s betting products …

SIS (Sports Information Services) expanded its partnership with RETAbet, securing a multinational launch for its Competitive Gaming (CG) products in Spanish-speaking markets.  The deal includes provision of SIS’ NBA2K and FIFA esports tournaments, which will be distributed across RETAbet’s retail – in shops and bars – and online channels, allowing for 24/7 live viewership and betting. This marks the latest …

Game data platform GRID achieved two of its corporate goals this week, starting with an extension of its partnership with gaming production company WePlay. GRID will continue to operate as WePlay Esports’ official data partner, covering the latter’s full range of tournaments with its data management, distribution, monetisation and integrity operations.  The partners have an end-goal of leveraging WePlay’s data …

Further strengthening its ties to esports and esports wagering, Parimatch has signed a global partnership with gaming organisation 00Nation. The collaboration between the two companies began at the start of this month, and terms of the agreement concern exclusive rights to the 00Nation brand. Parimatch plans to launch a series of marketing activities in cooperation with 00Nation, aiming to ‘empower …