Esports

Parimatch has strengthened its foothold in esports via a partnership with the Ukrainian Esports Federation (UESF), ahead of an upcoming Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Dota 2 championship. The UESF Parimatch Championship of Ukraine will commence on 17 July, beginning with an online segment which will conclude on 3 October, whilst the Grand Final will take place in Kyiv’s …

Luckbox has expanded its ongoing ‘recruitment drive’ as the esports wagering platform launches new projects to maintain its post-IPO growth phase.  Updating the market, Luckbox said it is seeking to recruit staff immediately for its product design, marketing and customer compliance teams. The company revealed that it was recruiting for the key hires of a product designer, customer onboarding project …

Strengthening its global growth directives, Luckbox has announced that it will build its own ‘in-house content studio’ in partnership with Publishme.  The project will be led by former Red Bull and Riot Games executive Nevzat Uçar, who joined the esports wagering platform at the start of the year as Luckbox’s new Head of Content. Planning its next stage of critical …

Newly licensed Racing Stars has launched its new MVP fantasy racing product to coincide with this week’s Royal Ascot festival (15-19 June). Co-founded by the Norfolk enterprise team of Steve Evans (MD), Danny Williams and Nathan Thompson, RacingStars.co.uk has branded itself as “the first-ever fantasy league betting platform based on real races and real prizes”.  MVP players can buy tokens …

Betway has further enhanced its presence in esports by signing a global agreement with G2 Esports, in what has been described as a ‘landmark partnership’. The agreement will see the new partners collaborate on the development of a variety of ‘unique experiences’ and ‘exciting opportunities’ for esports fans and the wider community. Additionally, the duo will work to encourage growth …

Sports and esports betting provider BETER has announced a new format for its coverage of Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) tournaments, including live streaming, live data and odds. The new format aims to provide an ‘unparalleled gaming experience’ for competing players as well as ‘captivating and spectacular events’ for esports viewers. Prior to the launch of the updated format, ESportsBattle …

Esports Technologies Inc has appointed Mark Thorne as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) as the Nasdaq-listed technology group completes its executive team makeover to spearhead a ‘planned European market entry’.  A twenty-year industry executive, Thorne has served in marketing and commercial leadership roles for Betfair, GVC, Betfirst, Twin.com and the Bonnier Gaming Group. Serving as Esports Technologies first CMO, …

PandaScore has been named as the official data partner of the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC), joining an ‘exclusive class’ of data-based business partners of the organisation. The real-time esports data and AI-powered statistics provider will collaborate with ESIC in identifying and investigating suspicious betting activity in esports. Additionally, as an official data partner of the commission, PandaScore will contribute to …

Esports Entertainment Group (EEG) is confident of achieving its first-year trading objectives as a US Nasdaq enterprise. Publishing its Q3 trading update (period ending 31 March), EEG recorded corporate net revenues of $5.4 million – up 129% ($3m) on its Q2 2021 results of $2.4 million.  Revenue growth was primarily attributed to EGG’s enlarged igaming portfolio, which saw the company …