Sports Information Services (SIS) has strengthened its esports coverage after doubling its output of content available through its SIS Competitive Gaming product. The additional output will feature a greater number of live head to head competitions between skilled and qualified gamers, including the SIS Blitz League. Rohini Sardana, Head of Product Proposition at SIS, said: “Following the successful launch of …
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Curacao-based esports bookmaker GG.Bet has become the official global betting partner of pro-esports organisation ESL for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 tournaments. The arrangement will cover all ESL One and Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) tournaments through the rest of the year, as well as the ESL Pro League Seasons 11 and 12. GG.Bet will provide odds for each tournament …
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Sports betting supplier BETBY has strengthened its esports portfolio with the addition of a Rocket League variant to its Betby.Games offering. The new addition will deliver a range of markets and betting options, and can be integrated and active for an operator via an API integration. Developed by EPIC Games, Rocket League is a vehicular multi-player soccer game, which has …
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The management of esports wagering platform Luckbox has sanctioned a recruitment drive, after closing its latest CAD $4.5 million (€3m) funding round. Luckbox confirmed that it is seeking ‘five key new hires’ as the company moves forward with its aggressive future growth strategy as a soon to be listed Toronto TSX Ventures enterprise. Strengthening its senior executive team, Isle of …
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Pinnacle has strengthened its esports data output after adding Abios to its growing list of suppliers. As part of the agreement, Abios will supply the online bookmaker with enriched data in order to boost the firm’s esports offering. This includes developing its data portfolio to provide its customers with a greater selection of odds across a range of titles and …
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Esports wagering platform Luckbox has completed its pre-IPO financing round, raising CAD $4.5 million (€3m) in working capital. This June, Luckbox announced that it would host a private investor funding round ahead of its planned Summer IPO on Toronto’s TSX Ventures Exchange. Following an initial oversubscribed placement, co-led by Gravitas Inc and Beacon Securities, Luckbox raised CAD $3.8 million (€2.5m) …
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RPGG Media, the operating company of Puntt, has confirmed that it has entered a licensing arrangement with esports software publisher Aquarius AI Inc. The partnership will grant Vancouver-based Aquarius AI the exclusive rights to operate the Puntt esports wagering platform for Canada. Launched at the start of the year, the Puntt platform has merged traditional pool betting dynamics with unique …
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Entertainment Laboratories (Enlabs) has secured a new partnership with EveryMatrix which has seen the two launch an esports betting service via Enlabs’ flagship brand, OPTIBET. EveryMatrix will supply extensive esports coverage and a tailored esports front-end with live streaming via its OddsMatrix Esports Services. Stian Hornsletten, Group CCO of EveryMatrix, commented: “I admire the work done at Enlabs in the …
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As live sports slowly resumes this month the topic has been raised over the long term future of the esports betting industry, which rose in prominence during the global health pandemic. Marek Suchar is the Head of Sales at Oddin.gg, a B2B esports odds feed and risk management provider. He spoke to SBC News about the future of the esports …
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Gambling entrepreneur Graham Martin has been named President of Aquarius AI, a customer acquisition specialist, as part of the firm’s new business model commencing with esports. Aquarius announced this week that it has repositioned its customer acquisition technology to focus on esports before moving into the wider betting environment. Leading this move into esports betting will be Martin, a founder of …
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