Esports

European online gambling group Mr Green & Co, has announced that it will launch its first esports-centric property in partnership with Gamingzone Entertainment. Updating the market, the Stockholm-listed enterprise has confirmed that it will develop an esports entertainment joint-venture with established esports media publisher Gamingzone. “Mr Green and Gamingzone Entertainment have established a joint venture to create a new community …

FTSE100 betting group Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), has confirmed the appointment of London law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as its lead legal advisor in its pursuit of US-facing DFS operator FanDuel. This week PPB governance confirmed industry rumours that the company was seeking to acquire New York-based DFS operator FanDuel, following the Supreme Court’s repeal of PASPA’s federal mandate. The …

The Supreme Court’s repeal of PASPA’s federal mandate has likely triggered a further betting industry arms race, as US betting news source LegalSportsReport.com details that Paddy Power Betfair Plc (PPB) is ‘close to acquiring’ DFS operator FanDuel. Entering 2018, the governance of FTSE100 PPB stated that it was ‘reviewing all options’ for further expansion within the US market. The UK …

Snack Gaming has developed and launched 5p0rtz, a new fantasy pools betting platform where players compete for bigger jackpots with a higher win probability than on a bookmaker. Developed on behalf of Trillionaire Ltd, which is made up of a consortium of UK-based sports betting investors, the business aims to become the UK market leader in fantasy sports by 2019. …

Sportingtech has announced a key strategic partnership with Global Daily Fantasy Sports Inc (GDFSI), designed to enhance its platform in addition to furthering distribution to the global marketplace. Included as part of the deal is the integration of GDFSI’s Daily Fantasy Sports platform into the Sportingtech Pulse Platform, which the aim of increasing the operators offering to various customers. The …

Scout Gaming has signed an agreement with European operator 1xBet for delivery of Scout’s DFS platform. The agreement will see 1xBet offer Scout Gaming’s platform to its customers, with full integration into the 1xBet product range expected to come in time for the start of the World Cup next month. The deal further reinforces Scout’s ambitious growth plans, and follows …

EveryMatrix’s payment processing subsidiary MoneyMatrix has announced its first esports-centric partnership, confirming that it will become the lead payment systems provider for VIE. VIE (vie.gg) an esports wagering exchange, will move to integrate MoneyMatrix’s NexGen Payment Processing platform, expanding its digital transaction capabilities. “We are excited to launch with MoneyMatrix’s processing platform as we can now offer our users access …

ESEN eSports, a tournament and league organiser within the vertical, and Sportradar have entered in to a multiyear partnership, related to data streaming and integrity across a breadth of competitions. The sports betting solutions providers are to collect and distribute audio visual and data across competitions, including the King of Nordic tournament, with the Sportradar fraud detection system also set …

Updating the market, industry esports betting start-up Luckbox (luckbox.com) has confirmed the appointment of Sujoy Roy as its first Director of Esports. Roy joins the Luckbox executive team, from leading global esports tournament organiser ESL, where he led player community development initiatives and audience engagement strategies. A seasoned esports executive, Roy has been tasked with developing Luckbox’s founding community initiatives, …