Esports

DraftKings expands Fantasy Football to Ireland and Austria

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DraftKings, the world’s largest Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform, has announced plans to expand into Ireland and Austria. The Boston-based provider will offer several football leagues to Irish and Austrian players, including the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League and Spanish La Liga, as well as golf (PGA and European Tour), mixed martial arts, Esports, Canadian Football League, EuroLeague Basketball …

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Scout Gaming appoints Johan Öhman as Director of Excellence

SBC News Scout Gaming appoints Johan Öhman as Director of Excellence

European daily fantasy sports (DFS) solutions provider Scout Gaming has confirmed the appointment of former NetEnt Chief Executive Johan Öhman as its new Director of Business Excellence. A seasoned industry executive, Öhman served as Chief Executive of leading industry games developer NetEnt from 2006 to 2011, guiding the enterprise through its initial public offering on the Stockholm Nasdaq in 2009. …

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Tottenham’s rich vein of form pleases fantasy managers

SBC News Tottenham's rich vein of form pleases fantasy managers

Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini and Ben Davies of Tottenham Hotspur were the surprise top scorers in this week’s fantasy football. Off the back of an impressive 4-0 away win at Huddersfield Town, Spurs boast three of the top five scorers in gameweek seven, with defender Davies, who now sits fourth in overall points scored, joined by Kieran Trippier and the …

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Strikers find scoring touch to delight of fantasy managers

SBC News Strikers find scoring touch to delight of fantasy managers

A plethora of points have been registered throughout SBC’s League of Legends this past weekend, with strikers hitting form at a number of clubs during gameweek six. Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata secured a maiden Premier League hat-trick, Tottenham hot shot Harry Kane and Arsenal new boy Alexandre Lacazette earned a brace each while Manchester rivals Romelu Lukaku of United and Sergio …

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UltraPlay promotes Mario Ovcharov to commercial lead

SBC News UltraPlay promotes Mario Ovcharov to commercial lead

eSports centric betting platform supplier UltraPlay has moved to restructure its senior management team, confirming the promotion of Mario Ovcharov to the position of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).   Ovcharov who has been a key stakeholder for the platform developer since 2014, is promoted as commercial lead having served as UltraPlay’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) since 2015.   As new …

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Betting on Esports 2017 dissected

SBC News Betting on Esports 2017 dissected

“There is no ‘esports consumer.’  It’s much wider than that, with there being CS:GO consumers, DOTA consumers and so on” stated Adam Savinson of Win Technologies – Betway Group as Betting on Esports 2017 got underway. Discussing who an esport consumer is Mr Savinson added:  “You need to know to cater for their own communities, with esports being different to …

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Sadio’s sending off leaves fantasy football managers in shock

SBC News Sadio's sending off leaves fantasy football managers in shock

In what was a tough week for fantasy football managers, goals from Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku helped James Birch extend his run at the top of SBC’s league of Legends. William Hill’s Al Romulus had another impressive round, racking up 60 points and putting himself within 15 points of the top spot. Al’s midfield made the difference this week, as …

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Sportito becomes QPR’s first ever “Official Fantasy Sports Partner”

SBC News Sportito becomes QPR's first ever “Official Fantasy Sports Partner”

Sportito Fantasy Sports has signed a new partnership deal with the English football club, Queens Park Rangers to become the club’s first ever  “Official Fantasy Sports Partner.” The partnership will provide an opportunity for Sportito to reach out to QPR fans and give fans of the West London club a chance to enjoy the fantasy sports platform throughout the season. …

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Sportradar forms audiovisual & integrity partnership with Fortuna Esports

SBC News Sportradar forms audiovisual & integrity partnership with Fortuna Esports

European esports tournament organiser Fortuna Esports has announced that it will enter a multi-year audiovisual and integrity partnership with Sportradar. Forming the partnership, Sportradar will act as the exclusive global provider of betting and audio visual streams and transmissions for Fortuna syndicated matches and competitions. Fortuna, one of Europe’s leading esports tournament organisers, hosts events such as the new ‘Esports …

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