Trevor Keane, Co-Founder of Celtic eSports, has revealed plans to launch a new league in the Autumn of 2016. The format of the new Celtic eSports League will give local eSports players the chance to represent football clubs from the top leagues in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man. Celtic eSports will aim to establish this professionally organise …
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Speaking to Fortune Magazine Jason Robins CEO & Co-Founder of leading US daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has stated that his company will need to “take a second look at its advertising”. As DraftKings looks to re-secure customer confidence following a string of legal battles in the US concerning its product legality and close association with sports betting. The DFS …
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In a move to curb betting related content, live video platform Twitch.tv (an Amazon.com subsidiary) has warned its users to stop promoting betting/gambling related activity. As news of eSports gambling has hit national headlines this week, due to games developer Valve Corporation banning all third-party skin betting sites from its platform. Twitch.tv management made a public post warning its users …
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Australian betting firm Sportsbet has launched itself further into the world of esports betting with the creation of a standalone portal called Respawn. The bookmaker already took bets on esports markets but this takes it notably further and the operator boasts that it’s “the fastest ESL stream in Oceania, (with) live match statistics, odds and upcoming tournament information.” The aim seemingly …
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After its success in New York last week DFS operators suffered a blow it has been announced that they will no longer be allowed to offer real money DFS games in the state of Delaware. The Delaware Department of Justice has issued formal releases to companies operating in the state such as DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo stating that Delaware residents should …
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The eSports Industry Awards 2016 is taking place in London on November 21st at London’s the Brewery, and the first finalists to make the grade have been announced. The awards will once again be hosted by Radio 1 presenter Julia Hardy and Jason Bradbury of the Gadget Show. Over 600 of the industry’s leading figures are expected to attend for a night …
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Manchester City has moved into the burgeoning eSports market, by announcing that it has signed 18-year old Kieran “Kez” Brown as its first ever professional eSports player. Brown, a Pro FIFA EA Sports gamer, will represent Manchester City at various international eSports tournaments and will further promote the football club while participating in live stream games on YouTube and Twitch …
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Tennessee has become the latest US state to regulate daily fantasy sports (DFS) services, passing its ‘Fantasy Sports Act 2016’ motion into law on 1 July. State lawmakers will begin processing licensing application schemes, allowing US-based operators such as DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo Sports to operate services for Tennessee consumers. The ‘Fantasy Sports Act 2016’ was passed despite the state …
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The newly formed Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) was announced today with Ian Smith named as Commissioner. Its remit is to bring an end to the culture of match fixing, doping and general cheating which impacts betting, which has plagued esports over the years, and more so as potential windfalls have grown considerably in the recent past. The initial list of members …
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The popular Youtube pair of Trevor “TmarTn” Martin and Tom ‘Syndicate’ Cassell have a combined following of almost 13 million and were, until recently, hugely popular in the online CS:GO gaming community. It has now come to light that they are the co-owners of a skins gambling platform called CS:GO Lotto, a site which many of their most viewed videos promoted without any …
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