Esports

Sportradar supplier of sports related data and analysis provisions, has confirmed that it has extended its market services for German sports betting operator Tipbet. In cooperation with betting data subsidiary Betradar, Sportradar will extend Tipbet betting market services which will now offer a complete Esports suite. The Esports inventory will be made available throughout Tipbet’s online and retail portfolios, giving the …

Following on from the launch of the eGames and the associated International eGames Committee (IEGC) at the London Games Festival in April, the IEGC has now announced its first advisory board members. These are Dr Jo Twist Ukie CEO, Andy Payne OBE Chair of the European Gaming League, Jude Ower MBE Founder and CEO of Playmob, Daniel Cossi President of Brazilian National …

Sean Carr is Dafabet’s eSports Liaison. Having signed a partnership with one of the world’s leading esports organisations, Fnatic, Dafabet is clearly aiming to lead the line in terms of major bookmakers getting involved in this space.  We spoke to Sean about the partnership with Fnatic, being the industry’s sole esports liaison and Dafabet’s plans for the future. SBC: How …

Mexican broadcaster TV Azteca has confirmed that it will invest $1 million in DFS software provider Fantasy Network, with a further $10 million committed in advertising of a future Daily Fantasy Sports brand for LATAM regions. TV Azteca confirmed this morning that it had entered a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with Fantasy Network management, which will see the DFS supplier expand …

The French government has made serious moves to regulate and push forward the esports industry nationwide as part of a wider digital reform bill which is currently being considered. The projet de loi pour une République numérique, or Digital Republic bill, has been in discussion since last year but only yesterday did France’s Digital Minister, Axelle Lemaire, announce a number of measures …

With more and more looking to find a way into esports, and an increasing number of non-endemic sponsors looking to move into the space in some form companies that provide a helping hand stand to do rather well.  As a B2B platform provider and host Esportsfield is one such company. We spoke to Co-Founder and Head of Product Oleg Voronko about …

SDB Games have announced that Gamingtec have integrated its range of skill-based Football and Cricket games in five different languages. The games are a welcome addition to a games portfolio that includes more than 1,500 casino games from software providers such as Microgaming, NetEnt and Evolution. Sapar Karyagdyyev, Managing Director of Gamingtec, said: “We are delighted to offer SDB Games’ unique …

EA announced its launch of an esports division back in December 2015 with Peter Moore also announced as COO.  The best known EA Sports franchise is undoubtedly FIFA, and with the latest FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) televised on networks including Fox and Sky Sports, the company is aiming to continue to push the popular title further into the realm …

Bud Light is the latest non-endemic brand making big moves into esports as it’s been announced that the company will sponsor a group of esports players to form the Bud Light All-Stars group.   Bud Light will reveal the initial list of potential players at DreamHack Austin which starts on Friday 6th May. The company will be looking for players from …

Premier Punt is a real money DFS operator based in Scotland that’s making big moves ahead of next season. Founded by John Gordon, Jonathan Warman, Stewart Gove and Andy Daykin it recently went live with its second investment round in order to grow its product ahead of the forthcoming campaign.  Following on from similar topics discussed by the DFS panel at …