Gaming developer FlowPlay has announced the launch of All Star Daily Fantasy, a virtual currency-based daily fantasy sports (DFS) game. The free play element ensures that it’s fully legal across states in the US, which is a major plus right now amidst the ongoing legal battles between real money DFS operators and state attorneys. The game is now live in FlowPlay’s flagship …
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MLG’s CS:GO Majors step it up a gear at the Nationwide Arena
Esports organisation Major League Gaming (MLG) has outgrown its old venues and will be moving onwards and upwards with its first esports event in a professional sports arena this week. Ordinarily the home of NHL side Columbus Blue Jackets, the Nationwide Arena will this week play host to thousands of screaming Counter-Strike fans baying for virtual blood instead of the usual …
Read More »How League of Legends is set to eclipse the Champions League winner market
The rise of esports has been little short of explosive in the past year and real money wagering is following suit. The bookmaker bwin, which began offering esports markets in June 2015, has seen a huge rise in these markets in 2016. Betting on League of Legends, which equates to 69% of its esports betting, is expected to surpass the Champions …
Read More »Unikrn Ups the Ante with new ways to become Unikoin rich
Gaming and esports company Unikrn has today announced that over 30 million Unikoins, the virtual tokens on its platform, have been used to wager on esports matches and tournaments worldwide. Never one to miss out on a reason to celebrate, Unikrn is introducing Connekt, a fun, new way for users to earn more of these Unikoins by playing three of today’s most popular titles; League …
Read More »Esports Hero platform raises $1 million
The esports investments continue with news that eSports Hero has raised $1 million (£709,000) from an Australian based esports investment firm eSports Mogul. Esports Hero has announced that the money will be used to continue to expand, develop and promote its tournament platform. The company only launched in 2015 but has hosted thousands of micro tournaments since then across a huge …
Read More »ESL’s Intel Extreme Masters Katowice grows 32% from last year
The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice 2016, which ended earlier this month, has been announced as the biggest ever esports event in ESL history. Held at the Spodek Arena the three day event, which included tournaments in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Starcraft and League of Legends, saw Fnatic, SK Telecom T1 and Polt emerge the respective winners. This year’s event shattered all records for viewership …
Read More »DraftKings and FanDuel shut down in New York
Both DraftKings and FanDuel agreed to stop real money contests in New York on Monday after a settlement was agreed with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The settlement ensures that should the games be legalised in the state this year then the gambling claims against them will be dropped, though there may still be charges for false advertising and a lack …
Read More »ESL, Formula E and Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios partner up for esports championship
Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios, the brains behind Forza Motorsport 6, has teamed up with Formula E and ESL to launch a global first esports motorsport championship. The Race Off Pro Series will take part in parallel to four races in this current Formula E season. Those in London, Berlin, Paris and Long Beach will also feature online rounds with the esports …
Read More »Fox will televise the FIFA Interactive World Cup
Following the landmark deal between ESL and Microsoft, console based esports received some more good news after it was announced that Fox Sports will broadcast the FIFA Interactive World Cup. The esports tournament has a purse of $20,000 (£13,895) and will see 32 grand finalists battle it out over three days to be crowned champion and the title of best FIFA …
Read More »Nicholas Wright – Dribble – Fantasy five a side
Nicholas Wright is the Co-Founder at Dribble, a recently launched daily fantasy football app on iOS. With stats powered by Opta, and a smooth operating system which focuses on contests between friends, it’s looking to carve out a chunk of the burgeoning European fantasy market for itself. The legality of real money fantasy contests is a hot topic in courthouses …
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