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Newzoo’s esports revenue estimate up 7% for 2016

SBC News Newzoo's esports revenue estimate up 7% for 2016

Newzoo has released its latest quarterly update of its assessment of the esports industry, the ‘Global Esports Market Report’. The report shows that esports revenues for 2016 will grow towards a projected $493m (£371.5 m) in 2016. This is up a significant 7% from the $463m (£348.8 m) projected at the beginning of the year. This puts the year-on-year growth at a …

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BOS Speaker: Stuart Tilly – BetonBrazil – Personality Profile

SBC News BOS Speaker: Stuart Tilly - BetonBrazil - Personality Profile

If you haven’t yet taken the #bettingonsports Big Betting Ambassadors quiz then for goodness sakes do so now, and ensure you’re in with a chance of winning a prize at the ‘Personality Profile: How Bookmakers use the Ambassadorial Role to Reach an Audience’ panel on Friday 16th September.  On that panel will be Stuart Tilly, CEO of Argyll Entertainment, the …

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DraftKings secures $150 million in new funding ahead of NFL 2016/17

SBC News DraftKings secures $150 million in new funding ahead of NFL 2016/17

US tech news sources have revealed that Boston-based fantasy sports operator DraftKings has raised circa $150 million (£115 million), in its latest funding round. The $150 million round is reported to be led by Revolution Capital, the investment firm of AOL founder Steve Case, who is joined by US pro-sports franchise mogul Ted Leonsis, the owner of the Washington Capitals …

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Anders Ström executes share sale through Veralda Investment

SBC News Anders Ström executes share sale through Veralda Investment

Anders Ström the founder and current Chairman of the Board of Unibet Group Plc (Unibet) has sold 1,493,800 shares in the Stockholm-listed European online betting operator. Issuing a market update, Unibet governance confirmed that Ström had executed the share sale through Veralda Investment Ltd on the 31 of August. Following the transaction, Veralda Investment owns 10,266,200 shares in Unibet, corresponding to approximately …

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Ladbrokes secures Ireland FAI betting partnership

SBC News Ladbrokes secures Ireland FAI betting partnership

Seeking to boost its coverage within Irish sports, Ladbrokes has announced that it has entered a betting partnership with the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). The FTSE-listed operator has secured a two-year deal with the FAI, becoming its ‘Official Betting Partner’. Entering the partnership, the Ladbrokes brand will receive premium exposure at all Republic of Ireland international soccer matches and …

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SBC Podcast – The kings of content

SBC News SBC Podcast - The kings of content

Check out the new SBC Podcast featuring the discussion at this year’s Betting on Football #bofcon conference about content marketing. Chris Duncan of Oddslife quizzes Andy Meikle, CEO at Sportlobster, Asaf Peled, Founder and CEO of 90min.com, Matt Wilson, Co-Founder of Ball Street and Jae Chalfin, Founder of GiveMeSport about how they service their audiences. Andy Meikle, CEO at Sportlobster, discussed the …

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Tipbet launches free live streaming for ESL eSPORTS

SBC News Tipbet launches free live streaming for ESL eSPORTS

Seeking to optimise its eSports betting markets, European sports betting operator Tipbet (Tipbet.com) has announced that it has integrated a live stream channel of the ESL syndicated competitions. The bookmaker’s live streaming service will be supported by betting industry data and content provider Betradar which will feature eSports event live scores and statistics, allowing Tipbet customers to engage in real-time …

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Scientific Games gets progressive with $20 million DEQ Systems acquisition

SBC News Scientific Games gets progressive with $20 million DEQ Systems acquisition

Updating the market this morning, Nasdaq-listed Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has confirmed that it has entered a ‘definitive agreement’ to acquire all shares in industry progressive systems and live table games content supplier DEQ Systems Corp (DEQ). SGC governance detailed that it has agreed to a cash payment of CAD $038c per share, valuing its new asset at circa CAD …

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