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 …
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Mr Green seeks deeper intelligence with Playtech POP integration
European igaming operator Mr Green & Co has announced that it is due to go live with Playtech’s Open Platform (POP), as the firm looks to expand its business and player intelligence capabilities. Joining the Playtech POP platform Mr Green will gain enhanced player reporting and bonusing capabilities allowing for deeper operational insight. Furthermore, the integration of Mr Green with …
Read More »Fine China – What opportunities does the growth of Chinese football give bookmakers?
SBC’s Football Odds Expert Jeevan Jeyaratnam takes a look at one of the more ambitious football leagues in the world – the Chinese Super League – and asks how betting can benefit. Respectable news sources have recently been suggesting that the Chinese government have offered soon-to-be out of contract PSG star Zlatan Ibrahimovic an insane £59M per annum to ply …
Read More »John Arne Riise drops Betsson for Aalesunds FK
Former Norway and Liverpool FC defender John Arne Riise has had to drop his association with Scandinavian bookmaker Betsson in order to sign for Norwegian Tippeligaen side Aalesunds FK. Riise (35) one of Norway’s most successful footballers, had agreed to join the Ålesund football club on a free transfer at the start of March. On signing for Aalesunds FK, Riise …
Read More »Baazov charges rock Amaya Inc share price & trading outlook
The week leading up to the Good Friday break has not been kind to Toronto TSX listed Amaya Inc, who saw its share price drop 20%, closing on Thursday 24 March at CAD $15.4. Following last week’s allegations of five counts of insider trading made against CEO David Baazov by the Quebec Securities Regulatory Authority (AMF), multiple financial analysts have downgraded …
Read More »Pinnacle Sports acquires Pinnacle.com domain
IP/domain seller and database resource WhoIS has reported that Curacao and Malta licensed bookmaker Pinnacle Sports has acquired control of premium generic domain ‘Pinnacle.com’. The domain was acquired from Phoenix-based electronic components manufacturer Avnet EMG for an undisclosed sum. At present Pinnacle Sports governance has not confirmed the purchase or its strategic plan for the domain ‘Pinnacle.com’. However, the domain …
Read More »Olympic Entertainment Group merges Eastern European gambling assets
Issuing a market update, Tallinn (Estonia) listed gambling operator Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) has confirmed that it will merge Eastern European assets following the publication of its end of year results. Undertaking a corporate review of operational assets in its eight active markets (Estonia, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy and Malta) OEG governance announced that it would merge business …
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 »Sporting Index teams up with EveryMatrix for casino products
EveryMatrix is proud to offer Sporting Index, the largest sports spread betting operator in UK, its Casino and Live Casino products. Sporting Index is considered a pioneer in sports spread betting, building its portfolio on a trading technology that covers a wide variety of sports, while claiming an estimated UK market share of over 80%. Sporting Index benefits from advanced API technologies to integrate …
Read More »Eurobet expands content offering with Play’n Go games
Swedish slot supplier Play’n GO’s full suite of premium Mobile and desktop content has gone live with Eurobet Italy. The deal with Eurobet will broaden the Italian operator’s content offering to their players, with award-winning titles such as Gemix, Jewel Box, Lady of Fortune and Energoonz. The content roll out follows the Play’n GO’s completion of the Italian certification process …
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