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After much anticipation Yahoo has today announced the launch of Yahoo Esports. The company is looking for it to follow the lead of its successful Yahoo Sports product, and the esports section will look to provide the best experience by providing news and video content. It will initially focus on five titles; League of Legends, CS:GO, Heroes of the Storm, Streetfighter …

A bill was recently submitted to the federal government with the aim of amending the current law so that it penalises match-fixing more adequately. The German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) has welcomed this move. DSWV President Mathias Dahms said: “Match-fixing is a crime. If criminal groups affect games, then it’s economically damaging as well as from an integrity point of view. This is …

RankR is aiming to become the home of esports, where the community can meet to find an opponent for any game, join a team (or build and manage one) or find upcoming events and read news from the industry as a whole.  Whilst the past year has seen an increasing number of esports suppliers and operators, in varying capacities, the …

Another day, another confirmed #bofcon speaker on SBC News. This time it’s Jonathan Smith, a man with over 25 years of betting industry experience under his belt! Jonathan founded Sportsbook Training Services, and in April he will be presenting the Sports Betting Academy, a 3-day course for sportsbook staff. He will be making his Betting on Football conference debut at Stamford …

Online gaming operator 888 has promoted Chief Operating Officer Itai Frieberger to the position of CEO, a move that has seen Executive Chairman Brian Mattingley move into a non-executive role with immediate effect. Frieberger has been Chief Operating Officer of 888 since 1 April 2011 and joined the Board on 13 May 2015. Mattingley commented: “We are delighted to announce the …

Industry news source eGaming Review has reported that Sporting Index Group Chief Executive Warren Murphy is set to resign from his leadership post. Murphy ends his seven-year tenure as CEO of Sporting Index, in which he negotiated the sale of the company to gambling investor Magnus Hedman in March 2015. Murphy has been with the spread betting operator since 2003, …

888 Holdings subsidiary 888poker has confirmed that it will return as lead sponsor of live poker’s biggest tournament ‘The World Series of Poker’ (WSOP) for its 2016 edition. 888poker will replace US daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings as lead sponsor of the WSOP 2016. Due to changes in Nevada laws relating to fantasy sports being deemed as a form of …

Rank Group Plc has confirmed the appointment of Steven Esom as a Non-Executive Director. Esom has joined the operator’s board as of 1 March, and will further act as principal chair to Rank Group’s remuneration committee, advising the operator on its audits and governance appointments. A UK retail expert, Esom has held leadership positions at Waitrose (Managing Director 2002-2007) and …

Louis van Gaal could live to regret calling SunSport Reporter Neil Custis ‘fat man’ come May.  The jibe was dished out following United’s 3-3 draw with Newcastle in mid January. Custis has now issued the Man Utd boss a challenge of pounds vs points. The Sun’s Man Utd Correspondent has vowed to lose 28lb by the end of May, and believes he …

Gaming and IT specialised testing laboratory NMi has today announced that a partnership has been agreed with DFS operator DraftKings. The agreement will see NMi carry out the operator’s compliance testing in the UK. NMi, which has over 40 years experience in testing and auditing, will be testing and certifying the full range of DraftKings fantasy sports contests on desktop and mobile platforms …