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Paul Barclay the former VP of international payment providers WorldPay and Skrill, has joined Pasadena (California) based start-up Betcade, the company launching the first dedicated Android app store for real money gaming apps. Betcade informed the media that Barclay would take the leadership position of General Manager of Betcade Europe. Barclay will now lead international commercial and growth initiatives for …

The Sports Network (TSN) is the biggest sports network in Canada meaning that the world of esports moves another rung up the ladder with the announcement that it has launched its own esports section.  Known as the ESPN of Canada, it’s hot on the heels of its US cousin, which itself recently committed itself to contributing dedicated esports content. Yahoo is another major …

A big day for DFS in the United States as Virginia has become the first state to formally legalise daily fantasy sports.  On Monday 8th March a law was passed, the ‘Fantasy Contests Act’ which will allow the likes of FanDuel, DraftKings and others to legally offer paid contests in Virginia. DFS operators will be hoping that the state has …

The latest in the saga that is the daily fantasy sports legal battles in the States is that FanDuel will be leaving Texas in May, whilst DraftKings has decided to continue to fight for the legal recognition of its paid DFS contests in the state. This is particularly big news as Texas is responsible for a significant chunk of DFS …

Bloomberg Business News has reported that Amaya Inc CEO David Baazov may look to partner with outside investors in order to fulfil his proposed management takeover of the firm. At present Amaya Inc has appointed a special committee advised by Barclays Capital to review Baazov’s CAD $21 per common share cash offer. Issuing a corporate statement this week, Amaya’s board …

It has been announced that Christina Alejandre and Min-Sik Ko have been appointed as executives of the ELeague; the forthcoming televised esports league in the States. The ELeague, which is a joint effort between Turner Broadcasting and agency WME | IMG, will launch in May and show regular Counter-Striker: Global Offensive tournaments. Min-Sik Ko will take on the position of Commissioner whilst …

FTSE listed football pools and betting technology operator Sportech Plc has reported that preliminary full-year 2015 results (period ending: 31 December) have been in-line with corporate expectations as the firm recorded £23 million in EBITDA earnings (FY 2014: £24 million). Following FY 2014 losses of £20 million dues to non-cash impairments attached to its Football Pools product, Sportech governance was …

Struggling social games developer Zynga has turned to board member and former Electronic Arts (EA) executive Frank Gibeau to be its new CEO, as the company looks to recover its position as a leading games/content producer. Gibeau’s appointment will see Mark Pincus become Executive Chairman, Pincus had returned as leader of the developer last April as Zynga performance metrics hit …

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 …

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 …