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It has been revealed that Call of Duty is giving its legions of amateur esports gaming fans an opportunity to reach the game’s professional esports world championship thanks to the creation of a new league.  The new Challenge division will be a tier below the game’s Pro Division. Those who shine in the league will gain the chance to take on pro gamers in promotion-relegation …

On Wednesday a court of twelve judges heard the case of whether New Jersey’s plan to introduce sportsbooks to its casinos and racetracks is legal under federal law.  The potential market in the USA is huge, as evidenced by the case of Nevada. Sports betting is legal there and $4.2bn (£2.9bn) was taken in wagering last year. Unsurprisingly many states are …

During the final quarter of 2015, ESSA’s alert system identified 35 sporting events that were reported to the relevant regulatory body as being suspicious, with 24 (69%) of the cases from Tennis and 8 (23%) from Football events. The role of ESSA is to provide an early warning system with the specific aim of detecting and deterring the corruption of …

It has been announced that Marc Saba, Co-Founder of Football Fanager, will be speaking at the Daily Fantasy Sports Expo which is taking place at the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami on the 3rd and 4th of March. The fantasy sports industry has grown substantially in the past five to ten years. The ongoing legal turmoil around the industry at …

One issue with the esports scene to date is that it’s disjointed. One reason for this is that unlike traditional sports the individual games themselves are owned by companies meaning determining rights, access and coverage becomes a more complicated situation. Many don’t realise the extent to which esports is an umbrella term, and that games within it can be as distant …

UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph has reported this weekend that William Hill will team up with Canadian TSX listed igaming technology supplier NYX Gaming, as it prepares a £300 million bid for leading betting technology provider OpenBet. The newspaper reports that William Hill governance will financially assist NYX Gaming’s bid for independently owned OpenBet. NYX Gaming who floated on the …

Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has agreed a deal to acquire MMA and combat sports fantasy site Kountermove. The full terms of the agreement have not been disclosed but the MMAjunkie.com reported that Kountermove’s 30,000 registered users will be moved over to the DraftKings platform. Accessing the Kountermove site now redirects to DraftKings with an explanatory message from Kountermove Co-Founders Brian Knapp …

Pinnacle Sports, an online bookmaker licensed in Malta and Curaçao, has launched an exciting new look to its mobile site. With mobile betting now something huge numbers of customers enjoy, Pinnacle has amended its product to ensure that it is now notably faster and easier to bet on the move with its betting product.  As speed is just as crucial as betting value, …

US news sources have reported that Walt Disney Company subsidiary ESPN has decided to end its advertising partnership with leading US daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings. ESPN governance decided to end its multi-content advertising contract, valued at an estimated $250 million with the Boston based DFS operator following a contract review. The broadcaster did not offer any official explanation for ending …

Following a poor showing at Iowa in the initial primary on February 2nd the odds for Donald Trump to win rose as high as 6/1. The tables have turned once more however after the businessman turned politician stormed the Republican primary at New Hampshire on February 9th with a landslide victory. Ted Cruz enjoyed an unexpected victory at Iowa but is now …