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SIS extends Playtech partnership to include Competitive Gaming

SBC News SIS extends Playtech partnership to include Competitive Gaming

SIS (Sports Information Services) has extended its partnership with Playtech to continue supplying its end-to-end esports betting product, Competitive Gaming. The deal will now see the entire library of SIS’ Competitive Gaming content – with over 150,000 annual events provided across ebasketball and esoccer contests – be accessible to Playtech’s extensive global network. Andy Kelly, Head of Commercial Partnerships at …

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SIS launches 24/7 CS:GO content following Oddin.gg deal

SIS launches 24/7 CS:GO content following Oddin.gg deal

SIS will expand the capabilities of its Competitive Gaming esports betting product after agreeing a new partnership with Oddin.gg. Oddin.gg will supply its odds and trading support, which includes an end-to-end package of live streamed videos, commentary, on-screen graphics with betting triggers and data. This extended product range will be used to support the “major launch of round-the-clock Counter Strike …

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SIS: Rohini Sardana – Engaging new audiences in the esports world

SBC News SIS: Rohini Sardana - Engaging new audiences in the esports world

Back in February, racing content and sports data provider SIS (Sports Information Services) launched its new esports-focused Competitive Gaming, a betting product tailored to esports sportsbooks. In a catch up with the Head of Product Propositions at SIS, Rohini Sardana, we discussed how the first month has been for Competitive Gaming. Sardana told SBC about the decision behind the expansion …

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SIS launches esports live betting at ICE

SBC News SIS launches esports live betting at ICE

Multi-channel data services provider Sports Information Services (SIS) has expanded its reach into the esports market by launching its industry-first Competitive Gaming betting product tailored to esports sportsbooks. The product was showcased at this year’s ICE conference, which showed attendees a live broadcast of players competing against one another. The match was  moderated by a dedicated integrity referee, specifically trained …

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EA Sports announces $1.3m FIFA 17 prize pool

SBC News EA Sports announces $1.3m FIFA 17 prize pool

To coincide with Gamescon in Cologne, EA Sports has made some new revelations about next month’s FIFA 17 release. Alongside a new trailer it has been announced that there’ll be a new Ultimate Team Championship Series with a $1.3m (£999,000) prize pool. It was anticipated that the new edition of FIFA would have a far greater focus on esports than …

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Duncan Stewart – Deloitte – A response to SBC’s esports report analysis

SBC News Duncan Stewart - Deloitte - A response to SBC's esports report analysis

Deloitte recently released its TMT 2016 predictions which included a fascinating and debatable section on esports, and its projected growth. Following an analysis of the report by SBC’s Sam Cooke, Deloitte Canada’s Director of Technology, Media and Telecommunications Research Duncan Stewart has responded to it with an explanation of their findings and the all important differences in the analytics of esports and …

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