Building upon its presence across the esports sector, STS has extended its cooperation with CS:GO’s Paweł “innocent” Mocek as part of a year-long sponsorship agreement. The sponsorship deal comes as the esports market continues to attract punters across the world, and builds upon the duo’s current agreement which began in January 2018. The agreement signed at that time was the …
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Unibet optimises esports engagement with Abios data widgets
Kindred Group’s flagship Unibet brand has become the first online bookmaker to launch ‘Esports Widgets’ developed by data provider Abios. Seeking to enhance its esports engagement capacities, Unibet has entered a strategic partnership with Abios, a leading data and intelligence services provider for all esports stakeholders. Moving forward, Unibet esports betting markets will be supported by Abios API widgets, displaying …
Read More »Luckbox adds 8 new gaming markets to its ‘esportsbook’
Esports betting start-up Luckbox, the enterprise seeking to disrupt and lead esports wagering outright, has significantly expanded its market inventory by adding betting provisions for eight new games. Updating stakeholders, Luckbox informs that it has added ‘11 different games’ (8 new) significantly expanding its ‘Luckbox esportsbook’ betting inventory. Luckbox’s betting inventory will now include markets for Overwatch, Hearthstone, StarCraft, StarCraft …
Read More »Parimatch boosts esports presence through Team Spirit agreement
CIS region online bookmaker Parimatch has continued to boost its presence in the esports industry after inking a new six-month agreement with Russian esports organisation, Team Spirit. Under the new agreement, Parimatch will see their logos displayed across team apparel, while also gaining brand exposure via the Team Spirit social media platform. In addition, the operator will offer their support to the teams across the …
Read More »Luckbox rolls out beta testing
Luckbox, an enterprise seeking to disrupt and lead esports wagering outright, has announced the rollout of its ‘beta phase’ platform, taking onboard its first real money players. More than a year in development, Luckbox opens its betting platform to a set number of players, who will test the firm’s wagering capacities. In its product notes, Luckbox details that its aims …
Read More »Betway enhances esports presence with Invictus Gaming deal
Online bookmaker Betway has strengthened its esports presence, inking a deal with the Invictus Gaming (IG) team for the upcoming Dota 2 pro season, including this month’s The International 2018. Under the terms of the agreement Betway is to have exclusive access to the team for content creation purposes, whilst IG is to also have the bookies logo emblazoned on …
Read More »Obrigado… Betway sponsors MiBR Comeback
Betway furthers its coverage and presence within esports, confirming that it will sponsor the newly reformed ‘Made in Brazil’ (MiBR) team. The partnership represents Betway’s second esports team sponsorship, with the bookmaker acting as a lead sponsor of Counter Strike outfit Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP). Coached by Ricardo “DEAD” Sinigaglia, a leading figurehead in the Brazilian esports’ scene, the MiBR …
Read More »Where sports meet esports: Introducing the ESI Super Forum at #bofcon2018
SBC Global and Esports Insider have teased the launch of the ESI Super Forum for next year’s Betting on Football conference at Stamford Bridge (20-23 March). Following on from the success of the Esports Insider Forum Series, held at Fnatic’s Bunkr between July and October, the ESI Super Forum has been confirmed as a stand alone event for the second …
Read More »Sportsbet.io expands eSports profile with HellRaisers sponsorship
Bitcoin specialist bookmaker Sportsbet.io has moved to expand its profile within eSports by agreeing to sponsor CS:GO team HellRaisers. Confirming the sponsorship, Sportsbet.io marketing stated that the bookmaker wanted to ‘reinforce its position’ as one of the market’s leading eSports bookmakers, by growing its community, investing in product development and expanding its eSports markets. Moving forward, Sportsbet.io will also offer its …
Read More »Team Fortress 2 has a problem with skins gambling
Last year saw CS:GO developer Valve embroiled in a skins betting scandal, and whilst this rages on, it seems that another of its titles Team Fortress 2 is now on the hit-list too. Whilst Valve issued cease and desist letters to upwards of 40 sites offering gambling on its skins (in-game items) in some form last summer, claims that ‘skins …
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