Tag Archives: esports betting

Capturing the attention of a different player demographic outside the more traditional sports betting community was stipulated as a prime ambition by Inspired Entertainment and GRID after blending a rapidly evolving recreational activity with virtual sports. The challenge, highlighted by the aforementioned co-developers, centres around how to make the art of competitive video gaming accessible and exciting for less involved …

Sport Generate CEO Simon Westbury chats to SBC News ahead of SBC Summit 2024 to discuss all things live gaming and esports betting. Westbury outlines Sport Generate‘s successes in 2024 and looks ahead to the week in Lisbon. SBC News: What solutions does Sport Generate provide for operators and what problems do you help to solve?  Simon Westbury: Sport Generate’s high end …

Player Props are a product that have often been associated with the classic sports betting industry – will Erling Haaland score the next goal? How many shots on target will Kevin de Bruyne have?  Despite its growth, Player Props markets haven’t really made their way into the esports industry. That’s until now.  Alexandr Kozachenko, Chief Product Officer at DATA.BET, sat …

Agnes Wasikowska, Director of Product at Bayes Esports, outlines the ways that sportsbooks can remove some of the complications associated with esports betting and how this can ultimately help build engagement with new players. Esports betting is showing immense potential for sportsbooks looking to expand their portfolio. With hundreds of millions of fans watching and selling out arenas for esports …

Bayes Esports will extend the reach of its BODEX betting odds marketplace after agreeing a new distribution partnership with SB Software. The BODEX odds feed will be integrated into the SB Software services platform, enabling sportsbook partners to access “the full range of odds offered” by the Bayes Esports’ product. SB Software noted that the addition of the BODEX odds …

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has identified and reported 76 incidents of suspicious betting issued to respective authorities during the third quarter of 2020.  The betting alerts covered seven different sports and found the most cases in football and tennis, which each held 25 incidents, making up 66% of the total.  Meanwhile, the IBIA revealed that esports followed closely …

Pinnacle has strengthened its esports data output after adding Abios to its growing list of suppliers. As part of the agreement, Abios will supply the online bookmaker with enriched data in order to boost the firm’s esports offering. This includes developing its data portfolio to provide its customers with a greater selection of odds across a range of titles and …

Esports has provided sports betting and gaming operators with some much needed relief during financially unstable times brought about by COVID-19. However, now attention is turning to its validity after the virus threat level recedes and how the esports industry will ultimately fit into the betting sector.  Siim Ühtid, Esports Trading Manager at Betgenius, spoke to SBC News about why …

Esports betting has taken centre stage as a viable alternative for bookmakers during the COVID-19 crisis. However, with this relatively new sector garnering a lot of attention, questions are being raised as to how stable it is compared with traditional sports betting.  It is vital that esports betting keeps its integrity during this period as a mistake could derail the …