In the last few years, we have seen many gambling companies expand their international footprint. And there are many reasons for this. Entering new markets can be a way of tapping into unexplored revenue streams, providing operators access to a player base that might not have been familiar with your offering. GG.BET recently announced that it would be expanding its …
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Data.Bet has launched the Player Props feature for the Valorant video game following its debut in CS:GO earlier this year. Player Props is set to ‘redefine the eSports betting experience’, whilst Data.Bet’s partners with a presence in Valorant already offer their users this what is being described as a ‘game-changing’ feature. Developed internally by Data.Bet, the feature was originally introduced …
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Focusing on the Gen Z and millennial demographic was going smoothly and without a hitch for Rivalry until Q2 this year, when the firm revealed that its margin had been negatively impacted by some behavioural changes among this audience. Despite this, CEO and Co-Founder Steven Salz explained to SBC following its Q2 earnings call that the group would continue doing …
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Esports betting solutions provider PandaScore has entered the Polish market through a deal with STS. The operator has stated that it aims to capitalise on the ‘growing demand for esports betting’ by integrating PandaScore’s suite of esports betting products and tools. In detail, PandaScore’s odds feed offers a selection of pre-match markets for a portfolio of events, such as titles …
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Rivalry expects to achieve profitability by H1 2024 after recording another quarter of revenue growth in Q2 2023, momentum which the firm expects to stay consistent into next year. The Canada-based firm – active in the Ontario and Australian markets, with a focus on esports – reported group-wide revenue of CAN$8.5m to its TSX investors, up 60% on corresponding Q2 …
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Rivalry Corp has launched its esports same-game parlay product, allowing users to combine multiple bets within a single esports match for a higher potential payout. The sports betting and media company has detailed that the new product feature – known as ‘Same Game Combos’ on Rivalry – is available for top League of Legends, Counter-Strike, and Dota 2 esports matches. …
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Esports is a global phenomenon that has enjoyed a surge in popularity in the last five years. It has become not only a field in which athletes compete in a similar set-up to traditional sports, but also a spectator entertainment with exciting betting opportunities. It boasts outstanding engagement among pro athletes and fans, and can bridge the content gap present …
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Twitch has updated its ‘community guidelines’, informing streamers that it will no longer allow the promotion or sponsorship of skin gambling sites on its live streaming platform. The decision sees Twitch continue to tighten rules on promoting gambling-related content, which saw the company initially revise its marketing rules last summer in light of streamers promoting unlicensed casino content. Updating its …
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Polish bookmaker STS has introduced new esports games to its offering in a partnership with Twain Sport. BetGames – the betting games provider of Twain Sports – will bring its T-Kick 24/7 and T-Basket 24/7 portfolio – efootball and ebasketball products respectively – to the operator. The Twain Sport tournaments are computer-generated, and plays made by real players have been …
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Amir Mirzaee, Chief Commercial Officer and Managing Director of Bayes Esports, dives into all things AI and its use cases within the wider esports industry – most importantly, how its misusage is hurting the esports industry Artificial Intelligence, or just AI for short, has become a contentious topic in the recent past. Programs such as “ChatGPT” opened the door to …
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