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PandaScore: Wagering eyes close in on Valorant changes

SBC News PandaScore: Wagering eyes close in on Valorant changes

2021 saw esports audiences engage with Riot Games surprise hit of Valorant – a 5-vs-5 team shooter game. PandaScore’s Head of Sales, Oliver Niner, anticipates that new game and format changes will entice wagering on Valorant to help deepen esports betting markets. Big in 2023: Newly structured Valorant Riot Games’ FPS game, Valorant, burst onto the esports and betting scene …

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Ben Steenhuisen, Bayes Esports: filling the gaps from grassroots to major tournaments

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Ben Steenhuisen, Senior Software Architect at Bayes Esports, breaks down some of the key differences between esports and traditional sports, highlighting where lessons can be learned and how to cater to new player bases. The competitive landscape in esports has developed in a very unique way compared to traditional sports. This isn’t a surprise – esports has exploded in just …

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Bayes Esports & BLAST Premier: bringing CS:GO content to a wider audience

SBC News Bayes Esports & BLAST Premier: bringing CS:GO content to a wider audience

As of late, Bayes Esports has been expanding its data portfolio to include some of the leading esports events and tournaments – one such partnership has been with BLAST Premier, a league that specialises in delivering Counter-Strike: Global Offensive content. Discussing this new collaboration, Bayes Esports Senior Director Public Relations Prof. Dr. Susanne Ardisson and VP Distribution & Programming at …

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Rivalry to reach ‘crucial’ Australian community with Grayhound Gaming

SBC News Rivalry to reach ‘crucial’ Australian community with Grayhound Gaming

Expanding its market presence in Australia, Rivalry has announced a partnership with esports organisation, Grayhound Gaming. The deal sees the pair create joint content to ‘amplify’ Grayhound’s Counter-Strike team and players as they compete through upcoming events such as the ESL Pro League and DreamHack Melbourne.  “Our partnership with Grayhound is kicking off alongside one of the most prominent Counter-Strike …

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Clayton Larcombe: PAC’s investment in Bayes Esports highlights our commitment to innovation

SBC News Clayton Larcombe: PAC’s investment in Bayes Esports highlights our commitment to innovation

Esports is a nascent industry and one that will continue to evolve as more investors begin to realise the sector’s full potential. That was according to Clayton Larcombe, Chief Investment Officer of PAC Capital – a boutique investment manager that led the latest series A4  Financing round for Bayes Esports. Speaking to SBC News, Larcombe outlined his vision for the …

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Fortuna Entertainment Group upgrades esports offering with BETER deal

SBC News Fortuna Entertainment Group upgrades esports offering with BETER deal

BETER will enhance Fortuna Entertainment Group’s (FEG) product portfolio after agreeing to supply an esports odds feed and full coverage of esports events and tournaments to the operator. Through the new agreement, FEG will gain access to coverage of 25,000 live events each year. This is in addition to a number of BETER’s in-house ESportsBattle tournaments across 4 disciplines: efootball, …

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Oddin.gg partners with GRID to capture direct esports data

SBC News Oddin.gg partners with GRID to capture direct esports data

Oddin.gg has appointed GRID to deepen the data capacity of its B2B esports solutions, products and data feeds for sports betting clients. The partnership will see Oddin.gg products and API feeds powered directly by data sourced from GRID Platform. As such, Oddin.gg will benefit from better accuracy and reliance offered by GRID’s official data feeds tracking direct esports events, competition and …

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Oliver Niner, PandaScore: Esports ‘symbolic relationship’ with microbetting

SBC News Oliver Niner, PandaScore: Esports 'symbolic relationship' with microbetting

The growth of esports betting is undeniable, with more and more operators acquiring interest in the market. PandaScore’s Head of Sales, Oliver Niner, shares his predictions for what will shakeup the scene in 2023.  Big in 2023: Esports microbetting Getting into the swing of 2023, the betting industry watches with bated breath to see what esports product innovations will facilitate …

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BETER adds to esports portfolio with GRID’s ‘new modelling capabilities’

SBC News BETER adds to esports portfolio with GRID’s ‘new modelling capabilities’

BETER is looking to enhance its esports portfolio with more official data-powered solutions via a partnership with game data platform, GRID. The betting content and gaming solutions provider already gains official data feeds from the GRID Platform to power its product offering. Now, BETER will benefit from new modelling capabilities introduced by GRID and the expansion of the content offering.  …

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