Gross gaming revenue for the esports sector is expected to reach $960m by 2026, according to a new white paper released by Abios and Kambi. The whitepaper, entitled ‘Bring esports into play’, discusses how sportsbooks can effectively engage and retain audiences within the esports space, as well as looking at the ways in which operators can “navigate different regulatory requirements …
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Why prohibiting betting markets ties the hands of the licensed market
As countries around the world were plunged into lockdown, punters turned towards the more niche betting markets such as Belarussian football, table tennis and lower-league Swedish football. But one issue that arose, in the case of the Swedish market, was the growing concern that the lower tiers of football may be more susceptible to match-fixing and betting corruption – which …
Read More »Niels Erik Folmann: The pandemic was not just a commercial issue, but also one of integrity
With a lack of live sports markets over the last few months, betting companies and punters alike have switched their attention towards a range of new sports, leagues and betting opportunities – but doing so has resulted in fresh concerns regarding the integrity of such markets. Discussing how the pandemic has affected the ways in which companies approached the last …
Read More »IBIA boosts platform ranks as Kambi joins integrity body
Sports betting platform and systems provider Kambi has strengthened its commitment to integrity after becoming the latest to join the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). Under the terms of its membership, Kambi will be able to both utilise the IBIA’s global monitoring and alert platform, as well as feed data into the platform in order to strengthen betting integrity. The …
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