CIS betting group Parimatch has announced its biggest esports partnership to date becoming a global partner of pro esports organisation Fnatic winner of more than 200 championships across 30 different game types in the past decade. The partnership sees Parimatch join Fnatic’s roster of global brands, which includes BMW, Monster Energy, One Plus and AMD Radeon, serving as Fnatic CSGO …
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Parimatch has hailed its first ‘universal Sports & Games Hackathon’ as an unbridled success, as participants generated over 100 ideas in 48-hours of programming. Hosted from between 7-9 August, the hackathon organised by the betting group’s ‘Parimatch Tech’ unit and esports venture capital fund JKR saw over 400 developers, project managers, marketers and designers collaborate in innovating all components related …
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Ukraine’s regulated gambling marketplace developments remain on track for 2020 after President Volodymyr Zelensky formally signed the ascension of Bill-2285D, following July’s legislative approval by the Verkhovna Rada. Bill-2285D maintains the Rada-approved legislative framework and guidelines forming the ‘Ukraine Gambling Law’, a mandate which will overturn Ukraine’s 11-year prohibition of all forms of gambling except for lotteries The formation of …
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Online betting operator Parimatch has been named the official betting partner of an international esports series OMEGA League in Dota 2. As part of the agreement, Parimatch’s branding will be integrated into the league’s Russian and Portuguese-based live streams. Russian coverage will be broadcast via RuHub Studio, while the Brazilian subdivision of Beyond the Summit (BTS) will broadcast the tournament …
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Parimatch has moved to expand its virtual sports inventory, partnering with independent content supplier Global Bet. The Eastern European multi-market betting group has installed Global Bet’s ‘pro series content’ across its gaming and sports betting portfolio, allowing its customer to access ‘like-for-like virtual sports games that can be personalised for every operator’. Further to its statement, Parimatch declared that it …
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Online betting operator Parimatch has extended its partnership with the UFC until the end of 2021. It means that the firm will remain as the premier MMA organisation’s “Official Betting and Wagering Partner of UFC” for the Europe and CIS region. It comes ahead of this weekend’s bumper card of fights, which features three title bouts including the much-anticipated welterweight …
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The future for esports betting, the regulatory soap opera in Brazil, a new COO for LeoVegas and how online gaming can drive the industry’s comeback are just some of the key topics in Issue 9 of SBC Magazine. Available to view online HERE, we start by analysing Sergey Portnov’s “calculated risk” approach to Parimatch leadership, before reflecting on how Carsten Koerl …
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ESI’s Digital Summit has highlighted the growth of esports in terms of its global viewership and in its betting take-up. Yet, as esports becomes more popular, it heightens its risk of match fixing and corruption. One of the summit’s concurrent themes, esports and betting stakeholders observed and debated the complexities of maintaining esports integrity, amid distinct wagering intricacies and unique …
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Major developments in Ukraine have seen the Rada (parliament) committee fast track final readings of ‘Bill-2285D – Gambling Law’ to be commenced this week (18 May). MPs will be given the final chance to debate amendments of the governing SoP Party’s bill which will reestablish Ukraine’s federal gambling framework. Despite its fast track, observers remain unconvinced on a number of …
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Parimatch Holdings has confirmed the promotion of Dmitry Sergeev to the newly created executive leadership position – CEO of Parimatch CIS Division. Sergeev, who has led Parimatch’s Russian unit since 2019, will be tasked with leading operations and growth strategy for the ‘Commonwealth of Independent States’ territories, encompassing – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, …
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