Esports
November 2, 2021
Esports Technologies Applies for a Betting Exchange System Patent
Esports-oriented betting tech provider Esports Technologies has revealed that it has filed a new patent application that covers an innovative private betting exchange system. Esports Technologies Unveils a New Patent The system in question is a solution that will offer bookmakers and big-time punters more convenience, better prices, and improved liquidity when betting on esports. […]
Esports
November 2, 2021
Abios to Fuse Esports Data with Sports.ru Media Coverage
Abios is teaming up with Sports.ru to provide the latter with the company’s esports data feeds which will allow the media to grow its offer in the competitive video gaming space. Abios is extending several other features, including in-depth statistics, match and tournament calendars, and more that will ultimately lead to better-informed decisions about esports […]
Industry
November 2, 2021
Social Gambling Ads More Appealing to Children Than Adults
Gambling ads on social media may be more appealing to children than to adult audiences they are supposed to target, a new study by the University of Bristol Suggests. In the study, interviewing 650 children, young adults and adults across the United Kingdom, researchers established that underage individuals found themselves incentivized by the ads that […]
Insider
October 28, 2021
GamblingNews and Steven Salz of Rivalry Discuss the Future of Gaming (Podcast #12)
GamblingNews and Steven Salz, the co-founder and CEO of sports betting and sports media company Rivalry, had a chance to come together on a recent podcast. The Canada-based company is making serious inroads in the industry, bringing new levels of innovation to the gaming experience as the online segment continues to grow. Having recently launched […]
Esports
October 25, 2021
Esports Bookmaker Pinnacle Unveils Pinnacle Cup III CS:GO Tournament
Esports-oriented betting operator Pinnacle has unveiled the third edition of its famous Pinnacle Cup Counter-Strike: Global Offensive series. The Pinnacle Cup III event is scheduled to begin on November 8-23 this year. The Best Teams Will Play for the $80,000 Lion’s Share The tournament will play out in pretty much the same fashion as its […]
Esports
October 25, 2021
Esports Betting Gets an Official Go-ahead in Connecticut
Esports betting legislation just got another leg up in Connecticut with HB 6451 introducing legal sports gambling in the state last Tuesday, and acknowledging esports as an official “sporting event.” While the debate whether video gaming constitutes a form of athletic competition rages on, to Connecticut lawmakers the issue has been settled insofar as wagering […]
Casino
October 21, 2021
Real Luck Group Adds Nuvei as Payment Partner
Real Luck Group Ltd. and its betting subsidiary Luckbox have revealed a partnership with Nuvei, a global payment tech company, which will help bolster the platform’s user experience insofar as banking goes. Luckbox head of payments Boris Kostadinov welcomed the opportunity to be teaming up with Nuvei as the company’s latest payment partner. In a press statement, Kostadinov outlined […]
Esports
October 19, 2021
BETER Pivots towards Asia with M88 Partnership
Provider of sports and esports betting solutions and content BETER has teamed up with Asian-focused M88 sportsbook. As a result, the betting operator will be able to benefit from BETER’s extensive portfolio of global esports tournaments, covering some 30,000 high-tier events as well as 200,000 games played on the ESportsBattle platform annually. Tapping into Asia’s […]
Esports
October 19, 2021
Entain Completes Unikrn Acquisition, Readies to Launch Esports in 2022
Entain revealed its plans to secure esports wagering platform Unikrn in August this year, and has now followed up by completing the acquisition of the betting platform’s assets. Entain bought Unikrn in its entirety, bringing the website’s platform, technology and existing portfolio along with its 50-man team under the entertainment giant’s roof. Looking after the […]
Esports
October 18, 2021
ESIC Concludes the Saga Around Heroic’s Exploit
The Esports Integrity Commission has released the full version of its verdict against the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports team Heroic. Back in 2020 Heroic were found out cheating through a so-called “spectator bug”. HUNDEN Had an Accomplice The spectator bug is a CS:GO exploit that lets a spectator (usually a team’s coach) gain crucial intel […]