Esports

HUDstats and SIS agree multi-year esports betting data partnership

SBC News HUDstats and SIS agree multi-year esports betting data partnership

Esports data analytics firm HUDstats has partnered with Sports Information Services (SIS) the multi-channel supplier of 24/7 live betting services, to deliver “actionable, real-time data for esports betting purposes”.  Under the terms of the collaboration, HUDstats will use its proprietary Advanced Video Analysis (AVA) technology to collect, standardise and distribute accurate esports data from SIS’ e-basketball and e-soccer streams for …

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Tiidal Gaming’s Sportsflare secures licensing deal with Bayes Esports

SBC News Tiidal Gaming’s Sportsflare secures licensing deal with Bayes Esports

Sportsflare, a subsidiary of Tiidal Gaming Group, has become the latest company to join Bayes Esports’ network of partners after the two signed a new licensing agreement. By working together with Bayes Esports, Sportsflare will benefit from real-time live data for a host of esports titles such as League of Legends, CS:GO and Dota2. This data will be used to …

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Oddin.gg to support Loot.Bet with esports odds feeds

SBC News Oddin.gg to support Loot.Bet with esports odds feeds

Loot.Bet, the sportsbook subsidiary of gambling group React Gaming, has moved to enhance its esports offering via a partnership with Oddin.gg. The B2B esports odds feeds, risk management services and iframe solutions provider will support Loot.Bet’s strategy of scaling its worldwide operations.  This will include full provision of Oddin.gg’s esports odds feeds, which will be utilised by the React brand’s …

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Luckbox recruits Daniel Sanders to refresh marketing drive 

SBC News Luckbox recruits Daniel Sanders to refresh marketing drive 

Real Luck Group has confirmed the appointment of Daniel Sanders as the new Marketing Director of its flagship Luckbox esports wagering platform.  An expert in esports marketing and player engagement, Sanders joins Luckbox senior management team from leading digital games publisher Tencent Games, where he formerly served as a Senior Global Marketing Lead. Sanders has further experience in brand development …

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Spain eyes under-18 ban of loot box incentives 

SBC News Spain eyes under-18 ban of loot box incentives 

Spanish media has reported that the Ministry of Consumer Affairs ‘will follow Japan and Belgium’ in prohibiting minors (under-18s) from engaging with loot box rewards or incentives.  The decision will be announced as Alberto Garzon, Spain’s Minister of Consumer Affairs finalises his department’s first draft of a ‘legislative decree’ on the governance of video game purchases and consumer rights. The …

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Duelbits links with Oddin.gg for sportsbook expansion

SBC News Duelbits links with Oddin.gg for sportsbook expansion

Oddin.gg has partnered with crypto casino operator Duelbits, supporting the latter’s entry into the sports betting space, specifically with its esports offerings.  The deal will see the B2B esports odds feeds, risk management and iFrame solutions provider supply its products to the crypto gaming firm.  Duelbits will leverage the esports odds feed and risk management features, which will be used …

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SIS bolsters US regulatory and commercial oversight with two new appointments

SBC News SIS bolsters US regulatory and commercial oversight with two new appointments

SIS (Sports Information Services) has strengthened its senior team in the North American betting and gaming market, hiring Brenda Strickland and Sean Beirne. Strickland and Beirne will join SIS’ stateside-facing subsidiary SIS Content Services as Regulatory and Business Affairs Manager and US Commercial Manager respectively.  The 24/7 betting services provider – based in Milton Keynes, UK – has earmarked the …

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Oddin.gg: in-play markets key to esports betting engagement

SBC News Oddin.gg: in-play markets key to esports betting engagement

The majority of bets placed on esports tournaments occur during live games, according to new statistics from esports odds provider Oddin.gg. The firm’s data was taken from three major esports events in May 2022 – PGL Major Antwerp 2022: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, ESL One Stockholm 2022: Dota 2 and Mid-Season Invitational 2022: League of Legends. Based on the statistics, Oddin.gg …

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Abios and Kambi bring esports into play with new whitepaper

SBC News Abios and Kambi bring esports into play with new whitepaper

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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RETAbet and Oddin.gg: a vision for the future of esports

SBC News RETAbet and Oddin.gg: a vision for the future of esports

In the constantly changing online gaming world, there is a vertical which has been shown to have an upwards trajectory: esports. Once considered just the latest phenomenon in gaming, esports has now grown into a robust multi-billion industry with no sight of stopping.  So when Spain’s RETAbet Group joined forces with esports provider Oddin.gg, the two planned to make significant …

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