Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has notoriously been the most popular esports title in betting, only rivalled by sports games such as FIFA (now EA Sports FC) or NBA2K. Now, the game is upgrading to its next enactment, Counter-Strike 2, in stages. The last IEM Cologne was played in CS:GO, and we’re seeing pros putting in hundreds of hours into the new …
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Abios, the esports technology unit of Kambi Group Plc, has expanded its partnership with Nigerian media group 1337Pro to support the launch of the ‘Oyawin’ sportsbook brand. Bringing new dynamics into play for the Nigerian sportsbook market, the Oyawin brand will utilise Abios’ fully-customised esports solutions, providing full coverage and market pricing on leading esports titles of CS:GO, Dota 2, …
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Esports betting supplier Oddin.gg has gained a licence to bring its products to the US state of Colorado. The Colorado Division of Gaming has awarded the Czech firm a licence to bring its B2B esports betting solution to operators in the state. Vlastimil Venclik, Co-Founder and CEO of Oddin.gg, said: “We are thrilled to achieve yet another important milestone for …
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As player tastes evolve and diversify, it has never been as important for sportsbooks to cater for these needs. Ahead of SIS participating in SBC Summit Barcelona, Commercial Director Paul Witten explains how operators can add value to their offerings through the integration of key products. ——————————————— The increased interest in esports and the engaged audience that it brings has …
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Data.Bet has launched the Player Props feature for the Valorant video game following its debut in CS:GO earlier this year. Player Props is set to ‘redefine the eSports betting experience’, whilst Data.Bet’s partners with a presence in Valorant already offer their users this what is being described as a ‘game-changing’ feature. Developed internally by Data.Bet, the feature was originally introduced …
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Esports Entertainment Group Inc (EEG) has confirmed the promotion of Michael Villani to Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective from 29 August. Villani served as the interim CFO of EEG following the departure of Damian Mathews in January. Prior to this interim appointment, Villani had served as the financial controller for the Nasdaq-listed firm. EEG highlighted Villani’s credentials, noting his nine-year …
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Sports betting games studio 20SHOTS has announced that BoyleSports has renewed terms to offer its flagship Fantasy5 free-to-play (FTP) game for a new football season. The renewal comes after BoyleSports successfully integrated the FTP fantasy football game for last year’s Premier League season. BoyleSports launched its new offering of Fantasy5 on 3 August, made available to its customers in the …
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BETER has announced the strengthening of its partnership with Nasdaq-listed gambling operator Betsson Group. The deal, which was facilitated through BETBAZAR – a platform connecting operators and creators – will provide Betsson with esports odds feed and in-house ESportsBattle tournaments for CS:GO and Dota2. This is in addition to the ebasketball, efootball, ehockey and Setka Cup table tennis tournaments that …
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Abios and BETER have cooperated on development of a new esoccer product for betting operators, backed by the latter’s real-time data services. The product, which will be delivered as part of Abios’ wider esports betting offering to bookmakers, will include live odds, real-time widgets and streams. Cultivation of an ‘engaging all-in-one betting experience’ complete with consistent and interactive content has …
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For the marketing teams at Canadian esports betting operator Rivalry, content creation and applying lessons from the video game industry are central to its interactions with its target audience of Gen Z and millennial bettors. Billy Levy, the firm’s EVP of Corporate Development, provided a detailed snapshot into what he and fellow panellists will be discussing at the SBC Summit …
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