Esports

It has been revealed that TriStar Pictures has acquired the film rights to produce the picture for the book The Big Game.  The book itself is being written by Albert Chen and has not yet been released itself though it’s expected to hit the shelves next year via Houghton-Mifflin. Chen is a staff writer at Sports Illustrated and covers baseball, college …

DFS operator MondoGoal has agreed a partnership with Italian firm Microgame.  The Microgame Group is one of the the leading service providers in Italy. The intention now is to add DFS, courtesy of MondoGoal, to its list of successful igaming products it has offered clients since 1999. Microgame is responsible for over 120 million transactions per year with over 130 brands …

Following the International in early August of this year, for which the victorious team Wings Gaming came away with $9.1m (£7m) as a prize, esports betting experienced a notable surge.  Danish operator Danske Spil started out in esports in 2014. It also operates eOddset TV to accompany this with regular guests to analyse competitions and drive interest. We spoke to …

Newzoo has released its latest quarterly update of its assessment of the esports industry, the ‘Global Esports Market Report’. The report shows that esports revenues for 2016 will grow towards a projected $493m (£371.5 m) in 2016. This is up a significant 7% from the $463m (£348.8 m) projected at the beginning of the year. This puts the year-on-year growth at a …

Both fantasy and esports are very much buzzwords in the igaming world right now.  Scott Burton is the CEO of a company which is a major player in both; eSportsPools. The community centred site is also partnered with Na’Vi, or Natus Vincere, a popular team with over 355,000 Twitter followers. For those whose Latin is getting a bit rusty it …

US tech news sources have revealed that Boston-based fantasy sports operator DraftKings has raised circa $150 million (£115 million), in its latest funding round. The $150 million round is reported to be led by Revolution Capital, the investment firm of AOL founder Steve Case, who is joined by US pro-sports franchise mogul Ted Leonsis, the owner of the Washington Capitals …

Seeking to optimise its eSports betting markets, European sports betting operator Tipbet (Tipbet.com) has announced that it has integrated a live stream channel of the ESL syndicated competitions. The bookmaker’s live streaming service will be supported by betting industry data and content provider Betradar which will feature eSports event live scores and statistics, allowing Tipbet customers to engage in real-time …

Improving integrity standards across esports is of absolute importance for its continued growth and move into the mainstream.  With the majority of tournaments, at least the qualifying stages, played out online and with the numerous distinct esports titles offering their own unique challenges, the battle to ensure a level of integrity befitting an industry with the money and viewership that …

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) announced recently that daily fantasy sports is exempt from the requirement of a gambling licence. This is evidently the first step towards the skill-based licensing framework which will likely take Malta to the centre stage of DFS action in Europe. It should also attract an influx of new operators to the island. In its press release, …

Winamax has become the first operator to offer daily fantasy sports in France. Having signed up national team manager Raymond Domenech as a brand ambassador it is currently the only operator allowed to offer real money DFS to customers, though more are expected to follow in the near future. Domenech will contribute weekly team line ups alongside content for the …