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Social sports and gaming technology company Oddslife has secured another major European media partner as the social sports market continues to evolve. Football.ua, the leading sports website in Ukrainian market, has signed a long term deal with Oddslife for its white label social sports and gaming platform, which will enable it to offer users of its website the excitement of …

Technology investment fund MGT Capital Investments (MGT) has confirmed the sale of daily fantasy sports operator DraftDay to newly formed business Random Outcome USA for a deal value of approximately $7 million. DraftDay, who are currently the third biggest US daily fantasy sports operator will be sold to its new venture owners, for $4 million cash and a further $3 …

Following an active start to 2015 which saw a successful product launch at ICE in February, Wikibetting will be adding several brands from the Offsidegaming platform to their Peer to Peer Social betting partnerships. Offsidegaming launched in 2008, and have formed a large global network of set ups: from online betting companies in Latin America, to betting terminals in Africa and Eastern …

US daily fantasy sports operator Draftkings, continues its high level marketing expansion with the conformation of a multi-year marketing agreement with New York sports and entertainment venue Madison Square Garden Co. DraftKings will displace rival operator FanDuel as official fantasy sports partner of Madison Square Garden (MSG). The partnership will see the DaftKings brand promoted throughout the MSG venue, the …

Chicago based fantasy sports start-up SportsLock has confirmed that it has secured $5 million in Series A funding. The start-up founded by Ross Keral (CEO) and Todd Heyden (CRO), enters the burgeoning US fantasy sports market labelling itself as the ‘Customizable fantasy sports experience’. SportsLock is aiming to establish itself as the leader in head to head tournament fantasy sports play, …

Leading daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel has reportedly hired the majority of social gaming operator Zynga’s defunct social sports gaming and fantasy sports division Zynga Sports365. As part of its ongoing corporate re-structure Zynga announced that it would look to cut some 300 jobs (17% of workforce). The firm further confirmed that it would no longer support in its social …

Australian odds betting comparison site Oddschecker AU has felt the wrath of Twitter following its offensive and misogynistic tweet towards Manchester United player James Wilson girlfriend Frankie Barwell. Oddschecker AU tweeted the below message attached to a picture of Wilson and Barwell attending the Manchester United Player of the Year Awards. Far from raising a smile from their followers, the …

Tabcorp partner and esports entertainment operator Unikrn has announced that it has opened its Unikrn Arena to UK-based consumers to watch and wager on eSports matches and tournaments from around the world Further launch news saw Unikrn management announce that popular game ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ was an available title for customers to place bets on, utilising the Unikrn platform The …

US stock car racing league NASCAR has announced a three year exclusive media partnership with fantasy sports operator DraftKings. The partnership will see DarftKings become the official daily fantasy sports partner of NASCAR races, and will further see DraftKings’ brand, tournaments and special promotions throughout NASCAR circuits and race day events. DraftKings have further confirmed that it will develop a …

Australian gambling operator Tabcorp is set to enter the burgeoning esports market, by announcing a global partnership with eSports entertainment provider Unikrn. The partnership will see the launch of  a new eSports platform  where gamers can placy and safely bet on organized, sanctioned multi-player video game competitions from around the world. At launch, Unikrn will provide access to live viewing, live discussions …