Tag Archives: Jens Hilgers

Bayes Esports: PAC Capital investment will drive the esports industry forward

SBC News Bayes Esports: PAC Capital investment will drive the esports industry forward

Bayes Esports has reached a new milestone, with the esports data provider’s latest fundraising round raising €9m in capital in 2022. The capital fundraising forms part of a series A4 financing, led by PAC Capital, whose Chief Investment Officer, Clayton Larcombe, will replace Jens Hilgers as Chairman of the Board. The capital injection will be used to fund new content …

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Jens Hilgers, Bayes Esports: Digital and analogue realities will continue to merge

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Bayes Esports will carry out a generational change to its software and a complete overhaul of the odds system in 2021, says co-founder Jens Hilgers (pictured above), as the company looks to capitalise on the huge growth of the esports betting market. A leading esports data provider, Bayes – like so many others in the sector – has seen demand …

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Betradar brings live betting to esports in partnership with Dojo Madness

SBC News Betradar brings live betting to esports in partnership with Dojo Madness

(Correction: This article previously stated that this deal meant Betradar were the first in the industry to offer live odds across multiple esports titles. This is not the case.)  Sports betting data and insights provider Betradar (subsidiary of Sportradar AG) has become the latest supplier to offer live-odds across multiple esports for online and live competitions, enhancing bookmakers’ current market offerings. …

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Esports Betting Summit Review – Part 2 – Don’t be a dad at a disco

SBC News Esports Betting Summit Review - Part 2 - Don't be a dad at a disco

The afternoon sessions at the Esports Betting Summit focused more on understanding esports customers and how to build a brand which appeals to them.  The Betgenius Esports Panel took place just before lunch and the topic of the World Esports Association (WESA) was briefly discussed. Ben Conroy, Esports Product Manager at Sky Betting & Gaming, made the valid point of whether …

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eSports 2015 SBC report – Part 1

SBC News eSports 2015 SBC report - Part 1

2015 looked set to be a big year for eSports, but on many accounts it ended up being somewhat larger than many anticipated. Viewer numbers increased, both live and online, with 36 million tuning into the League of Legends World Championship final whilst tournament prize pools also grew. The prize pool for the International Dota 2 tournament this year was $18m …

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Scott Longley – Eyes Wide Open: eSports taps into a new world of betting

SBC News Scott Longley - Eyes Wide Open: eSports taps into a new world of betting

Reporting from last week’s EIG Berlin Expo for SBC, Scott Longley examines the commercial contexts and conditions for betting operators targeting competitive eSports, a leading theme and discussion on the EIG floor… ________________________ The main issues of the debate around the phenomenal rise of eSports and what it might mean for gambling companies looking at leveraging that interest were given …

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Clarion Gaming – EIG 2015 – Agenda Berlin

SBC News Clarion Gaming - EIG 2015 - Agenda Berlin

EIG 2015 the gambling sectors leading knowledge led and innovation focused conference returns to the Arena Halle Berlin (20-22 October) Following a year of seismic change for the gambling sector which is witnessing operators, service providers and various stakeholders adjust to new demands and market conditions. Outlining the conference key discussions and agenda, Team SBC caught up with Clarion Gaming’s Jo …

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