Abios, a subsidiary of Kambi, will now gain access to real-time data from League of Legends, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments after entering into a new partnership with Bayes Esports. The data from Bayes Esports, which also includes information from tournament organisers such as Lol esports, ESL Gaming, Dreamhack and Beyond the Summit, will be used to power …
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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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Amir Mirzaee, Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer at Bayes Esports, and John Knauss, Lead of Competitive Data Programs for Esports at Riot Games, discuss the ways in which the duo plan to level up the esports space and how data can help boost engagement with different esports verticals. Firstly, thank you for speaking to us! How do Bayes and …
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Bayes Esports and Riot Games will deliver competitive esports data to professional League of Legends (LoL) Esports teams, Riot Games’ partners and the wider esports community via a new centralised data hub. The LoL Esports Data Portal (LDP) will provide access to a wide variety of data to power teams, partners and fan experiences. Bayes Esports and Riot Games strongly …
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Canadian sportsbook and esports betting provider Rivalry Corp has gained market access in Australia, securing a licence from the Northern Territory Racing Commission (NTRC). The development marks Rivalry’s second market entry, building on last month’s launch in the Ontario market, and the firm has detailed it has already accepted deposits and bets in Australia. Under the conditions of the Racing …
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With interest in esports as a betting product continuing to rise, Oliver Niner, PandaScore’s Head of Sales, highlights the importance of simplicity when promoting the market to the general consumer. To read Oliver Niner’s interview with SBC about the distribution, consumption and operation of esports betting products, click here. Esports has seen consistent growth year-on-year, with more viewers, companies, consumer brands …
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Canadian esports and igaming company Itema has received an online gaming licence from the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission. The acquisition of an Isle of Man gambling licence is the last condition for Itema’s acquisition of Livestream Gaming, the parent company of esports betting firm Loot.Bet. Agreed last month, the transaction saw TSXV and ITMSF-listed Itema acquire all of …
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When the coronavirus pandemic hit, esports was one of the only verticals which was able to continue “as normal”. But as restrictions are starting to lift, and we edge closer to a new year, Ashley Washington (pictured below) – Senior Product Owner at Bayes Esports – asks whether 2022 is going to be a big year for esports betting. The COVID-19 …
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Bayes Esports has extended its exclusive data distribution partnership with Riot Games until 2024. Under the terms of the agreement, the Berlin-based tech-company will keep exclusive worldwide distribution rights for virtually all League of Legends (LoL) competitions including live in-game data, fixture data and audio visual rights for the betting industry. “The forefront of our partnership was initially focused on …
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Esports will continue to grow beyond COVID, writes Mark Balch, VP Esports Betting Services at Bayes Esports, however we must keep an eye out for danger lurking on the horizon. To kick off the article, we should more clearly define the broad term of esports now. For betting companies, there are basically two types of esports; hardcore video game competition …
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