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Oddin.gg continues recruitment drive as Mark Balch named Strategic Director

SBC News Oddin.gg continues recruitment drive as Mark Balch named Strategic Director

Mark Balch has become the latest member to join Oddin.gg’s senior management team, after he was named as the esports betting solutions supplier’s new Strategic Director. The new hire has 20 years of experience in the betting industry, seven of which have involved the management of esports wagering services and negotiating data partnerships. His past roles have included Head of …

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Esports in a post-COVID world – can it maintain its momentum?

SBC News Esports in a post-COVID world - can it maintain its momentum?

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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BETER to provide pin-point esports odds through Bayes deal

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BETER, a provider of fast sports and esports content for sportsbook operators, has struck a new deal with esports data specialist Bayes Esports. Described by BETER as a ‘landmark deal’, it provides significant impetus to the growth of its esports department while allowing the company to supply odds with ‘pin-point’ accuracy. Bayes Esports will supply real-time data for popular esports …

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Esports is having its big moment, but will it last? 

Esports is having its big moment, but will it last? 

Esports has been a big topic of conversation in recent years, but what actually is it? For betting operators, there are basically two types of esports; hardcore video game competition such as CSGO, Dota, League of Legends etc. And sport replacement, or so called crisis content, which includes FIFA, NBA2k, and Ice Hockey. Prior to the COVID pandemic, sport replacement …

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Sportradar enters into multifaceted ESEN eSports agreement

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ESEN eSports, a tournament and league organiser within the vertical, and Sportradar have entered in to a multiyear partnership, related to data streaming and integrity across a breadth of competitions. The sports betting solutions providers are to collect and distribute audio visual and data across competitions, including the King of Nordic tournament, with the Sportradar fraud detection system also set …

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