The Cautionary Tale For US Sports Betting In Esports Match-Fixing Struggles
Fighting match-fixing is something that regulators, leagues, and sportsbooks should all be on the same page about. Read More
Posted on: September 23, 2019 |
Esportsbetting.com Puts Integrity Front And Center For Launch
The founder of a new esports betting operator – which has nabbed the esportsbetting.com domain – suggested the format will develop organically despite the sometimes faltering steps made to date by pioneers such as Betway, Pinnacle and Unikrn. Read More
Posted on: March 13, 2018 |
Esports Betting Venture Luckbox Reaches For The Stars With Token Sale
The latest esports betting venture to brave the choppy waters of initial coin offerings (ICOs) is Luckbox. Read More
Posted on: January 29, 2018 |
UK Commission Targets The Threat Of Illegal Skin Betting In Esports In New Report
The UK Gambling Commission called on esports games publishers to tackle the threat of illegal skin gambling. Read More
Posted on: March 20, 2017 |
New Report: Esports Audience Could Almost Double To 600 Million By 2020, With Big Growth For Esports Betting
Market intelligence company Newzoo issued its “Global Esports Market Report 2017,” which forecasts huge growth for the worldwide audience for esports. Read More
Posted on: February 22, 2017 |
The Closure Of FanDuel’s AlphaDraft Might Be The Obituary For The Fantasy Esports Industry
FanDuel announced it was closing the fantasy esports platform AlphaDraft, and it more or less put a cap on a vertical on the rise less than two years ago. Read More
Posted on: October 20, 2016 |
Las Vegas Casinos To Get Crash Course In Esports At Upcoming Conference
A two-day conference -- Esports & Casino Resorts -- slated for this fall in Las Vegas will be an educational opportunity for the commercial gambling industry. Read More
Posted on: August 22, 2016 |
Virtual Reality Takes Stage At World’s Largest Esports Tournament, The International For Dota2
Virtual Reality took center stage on Monday — literally — in the form of Dota2 heroes at Valve's sixth iteration of its signature event, The International. Read More
Posted on: August 9, 2016 |
Seven Questions Raised By Valve’s Skin Betting Announcement
Valve's mandate that skin gambling sites stop using its API could turn the esports wagering world on its head. At the very least, it raises several questions. Read More
Posted on: July 16, 2016 |
Vulcun Exiting Fantasy Esports, Eyes Move To Twitch Chat Games
[toc]A year and a half ago, Vulcun was a fantasy esports site with a lot of upside and investment money rolling in. Now, it’s not even going to be a daily fantasy sports site anymore, as the site announced via its blog that it was pivoting to an entirely different format. Following up on Vulcun’s exit from paid-entry fantasy […] Read More
Posted on: July 6, 2016 |