Industry Esports & Betting News

President Donald Trump has already drawn massive criticism from the mainstream media for wanting to ban the content creation app, TikTok, but now might be setting his sights on games like League of Legends and Fortnite. The news comes after reports that Tencent, which is the parent company of the two games, is currently under […]

It’s no secret that woman gamers face an uphill battle when it comes to competing in esports, and while a lot of inroads have been made to create a more inclusive environment, the community still has a long way to go before any sense of equality is achieved. With woman gamers sometimes getting harassed by […]

In just a few short weeks the League of Legends 2020 Worlds Tournament will be held in Shanghai, China from September 25-October 31. The top 22 teams from around the world will compete through several knockout stages in order to reach the final championship series. The winning purse is set at almost $2.5 million for […]

Imagine going 4-17 during a season and still making the playoffs! Not only is that the situation that the Washington Justice currently find themselves in, they are also having a pretty good chance of winning it all. Of course, a lot of that has to do with the acquisition of Gui-un”Decay” Jang and him putting […]

Today Fnatic announced a global esports entertainment partnership with betting firm Parimatch. Parimatch will now enter a two year partnership with Fnatic. This will see them become the official betting partner of Fnatic’s CS:GO team Through this partnership, Parimatch branding will appear on the official Fnatic CS:GO team uniforms, and be displayed throughout events where […]

Puntt, the world’s first esports player betting site, today announced the launch League of Legends player betting. For the first time, fans will be able to bet on the players in the League of Legends World Championships. Adding LoL to Puntts platform is the next step towards Puntts goal of bring fair, interesting and safe […]

Esportsbook Luckbox has confirmed they have closed their funding round where they raised $5M CAD (£2.88 million). This news comes ahead of Luckbox’s scheduled listing on the TSX Venture Exchange under the name “LUCK”. Luckbox expect to go live on the exchange this fall. The finding round was hosted in cooperation with Elephant Hill. Luckbox […]

The Curacao based esportsbook GG.Bet has been announced as the official global betting partner of ESL. This will cover their CS:GO and Dota 2 tournaments. ESL announced that the partnership will cover all ESL One and Intel Extreme Masters tournaments through the rest of 2020. Along with this, the deal includes both seasons 11 and 12 […]

Online esportsbook Pinnacle has partnered with Abios, a B2B provider of esports data and statistics. Swedish data provider Abios provides an esports API which has the “most detailed data and broadest coverage of matches.” The partnership with Pinnacle will “facilitate further enhancements to the company’s renowned esports offering.”  Marco Blume, Trading Director for Pinnacle spoke […]

Spanish esports giants MAD Lions owned by OverActive Media (owners of both the Toronto Ultra and Defiant). Have found a new sponsor in Chinese betting firm DYVIP.  The sponsorship surrounds their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster which is part of the team-owned Flashpoint league. The DYVIP logo will be featured on the shoulder of the team’s […]