Industry Esports & Betting News

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 […]

Esports bookmaker Unikrn has partnered with data provider GRID to launch a new contest titled ‘Esports Millions’.  As you can guess from the name, Unikrn will be giving away €1 million (£903,759) during the upcoming 9to5 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. Unikrn happens to sponsor this upcoming event, so it’s a perfect opportunity for them to […]

Streamer betting has been creeping into the esports gambling space over the past year, with established sportbooks like Unikrn investing heavily into the technology, and startups like BitFight coming (and unfortunately also disappearing). Most esports and gaming fans use Twitch as their go-to platform for streaming events and gameplay. From large tournament organisers to part-time […]

Although only founded in 2018, Buff.bet has made a big impact to esports betting. Buff.bet was one of the leaders in the cryptocurrency market by allowing not only Bitcoin and Ethereum betting, but also supporting a wide range of Altcoins. With their history in offering extensive payment methods, we’re excited to now see them introduce […]

Luckbox, an esports betting platform has raised over $3.8 million CAD (£2.23 million) in its first set of funding  The esports betting platform has gained this investment as it prepares to list on the TSX Venture Exchange. The TSX Venture Exchange is a stock exchange based in Toronto, Canada. While its counterpart the Toronto Stock […]

To celebrate the LEC and LCS Summer Split 2020 starting, Midnite are giving their bettors a chance to win some League of Legends goodies just by using the sportbook. Over this coming weekend, between 12/06 and 15/06, all you need to do is place a £10+ bet on an LCS or LEC match and you’ll […]

Never thought your esports knowledge could earn you money? Think again! A group of gamers and esports enthusiasts recently joined forces to develop Estockx, the worlds first esports stock market. The concept of Estockx is simple – buy shares of your favorite esports athletes and when they pop off (“THE JUMPING DOUBLE FOR COLD!!!”), you […]

Last week we were invited back to speak at AffiliateCon, an annual conference focussed on insightful talks around affiliate marketing and digital strategy. With COVID-19 still keeping us on lockdown, the conference was held remotely and streamed directly to YouTube, watched by hundreds of marketers around the world. This year we spoke about how esports […]

Winners.bet has just launched, featuring betting markets for top tier esports titles; Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch, and StarCraft 2. With in-play betting support, esports fans can bet on live matches while also watching their favorite teams compete. The platform is provided by industry-leading technology and service provider BetConstruct, a well […]