Esports News
1st September
Betway secure Electronic Sports Global Tour sponsorship
Betway has announced will be the Head Sponsor of the Electronic Sports Global Tour (ESG) Tour in Mykonos this year. The...
30th August
ESports Entertainment get Curacao gaming licence
ESports Entertainment Group (EEG) International have acquired a much coveted eGaming specific licence from the Dutch province of Curacao.
EEG...
29th August
Boom Fantasy receives New York DFS licence
Daily Fantasy Sports operator Boom Fantasy has confirmed that it has been awarded a licence to operate paid DFS contests by...
25th August
CEC to bring together the eSports and casino world in Las Vegas
No more than ten years ago, competitive computer gaming didn't even exist, but things have quickly turned around with the astonishing...
25th August
MGM introduce Virtual Reality LEVEL UP Arena to Vegas
MGM are about to launch a 20,000 square-foot virtual reality and social gaming space called the LEVEL UP Arena, the first...
23rd August
Betway to sponsor eSports ESL Pro League
Sportsbook operator Betway has announced the agreement of a deal to become the primary sponsor of the eSports ESL Pro League...
11th August
ESP.bet obtains first-ever license for virtual goods gambling
Specialist eSports fantasy league and betting site eSportsPools (ESP.bet) has secured the first-ever license to specifically cover gambling with virtual goods.
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10th August
eSports could be going to the Olympics
eSports could be at the 2024 Olympics according to Tony Estanguet, the Co-President of the Paris Olympic Committee.
eSports...
2nd August
Sky Bet reinforces its Daily Fantasy Sports portfolio by partnering with Dribble
Sky Betting & Gaming has shown a strong commitment to Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) by entering a new market joint venture...
2nd August
Coral announce new betting partnership with Sunderland AFC
UK bookmaker Coral has announced the commencement of a betting partnership with EFL Championship side Sunderland AFC.
Under the terms...
1st August
National Indian Gaming Association joins PASPA repeal campaign
The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) has announced that it will join forces with the American Sports Betting Coalition (ASBC), a...
1st August
Massachusetts Commission report classifies DFS as the same as iGaming
A specially appointed commission which is investigating daily fantasy sports (DFS) and iGaming in the US state of Massachusetts has stated...
31st July
Live eSports coverage makes it to BBC
The UK’s national broadcaster, the BBC, has started showing live eSports coverage on its digital-only channel BBC3.
The public...
20th July
Betsafe signs sponsorship deal with Saracens Rugby Club
Online bookmaker Betsafe has announced the signing of a three year sponsorship deal with Aviva Rugby Premier league side Saracens FC,...
19th July
New Hampshire legalises Daily Fantasy Sports
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu yesterday signed a bill into law that legalises and regulates daily fantasy sports in the state,...
18th July
New Jersey’s first casino launches daily fantasy sports
Resorts Casino Hotel has become the first casino in Atlantic City to launch a daily fantasy sports (DFS) product that allows...
14th July
Winamax agrees sponsorship deal with Angers SCO
France-based online gambling group Winamax has announced the signing of a two-year betting and sponsorship partnership with Ligue 1 football team...
14th July
DraftKings/FanDuel merger scrapped following federal ruling
The proposed merger between DFS heavyweights DraftKings and FanDuel has officially been cancelled; a month after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
12th July
FanDuel may walk away from merger with DraftKings
US DFS operator FanDuel is reportedly considering abandoning its proposed merger with fellow DFS heavyweight DraftKings after the US government announced...
12th July
Google Play to offer gambling apps to customers
Global web giant Google has confirmed that it will allow real money gambling applications to be marketed via the Android version...
6th July
DraftKings inks partnership deal with EuroLeague Basketball
US-based daily fantasy sports provider DraftKings has continued its expansion into Europe by signing a partnership deal with EuroLeague Basketball, which...
6th July
GLI Group acquires NMi Gaming
iGaming testing and assessment provider GLI Group has today announced the acquisition of fellow testing and compliance provider NMi Metrology &...
3rd July
Indiana approves first DFS licence applications
The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) has granted its first state daily fantasy sports (DFS) licences to three of the industry's biggest...
3rd July
Betway announced as major sponsor of ESL One Cologne 2017
Online operator Betway has been announced as a key sponsor of eSports event ESL One Cologne.
Held from 7-9 July...
3rd July
New Jersey senate passes DFS regulation bill
The New Jersey state Senate passed a bill on Friday that would see the creation of a fully regulated and licensed...
30th June
Malta Gaming Authority and Esports Integrity Coalition sign MoU
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) and the Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) today announced their entrance into a collaborative memorandum of understanding...
27th June
Novomatic AG plagiarism lawsuit against EGT dismissed
A District Court in Berlin has dismissed a lawsuit by iGaming developer Novomatic AG against fellow developer Euro Games Technology limited...
22nd June
Unikrn boosts eSports product with Betgenius deal
Betgenius has reached an agreement with Unikrn to supply the eSports bookmaker with its in-play betting product.
The agreement...
16th June
DraftKings/FanDuel merger under threat from Federal authorities
The proposed merger between DFS operators DraftKings and FanDuel hangs on a knife edge today as some members of the US...
15th June
Betfred agrees sponsorship deal with Bolton Wanderers
Newly promoted EFL Championship team Bolton Wanderers FC have announced the signing of a sponsorship deal with sports betting operator Betfred...
