eSports

73 Gambling Sites Linked to Counter-Strike CS:GO

Barron's recently found that 73 gambling websites have been linked to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) with nearly a million people playing the game. 

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Feb/27/2024

League of Legends Pros Suspended for Alleged Match Fixing

A more extensive investigation is also underway by Riot Games and SportRadar.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jan/25/2024

Nickmercs to Offer Gambling Streams as Part of New Kick Contract

Nickmercs to Offer Gambling Streams as Part of New Kick Contract

As Twitch has warned its streamers about promoting certain forms of gambling, Kick has opted to fill the void.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Oct/31/2023

Luckbox Suspends Operations, Unikrn Other eSports Gambling Operators Scale Back

Luckbox says " it has been unable to secure the required capital injection due to persistently challenging conditions in the capital markets."

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/11/2023

Casino Industry Embrace of eSports and Which Events Attact the Most Wagering

HyperX Arena Las Vegas bills itself as the ultimate destination for daily video game play, high-stakes competitive esports events and tournaments, and gaming-related experiences. 

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Sep/26/2023

Predictions on eSports: Analytics and Statistics for the Right Bets

Predictions on eSports: Analytics and Statistics for the Right Bets

Online eSports betting is the most popular among gaming fans. Betting on the results of matches and other competitions played on world arenas is an opportunity not only for high winnings but also a chance to prove yourself as a good betting analyst.

Submitted by Payton on, Aug/30/2023

Guild And Sky Launched A Rocket League Esports Competition For Women

Guild And Sky Launched A Rocket League Esports Competition For Women

Guild Esports, a British esports organization, and Sky Broadband have created a grassroots women's Rocket League championship. Women's teams will play for £5000 in prize money in the Rocket League Boost Championship. Qualifiers will begin on August 5th, with the league open to female gamers wishing to go pro. Four elite European teams will be invited to compete in the league, with four available qualification spots. The top four teams from each week's two games will receive a part of the £5,000 prize pool. 

Submitted by Payton on, Aug/14/2023

Social Media Influencer Kai Cenat Faces Charges of Inciting Riot After Thousands Cause Mayhem in NYC

The event produced chaos, with dozens of people arrested — some jumping atop vehicles, hurling bottles and throwing punches.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/06/2023

What’s Bringing eSports Betting to the Mainstream?

What’s Bringing eSports Betting to the Mainstream?

As a more recent form of entertainment in the betting world, eSport titles have only gained real international gambling attention since the turn of the new millennium. The success of eSports has been rapid, going from a niche interest to throwing tournaments today which draw more viewers than Wimbledon.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Jul/31/2023

Fortnite Icon Tyler 'Ninja' has 'Gambling Addiction' According to Fellow Streamers

Photos of him were posted that show "Ninja" opening Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cases at Matthew "Nadeshot's" wedding.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Jul/21/2023

Streamer xQc Talks Mega Kick Deal, Poker Champ Accused of Cheating, Marking Cards and Being Rude

Dan Smith had plenty of choice words for Prague poker champ Martin Kabrhel.  "I think it's ridiculous that he's allowed to play in the tournament".

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Jun/19/2023

Cyber Sports, or Esports: A Competitive Play of Video Games on a Computer 

Cyber Sports, or Esports: A Competitive Play of Video Games on a Computer 

Multiplayer and single-player video games are viable cyber sports components. The candidates' ability to demonstrate their skills and win prizes and trophies is more crucial than the competition's structure. Internet-based wagering on games is also an integral part of the gaming business.

Submitted by B.E.Delmer on, Feb/23/2023

Forecasting New Developments and the Latest Trends in Online Gambling

The online casino industry is only set to grow in size as people all around the globe are starting to become interested in earning large payouts for small wagers.

Submitted by Payton on, Feb/21/2023

Bitcoin and the Gambling Industry: FAQs

Bitcoin and the Gambling Industry: FAQs

We also explore whether one can legally place bets with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Dec/21/2022

Haste Arcade Launches New Monster Bombs Game

Haste Arcade Launches New Monster Bombs Game

The new game features the world’s first physical and digital copy NFT items that can be equipped within the game, along with Haste’s patent-pending Instant Leaderboard Payout™ technology.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sep/26/2022

Rivalry Announces Record Second Quarter 2022 Results

Rivalry Announces Record Second Quarter 2022 Results

Rivalry, a leading sport betting and media property offering fully regulated online wagering on esports, traditional sports, and online casino gambling for the next generation of bettors, announced some pretty stunning numbers for this past quarter.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/25/2022

Pokemon World Championship Betting Odds Now Available

Pokemon World Championship Betting Odds Now Available

Betting on the 2022 Pokémon UNITE World Championship tournament have been released by our friends at BetOnline with Nouns Esports promising a payout of $45 for every $10 bet or $450 for every $100 bet.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Aug/17/2022

Micro-Betting Explained: What Are the Sports Best Suited for This Wagering Model?

Micro-Betting Explained: What Are the Sports Best Suited for This Wagering Model?

Speaking to iGaming NEXT, venture capitalist and managing partner of Sharp Alpha Advisors Lloyd Danzig said: “Soccer is a low-scoring game with a continuous clock, minimal stoppages, and far fewer discrete events as compared to the most popular US sports. Basketball, baseball, and American football appear to be especially well-suited for micro-betting.”

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/15/2022

Hashing it Out: Tyler Farnsworth - Chief Marketing Officer - Built By Gamers

Hashing it Out: Tyler Farnsworth - Chief Marketing Officer - Built By Gamers

Micropayments are set to disrupt the current revenue models in the gaming space, especially following recent news that YouTube influencer and boxer Jake Paul has launched his own microbetting-focused sports betting website.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/15/2022

Influencer Affiliate Marketing Tips From Instagram

Influencer Affiliate Marketing Tips From Instagram

Plus Tencent makes offer to buy majority stake in Ubisoft

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/08/2022

Twitch Streamers Making a Killing Driving Folks to Crypto Casinos: Service May Stop Gambling Promos

Plus WazBettorIQ on Twitter had an excellent observation over the weekend regarding the changing landscape in the sports handicapping sector.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Aug/08/2022

How Crypto and Esports Are Fueling Each Other’s Growth

Plus drawing parallels between Bitcoin and the New Internet.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Aug/04/2022

What You Need to Know About MOBA, FPS eSports Betting

What You Need to Know About MOBA, FPS eSports Betting

MOBA stands for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. We call games that take place in a battle arena MOBA eSports games. 

Submitted by B.E.Delmer on, Jul/27/2022

UK Won't Ban Video Game Loot Boxes

UK Won't Ban Video Game Loot Boxes

Also: Premier League clubs are reportedly set to agree on a voluntary betting shirt sponsor ban.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Jul/19/2022

Players Breeding Their Own Horses to Compete in Metaverse

Players Breeding Their Own Horses to Compete in Metaverse

Metarace bills itself as offering the first Metaverse competitive game, in the form of horse racing, that is now live on the metarace gaming platform.  It also features a ‘ play-to-earn ‘ feature.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jun/28/2022

Crypto, Blockchain News: Nguyen Bids Farewell But Still Dedicated to BSV

"I remain a big believer in BSV and the visition for a massively scaled bitcoin protocol to make the world better," Nguyen said.  "That will not change and I will continue to be one of BSV's biggest advocates."

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Jun/15/2022

Collision 2022: The Largest International Tech Event in Canada Since the Pandemic Began Sells Out

Collision 2022: The Largest International Tech Event in Canada Since the Pandemic Began Sells Out

Founders and CEOs of the world’s most successful tech companies – Substack, Ethereum, Blockchain.com, Flexport, Cardano, Tezos, Binance, BlockFi, Chief, Calendly, Clearco, Cloudflare and many more – will speak across Collision’s 20-plus tracks, including on the brand new Crypto track.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jun/15/2022

Haste Arcade Raises $1.5M in Oversubscribed Fundraising Round

Haste Arcade Raises $1.5M in Oversubscribed Fundraising Round

“We were originally seeking $1MM to lay a good solid foundation for the product/vision and then have some working capital to start testing our assumptions around product/market fit, specifically with marketing outside the ‘crypto’ community,” said Dan Wagner, the co-founder of Haste Arcade.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jun/09/2022

A Quick Introduction to eSports Betting

A Quick Introduction to eSports Betting

If you’re unfamiliar with crypto gambling, you won’t be for long. Keep reading to find out everything you must know to start betting with crypto. If you’ve bet on sports for more than three years, you know what eSports betting is.

Submitted by B.E.Delmer on, Jun/04/2022

IEM Dallas 2022 Betting Odds

IEM Dallas 2022 Betting Odds

IEM Dallas 2022 betting odds had FaZe as the EVEN odds favorites to win in the Sunday June 5 finale. 

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, May/30/2022

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