Sports Betting, Fantasy Sports, eSports and Gaming Events
The Ivy League COVID-19 Charity Stream powered by PLANET9 will be going live at 1 PM EDT Saturday, April 24th. The tournament will feature eight student eSport teams from the Ivy League: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale.
PLANET9, an esports competition platform created by Acer to help bolster the eSport industry’s competitive ecosystem via a grassroots approach, will be hosting, operating, and sponsoring this event.… Read the rest
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is delighted to announce its second, week-long mini-festival on the craft of videogames writing, this time sponsored by Articy.
It follows the inaugural festival in June last year and kicks off next Monday 26 April 2021.
All the events are free and participants just need to register ahead.… Read the rest
Michigan online sportsbooks set fresh records for handle and revenue, reaching nearly $400 million in online and retail bets in March and surpassing $30 million in online revenue, while online casino revenue approached $100 million, according to PlayMichigan.
“With nearly $1 billion in lifetime bets now, it’s hard to understate just how unprecedented Michigan’s gaming expansion has been so far,” said Dustin Gouker, analyst for PlayMichigan.com.… Read the rest
Titan Forge Games released SMITE’s newest playable God, Gilgamesh, in the “King of Uruk” Update. He has been eagerly awaited by the action-MOBA community since his cinematic trailer released in March.
Gilgamesh is a leader, an adventurer, and the first mythical hero of all time through his epic. In SMITE, he distinctively belongs to the Warrior class, taking a hands-on approach to combat and bringing a lot of brute-force strength and an in-your-face attitude.… Read the rest
Brazil’s Independent Games (BIG) Festival, the largest independent games festival in Latin America, is excited to announce some of the incredible companies to be featured at this year’s event. Along with more than 90 games for attendees to play, BIG Festival will be presenting several enlightening and informative panels from May 4 to May 8.… Read the rest
Esports Technologies, a global provider of advanced esports wagering products and technology, announced the launch of its consumer platform, Gogawi, in Japan. Gogawi is available in more than 140 jurisdictions, is an immersive betting destination offering top tournaments and games 24×7.
Japan is the birthplace of many influential video games and game developers, and has had an enormous impact on global gaming culture.… Read the rest
Arizona will grow into a particularly lucrative market for its fledgling sports betting industry, capable of generating more than $3 billion in annual wagers and $200 million in annual gross gaming revenue, according to estimates by PlayAZ.com, which analyzes and researches the state’s regulated online gaming and sports betting market.
“Arizona is particularly exciting development for legal sports betting in the U.S.,… Read the rest
Razer™ announced Razer Invitational – North America, the largest regional online esports tournament open to the entire North American gaming community, with tournament qualifiers beginning on May 7th. Following the global success of Razer Invitational Season 2020, the tournament series starts off the 2021 season by making its debut in North America, welcoming competitors from across the region to compete in three separate weeklong tournaments, throughout May and into early June.… Read the rest
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced a new, multi-year partnership that designates DraftKings Inc. as the “Official Sportsbook and Daily Fantasy Partner of the PFL.” To start the season, wagering on PFL fights via DraftKings will be available for fans across the country, pending regulatory approvals.
The multi-faceted partnership will give MMA, daily fantasy and sports betting fans a truly unique viewing and gaming experience utilizing PFL’s proprietary SmartCage technology.… Read the rest
Following the passage of Arizona’s sports betting bill (House Bill 2772), ArizonaCasinos.com projects that the state at full maturity could produce $252 million in annual revenue. Using the minimum tax rate of 8% outlined in Arizona’s bill, that projection would yield $20,160,000 in yearly tax revenue for the state General Fund.… Read the rest
Atlanta-based gaming and esports organization, Ghost Gaming and G FUEL, The Official Energy Drink of Esports®, have announced a new partnership, making G FUEL Ghost’s exclusive partner in the energy drink category.
G FUEL and Ghost Gaming’s talented roster of creators and athletes will partner on creating original gaming content and livestreams for their millions of fans online and at retail stores and events.… Read the rest
Guild Esports , a global team organization and lifestyle brand, is pleased to announce that it has won its second major trophy after its Rocket League team achieved first-place in the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) EU Spring Regional on 15-18 April 2021.
Guild Esports’ Thomas Binkhorst (‘ThO’), Joseph Kidd (‘Noly’) and David Morrow (‘Deevo’) won first place as part of a three-man squad defeating Aether in the finals, with a continuous peak Sunday broadcast of over 100,000 viewers on Twitch.… Read the rest
Real Luck Group Ltd. and its subsidiary companies doing business as “Luckbox” a leading provider of licensed, real money esports betting, is pleased to announce the addition of betting for VALORANT (a 5v5 first-person shooter game developed by Riot Games, launched in 2020) to its award-winning platform. The VALORANT addition increases Luckbox’s offering of esports betting types to 14.… Read the rest
Spotlighted during the “Street Fighter V Spring Update” digital program on April 6, fortune teller Rose joins the fight today as the newest addition to Season 5 of Street Fighter™ V. Following the release of Dan Hibiki in February, Rose is the second character to enter the ring as part of the fifth and final season of Street Fighter V.… Read the rest
New Jersey sportsbooks surged, including the largest retail handle in more than two years, but fell well short of the first $1 billion wagering month in U.S. sports betting history, according to PlayNJ.
“March represents a much-needed bounce back after a somewhat disappointing February,” said Dustin Gouker lead analyst for PlayNJ.com.… Read the rest