Sports Betting, Fantasy Sports, eSports and Gaming Events
Pennsylvania’s retail and online sportsbooks took in more than $560 million in wagers, as March Madness helped spur betting to the second-highest monthly volume in state history, according to PlayPennsylvania.
“March’s results show just how important the NCAA Tournament can be in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, giving a huge boost to sportsbooks at a time when football is dormant,” said Dustin Gouker, lead analyst for PlayPennsylvania.com.… Read the rest
Ubisoft unveiled details on the new Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® European Challenger League online Qualifiers, granting the opportunity for five teams to qualify for the Season 2021 of the European Challenger League.
The European Challenger League Qualifiers will be composed of three open qualifiers spread until the end of the summer.… Read the rest
Strixhaven: School of Mages is available on Magic: The Gathering Arena. Introducing 275 cards, and the first card set to launch since Magic: The Gathering Arena released on mobile, Strixhaven: School of Mages is a card set focused around a multiversal wizard’s college. Players are set to join one of five colleges each named after the Elder Dragon that school represents.… Read the rest
The Portland Timbers and Major League Soccer today announced that Luckii.com is the team’s official online gaming partner, with plans to collaborate on in-game and on-field sponsorships, online promotions, charitable efforts and IP rights, including a soon-to-be-released Timbers-themed game.
“We are thrilled to welcome Luckii as our official online gaming partner,” said Mike Golub, the team’s President of Business.
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. will become an Official Sports Betting Partner of the National Football League as part of an agreement that extends the groundbreaking partnership in which the Company became the League’s first-ever casino sponsor.
The multi-year agreement, beginning with the upcoming 2021 NFL season, strengthens the partnership between two organizations, allowing Caesars to leverage NFL marks within the sports betting category and activate around retail and online sports betting, as well as engage fans with NFL-themed free-to-play games.
The legendary punk rock band, The Offspring, are releasing their first album in almost a decade. Let The Bad Times Roll, the band’s 10th album, was recorded over the last several years and sees the band once again collaborate with the world-renowned producer, Bob Rock. To mark this huge milestone, World of Tanks are bringing back their The Offspring-related in-game content!… Read the rest
The National Football League (NFL) announced their first-ever U.S. sportsbook partnerships naming three exclusive partners. As part of the multi-year agreement, FanDuel becomes an Official Sports Betting Partner of the NFL and will have the ability to leverage NFL marks within the sports betting category and activate around retail and online sports betting.… Read the rest
Joycity announced a massive performance improvement update for CROSSFIRE: Warzone.
The CROSSFIRE: Warzone team has taken great strides to alleviate a lot of past performance bottlenecks by carefully analyzing and optimizing the number of objects and effects on the battlefield with this new QOL-focused update. The new optimization updates can be best experienced during peak hours in high-traffic areas where players congregate en masse.… Read the rest
Codemasters® and Electronic Arts Inc. announced F1® 2021, a new next-generation racing experience launching on Friday July 16, featuring the teams, drivers and circuits for the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship™. Introducing a brand-new story mode, expanded Career mode with two-player option, and three new circuits, Portimão, Imola, and Jeddah*, available to all players as free** post-launch content, F1® 2021 gives players more ways to feel the emotion of competing at the highest level in the pinnacle of motorsport.… Read the rest
Women in Esports is an initiative set up to promote inclusivity and diversity within the esports industry. Following its launch in 2019, Women in Esports continue to pursue their core aims in:
Like the British Esports Advisory Board, the Women in Esports committee regularly meets up to discuss developments and areas of focus for Women in Esports, and offer their input to help steer forward the initiative.… Read the rest
Sports betting across the US saw $3,996,076,889 wagered in February, only $378,923,111 less than January. That’s more than projected for a short month with one football game. As of today, 5 states have reported betting data. Based on those, March is expected to be another record month.
March 2021 Sports Betting Handle
|
State |
Handle |
Revenue |
Tax Revenue |
|
Delaware |
$6.7 Million |
$965,419 |
$482,174 |
|
Indiana |
$317 Million |
$26.4 Million |
$2.5 Million |
|
Iowa |
$161.4 Million |
$13.5 Million |
$908,011 |
|
W. |
USC Games, North America’s No. 1 game design program, collaborating with long-term partner, Jam City—will feature the game designers and developers of tomorrow at their annual USC Games Expo, the largest school-hosted gaming event in the world. Building on last year’s highly successfully livestreamed event, returning host Geoff Keighley, will launch the multi-hour event that will premiere on May 15th, 2021 at 12PM PST on twitch.tv/USCGames… Read the rest
Activision announced the return of the Call of Duty®: Mobile World Championship. Presented by Sony, and starting June 3, 2021, eligible players in Call of Duty: Mobile Ranked Mode can compete for in-game rewards and a share of the more than $2 million (USD) total prize pool.
“The momentum worldwide for Call of Duty: Mobile is incredible as our players continue to have a great time playing,” said Matt Lewis, vice president, mobile at Activision.… Read the rest
Ubisoft® and Adult Swim® announced a partnership on two new exclusive Rick and Morty® cosmetic bundles, Sledge Gromflomite and Smoke Pickle Rick, coming to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege tomorrow.
The Sledge Gromflomite bundle includes all the items needed to survive breaches and defend galaxies with. This bundle includes the Gromflomite uniform and headgear, the Federation Defense attachment skin, weapon skin for Sledge’s M590A1, and the Seal Team Rick charm.… Read the rest
Esports and gaming content specialists Mettlestate have proudly announced that, in support of the South African Football Federation (SAFA), the organisation will be hosting the SAFA eCup which is the FIFAe Nations Cup qualifiers in South Africa for 2021 on the Mettlestate platform.
South Africa’s top contenders are set to compete in one of the world’s most prestigious esports events.… Read the rest