eSports

5th November 2020

ggCircuit nears completion on Indiana esports arena buildout

Esports Entertainment Group has announced that ggCircuit, the B2B software business it agreed to acquire last month, is set to complete the buildout of the…

30th October 2020

Esports Entertainment scores Philadelphia Union partnership

Esports Entertainment Group has announced details of a new partnership with US Major League Soccer (MLS) team Philadelphia Union. Under the deal, the length of…

13th October 2020

Esports Entertainment partners LA sports franchises

Esports betting operator Esports Entertainment Group has entered into a new partnership with AEG, the sports and entertainment business that owns major league sports franchises…

16th September 2020

Unikrn agrees $6.1m SEC settlement over 2017 ICO

Esports betting operator Unikrn has agreed a settlement worth $6.1m with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after it was found to have carried…

2nd September 2020

Skillz to go public on NYSE through SPAC

Mobile gaming platform Skillz Inc will go public on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Flying Eagle Acquisition…

19th June 2020

Apple receives class action complaint over loot boxes

California-based parent Rebecca Taylor has filed a class action complaint against tech giant Apple, alleging that by providing games containing loot box mechanisms through its…

27th May 2020

Esports Entertainment targets US expansion with new NJ arm

Esports betting operator Esports Entertainment Group has formed a new US-facing subsidiary, GMBL New Jersey. The group said the new subsidiary will make its first…

17th April 2020

Nevada expands esports betting options

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has approved betting on five new esports events. Consumers in the state can now bet on this year’s Call of Duty…

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2nd April 2020

Nevada approves wagers for German CS:GO league

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has approved wagers on the 2020 Counter-Strike – ESL: Meisterschaft, the German championship for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). Players will…

26th March 2020

Nevada to permit wagering on Counter-Strike ESL Pro League

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has given its approval for licensed operators in the state to begin accepting bets on esports competition, the ESL Pro…

31st January 2020

NJ bill would allow esports bets without DGE approval

New Jersey state representative Ralph Caputo has introduced a bill that would allow operators to take bets on esports without needing to ask for Division…

29th January 2020

Washington state bill would protect social casinos from loss recovery

Lawmakers in the state of Washington have introduced a bill that would exempt social games, video game loot boxes and skin gambling from gambing loss…

14th November 2019

Roar “very bullish” on esports after first NJ bet

David Main, head of US sports trading at Roar Digital, said he believes esports betting presents huge opportunities to the industry after the Borgata casino’s…

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