Value Of The Esports Betting Industry Forecasted To Reach $13.05 Billion Dollars By 2025

PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — FinancialNewsMedia.com News Commentary – It’s undeniable that esports is becoming a bigger industry and more people are now taking it seriously. The biggest esports tournaments for games now offer millions of dollars worth of prize pools, and they just show how competitive and lucrative the esports industry is. More and more people …

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BetMGM Partners with Liv Hospitality to Bring Sports Betting to South Dakota

DEADWOOD, S.D., Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, today announced an exclusive partnership with Liv Hospitality’s Tin Lizzie Gaming Resort and Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort, offering future retail and mobile sports betting in Deadwood. The Deadwood Sports Betting Legalization Amendment was approved by voters on Nov. 3, 2020, authorizing the South Dakota State …

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BetMGM Expands into Arizona

CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BetMGM announced today partnerships with Gila River Hotels & Casinos and the Arizona Cardinals for retail and online sports betting, establishing its first relationships in the state of Arizona. BetMGM plans to bring its industry leading platform online once legalized sports betting launches in Arizona. The company also plans to open retail sportsbooks at the three …

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Illinois Sports Betting Volume Falls in June but Still Quickest to $5 Billion, According to PlayIllinois

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Wagering at Illinois sportsbooks slowed in June to below $500 million for the first time since December 2020 while revenue once again surged, as the effects of summer’s sports calendar and in-person registration requirements continued to be felt. Even as the Prairie State remains in line with trends seen in most major U.S. markets, …

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Rush Street Interactive Partners With Global Leader Scientific Games To Premiere Its Online Casino Games In West Virginia At BetRivers.com

CHICAGO and NEW CUMBERLAND, W. Virginia, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) (“RSI”), a Chicago-based gaming company, has partnered with Scientific Games (NASDAQ: SGMS) to become the first online casino operator in West Virginia to premiere the global entertainment company’s fan favorite games on BetRivers.com.  The newly launched games include 88 Fortunes, which is one of the …

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Raketech strengthens its global sports portfolio and footprint in the fast-growing US market

Raketech, the iGaming performance marketing partner, today announced a sports focused acquisition, delivering growth on strategically important markets such as the US. With the acquisition of P&P Vegas Group Inc, Raketech significantly strengthens its sports footprint on the fast-growing US market with assets such as the US betting tipster community; Picksandparlays.net. Furthermore, the company acquires all assets from QM Media …

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Bally’s Interactive Launches Mobile Sportsbook In Iowa

Expands Bally Bet’s Presence Into Second Sports Betting Market Via A Multi-Year Market Access Partnership With Elite Casino Resorts Represents A Unique Opportunity To Integrate Content With Sinclair Broadcast Group Television Networks In Iowa AS VEGAS, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Bally’s Interactive, a division of Bally’s Corporation (NYSE: BALY) that operates the omni-channel provider’s sports betting, iGaming, free-to-play, and daily …

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Who Owns North American Esports?

The big esports leagues have been modeled after their traditional sports counterparts like the NFL, NBA, and so on. As you can imagine, traditional sports teams participating in these major franchise leagues, or to be more accurate: their ownership groups, are looking at the opportunities esports might provide for them.  A Quick Glance at the US and Esports Team Ownership  Thirty-seven (88%) of the 42 franchises competing in the LCS, OWL, and CDL are based in North America.  Thirty of these 42 …

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Esports Entertainment Group Makes Strategic Push into Ohio; Testifies in Front of Senate Select Committee on Gaming

Newark, New Jersey–(Newsfile Corp. – June 11, 2021) – Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMBL) (NASDAQ: GMBLW) (or the “Company”) is proud to announce that over the past week two executives, CFO Dan Marks and VP of Strategy Jeff Cohen, have been invited to testify in front of the Ohio State Senate Select Committee on Gaming as advocates for the …

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Canadian Premier League announces partnership with ComeOn!

Toronto, ON (June 7, 2021) – The Canadian Premier League announced today a new multi-year deal with ComeOn! as the “Official Sports Betting and Online Casino Partner of the Canadian Premier League”. Through this new partnership, the ComeOn! logo will be on a CPL Club jersey starting with the 2021 season (to be unveiled soon). The CPL, and its exclusive broadcast …

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