Kick off of ICE Totally Gaming 2016 campaign The launch of ICE Totally Gaming 2016's campaign invites expo-goers to 'Enter The Gaming Technopolis' from 2- at London's ExCel Centre. Building on the theme of its 2015 show 'Discover the World of Gaming', ICE will continue its focus on the attraction of innovation and advances in gaming technology for professionals in...
Four year deal with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment will include Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors and Toronto FC Hockey, basketball and soccer fans will all benefit from a new four-year partnership deal between daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment in Toronto, owners of the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, the NBA Toronto Raptors, MLS Toronto...
Attorney General Maura Healey gives DraftKings a clean bill of legal health Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, who InfoPowa readers will recall has been reviewing the legality of DFS in her state, gave the daily fantasy sports business a fillip Wednesday when she told the Boston Globe that she's not pursuing any criminal inquiries into Boston-based DraftKings Inc. The AG...
UK residents; brace yourselves for a storm of DFS advertising UK residents: brace yourself for a storm of daily fantasy advertisements following the announcement Friday that DraftKings has inked a partnership deal with the usually fanatical anti-betting US National Football League. The three-year deal is in respect of the NFL's annual three-game series in Britain and will see DraftKings branding,...
Online gambling operator to promote Fnatic to its players The latest online gambling operator to join the eSports trend is Dafabet, which this week signed a partnership deal with eSports operator Fnatic, agreeing to sponsor and promote the site to its international player base, and provide Dafabet branding for Fnatic eSports tournaments. Dafabet will additionally offer betting action on Fnatic...
But the complaint highlights a potential problem area for online casinos Apollo Entertainment Ltd, which operates the Casino Rewards online gambling enterprise, had to defend a serious age-related issue reported to the Advertising Standards Authority last month. Whilst it was successful, the case did highlight a potential problem area for the industry. The complaint came from a member of the...
Major UK broadcaster follows ESPN into booming eSports vertical The venerable British Broadcasting Corporation has followed ESPN in signing up for eSports coverage, with a huge crowd expected at the League of Legends World Championship quarter finals at London's Wembley Arena from October 15-19. The broadcaster will livestream all four days across its BBC Three and BBC Sport online networks...
Will offer a range of markets on major ESL tournament Leading on from its entry into the e-sports arena, online gambling firm Betway will sponsor the Electronic Sports League's (ESL) UK Premiership. The eSports league, operated by Turtle Entertainment in Cologne, boasts 5 million strong registered members comprising over 1 million teams in 50 different games. "Betting is already a...
Latest promotion has punters running for the urinals Depending on your personal view, online gambling operator Betsafe's latest Rugby World Cup promotional campaign is amusing and innovative … or rather vulgar. The company has gone to some expense to equip selected pubs across Britain with purpose-built urinals fitted with motion sensors and an eye-level video screen. The idea is that...
Reflects growth in company Sports betting provider Betgenius has developed a new parent company Genius Sports Group as it restructures to accommodate growth in business verticals. Betgenius will become one of the Group's verticals continuing with its focus on developing bespoke B2B betting solutions for operators. The second business vertical will focus on the Group's data capture and distribution, monitoring...
