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Brazil starts the fight against doping in e-sports

It’s hard to believe, but doping exist in virtual sports. Due to its specificity, e-sports stands apart in terms of physical indicators, which need to be improved to achieve the result. Anabolic steroids, used to increase muscle mass, does not help cybersports. Therefore, the only doping for cybersports is substances …

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Highlight Games integrates its flagship SOCCERBET with Eurobet

Specialized game developer Highlight Games, who are 38% owned by Swedish gambling firm Cherry AB, announced the inclusion of its flagship product SOCCERBET in Eurobet. SOCCERBET Italia is specialized in the serie A and is now available to Italian operator customers through retail, online and mobile channels. The unique product …

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Australia will launch cyberfootball league

European clubs are increasingly signing contracts with players in virtual football, and individual leagues are hosting full-fledged cybersport championships. The greatest interest in e-sports exist in USA, individual players and teams are signed even by specific athletes. Jeremy Lin from “Brooklyn Nets” on own money created a team for the …

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FC Hertha promotes e-sports

In recent years, it has become a trend to create cyber teams, which belong to football clubs. “Herta” (Berlin) decided to open the cyberfoot academy, which will train professional cyber sportsmen. The Academy will host young cyberfootball players between the ages of 12 and 18. Matthias STYLO Hitch, one of …

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ITTF signed a partnership with Sportradar

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) announced the signing of a cooperation with Sportradar, a company that supplies sports services. Sportradar will remain the preferred partner for streaming various ITTF events, so that players from all over the world can follow the tennis competitions by supporting their athletes. In addition …

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Betway renewed its sponsorship of UK Championship snooker tournament

UK bookmaker Betway extended his title sponsorship of the UK snooker Championship for three years. Betway began sponsoring the tournament in 2015, when he took on the role of sponsorship from rival Dafabet. The British Championship is considered the second largest rating event of snooker after the World Cup and …

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SportPesa agreed a five-year deal with Football Manager

Soccer management simulator, produced by Sports Interactive, interested SportPesa and the Kenyans operator decided to become an official partner of Football Manager, having signed a contract for five years. As part of this innovative partnership, SportPesa will receive in-game advertising during match simulations, and content will appear on the growing …

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VSoftCO signed a partnership with Sport-Shotz

The developer of virtual products VSoftCO has signed a multi-year agreement with the leading sports games in the themed casino Sport-Shotz. CEO of VSoftCo Simon Westbury comments that partnership is very important for their company, as it demonstrates a commitment to global sports content, where the market leading sports products …

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Football DataCo has signed a partnership with Genius Sports and Perform Group

The British company Football DataCo, which collects and distributes sports information concerning football matches, has announced an agreement with Genius Sports and Perform Group. This partnership will allow all professional competitions in England and Scotland to benefit from two high-tech bet monitoring systems investigating potentially suspicious matches. This technology will …

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Unibet has entered into a partnership with BLAST Pro Series

The Swedish gambling company Unibet decided to become the exclusive betting partner of the series of tournaments on cybersport BLAST Pro Series. The first tournament of this series will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 24-25. In the competition Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the prize fund of which is $ …

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eSports can be included in the Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed the inclusion of e-sports in the program of the Olympic Games. Members of the committee see this as a necessity to attract young viewers and remain relevant for new generations. The program for 2024 will be formed in 2019, therefore only then it will …

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Juventus found a new betting partner F66.com

Italian club Juventus Turin  announced the signing of a regional agreement with the Asian firm F66.com for a period of three years. Under the terms of the signed agreement, the gaming operator F66 will be the official betting partner of the Turin team in the Asian region, except for countries …

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Ukrainian hockey players may be disqualified for life

This news was announced by the vice-president of the Ukrainian Hockey Federation (FHU) Georgy Zubko. Two hockey players of the national team of Ukraine Eduard Zakharchenko and Vladimir Varivoda can be disqualified for life for intention to surrender the World Cup 2017 to South Korea. FHU disqualified both players in …

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