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Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood has promised to sponsor any League of Legends team sporting a woman on their roster. The co-founder of the new international eSports betting site made the personal pledge today in a blog post, in which he lamented the lack of women in eSports. "I love the …
Read More »UK eSports scene is ‘absolutely’ mature enough to support betting
eSports betting platform Unikrn has allayed fears of corruption as it launches its UK division. Established by former-Microsoft exec Rahul Sood last November, the firm has partnered with Australian wagering outlet Tabcorp to allow UK consumers to watch and place bets on pro-gaming. There’s never been a better time to …
Read More »eSports betting agency Unikrn launches
Former Microsoft exec Rahul Sood’s new company Unikrn is an eSports betting platform. Unikrn has partnered up with Australian wagering firm Tabcorp – specifically its Luxbet platform – to allow gamers to place bets on eSports games. The company says that fans will only be able to place bets in …
Read More »William Hill makes FIFA 15 the favourite for Christmas No.1
FIFA 15 is the early favourite to claim the Christmas No.1 crown, as per bookie William Hill. Videogamer reports that EA’s football game is 1/4 on, followed by Destiny (7/2) and Assassin’s Creed: Unity (7/1). It’s at that point that things get a little stranger with Lara Croft and the …
Read More »William Hill makes Call of Duty: Ghosts Xmas No.1 favourite
Call of Duty: Ghosts has been installed as the favourite to claim the UK Christmas No.1 title by William Hill. It’s currently offering 6/4 on the game with FIFA 14 second at 2/1 and next week’s release Grand Theft Auto V in third at 4/1. There is no doubting that …
Read More »William Hill offering 8/11 on £500+ RRP for Xbox One
A lot of people got very exciting earlier when MCV reported that FIFA 14 on Xbox One is up for pre-order for 90 on Amazon. The same article also pointed out that Xbox One pre-orders are currently priced at 599. Now, in no way was this article saying that MCV …
Read More »Skybet opens, then closes, betting on iPad 3 features
News Corp-owned Skybet last night invited punters to lay down money on what features they think will be included in the upcoming iPad 3. But only hours after going live, the firm decided to pull the plug. Bets on offer included whether the iPad 3 will feature a Retina display …
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