eSports

LoL Gen.G MSI 2025 Champions. Image source: Riot Games If you have been keeping an eye on the North American gambling scene, you know Ontario held the title as the undisputed king of Canadian iGaming for a good long while. But the landscape is shifting fast. Alberta is preparing to…

Integrity in esports remains a hot topic of conversation among fans and industry stakeholders looking to ensure the world’s biggest events are contested on a level playing field. The world’s best teams frequently compete on stages surrounded by supporters cheering on their favorite players. Despite the use of noise-canceling headsets…

Team Vitality Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) player Vivi “Vivian” Indrawaty changed her life and her family’s by banking on her esports career. The Indonesian athlete comes from a rural household, where she struggled with insecurity and fear of judgment about her living situation throughout her childhood...Read More

Program provides recipients with mentoring and networking opportunities at industry events Image credit: ESA Foundation The ESA Foundation has provided 31 university students with scholarships worth $5,000 to $10,000 to support careers in game development and esports. The program offers two scholarships – the Computer and Video Game Arts and…

Image source: Team Liquid While half the esports world is currently checking under the couch cushions for spare change, Team Liquid seems to have found a different map. CEO Steve Arhancet recently sat down for a roundtable discussion and dropped a figure that made everyone’s head turn. The organization cleared…

image credit: glassdoor DraftKings released its Q1 financial results on Thursday, indicating a 17% increase in revenue. The company is eyeing further growth through prediction markets, with esports likely to be available on DraftKings Predicts soon.  On the back of the Q1 results, DraftKings’ stock price rose around 7%. Revenue…

Image Credit: Kalshi Kalshi has increasingly become a platform where users trade on sports. An estimated 90% of all trades on the platform are now from its sports event contracts. Recent growth has been fueled by allowing users to combine sports wagers, and the popularity of the parlays could soon…

Image Credit: Valve A recent report from DATA.BET indicated that up to 30% of esports betting profits come from low-tier events. It raises the question of whether the focus on small events poses an integrity risk to the sport or an opportunity for the industry to grow.  In its 2026…

Visa issues continue to be a major problem in esports, especially when tournaments are held in the United States. Most recently, Wolves Esports was eliminated from the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major, but not because of their performance. The team’s visa applications were rejected. The team stated on X:…

Ah, the perfect time for a look back at what’s been going on in fighting game esports. Honestly, the amount of stuff that’s been going on has been overwhelming, but I think I’ve narrowed it down to some of the best stuff. Over in Japan, we saw Evo and Kagaribi...Read…