Scientific Games and GameScorekeeper Entering Esports Market

Scientific Games (SG) and GameScorekeeper have signed a partnership that will enable the developer to offer content within the online gaming market, which is the fastest-growing industry at the moment.

The esports betting market continues to grow rapidly in addition to the demand for more content that provides accurate data. SG, as to be at the forefront of this emerging market, has partnered with the Danish data provider, who will supply automated data from a series of the most popular esports.

Representatives from SG, which recently teamed up with Betfred and Wind Creek Casino, say that esports is gaining popularity by each day and they are thrilled to partner with the Danish provider who will lend it partners reliable live match data for esports that their s will love.

Official Statements

Keith O’Loughlin, SVP Sportsbook, Digital for Scientific, said, “Esports is growing in popularity by the day. We’re thrilled to partner with GameScorekeeper to provide our partners with reliable live match data for the esports that players and spectators love. In esports, data is king, and both the players and audience require a streamlined feed of information in realtime. Partnering with GameScorekeeper, we’ll be able to provide that world-class experience.”

This latest partnership will cover esports data for use in SG’s sportsbook software and sports pricing offerings, including an Esports Scoreboard Product, all developed and marketed by SG. The partnership will enable the developer to provide content within the esports market space which is very engaging and where s are eager to spend time to get an overview of in-game events such as the number of headshots, round winners or number of kills by specific players and teams.

GameScorekeepers will be able to provide the brand with historical and live match data to use in their products, together including an esports scoreboard from the most popular games: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), League of Legends (LoL) and Dota2.

Officials from GameScorekeeprs say that they are happy about the high demand for their offer of accurate esports data and that they can now count a highly respected operator among their clients.

“We are happy that there continues to be a high demand for our offer of accurate esports data and that we can now count a highly respected operator such as Scientific Games among our clients. In a booming market like esports betting, it’s all about gaining a first-mover advantage and companies who invest in quality data gain exactly such an advantage,” said Felix Klastrup, CEO and Founder of GameScorekeeper.

More About SG

Scientific, which recently signed a multi-sport deal with subsidiary, SG Digital, has roots dating back to 1930’s and now it is the gaming and lottery leader in the iGaming industry and their mission is to empower their customers by providing them with the world’s best gaming and lottery experiences.

Their casino, interactive and instant lottery games are designed to reach players wherever they are and can be accessed at any time and through any channel they choose, be it casino, retail or digital.

Source:

“Scientific Games signs with GameScorekeeper for expansion into esports market”, Tundik, Zoltan, European Gaming, February 10, 2020.