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Las Vegas to host 2019 Esports Business Summit

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8 months ago

December 20, 2018

Niji Narayan

Las Vegas to host 2019 Esports Business Summit

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The 2019 Esports Business Summit will take place at MGM Las Vegas on 10–12 September 2019. Access Intelligence, the driving force behind the event, and three media brands covering sports business, television and marketing, Cynopsis Sports, Chief Marketer, Event Marketer, are joining hands to conduct next year’ event.

The only event in the world that connects all sectors of the esports ecosystem is the Esports Business Summit. A sample list of representation at the 2018 event includes: ESPN, FIFA, MLB, MLS, NBA, NCAA, NHL, PGA, 100 Thieves, Activision Blizzard, Alienware, Amazon, Bain Capital, Barclays, Caesars Entertainment, Dave and Busters, Dell, ELeague, ESL, Fox Sports, Goldman Sachs, Harman, Hawai’i Pacific University, HP, Hyundai, Intel, J.P. Morgan, Live Nation, Logitec, Miami Heat, Microsoft, NBC Sports, Oculus, Ohio State University, Overwatch League, Pepsico, PlayStation, State Farm, Twitch, Twitter, Riot Games, Samsung, Texas A&M and UNLV.

The Summit has a three-pronged design which includes an educational curriculum on how to profit from Esports business industry, the Tempest Awards, and unique onsite and offsite networking. Two charity events which held in the 2018 summit took attendees offsite to Axe Monkeys, Esports Arena Las Vegas at the Luxor, The Pokergo Studio at the Aria Resort & Casino and Top Golf.

Esports Business Summit 2019 registration is now open and at discounted rates for a limited time. The full 2019 programme will be released in early Summer 2019. Tempest Awards Call for Entries will open in Spring 2019.

About Access Intelligence:
Access Intelligence is a privately held, b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, MD, serving the marketing, media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, Ad Exchanger, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Defense Daily Network, AviationToday, Studio Daily; Power, and Via Satellite. Market-leading conferences and trade shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, SATELLITE 2018, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, and Electric Power.

About Cynopsis:
Cynopsis and Cynopsis Sports are read by more than 100,000 executives in sports and television in over 58 countries. Cynopsis eSports offers exclusive Q&As, expert data insights, the top business stories of the week, hot trailers and coming events in order to connect the dots for the gaming industry, brands, technology, media and audiences.

About Chief Marketer:
Chief Marketer’s 200,000 annual readers and attendees come from all marketing functions and levels at consumer package goods & manufacturing, retail, media & entertainment, financial, business services, hi-tech, as well as travel & hospitality companies, and the agencies that serve them.

About Event Marketer:
Event Marketer serves the information needs of strategic brand-side event marketers and agency executives across the spectrum of face-to-face marketing. EM’s portfolio includes the flagship magazine, EM Buzz enewsletter, the annual Experiential Marketing Summit executive conference, the Ex Awards, the annual EventTech technology conference and Experience Design & Technology Awards and more.

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Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.

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BUFF.bet welcomes Ether and Litecoin enthusiasts through its upgraded crypto solution

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2 days ago

August 22, 2019

Zoltan Tundik

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BUFF.bet has announced its upgraded solution for crypto betting that enables Ether and Litecoin users to wager on their favorite sports and eSports events, as well as online casino and virtual sports. The betting operator further enhances its crypto payment transactions where bettors can deposit and withdraw its Ethers and Litecoins fast, easy and secure, while they see everything on their balance in crypto.

Krasimir Popov, CEO at BUFF.bet said: “Betting with cryptocurrencies offers the next level betting experience that players are already highly demanding form operators globally. It actually allows users to feel and be part of the entire crypto revolution.

We highlight crypto as one of our advantages from the very beginning and we are glad to see that the number of crypto players on BUFF.bet is growing exponentially. Now, it’s time for Ether and Litecoin to be fully used both for deposits and withdrawals on our website.”

Enhancing its crypto payment solution, BUFF.bet is offering players that are looking for crypto betting options to use Ether and Litecoin together with Bitcoin on the website.

BUFF.bet is created with the mindset of a gamer and crypto enthusiast, allowing users to enjoy all of the perks on a betting website, including a wide variety of bonuses. Crypto betting is considered as one of the new and exciting offerings to the next generation of bettors. Thus, many iGaming operators are entering the sector by allowing players to experience the various advantages of betting with cryptocurrencies, such as decentralization, fun to be used, quick to set-up, investing profitability and many more.

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BUFF.bet offers the entire range for a world-class betting brand and widest selection of eSports and crypto options for wagering, as well as sports, slot games, live casino, and virtual sports. Its modern design complying with web UI/UX trends gives a premium players’ betting experience. Created with the mindset of a true eSports warrior, BUFF.bet is the perfect place for betting online using cryptocurrencies or fiat money. Discover more about it here: https://buff.bet/

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Ford to Launch its own esports Virtual Racing Teams

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3 days ago

August 21, 2019

Niji Narayan

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Ford is planning to launch its own esports virtual racing teams, under the name Fordzilla.

The company will recruit top esports drivers for teams in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. The company will also invite star players to form a European team with selected members from each national team.

The Fordzilla teams will compete in games like Forza Motorsport 7. According to Ford, millions of people play Forza games each month and one million players choose Ford vehicles.

A few years ago, the winner of the first-ever Forza Racing Championship was a 2017 Ford Focus RS.

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Esports Gambling Website Rivalry Partners with MoonduckTV to Give Fans a Way to Watch $33.5M+ Esports Event

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4 days ago

August 20, 2019

Zoltan Tundik

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As the esports scene continues to grow, eighteen of the world’s best teams are coming together from August 15th – 25th to battle for their share of a $33,500,000+ prize pool. This annual event, known amongst fans of the popular esport Dota 2 as TI9, short for The International 2019, has been held in Seattle for 6 of the last 7 years, with the 2018 event held in Vancouver. This 2019 edition makes its way to the other side of the world to host city Shanghai.

TI9 being based in Shanghai has fans thrilled in China and other Eastern time zones but has left those in European and Western time zones searching for viewing options as they find themselves 12 to 15 hours behind Shanghai, often sleeping while their favorite teams and players battle for the title.

Renowned Dota 2 esports broadcaster MoonduckTV has partnered with Rivalry.com to host the Jungle Jam in Denver, Colorado for fans who want to enjoy the main event of TI9 but not disrupt their lives too dramatically. Hundreds will attend the event in person while hundreds of thousands will watch the stream online through Twitch.

Some of the best casters and analysts in the world will descend upon Denver to add their own personal flair to