The dedicated esports betting platform, Rivalry.gg launches a live, in-play betting option, and players will compete in six esports titles at the 2018 Asian Games with Olympic approval the ultimate goal.
Many moons ago I visited the track for my cousin’s birthday. I always had a knife inside of me back then when it came to betting. I had to be careful not to stick myself with it.
My wife at the time, who would, for a good reason, worry about my increasing capacity to lose my shit whenever I could gamble, came up with the brilliant idea of placing our bets on the Internet before we left for the track, preventing the knife from twisting and turning.
It was a brilliant idea until it wasn’t.
At home, where my keys lived in the cupboard with the squid, anchor and seahorse I was a rational man. Stick me in the middle of a track, steam coming out of a mare’s nose, bookies with chalk-stained fingers screaming shit that I never understood, and the knife works lose and cuts me to ribbons.
Live betting.
There’s nothing like it.
The dedicated esports sportsbook, Rivalry.gg, knows this, and that’s why they’ve recently rolled out a live betting product.
According to iGaming Business, the new live, in-play offering, is available as I type. The first significant event where punters used the platform was ESL Birmingham where Virtus.pro locked up the title and $500,000 first prize.
A Rivalry spokesperson said the move towards in-play, live betting came about as a way to satisfy their consumers “appetite for more contextual and rapid wagering options”.
Research indicates that this move will be the last that people distinguish with a traditional sportsbook before dashing headlong into more innovative and challenging content designed to provide Rivalry customers with a “dynamic and exciting experience”.
Rivalry, licensed in the Isle of Man, launched in February. In April, they released the Rivalry Academy, a home where esports enthusiasts new to betting can learn the ropes. It’s an insight into the core values of a company that values honesty and transparency highly. Backing that up, Rivalry is also a member of the Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC).
Esports to Feature in 2018 Asian Games
We’re inching closer to a video game professional winning an Olympic gold medal after organisers agreed that six esports titles would feature at the 2018 Asian Games as Official Demonstration Sports.
Those six titles are:
League of Legends (LOL).
Clash Royale
Honor of Kings
PES
StarCraft II
Hearthstone
The Asian Games, held every four years, is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as being the second largest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympics.
The 2018 iteration takes place at Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia Aug 18 – Sep 2, and Tencent has a big part to play in proceedings. Not only are three of the games Tencent owned titles, but they will also manage the broadcasting alongside the Olympic Council of Asia.
