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Esports Betting Forkast’s CEO says Agents will be the next revolution in trading as the company launches ATLAS By Michael Hassall Esports Betting Oddin.gg expands North American footprint with Kansas, Wyoming approvals By Michael Hassall Dota 2 Dota 2’s TI patch, 7.41e, has arrived alongside a plethora of new features and fixes By Michael Hassall

Dota 2

Oddin.gg’s head of risk helps explain how alleged match fixing during Dota 2 at EWC was flagged Michael Hassall The Dota 2 competition at The Esports World Cup 2026 was shaken to its core during the Survival Stage earlier in the week when Southeast Asian-backed, South American team PTime (better known as PlayTime) were removed from the event citing “integrity concerns.” While the case is still ongoing, and none of the accused confirmed to be guilty, one of the biggest questions behind the incident was just how these concerns …

League of Legends

DPlus players haven’t been paid in a month as upcoming acquisition affects finances Michael Hassall Korean esports organization Dplus Kia has reportedly not paid players for multiple titles it competes in for a period of at least a month as it grapples with financial issues related to an upcoming acquisition. The news surfaced on July 16 that the organization was struggling to fulfill its commitments to pay players. Just a few hours later, DPlus released a statement admitting the issues, but insisting that players had …

Dota 2

PTime removed from Dota 2 at EWC 26 as ESIC investigates coach and captain Michael Hassall Filipino organization PlayTime Esports has been removed from the Esports World Cup 2026 Dota 2 competition following an intervention by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) and a ruling by the Esports Foundation and EWC. Following a postponement of the PTime vs. Vici Gaming Survival Stage matchup on July 14, ESIC announced that it was actively investigating two members of the South American-based PTime organization, Team Captain Gonzalo “DarkMago” Herrera and …

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Breaking down the Esports World Cup 2026’s HUGE $75 million USD prize pool Michael Hassall In more ways than one the Esports World Cup is the largest esports event on the planet, but by far the most dramatic way is the massive $75 million dollar prize prize pool. Split across 25 events in 24 titles, the individual pools represent some of the largest single payouts in each game. But of course, the $75 million isn’t weighted into a single game, or even just split 25 …

Dota 2 Dota 2 at the EWC 2026 preview, details, predictions, and more By Michael Hassall Dota 2 Dota 2 temporarily deletes popular hero before launching huge Dark Carnival update By Michael Hassall Dota 2 Team Yandex stop the magic, defeating LGD in BLAST Slam VII finals By Michael Hassall