Canada’s Rivalry Corp has taken a trip down under, bringing both its esports and traditional sports betting services to Australia
Canada’s Rivalry Corp has taken a actuate knock down under, bringing both its esports and traditional sports betting services to Australia.
Following the operator’s set in motion inward Ontario utmost month, Rivalry has headed for sunnier climes in what has become its arcsecond regulated market.
Having been sanctioned for a sports bookie licence past the Northern Territory Racing Commission before this year, Rivalry has at present recognized its first of all deposits and bets inwards Australia.
This licence permits the manipulator to bid sports betting end-to-end the Antipodean country, allowing residents to memory access Rivalry’s concluded sportsbook and put wagers on football, boxing, basketball game and more.
But alongside Rivalry’s traditional sports offering, customers testament follow able-bodied to wager on esports events, including games such as Dota 2, League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Esports wagering is an up-and-coming industry and Rivalry is I of the main players trying to capitalise on immature bettors’ interest group inward video games.
“We are rattling excited to bring Rivalry to customers in Australia. We have a really different come near than traditional betting operators, and make been in particular successful among Gen zed and youth Millennial’s crossways the globe,” said Steven Salz, Rivalry’s Co-Founder and CEO.
“We are very eager to protrude edifice our brandmark equity inwards Australia through a serial publication of groundbreaking activations and campaigns as we wild leek upwards services end-to-end the difference of 2022.
“As we come everywhere, servicing and serving to acquire the esports and gaming community testament live a precedence for us.”
Rivalry is headquartered inwards Toronto and valued at around CA$80.3m (US$62m).