Gambling News Digest - Week 41
Stake Enters Brazil's Legal Gambling Market
Stake has officially joined the Brazilian legal iGaming market, becoming one of the first global crypto-gambling brands to do so. Following this milestone, the company will launch a new office in Sao Paula and hire a country manager.
Stake has previously established its presence in the country through partnerships with Brazilian football club Juventude and collaborations with UFC, including stars like Alexandre Pantoja and Alex Pereira.
Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Playoffs: FURIA’s Unexpected Rise
The playoff stage for the Extreme Masters Rio 2024 CS2 tournament is in full swing. SuperComputer has predicted Natus Vincere (29.7%) to beat FURIA (17.6%) in the final, although Team Vitality (23.5%) remains a heavy favorite.
FURIA, the hometeam backed by Neymar, has been the biggest overachiever in the group stage and is likely to cause a potential upset in Rio.
Play-off upcoming matches
Friday - October 11th 2024: (BO3)
- Virtus.pro [0:2] Natus Vincere
- Vitality [1:2] Mouz
Saturday - October 12th 2024: (BO3)
- Heroic vs Natus Vincere
- Furia vs Mouz
Sunday - October 13th of 2024: (BO5)
- TBA vs TBA
DraftKings Leaves the UK Daily Fantasy Market
Global daily fantasy sports giant, DraftKings has stopped all its DFS offerings in the United Kingdom. Members of the app received emails on October 4, announcing that they were closing Daily Fantasy with immediate effect.
Nevertheless, users were notified that they could withdraw leftover funds from their accounts. DraftKings exit from the market leaves UK DFS players with almost no options to enjoy their favorite activity.
New Slot of the Week – Stepping Diamond by PlaynGo
On October 10, Play'n GO released a sparkling feature-packed slot, Stepping Diamond. This new product is filled with classic fruit symbols running down the 5x3 grid and set against a navy blue backdrop.
With glittering animations, players will enjoy the Step ‘n Win bonus where they gather golden-framed diamonds, and the Lock’N Spin which offers cash prizes.
Looking for more slot releases to play? Here there are:
- Fortune Hit'n Roll (Pragmatic Play)
- Brute Force (Nolimit City)
- Rabid Randy (NetEnt)
- Carnival Bonanza (BGaming)
- Dolphin Hot 1 (Yggdrasil)
- King of Alexandria Mega Moolah (Neon Valley)
- Vikings Way (Endorphina)
- Oishi Delights (PG Soft)
- Buffalo's Sun 3 (Zillion)
- Fortune Globe (3Oaks)
