SIS (Sports Information Services) has strengthened its Competitive Gaming portfolio, as its 24/7 Counter Strike (CS:GO) esports betting product makes market entry.
The new offering will be broadcast across two 24/7 streams, with plans for distribution of an initial 25,000 CS:GO events per year, designed specifically for wagering purposes covering both pre-match and in-play markets.
Additionally, SIS has incorporated an end-to-end solution of ‘ultra low latency live streaming’ into the offering, along with on-screen graphics, live commentary and betting prompts such as form, player stats and results.
Adam Conway, Head of Competitive Gaming at SIS, said: “We are very pleased to announce the launch of our 24/7 CS:GO esports product, which has been designed for betting, and provides a best-in-class, high integrity, high-quality product that delivers round-the-clock betting opportunities for the most popular esports title in the world.
“We are confident that our top-quality CS:GO product will help deliver superior margins for our operator partners, as had been the case with our existing sports sims titles.”
Each of the 2v2 CS:GO contests will be monitored and controlled by SIS for integrity purposes and to ensure high-competitivity. Tournament referees will also be provided with ESIC-based training to oversee games and communicate with operators and traders.
Odds for the multichannel live betting services supplier’s CS:GO offering have been provided by esports wagering firm Oddin.gg, which
Commenting at the time, Marek Suchar, Oddin.gg Co-Founder and MD Partnerships, stated: “SIS Competitive Gaming has proven to be an important content vertical for operators and bettors around the world and we believe the addition of 2v2 CS:GO will significantly expand the existing audience by attracting a new generation of bettors.”
The launch of the product marks a further enhancement of SIS’ operations in esports betting to over 150,000 events, with the firm’s Competitive Gaming suite so far including efootball and ebaksetball.
