Most people have recognized that the businesses in the list below are the top investments of the last decade or so. To be honest I’ve
The Wild Wild West I was skeptical when I came across a new stock exchange I had never heard of before. Through reporting on the
The Canadian Gaming Association estimates that in 2020 $15 billion was bet on sports in Canada, of which only $450 million (3%) was done legally.
Shitposters Imagine for a moment that you are a top tier Reddit shitposter. You have a premium Reddit account and a username like u/PMMEYOUR4SKIN with
Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG.T) subsidiary Oryx Gaming became the exclusive content partner to MerkuXtip, boosting the company’s overall footprint in Serbia, today, according to a
FansUnite Entertainment (FANS.C), acting through its Askott Entertainment subsidiary, inked an agreement with iGaming testing lab, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) today, according to a press
YDX Innovation (YDX.V) launched Render USA, facilitating their launch into the United States market today, according to a press release. Render USA is the expansion
In my last writing about GameStop, we came to the implicit conclusion that the stock might be overvalued, or better said overbought. But today we
For those of you who aren’t video gaming nerds like me, GameStop is the blockbuster of 2021 (this reference will make sense later). It is
Fansunite Entertainment (FANS.C) has forged a partnership with Vancouver-based compliance and licensing solution OneComply to offer advice on protocol and strategy on entering other legalized
Six months or so ago I wrote about a company that was, then, about to go public in the e-sports world. The Gaming Stadium, now
Fandom Sports Media (FDM.C) started the necessary research and development required to mining non-fungible tokens (NFT’s) to better reward e-sports fans for their engagement on
A recent article in The New Yorker, savagely attacked American Venture Capital (V.C.) culture – focusing on the billions of dollars wasted on WeWork’s bullshit
YDX Innovation (YDX.V) launched Parabellum Esports (PBLM), Canada’s newest e-sports team, today, according to a press release. Together with the announced merger with Amuka Esports,
FansUnite Entertainment (FANS.C) subsidiary Askott Entertainment will supply its iGaming platform, Chameleon, for an esports sportsbook soon to be formed by its FANS partner GameCo
Fandom Sports Media (FDM.C) started developing its application programming interfaces (APIs) for in-game data from Valorant today, according to a press release. Previously the company
In an announcement that will have surprised many, FansUnite (FANS.C) announced Monday their Askott Entertainment and E.G.G. subsidiaries have received approval from the Malta Gaming
ESE Entertainment (ESE.V) signed a letter of intent to acquire Canadian telecom companies, World Phoning Group and Encore Telecom, today, according to a press release.
Oryx Gaming, a subsidiary of the Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG.V), is ready to enter into the Swiss gaming market after inking a content deal with
If you’ve been close to a company as it’s gone public, you’ll have no doubt experienced the issue for yourself: Someone, somewhere, who got in
The Canadian government decided earlier this week that maybe they don’t need to be so closely involved in gambling as they once were, and decided
FansUnite (FANS.C) is the star of the junior exchanges these past few weeks, accelerating hard on the back of good financial news earlier this month,
Smallcap investors largely see the psychedelics space in one of two ways; you’re either in the ‘this may be big one day but there’s not
Score Media and Gaming (SCR.T) is coming out in support for the introduction of Ontario provincial legislation to facilitate the introduction of internet gaming (i-gaming)
Betting volume was $2.2-million, an increase of 188%, compared with October, 2019.
We’ve been reporting on the formation of Engine Media Holdings (GAME.V), since before the company was formed from the three-way merger of Torque Esports, Frankly
Oryx Gaming, a subsidiary of Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG.V), added another deal to their growing remote gaming server (RGS) content library today, this one with
Oryx Gaming, a subsidiary of Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG.V), bolstered its remote gaming server (RGS) offerings through the addition of popular gaming studio Arcadem to
The arrangements with game aggregators are on a revenue share basis, Askott Games will receive a share of the net gaming revenue every time one of their games is played.
If I’d sold my $400,000 Vancouver apartment at that time (2012) and used the proceeds to purchase Netflix shares (@ $7.78), I’d be worth $25 million now.
YDX Innovation (YDX.V) signed an agreement with the Comic Convention Latin America group to form a new company that will include the own and operate
YDX Innovation (YDX.V) signed an letter of intent to to buy Amuka Ventures, which will henceforth be doing business as Amuka Esports & Gaming. Amuka
Stay the Course! John C. Bogle Victory Square Technologies Inc (VST.CSE) VST partners with a global network of incubators and accelerators to source
Oryx Gaming, a subsidiary of Bragg Gaming Group Company (BRAG.V), has recently penned a distribution deal with Microgaming to launch their content on the supplier’s
Fandom Sports Media (FDM.C) got started on the requested upgrades to the Fandom e-sports platform based on private beta launch feedback from prospective partners and
Just a few months since announcing they were merging with Askott Entertainment, a deal that brought casino gaming and daily fantasy sports access to FansUnite’s
When I first got to Vancouver some thirteen years ago I had some pretensions towards getting into the journalism business here. I figured out a
The election extravaganza has come around again in the United States and again we have celebrities and both for-profit and non-profit companies out there stumping
Kidoz (KIDZ.C) signed Mediafarm to be their official sales agency in Poland earlier this week. Mediafarm has built strong relationships with leading kids brands, and
Dispatches from the front of the console wars indicate that the conflict is heating up in 2020 as Microsoft (MSFT.Q) shelled out $7.5 billion in
The increase resulted in a YOY increase in Gross Gaming Revenue of 412%, generating gross gaming revenue of $371,000 for July and August 2020 and a gross margin of $161,000.
The partnership with GameCo is a significant inflection point for Fansunite and accelerates our plans to enter the U.S. market by at least six to 12 months
When folks ask AMPD Ventures (AMPD.C) CEO Anthony Brown what his company does, he usually asks, “Have you seen the Spielberg movie, Ready Player One?”
After a months long quiet period in which investors had to wait patiently for AMPD Ventures (AMPD.C) pipeline contracts to land, a period that also
“Chris Grove is a nationally-recognized gambling industry expert focused on market and policy forecasting for the legal U.S. sports betting and online gambling sectors,” states FANS, “His insights are regularly cited by lawmakers, analysts, and mainstream media including ESPN, Bloomberg, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.”
Since the 2020 pandemic arrived, Cramer has starting talking and acting like a mature, rational, human being.
NetEase Cloud Music (NTES.Q) and Universal Music Group (UMG) inked a multi-year licensing agreement earlier this week, according to a press release. The agreement will
We’ve been talking about it for awhile now, and more specifically focusing on certain expected business aspects and expansions which would come to fruition once
In the old days, the days when people were allowed to mingle and the threat of pandemic death didn’t loom over us all, making a
E-sports stocks are, by and large, a silly thing right now, with a lot of folks bringing out deals that make little sense financially. As
Versus Systems (VS.C) partnered with ePlay Digital to integrate their in-app rewards tech with ePlay’s health and wellness applications and platforms, according to a press
My introduction to poker and blackjack (and casino gambling games in general) came at the behest of 8-bit Nintendo game Casino Kid when I was
Spin Master (TOY.T) inked a new five-year licensing partnership with Feld Entertainment to be the new toy partner for Supercross, according to a press release.
Torque Esports (GAME.V), and subsidiary UMG Gaming, has expanded their partnership to broadcast with Xbox game studio, The Coalition, to host and broadcast the Gears
Bragg Gaming Group’s (BRAG.V) subsidiary ORYX Gaming inked a deal with gambling and entertainment solution provider, 888casino, that will spell deeper market integration for 888,
Askott’s “Crash Heist” is not dependent on a live esport event. It can be played 24/7 – allowing for more consistent betting and predictable revenue.
Let’s be real here for a moment. Celebrity endorsements are such a mixed bag for both the performer and the company that it’s any wonder
If there’s one thing we’ve always said about how we do business at Equity.Guru, it’s that our clients don’t buy our favour, they merely buy
Canncentral.com, a property of Media Central (FLYY.C), entered into beta testing for their new CBD e-commerce marketplace earlier this week. The marketplace will launch to
I shot out of town for a few weeks recently, managing to get well drenched in a tent in the BC rainforest, and being without
According to a recent report by Grandview Research, the global online gambling market size was valued at USD $53.7 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.5% from 2020 to 2027.
YDX Innovation’s (YDX.V) latest share purchase agreement with Render.GG gives them a jump into the esports market. Render is a media production and management company
Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG.V) obtained its second turnkey solution in Romania, courtesy of their partnership with land-based operator, Game World, today, according to a press
Score Media and Gaming’s (SCR.V) latest multiyear agreement has them becoming an authorized gaming operator of Major League Baseball (MLB), including access to official MLB
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings (EGLX.T) esports team the Vancouver Titans renewed their agreement with Circle K today, according to a press release. The renewed partnership will
In baseball, the best trade between teams, it’s often been said, is one in which both teams think they got the better end of the
In streaming content news, the recent Microsoft experiment of trying to compete with Amazon-owned Twitch with their own Mixer platform, has come to a sorry
Planet Ventures (PXI.V) subsidiary First Eleven has called upon Dutch media company Wonderland to create and design a user experience underpinned by the latest mobile
When a company shows up out of nowhere and announces they’re buying a newspaper, but that nothing will change if not for the better, that they have money and resources to compliment what’s already there, and that journalism will always be at the core of what they do, don’t buy it. It’s always a lie. In March, Media Central (FLYY.C) CEO Brian Kalish got in front of a camera to talk about how, ‘hey guys, we know the Georgia Straight has been around for 53 years, but we’re bringing it back to its heart.’
When the history books are written on this passage of our lives, under pandemic lockdown and with once-in-three-generations levels of unemployment, they’ll note that in
We get a lot of clients wanting to be written about on Mondays because that’s when everyone drops their good news. I usually try to
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings (EGLX.V) is building an integrated marketing campaign with the energy drink brand G Fuel intended to reach each one of their 200
Torque Esports (GAME.V) has lined up major global automotive brands and teams for their The Race All-Star Series powered by ROKiT phones, which starts a
Fandom Sports Media’s (FDM.C) in-game platform currency, Fancoin, will be used as the cryptography-secured model for blockchain-based microtransactions on the Fandom e-sports platform. The idea
I wasn’t a fan of major league sports until I was about 11. The reason is actually fairly sad, and maybe a little cute. (At
Trust me, there’s nothing I’d like more, as the publisher of a financial markets-focused media outlet, than to tell you all it’s time to buy
Esports was supposed to be the big story of 2020. Cannabis was in the toilet, blockchain was locked down, and mining and resources have been
Okay, so the world is burning, the Russians and Saudis are pouring low-cost fuel over it, the Americans are shocked that a reality TV show
The giant sports entertainment promoter and one-time pro-wrestling monopoly, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE.NYSE), hit hard times this past week, as senior management positions unexpectedly opened
Web 3.0 is still being defined but experts believe it will create a deeply indexed information superhighway not only serving its users with a unique
AMPD Ventures (AMPD.C) CEO Anthony Brown told a reporter yesterday he was looking to raise money for acquisitions and growth, with a $2 million raise
The first ever console video game I ever played included the classic mushroom-stomping plumber brothers charging across the side-scrolling screen, enduring a Sisyphean journey across
My favourite thing is when a company says ‘we’re going to do a thing,’ and then a few weeks later they announced that thing actually
Finding the right model to sell your game is a huge problem for video game retailers. Retail models still make sense for console games, because
SOL Global Investments (SOL.C) now owns 12.5% of Torque Esports (GAME.V) and has filed early warning reports thusly. Torque, formerly Millennial Esports, is a Canadian video
Torque Esports’ (GAME.V), formerly known as Millennial Esports, rebranding and restructuring efforts continue to bear fruit with their latest developments. Last year, GAME.V had no
Activision Blizzard (ATVI.Q) releases two high profile games, in Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2, shrugging their shoulders at the Hong Kong e-sports controversy. The controversy
Everyone has that one friend that’s into the weird shit. I don’t mean strange drugs or alcohol (but I don’t not mean that either), but
The year is 2029. A rogue and non-copyright protected artificial intelligence system has gained sentience and launches an Oedipal war against humanity, its creators. Our
The streaming service war is about to get medieval, and nobody knows that more than Netflix (NFLX.Q), which has been desperately selling bonds to fund
Let me say it now and get it out of the way. I’m old and I only have a partial understanding of the esports fascination,
Zynga (ZNGA.Q), the mobile video game developer, is a terrible investment. The sort of large company that only stays large because it’s large to begin
If you bought into Enthusiast Gaming (EGLX.V) because they have a connection to the Vancouver Titans Overwatch League team, congratulations on their winning season, where
There must be something in the air this IPO season, because Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) parent company Endeavor Group Holdings joins the ranks of WeWork,
Remember when meeting a romantic partner off the internet indicated you were somehow socially deficient? It was a hush-hush thing that everyone did. Definitely the
Finding a video game to play together used to be easy. Early Nintendo and Sega were built to be child-distracters. In the 1980’s, video games
For many people of my vintage, the concept of being entertained by watching other people play video games is confounding. But make no mistake, competitive
Sitting down at a poker table in a real life casino for the first time is a nerve wracking experience. It’s different when you play
Esports isn’t coming, it’s already here. With players making millions playing their favorite game, the constant jabbering of parents telling their kids to shut off
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings (EGLX.V) has completed its deferred payment obligation ahead of time for its planned acquisition of The Sims Resource (TSR). Growing up, there
