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☆ DC United owner Jason Levien accused by MLS team's former top lawyer of dodging millions in taxes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jason Levien is CEO of DC United and owns part of Swansea City and the Brisbane Bullets. Levien denied wrongdoing and said he filed New York taxes. The lawsuit was brought by Christopher Deubert, who until last year was the top lawyer for Levien's DC United soccer club. In a statement shared with Insider, Jon Bouker, a lawyer for Levien, said his client paid all the taxes he owed and filed taxes in New York, contrary to Deubert's claims. December 14, 2022: This story has been updated to include comments from Levien's lawyer and a person close to Levien.

☆ How Russian snipers are being fooled by a fleet of aging farm pickup trucks from Britain
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The UK right-hand drive models confuse Russian snipers and have helped save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers. This slight difference to other trucks and vehicles on the frontline has saved the lives of many Ukrainian soldiers, Oleksii told Insider. According to Oleksii Russian snipers mistakenly aimed for the passenger seat, thinking they were shooting at the drivers. The Car4Ukraine team. Car4UkraineThe little things, or the little people, are the ones that can make a difference against Russia's "huge stupid army," Oleksii told Insider.

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The Game Awards 2022 will stream live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 8. Along with genre-specific awards, The Game Awards also celebrates the developers and artists behind the games, giving out trophies for best vocal performance, best art direction, and best music. How to watch The Game Awards 2022You can watch The Game Awards 2022 for free on nearly a dozen different platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and Steam. The Game Awards winners will be decided by an industry voting jury and fan votes that were held prior to the show. Fans were allowed to vote up until December 7 on The Game Awards website.

The Game Awards 2022 will stream live on December 8 at 7:30 p.m. The Game Awards presentation will also include world premiere trailers and announcements from the industry's biggest publishers. The following games are up for the top prize at the 2022 Game Awards:How do you vote for the Game Awards? Voting for The Game Awards requires logging into The Game Awards website, though you can sign in with an existing Twitter, Twitch, or Google account to avoid making a new one. Player's Voice is a special bonus category at The Game Awards that's completely decided by fan voting.

☆ How Dexerto became 'the TMZ of esports,' with $10 million in revenue last year and 30 million monthly visitors
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On the homepage of Dexerto, a seven-year-old gaming-news website, staid posts about competitive esports commingle with screaming headlines about online gossip. Dexerto — pronounced "desert-o," "as if the x was an s," the cofounder and CEO, Joshua Nino, said — was founded on "sport-style esports coverage." Today, dexerto.com attracts 30 million monthly visitors, it said — a formidable sum, though less than 30-year-old stalwarts like IGN and GameSpot, which clocked 98 million and 69 million monthly visits in September, according to the web-analytics firm Similarweb. Direct-ad sales account for about half of revenue, with programmatic ads (30%) and social monetization (20%) making up the rest. Nino said Dexerto had been mostly bootstrapped — aside from about £257,000 in seed funding — and had been profitable since 2016.

☆ How an early investor in StockX and The Athletic built a sports VC firm and got the Cavs owner to back him
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Colin Salao | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Vasu Kulkarni is the founder and CEO of Courtside VC, a venture firm focused on sports. His company was one of the early investors of StockX and The Athletic, but "missed" on Overtime. Kulkarni built Courtside VC to help sports startup founders like himAs Krossover grew into a multimillion-dollar company, Kulkarni began to realize the opportunity to invest in other sports-related startups. But Courtside VC has hit on enough startups to raise another $55 million in 2019. Courtside VC has invested in focusing on youth sports, fitness and wellness, esports, sneaker culture, and real-money gaming.

☆ My agency make 5 figures a month managing famous gamers' social media. Here's how I built it aged just 20.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Two years later, his agency, Fuji Media, has 57 clients and makes five figures a month. Here's how much he makes and his tips to grow a client base and work with big creators. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anthony Fujiwara, 20, a social-media manager from Los Angeles, California. The remaining clients work with four other editors I work with as contractors. I called the accounts things like, "Viral Fortnite Moments," "Viral Apex Moments," and, "Viral Twitch Moments."

100 Thieves and Cash App have ended their sponsorship arrangement, Insider has learned. Block Inc.'s Cash App was the title sponsor for 100 Thieves esports and gaming compound. 100 Thieves once planned to replace Cash App with a crypto sponsor, two former staffers said. It called for a 15,000-square-foot Cash App-branded compound in Los Angeles, as well as branding on 100 Thieves jerseys. Representatives from 100 Thieves and Cash App did not respond to Insider's multiple requests for comment.

☆ Read the pitch decks that helped 16 creator economy startups raise millions of dollars
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Here are the pitch decks that 16 startups used in Series A, Seed, and pre-Seed rounds. So, how do creator economy startups land those investments? Skye, a career-coaching startup, had different decks depending on the type of investor or fund they were pitching to. They broke down the pitch decks they used to secure millions of dollars in funding. Read the pitch decks that helped 16 creator-focused startups to fundraise millions of dollars:

☆ Serena among big-name investors behind Woods and McIlroy's TMRW Sports
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mandatory Credit: Danielle ParhizkaranNov 2 (Reuters) - TMRW Sports, a tech-focused company co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, announced on Wednesday a star-studded investor group that includes tennis great Serena Williams and seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton. The team of investors also includes four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry, three-times tennis Grand Slam winner Andy Murray, Japanese two-way standout Shohei Ohtani of Major League Baseball and two-time women's World Cup champion Alex Morgan. According to TMRW Sports, the initial investment group's sports experience also includes team ownership in every major league and ranges across F1, NFL, NBA, Premier League, MLB, NHL, MLS, tennis, esports, surfing, and golf. TMRW Sports -- pronounced 'tomorrow sports' -- was launched in August with the goal of using technology to help create new pathways for the next generation to enjoy sports. "Connect Ventures is thrilled to work alongside this world-class group of investors to support Tiger, Rory and Mike's vision to further accelerate the evolution of sports and make it more accessible for all."

To see how much jobs in the creator economy pay, Insider analyzed salary data from 142 work-visa applications filed with the US government and decided on between October 2020 and June 2022. The pay data includes salaries ranging from a data scientist position that offers $170,000 per year at Discord to a staff engineer role that earns $250,000 or more at Patreon. At Cameo, a principal software engineer would make $230,000Steven Galanis, CEO of Cameo. Senior Manager, DevOps : $140,000: $140,000 Statistician: $116,979 to $170,000 (Spotter said it internally calls this position "Data Analyst.") At Teachable, a senior software engineer would make $150,000Teachable is a platform where creators can build and sell online courses and coaching programs.

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☆ Read the pitch decks that helped 14 creator economy startups raise millions of dollars
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The "creator economy" is catching the attention – and wallets — of notable VCs. Here are the pitch decks that 14 startups used in Series A, Seed, and pre-Seed rounds. So, how do creator economy startups land those investments? They broke down the pitch decks they used to secure millions of dollars in funding. Read the pitch decks that helped 14 creator-focused startups to fundraise millions of dollars:

☆ Twitter said its most active users are in 'absolute decline' and that there's a 'devastating' loss of interest in fashion and celebrities: Reuters
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Twitter's most active users are declining, the company wrote in an internal report, Reuters reported. This dwindling population of active users generates half of Twitter's global revenue, the report added, per Reuters. Interest in cryptocurrencies peaked in late 2021, but subsided after this summer's crypto crash, Twitter's internal report added, per Reuters. However, the US has at least 83.4 million active Twitter users, supplying the most users out of any country, according to DataReportal, citing data collected in July by Singapore-based digital consultancy Kepios. The UK has at least 19.8 million active Twitter users, per DataReportal.

☆ 15 venture capitalists that early-stage sports tech, health, and wellness founders should know if they're looking to raise capital
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Other recent investments include Bumble, Goop, Spring Health, Chief, Found, Daily Harvest, and Blueland. Recent investments include the sneaker-trading platform Tradeblock, which touts itself as an alternative to StockX and Goat. Recent investments include AnyDistance, Balanced, and Juna. Her recent investments include Calibrate, DUOS, Dutch, and Buffalo Market, a food distributor focused on plant-based and organic foods. Recent investments include pickleball products company Revolin, live-sports artificial-reality company Quintar, recovery products company Alleviate, and community cycling app Preem.

☆ Saudi wealth fund's Savvy Games Group to invest $37.8 billion
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 29 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group, owned by sovereign wealth fund PIF, will invest 142 billion riyals ($37.8 billion) in initiatives aimed at making the kingdom a global hub for gaming, state news agency SPA said on Thursday. The investments will include 70 billion riyals to take several minority stakes in companies that support Savvy's game development agenda and 50 billion riyals to acquire "a leading game publisher to become a strategic development partner". Another 20 billion riyals will be invested in mature industry partners who bring expertise to Savvy's portfolio and 2 billion riyals will target industry disruptors "to grow early-stage games and esports companies." The company's strategy is to invest in the electronic games industry and esports over a long timeline, including local and international programmes and infrastructure. It aims to set up 250 games companies in Saudi Arabia, which will create 39,000 jobs, and raise the sector's contribution to Saudi GDP to 50 billion riyals by 2030, SPA added.

Insider asked 12 top VCs what ad and marketing tech companies excited them the most this year. Check out the 19 most promising adtech startups, and what they do that makes them unique. It hopes to raise a Series A funding round in the coming months. Emperia is currently raising its next funding round. Why it's on the list: Tech companies are being scrutinized for their wasting energy consumption, and the digital advertising industry is no exception.

☆ US Video Gaming Industry in 2022: Gaming Devices & Video Game Content Viewership Trends
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-21 | by ( Insider Intelligence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After the 2020 pandemic bump, we expect monthly digital gaming usage will see minimal growth through the end of our forecast (1.1% in 2022 and 0.9% in 2023). We expect the number of US digital gamers to reach 179.6 million by 2022. Other gaming platforms that serve as a happy medium between convenient mobile gaming technology and more advanced console systems are laptop and PC devices. Overall, there will be more than 29.6 million monthly US esports viewers in 2022, amounting to over 49.9% of all GVC viewers. But this growth won’t last too long, as monthly digital gamers are expected to increase by just 1.1% in 2022.

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☆ Cele mai bune site-uri de pariuri Moldova - Cele mai bune cărți de sport din Republica Moldova pentru 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Sursa foto: jurnal.mdCele mai bune site-uri de pariuri Moldova - Cele mai bune cărți de sport din Republica Moldova pentru 2021Jucați responsabil la cele mai bune site-uri de pariuri din Moldova. Dacă vă doriți să jucați la cele mai bune site-uri de pariuri din Moldova, www.bestbettingsites.com/moldova vă oferă cele mai actualizate recenzii la casele de pariuri existente pe piață. Pentru lista noastră cu top case de pariuri sportive online din Moldova, am trecut pin acest filtru toții operatorii existenți pe piața iar rezultatul este următorul:1. William Hill (Multe Pariuri Gratuite)BetwayBetway este un operator de pariuri sportive online care copleșește jucătorii cu o cantitate aproape nelimitată de piețe de pariuri. Are toate ligile și evenimentele comune, precum și cele mai puțin cunoscute, cum ar fi evenimentele din Asia, Africa, Turcia și America Latină.

Persons: Bineînțeles, William Hill, 888sport, MansionBet, William Hill William Hill Organizations: Asociației Europene, Securitate Sportivă, Liga Națională de Fotbal, NFL, NFL Londra, AFC Bournemouth, Golf, MansionBet, Rainbow Six Locations: Republica Moldova, Moldova, moldova, Betway, Britanie, Irlanda, Germania, Belgia, Spania, Danemarca, Italia, Malta, Betsafe, Asia, Africa, Turcia, America Latină, american, Plata, Rainbow

☆ Cel mai mare turneu global de League of Legends 1vs1 - Red Bull Solo Q – revine în Republica Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-29 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Red Bull Solo QCel mai mare turneu global de League of Legends 1vs1 - Red Bull Solo Q – revine în Republica MoldovaMoldova își va desemna campionul care va lupta pentru titlul mondial Red Bull Solo Q 2021 râvnit de jucători din peste 35 de țări. Red Bull Solo Q – cel mai mare turneu global de League of Legends 1vs1 - îi invită pe toți jucătorii la o bătălie strategică, ,,pe viață și pe moarte’’, în care aptitudinile individuale fac diferența! Înscrierile în cadrul Red Bull Solo Q Moldova se pot face pe redbull.com/soloqmoldova. Datorită parteneriatului cu Riot Games, câștigătorul Red Bull Solo Q va lua parte la unul dintre cele mai anticipate evenimente de esports ale anului - League of Legends All-Star 2021. Red Bull Solo Q face parte din universul internațional Red Bull de esports, din care face parte streamer-ul Ninja și echipa OG - câștigătoare a turneului Dota 2 World Champions 2019.

Organizations: Red Bull Solo, Finala Națională, Naționale, Regionale, Finala Mondială, Top Lane, Games, Red Bull, Champions 2019 Locations: Republica Moldova Moldova, Moldova, Rift

☆ ”Nota de plată” primită de Zlatan Ibrahimovic! Cum va fi sancționat atacantul lui Milan
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Getty Images”Nota de plată” primită de Zlatan Ibrahimovic! Cum va fi sancționat atacantul lui MilanUEFA a deschis o investigație disciplinară asupra lui Zlatan Ibrahimovic după ce s-a aflat că acesta deținea acțiuni la o casă de pariuri sportive. Atacantul lui Milan a fost anunțat ambasador pentru compania Bethard din Malta în luna martie a anului 2018. Rezultatul anchetei disciplinare a fost că Ibrahimovic a încălcat articolul 12(2)(b) din Regulamentul Disciplinar. De asemenea, clubul AC Milan a fost amendat cu suma de 25.000 de euro.

Persons: Zlatan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Milan, Ibrahimovic Organizations: Milan UEFA, Esports Entertaiment, UEFA, Sky Sports, AC Milan, Ibrahimovic Locations: Malta

☆ OPPO lansează în exclusivitate unicul Smartphone Find X2 League of Legends Limited Edition în Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Unul dintre cele mai populare jocuri online League of Legends devine partener exclusivist al brandului OPPO, lansând ediția specială a smartphone-ului Find X2 League of Legends Esports: World 2020 Edition. Modelul OPPO Find X2 League of Legends S10 Edition a fost vândut într-un număr limitat, doar 3 000 de unități, ca o dedicaţie pentru toţi fanii jocului, cu referire specială la sezonul 10 al Campionatului mondial League of Legends, organizat de Riot Games. Filosofia League of Legends se regăsește în seria smartphone-urilor Find, destinate utilizatorilor dornici de o experiență online inedită”, a declarat vice-președintele OPPO pe marketing global, William Liu. Despre League of LegendsLeague of Legends este cel mai vizionat joc online, unic şi îndrăgit de milioane de fani din întreaga lume, iar Campionatul mondial de League of Legends este una din cele mai prestegioase competiţii cibernetice, organizate anual de către Riot Games. În 2013, marele premiu a atins valoarea record de 1 milion de dolari și a atras peste 33 de milioane de vizitatori online.

Persons: îşi, William Liu . Smartphone, Oppo Organizations: League, CC Shopping MallDova, 2K, Games, Marvel, FC Barcelona, Facebook Locations: Moldova, OPPO, Republica Moldova, PUBG, FrenchOpen, Wimbledon

☆ Ești pasionat de sporturile electronice? Care sunt condițiile de participare la turneul Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-06 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Care sunt condițiile de participare la turneul Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveFederația de Sporturi Electronice din Moldova (Moldova Esports Federation sau MEF), în calitate de membră a Federației Globale de Sporturi Electronice (Global Esports Federation sau GEF), va organiza pe 19 decembrie un turneu de Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pentru a sărbători aniversarea GEF, cu mottoul #worldconnected. Federația Globală are drept scop instituirea unei credibilități, legitimități și a unui prestigiu față de sporturile electronice. Acest campionat este organizat cu ajutorul GEF și face parte din seria #worldconnected. World Connected Series este un proiect marca GEF și are drept scop promovarea sporturilor electronice la nivel internațional. De aceea, la acest turneu va putea participa toată lumea, oriunde s-ar afla, orice cetățenie ar avea, atât timp cât toate condițiile de mai jos sunt respectate.

Persons: MEF, GEF Organizations: Federația, Federației Locations: Moldova, GEF

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