DATA.BET launched betting coverage for Riot Games’ 2XKO, with its first offering at the 2 NICE KO tournament in Nice from 10 to 12 October 2025. The provider said its markets include tournament outright and reach-the-final options, with map-winner markets added during the final stages.
The launch expands DATA.BET’s esports betting coverage to a new competitive game format.
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DATA.BET signed a content agreement with Entain NCE to supply esports betting services to Optibet and Klondaika across the Baltics and Nordics, with Estonia identified as a key rollout market. The package covers more than 30 disciplines and over 10,000 events per month; the companies said the rollout will expand in phases.
Yurii Berest, CEO of sportsbook supplier DATA.BET, said that prediction markets should be treated as a separate vertical, citing H2 Gambling Capital data showing March Madness handle rising from $16m in 2025 to a projected $530m a year later. DATA.BET launched its own prediction markets product in April.
DATA.BET announced an update to its Prediction Markets product, adding crypto “Up or Down” markets, data widgets and API access. The new markets settle over five periods, from five minutes to one day; the API joins the existing iFrame option. DATA.BET said existing platform clients can use their current odds-feed credentials and sports-event APIs to activate the product.
DATA.BET has introduced fast betting for prediction markets. The report describes the offering as enabling quicker trading and easier deployment.
DATA.BET said live bets accounted for 70.9% of wagering across 24 esports titles at the Esports World Cup, held in Paris from 2 July to 23 August 2026. Counter-Strike 2 generated 41% of total betting volume, followed by Dota 2 at 31.8%, VALORANT at 11.7% and League of Legends at 8.5%.