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Parimatch Tech hosts Universal Sports & Games Hackathon

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6 years ago

August 11, 2020

George Miller

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Over 100 ideas generated in just 48 hours

Between 7^th-9^th of August Parimatch Tech hosted a two-day online Universal Sports & Games Hackathon at its state-of-the-art “PMHUB” event space. The hackathon, organized by Parimatch Tech together with JKR in partnership with Amazon and SectorX, bought together over 400 developers, marketers and designers to come up with innovative solutions in the gaming and gaming services industry.

Participants came from nine countries including Ukraine, Germany, Spain, Belarus and Poland, generating 111 ideas over 48 hours, including games, streaming tools, analytics services and various applications. 37 teams made it to the final, but only one could be crowned winner.

The Hackathon was won by “The Dragon’s team”, made up of developers Nikolay Ursatiy and Sergey Poverennov. The duo created “RunOut”, a runner platform game. They took home the first place prize of $1500.

“It is great to see people keep generating ideas, even though they can’t get together in the same room as normal. An online hackathon is a new format for us and we are pleased with the result: organizers, judges, and mentors saw many different high concept ideas being generated.” — noted Stepan Shulga, head of Esports at Parimatch.

“We are delighted with our victory. The hackathon was a great experience for us. Many teams came up with some really interesting and exciting ideas. This event gave us a chance to test our capabilities and get feedback from mentors and judges. We’re going to continue working on the game, and shortly, we will move on to negotiations with publishers.” — comments Nikolay Ursatiy, team leader of the Dragon’s Team.

Second and third places were taken by teams “Narwhal” who came up with a service for the multification of sporting events, and “PixelGaming”, whose idea was a mobile game in the MOBA clicker genre. They received $1000 and $500 respectively.

As part of the hackathon, select teams carried out particular challenges set by the judges. The teams “Team B” and “Kodoklyaksa” were each awarded $500 for their innovative ideas. The JKR Foundation also invited team “PolyRef” to further develop their idea of a service for collecting sports statistics.

As well as the prize money, the winner and two runners-up get exclusive access to the Parimatch Tech team and its facilities. Here, together with Parimatch’s tech specialists, the participants will have the opportunity to test their ideas on an audience of thousands of people.

But the hackathon doesn’t end there. The judges took an extra week to look through all the applications one more time to advance some additional ideas. The results of this will be announced on 19^th August 2020.

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LEON Esports Expands its Partnership with GamerLegion to Include a Dota 2 Team

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March 2, 2026

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Online casino and sportsbook LEON has expanded its partnership with the esports organisation GamerLegion to include the team’s Dota 2 roster.

LEON already sponsors GamerLegion’s Counter-Strike 2 team, and the new agreement marks the next step in the brand’s growing LEON esport direction.

GamerLegion’s North American Dota 2 squad was formed in late 2025 and played its first official match on November 15th. The team is currently ranked around #17 in the world and has already taken part in major tournaments such as PGL Wallachia, DreamLeague and BLAST Slam.

As part of the expanded partnership, LEON and GamerLegion will launch exclusive giveaways, fan activities and joint content for the esports community, continuing to build engagement around both teams.

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SpringbokCasino.co.za Reveals ‘Wild Oscars’ Winners and 25 Free Spins on Oz Golden Trail

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March 2, 2026

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Big Daddy Gaming® goes live with casino games aggregator St8

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March 2, 2026

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Big Daddy Gaming® has entered a content distribution partnership with St8, a fast-growing casino aggregator with a strong footprint across regulated European markets and a recent expansion into Canada.

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