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Week 50

15.12.2025
🐼🐼 Crypto casino Betpanda has become the official betting partner of the CS2 roster of esports organization G2 (No. 8 HLTV). Starting in 2026, the operator’s logo will appear on the team’s jerseys. Read more

⚡️🔵 In Brazil, operator Energia Bet became the main sponsor of Grêmio FC for the final two matches of the Brazilian Serie A. Read more

⚡️🇬🇷 In Greece, Betsson became the title sponsor of the basketball club Peristeri and acquired naming rights for two years. The team will compete under the name Peristeri Betsson BC, with the logo on playing kits and branding at the home arena. Read more

Scandals and controversy

⚡️🖥 During a stream on Kick, streamer TheGoobr called a friend and asked to borrow $ 50,000. The friend left an exam to transfer the money, after which the streamer lost the entire amount in ~20 seconds playing blackjack. The incident sparked backlash, with the community calling on crypto casino Shuffle to terminate its partnership with him. Read more

↗️🇺🇸 In the US, a trader on Polymarket was accused of insider trading after earning $ 1+ million in a single day. The trader, known as AlphaRaccoon, correctly predicted 22 out of 23 outcomes in the "Google Year in Search" markets, making over $ 1 million — including bets that Pope Leo XIV would not make the top 5 most searched people and that singer d4vd would become the most searched artist. X users suspected links to Google, after which he changed his handle to 0xafEe; earlier in November, he had already earned around $ 150,000 from an accurate bet on the release date of Gemini 3.0. Read more

New brands and launches

🎰🥊 Conor McGregor has launched his own online casino RealBet. io, acting as a co-owner and brand ambassador of the project. Read more