Berlin, February 3rd, 2023 – Bayes Esports, the leading source for official esports live data, is further strengthening its roster of industry talents and experts. Betting and esports adept Marco Blume has joined the company as Strategic Advisor.
Marco will support Bayes Esports in strategic and product advisory, as well as in commercialization, go-to-market, and expansion strategy decisions.
With over fifteen years of experience as Trading Director at Pinnacle, Marco brings his extensive knowledge and experience of the betting industry to Bayes Esports. During his time and leadership at Pinnacle, the sportsbook was one of the first to treat esports as a fully-fledged tier one sport and became a trailblazer of the esports betting industry. With his innovative approach to sports betting solutions built on cutting edge technology and data science, Marco is one of the most renowned thought leaders in sports betting.
Amir Mirzaee, CCO & MD of Bayes Esports commented: “We are excited to start working with Marco. During his time at Pinnacle, he has proven to be an incredible leader with a great sense of how to not just grow a company, but the betting industry as a whole. Him joining us as a Strategic Advisor allows us to make progress towards expanding our market leadership and tap further into our betting relationships - enabling our partners to take the next steps in their development as well as a result. 2023 will be a breakout year for us and the esports betting industry.”
Marco Blume added: “Esports betting represents the future of the sports betting industry. At Pinnacle, I realized just how quickly that market is growing and just how much potential there still is for it in the market. I am eager to help Bayes Esports find potential avenues and solutions that will unlock that potential and give both sportsbooks and fans many reasons to be excited about for the future of esports betting.”