FanDuel co-founders Nigel Eccles and Rob Jones have launched BetHog, a cryptocurrency-based online casino and sportsbook.
The launch of BetHog was aided by a $6 million seed funding round led by 6MV with participation from Will Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Karatage, Advancit Capital and several angel investors.
BetHog has launched globally with a variety of original casino titles, as well as player favourites from a number of studios such as Evolution and Pragmatic Play.
The platform is built on Solana with SOL being the supported crypto token for its player versus player titles. BetHog also accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT for its other titles.
“The crypto casino market has seen dramatic growth over the past few years driven by innovations like provably fair games, robust VIP programs and streaming,” said Eccles.
“With BetHog, my goal is to innovate even further by bringing unique and highly visual games to market. I want to offer users unique play-along and skill-based titles, combined with a robust VIP offering, but most of all, this is about maximising fun for our users.”
Serge Kassardjian, general partner at 6MV, commented: “We are thrilled to be backing Nigel and the entire team at BetHog on this investment.
“We think they are perfectly positioned to unlock this massive opportunity to build the most innovative online casino and betting platform of this era of crypto. We believe this will bring in a diverse audience of crypto and non-crypto gamers to enjoy this differentiated and fun gambling experience.”