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TradeOff Financial CEO Mike Rufail [Photo: TradeOff]
Turning Gamers Into Investors: Dallas-Based Fantasy Stock Trading Platform TradeOff Appoints Esports Pioneer as CEO
by Lance Murray | Sep 6, 2024
Most recently, Mike Rufail was chief gaming officer and co-owner of Dallas-based OpTic Gaming and CEO of Dallas-based Envy Gaming, which he founded in 2007. He joins early-stage company TradeOff Financial Corp., which aims to build an online, multiplayer stock and crypto trading game and merit-based social network that gamifies trading education for users.
by David Seeley |
Nov 7, 2022
On Friday night, The Dallas Fuel defeated the two-time world champions San Francisco Shock to become the 2022 Overwatch League Champions, winning the best-of-seven series 4-3. The finale played out live onstage in front of thousands of fans at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, and was streamed on YouTube for a live audience of an estimated 325,000-plus concurrent viewers.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 28, 2022
Envy Gaming, a well-known name in the esports space, is retiring its branding but the competitive action will continue on.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 8, 2021
The deal brings together Hector “HECZ” Rodriguez and Mike “Hastr0” Rufail—the leaders of OpTic and Envy, respectively—who have been longtime friends and esports rivals.
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Allen Event Center. [Image capture: Google Street View, July 2017. Composite: Christopher Augustine]
Overwatch League Match Gaming Festival Descends on Dallas
by Blair Welch | Jan 22, 2019
Allen was been selected to be the second city ever to host a regular season match for the international Overwatch League. Tickets to watch the festival at the Allen Event Center are on sale now.
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