Trading teams report on a roller-coaster 24-hours repricing UK political markets, as once again Boris Johnson’s future as PM is on the brink of a total collapse. Peak betting activity was triggered yesterday afternoon, as news broke of the double whammy of senior resignations led by Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who was quickly followed by Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Handing in …
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Tiidal Gaming’s Sportsflare secures licensing deal with Bayes Esports
Sportsflare, a subsidiary of Tiidal Gaming Group, has become the latest company to join Bayes Esports’ network of partners after the two signed a new licensing agreement. By working together with Bayes Esports, Sportsflare will benefit from real-time live data for a host of esports titles such as League of Legends, CS:GO and Dota2. This data will be used to …
Read More »DCMS stands firm against Camelot’s £600m pursuit of National Lottery damages
Camelot UK’s High Court challenge of the Fourth National Lottery Licence Competition could cost the UK government £600m in damages – should the lawsuit deem the competition as an unfair outcome. The operating steward of the National Lottery since its 1994 inception, Camelot refuses to accept the ruling of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) to award its next 10-year operating …
Read More »LSports goes scout free with new Computer Vision data feed
Real time sports betting data provider LSports has developed “advanced computer vision technology” which, it claims, will support the launch of its new machine-driven sports data feed. The CV-based feed, according to LSports, does not require scouts, and will instead use an automated solution to analyse live sports streams in real time and convert that information into data. In a …
Read More »Stats Perform: ‘Empowering sportsbooks to become content hubs’ with PressBox
Sports fans are more educated and well-equipped than ever before, requiring stakeholders to ‘up their game’ with regards to content, according to Paul Every. In a discussion with Insider Sport, Stats Perform’s VP of Media Products provided a breakdown of the firm’s recent enhancements to its PressBox offering, covering the PressBox Live, PressBox Graphics and PressBox Video applications. Although many …
Read More »Tabcorp reserves $150m to accelerate Rytenskild digital makeover
Adam Rytenskild, the new Chief Executive of a transformed Tabcorp Holdings, has outlined his determination to revitalise the heritage operator’s online sportsbook performance. Speaking to the Australian Financial Review (AFR.com), Rytenskild admitted that the ASX group’s flagship TAB sportsbook property had fallen behind the ‘nimble competitors’ of Sportsbet AU (Flutter Entertainment) and Ladbrokes Australia (Entain Plc). Rytenskild stated that …
Read More »Delasport: sports betting through the ages part 1
In a two-part series for SBC News, Delasport takes a deep dive into the history of sports betting, shedding some light on what lies ahead for this burgeoning industry. Sports betting has been recorded as far as 2000 years ago. Since there have been sports, people have been compelled to bet on the results. Regulation on sports betting was first …
Read More »FSB upgrades platform UI with React-powered front end
FSB has committed to improving its partners’ site performance with the launch of its new “future-proof” React-powered front end. The revamped front end, it says, will deliver an improved user interface and faster page loads in addition to facilitating “slicker rendering, seamless third party integrations and enhanced SEO”. Sam Lawrence, Chief Technical Officer at FSB, said: “This exciting upgrade to …
Read More »Oddin.gg: in-play markets key to esports betting engagement
The majority of bets placed on esports tournaments occur during live games, according to new statistics from esports odds provider Oddin.gg. The firm’s data was taken from three major esports events in May 2022 – PGL Major Antwerp 2022: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, ESL One Stockholm 2022: Dota 2 and Mid-Season Invitational 2022: League of Legends. Based on the statistics, Oddin.gg …
Read More »Golden Crown Casino drives player engagement with SOFTSWISS Jackpot Aggregator
Golden Crown Casino has become the latest company to partner with the SOFTSWISS Jackpot Aggregator, which will see the casino enhance its player engagement strategy. Under the terms of the new deal, the casino will launch its first jackpot campaign, Golden Crown Jackpots, which SOFTSWISS noted will help boost bettor engagement. The jackpot campaign will comprise three progressive levels: mini, …
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