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Ulrich Harmuth, Sportradar: ahead of schedule in the US and still a ‘rest of world’ force

Ulrich Harmuth, Sportradar: ahead of schedule in the US and still a ‘rest of world’ force

The most recent Q3 results from Sportradar marked the first time that the company was profitable for the US market since its IPO, an achievement which the sports technology company has taken great pride in. And rightly so.   The post-PASPA market has arguably been one of the biggest growth areas for Sportradar in recent years, and hitting profitability nearly two …

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World Cup: Azzurri absence forces natives to diversify

SBC News World Cup: Azzurri absence forces natives to diversify

Following the Italian national team’s failure to qualify for a second successive football World Cup, we examine the Italian sports betting market and ask what impact the shock non-participation will have on betting revenues in the country that is famed for its football fanaticism. SBC:The World Cup is the biggest sporting event on the global calendar and a key period …

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Paradox: Zachary Panos on the evolution of parimutuel betting and embracing the unknown

SBC News Paradox: Zachary Panos on the evolution of parimutuel betting and embracing the unknown

Paradox, the parimutuel, or pool-based, betting protocol where all commission is distributed to the people who bet before you, was awarded the runner-up title at the inaugural SBC Summit Barcelona First Pitch competition that saw six industry start-ups showcase their product to a panel of independent judges. Zachary Panos, Co-Founder of Paradox, discusses his SBC First Pitch experience, what makes …

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Bayes Esports: what does the next five years hold for esports?

Bayes Esports Engineering Team

The esports space has gone through tremendous changes over the last five years, but what lies ahead in the next five? Ben ‘Noxville’ Steenhuisen (pictured, right), Senior Software Architect at Bayes Esports, looks into his crystal ball and offers his predictions as to what we can expect. Predicting how esports will look in six months is challenging, but looking forward …

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OpenBet’s SportCast: the advantages of cutting-edge deep data

SBC News OpenBet’s SportCast: the advantages of cutting-edge deep data

Following the recent OpenBet partnership with deep data specialists StatsBomb, SBC News spoke to Luke Saunders, Commercial Director at SportCast, for an exclusive interview regarding the deal and how it will shape the pioneering BetBuilder, pre-built BetBuilder and singles product offering.  SBC: How important is cutting-edge deep data for operators’ trading and predictive modelling in an increasingly competitive market?  LS: …

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Łukasz Żaguń, iGamingNuts: creative activations are key to World Cup engagement

SBC News Łukasz Żaguń, iGamingNuts: creative activations are key to World Cup engagement

The World Cup is one of those incredible sporting events that never fails to unite and capture the attention of fans from across the world. And as bookmakers get ready for nearly four weeks of football action in Qatar, many of them have been intensely focused on channeling that enthusiasm, creating new ways to engage with their players in a creative, …

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Armenia: Creating a new Silicon Valley

Armenia - Yerevan, Northern Avenue

Armenia has established a reputation as a centre of excellence for product development in the sportsbook and igaming industry, but gambling is just one element of the nation’s increasingly strong technology sector.  The country may not yet enjoy the same kind of global profile as the more established IT powerhouses, but the number of Armenian tech success stories is growing. …

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Delivering the ringside feeling – the dynamics of bet365’s BOXXER partnership

bet365 BOXXER

Off the back of the record-breaking collision between Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields, women’s boxing is showing no signs of slowing down, as Natasha Jonas prepares to headline at the AO Arena against Marie-Eve Dicaire. With promotional outfit BOXXER at the heart of the sport’s recent ascension, SBC News and Insider Sport were joined by bet365 and Rafael Bertoli-Mitchell, Partnerships …

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Armenia: Building an igaming tech sector in the face of conflict

Yerevan, Armenia

Armenia has emerged as a powerhouse of the sportsbook and igaming technology industry in recent years, but the nation has had to achieve this economic success story against a backdrop of an ongoing conflict with neighbouring Azerbaijan. The conflict has largely played out away from the gaze of the Western media, but it has been running since the late 1980s …

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