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-themed betting offers are set to dominate the airwaves in the coming month and Enteractive can help ensure operators get the most out of their marketing and acquisition activity – by keeping the players active well beyond the World Cup Final. Andrew Foster (pictured, right), Chief Business Officer at Enteractive, explains more. Football is the world sport and there …
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Warren Russell, CEO at W2, writes for SBC on the long-awaited review of the Gambling Act and the reasons why this presents a new opportunity for the industry to enact real change in the player protection space. Cast your eyes back to 2020. Many of us will remember this as a time when the UK was slowly starting to emerge …
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The fifth edition of the CasinoBeats Summit — an SBC event focused on iGaming strategy, innovation, and development — is set to welcome 3,000 senior casino industry executives at Malta’s InterContinental Hotel on 21-23 March. The conference and trade show will deliver thought-provoking content, an exhibition floor bustling with new game releases and product launches and an unparalleled networking experience …
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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, 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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bet365 has put together a comprehensive customer engagement strategy for the Qatar World Cup, including a free-to-play game with big cash prizes, exclusive video content and a fan survey that found 47.79% of England supporters are confident that Gareth Southgate’s men will bring the trophy home. The F2P Tournament Predictor game, which is powered by Incentive Games, will see the …
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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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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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Player engagement has long been a focus for betting and gaming companies, but how difficult is it to come up with new and innovative ways to keep players entertained? Josip Vrbić, MD Seven Games, walks us through NSoft’s new Boost gamification tool and the ways this is bringing a unified experience to the company’s entire platform. Through its years of …
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