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Colossus Bets unites with Pivit for NFL Fantasy pools

SBC News Colossus Bets unites with Pivit for NFL Fantasy pools

Colossus Bets has unveiled a new partnership with gaming company Pivit to develop and distribute NFL Fantasy pools. The new pools will leverage the popular MVP fantasy sports format and Colossus’ unique features, including lottery-size prize guarantees, cash out technology, on which Colossus has patent protection in the US, and crowdfunded syndicate tickets. The deal will further expand Colossus’ portfolio …

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Sportradar and AmTote agree sports betting data deal

SBC News Sportradar and AmTote agree sports betting data deal

US bet-processing firm AmTote has landed a deal with sports data provider Sportradar, giving its customers the ability to offer fixed-odds sports betting. The deal between the two firms has emerged on the back of the repeal of PASPA, and will see Sportradar provide the Maryland-headquartered firm with sports betting data and “managed trading services”. Sportradar’s solution will allow The …

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Pras Sri & David Knight strengthen SBC ahead of iGB Live

SBC News Pras Sri & David Knight strengthen SBC ahead of iGB Live

SBC (Sports Betting Community) has strengthened its talent base once again with two new key hires in business development and sales in the shape of David Knight and Pras Sri. Knight is joining the organisation from NBCUniversal in the new role of Group Business Director, which includes business operations, strategy and business development in its brief. Knight brings extensive experience …

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LeoVegas smashes daily turnover record at Russia 2018

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A deeper player props offering, including a unique penalty shootout market, has driven LeoVegas to its highest ever daily turnover during this summer’s World Cup. The mobile-focused operator has kept its growing player base engaged with expanded player performance markets powered by Kambi, such as the number of shots on target, fouls committed, offside infringements, total sprints and pass completion. …

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Match-fixing suspicions raised in Wimbledon first round

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Possible signs of match-fixing have been flagged in the first round of a men’s doubles match at this year’s Wimbledon, report various US media outlets. It is detailed that online global bookmaker Pinnacle Sports has subsequently confirmed that the match was “flagged as suspicious due to irregular betting patterns,” after “a series of bets from accounts with a history of …

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Management appointments continue for Microgaming

SBC News Management appointments continue for Microgaming

Gaming content giant Microgaming has unveiled Andrew Clucas as chief operating officer and Jean-Luc Ferriere as chief commercial officer. In his previous roles, Clucas has previously been a director of Quickfire at Microgaming since September, 2016, while Ferriere was previously director of Network Games at Microgaming. John Coleman, who was appointed CEO of Microgaming just last month, outlined: “Andrew has …

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Suspicious betting report raises lower level football concerns

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Lower level matches and friendlies are more susceptible to suspicious betting. That’s according to Perform Group, who teamed up with integrity partners Starlizard and TXODDS to produce an “unbiased” and “non-sensational” snapshot of suspicious betting patterns in football. Jake Marsh, Head of Integrity at Perform Group, said the joint report was designed to provide intelligence and analysis to football’s governing …

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