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Industry technology group Scientific Games (SG) has secured a new partnership with GameScoreKeeper whereby SG will receive access to both historical and live automated esports data from the Danish data supplier. The partnership with GameScorekeeper will cover esports data for use across SG’s sportsbook software and sports pricing offerings, including an Esports Scoreboard Product developed and marketed by SG. Keith …

FTSE250 bookmaker William Hill Plc is reported to be in the ‘final stages’ of announcing a forthcoming landmark US partnership with national broadcaster CBS Sports. This weekend, The Sunday Times reported that William Hill governance would imminently announce its tie-up with CBS Sports – the sports entertainment division of the newly formed ViacomCBS global media conglomerate. The partnership will see …

Scientific Games has expanded its partnership with Flutter Entertainment to provide FanDuel with the technology for online and mobile sports betting in the US market. As first reported on SBC Americas, this expansion – also covering igaming content – means that Scientific Games will serve the fantasy sports operator turned sports betting powerhouse in regulated state markets across the country.  …

A turbulent week of US political drama has seen the Betfair Exchange shorten the odds on Donald Trump maintaining his Presidency, with odds trading at an all-time low of 8/11. Betfair Politics details that Trump has benefitted from his acquittal by the Senate, which refused to advance impeachment hearings on alleged interference of Ukraine funds by the US 45th President. …

The percentage of betting turnover at half time for NFL games was almost double that of the Premier League (UK soccer) and NBA, according to data released by Kambi as part of its NFL 2019/20 Season Report.  Data taken between 9 May and 31 December 2019 found that 25% of NFL turnover on Kambi’s global network came from bets placed …

DraftKings has added to its internal compliance team with the appointment of Christine Thurmond as Director of Responsible Gaming, reporting to Chief Compliance Officer Tim Dent. In her remit, Thurmond is charged with leading the expansion of DraftKings’ new responsible gaming frameworks across igaming, sportsbook, and fantasy sports disciplines. Thurmond joins DraftKings from her most recent role as a senior business contributor at the Massachusetts Council on …

Sports betting solutions provider Digitote has teamed up with SUZOHAPP to provide online sports betting operators with the ability to operate their sportsbook across SUZOHAPP-supplied self-service betting terminals. The joint marketing campaign follows on from the duo’s initial agreement signed in 2018, which arose as a result of the regulation of the US market. “If you are looking to put …