Genius Sports has won an extension running until the end of the 2024-25 season to its exclusive low latency official data partnership with Football DataCo (FDC), the data rights holder for UK football. The deal will see Genius Sports continue to be the exclusive official supplier to the global sports betting industry of live data from the English Premier League, …
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Sporting Solutions has extended the agreement to supply its Odd Services to sportsbook and igaming platform provider FSB, in a deal that will take the two companies’ working relationship past the decade mark. The contract renewal will see Sporting Solutions continue to provide trading services across a wide variety of sports, in order to ensure accurate and reliable pre-match and …
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Virtually Sports was founded in 2021 with a mission to create unique virtual betting games. The company is now ready to launch its initial games, including a suite of in-play titles. We spoke to CEO Mark Israney about the games and the business. SBC: What makes your new in-play games different to standard virtuals, and how do they work? Mark …
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After unveiling the company’s latest generation of products during a special presentation at this week’s Betting on Sports Europe conference in London, BetGames’ CEO Andreas Koeberl told SBC News about the new offerings and why the UK market is such a big part of his plans for the second half of 2022. SBC: With BetGames rumoured to have big plans …
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Stats Perform has secured a four-year extension of its long-term agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). As part of the renewal, Stats Perform will exclusively collect and manage Opta data for all home England International cricket, LV= Insurance County Championship, Royal London One-Day Cup, Vitality T20 Blast, the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, as …
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Genius Sports has been designated as the exclusive international streaming and data partner for betting to Japan’s B.League – the governing body for professional basketball in the country. Genius has been granted the exclusive rights to capture, manage and distribute the B.League’s official data and video content to its global network of regulated sportsbook partners as part of the deal, …
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The SBC Webinars series continues on Thursday 8 April when Solitics presents How to Increase Conversion: Everyday Tactics That Actually Work, an in-depth look at the role of personalisation in driving player conversion. While betting and gaming operators focus significant effort and budget on increasing traffic to their sites via multiple channels, there is still much to do with regards …
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Betting brands sponsoring this year’s Cheltenham Festival are set to benefit from increased exposure, with the event forecast to pull in its biggest viewing audience in 10 years due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures compiled by Nielsen Sports. The sports measurement and analytics firm also estimated that over £500 million is expected to be wagered on races during …
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The SBC Webinars series continues on Thursday 4 March when Sportradar presents Bridging the Gap Between Formula 1 and Live Betting, an in-depth examination of the opportunities that one of the world’s most popular sports provides for operators. This timely session comes just three weeks before the eagerly-awaited 2021 Formula 1 season opens with the Bahrain Grand Prix. It is …
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Denmark’s national lottery Danske Spil has become the latest operator to integrate gambling software developer Playtech’s virtual sports betting products. Danske Spil has selected eight of Playtech’s virtual sports titles, covering football, basketball, tennis, greyhound racing, horse racing, speedway, cycling and trotting. Odds for the virtual betting markets are based on the simulations themselves, enabling Danske Spil’s customers to study …
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