Sportsbook

Sportradar has confirmed the appointment of Jim Brown as its Head of Integrity Services & Harm Prevention in North America, as the company continues to consolidate its regional position.  Based in the US, Brown will report to Sportradar Integrity Services’ Managing Director Andreas Krannich, whilst leveraging his experience in risk management, strategy development, business process evaluation and design and sports …

OpenBet has moved to strengthen its executive leadership ranks ahead of major imminent changes for the leading tier-1 sports betting technology and platform supplier.  Tech figurehead Florian Diederichsen has joined OpenBet as new CTO, charged with evolving OpenBet’s modular sports betting platform and accelerating the firm’s next cycle of betting innovations. Diederichsen is the former CTO of DAZN, who oversaw …

Boris Johnson’s premiership is ‘on the ropes’ as the PM faces mounting pressure from his party, the media and public to confess that he broke COVID national lockdown rules by attending a ‘bring your own booze’ party at Number 10 last May.  Monitoring Down Street developments, Smarkets Politics cites that PM Johnson has reached his shortest price of 1.70 (58% …

Sports betting service kwiff has stated that it will ‘double down on its commitment’ to delivering a strong player experience by introducing personalised advertisements using Sportradar’s ad:s solution.  The partnership has seen kwiff incorporate the proprietary programmatic advertising solution into its wider offering, as the company looks to add momentum to its successes in user acquisition by further optimising its …

The FA will no longer allow bookmakers to stream any live FA Cup matches, as the governing body finalises the sale of a new TV rights deal for its flagship competition. The governing body aims to amend its 2017 deal that allowed sports media rights agency IMG to sell individual FA Cup live stream packages to six bookmakers.  Last Christmas, …

Betway parent company Super Group has stated that it has achieved its 2021 commercial ambitions ahead of its planned US initial public offering, fulfilling financial predictions outlined in August of last year. Publishing an update on its H2 2021 performance, Super Group detailed 2021 year-end revenue net gaming revenue of £1.53 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 36%. Meanwhile, the …

BETER has appointed a new Chief Revenue Officer to oversee its market expansion ambitions for 2022, with Yori Arami stepping in to the role. Detailing that the appointment is reflective of the company’s growth roadmap, BETER has described the new hire’s ‘commercial acumen’ as ‘instrumental’ for its expansion plans and to establish itself as the ‘supplier of choice’ for next-gen …

EveryMatrix has reported ‘record turnover’ for its sportsbook platform OddsMatrix during the fourth quarter of 2021, lauding a ‘great milestone’ for the company. The igaming platform provider detailed a monthly average of over €100 million in total bets placed, almost double that of the same corresponding time period one year prior.  Additionally, EveryMatrix also identified a ‘massive increase’ in engagement …

Eddie Jordan, who leads JKO Play’s takeover pursuit of Playtech Plc, is reported to have secured the financial backing of former Party Gaming enterprise co-founder Vikrant Bhargava.  The Sunday Times reported that the British Indian tycoon will serve as a co-financier of JKO’s bid that requires its submission to Playtech governance by 2 February. As stands, Playtech governance has backed …