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Sportradar secures all-star $44 million US investment round

SBC News Sportradar secures all-star $44 million US investment round

Sports data provider Sportradar has secured an all-star $44 million investment round led by Washington sports mogul Ted Leonsis investment firm Revolution Growth. Revolution Growth’s funding round saw, NBA legend and Charlotte Hornets franchise owner Michael Jordan contribute to investment, with Dallas Mavericks (NBA) owner Mark Cuban also participated in the round. Sportradar governance announced that Cuban and Jordan, would …

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FSB Technology secures betting platform partnership with BeanBagSports

SBC News FSB Technology secures betting platform partnership with BeanBagSports

Sports betting platform provider FSB Technology (UK) Ltd has agreed a deal to supply social sports network BeanBagSports with a new fully-optimised sports betting system. The agreement will see FSB betting services integrated within the BeanBagSports content, offering users a wide range of pre-match and in-play markets to bet on.. BeanBagSports will also be given access to the supplier’s unique …

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Draw specialists Liverpool help bookies bounce back – AccaTracker analysis

SBC News Draw specialists Liverpool help bookies bounce back - AccaTracker analysis

Liverpool proved to be a big draw for punters this weekend, and a great draw for bookmakers. Mane’s late equaliser for Southampton at Anfield, coupled with the stale stalemate at Old Trafford between the two Manchester Clubs mean it was a Super Sunday for the odds setters, and not so hot for punters. According to data from AccaTracker, the mobile …

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Swiss Assembly to review gambling regulatory overhaul

SBC News Swiss Assembly to review gambling regulatory overhaul

The Swiss Federal Assembly is said to be reviewing a revamped gambling draft bill, with the primary aim of allowing certain forms of online gambling. At present online gambling is not permitted by Swiss laws, however the government is reported to want to curb consumer wagering on international operators. The introduction of the bill is further supported by the country’s …

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Saturday punters furious as Betfair exchange suffers severe downtime

SBC News Saturday punters furious as Betfair exchange suffers severe downtime

The Betfair betting exchange suffered severe downtime on Saturday afternoon, leaving eager punters furious with the operator’s services. A jam packed sports schedule, which featured afternoon Premier League matches and the Rugby World Cup semi final between New Zealand Vs South Africa proved to be too much for the betting exchange servers to handle. The embarrassing incident for Betfair, would …

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Russian media regulator restricts betting IP access

SBC News Russian media regulator restricts betting IP access

Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor has begun blocking national IP access to a number of online betting and gaming websites. The regulator states that it has been granted direct permission by the Russian government to block access to international/remote operators deemed unlicensed by Russia’s authorities. Roskomnadzor officials further added that international operators had been warned previously of offering betting services to Russian …

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William Hill becomes first ever betting partner of the Australian Open

SBC News William Hill becomes first ever betting partner of the Australian Open

William Hill Australia has announced that it has become the first ever betting partner of the Australian Open Tennis Championships. William Hill Australia CEO Tom Waterhouse confirmed the partnership to the media today, as the operator becomes the first betting partner of a tennis Grand Slam tournament. The operator agreed its partnership with Tennis Australia and will work with event …

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Nein! ECJ rejects Hesse Ministry sports betting rulings

SBC News Nein! ECJ rejects Hesse Ministry sports betting rulings

As expected, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has stated that Hesse Ministry gambling regulations cannot prosecute unlicensed sports betting operators, due to the fact that German betting laws run contrary to EU business practices and policies. Thursday’s announcement marks a further setback for the progression of online betting in Germany. However several German regulatory stakeholders and industry bodies, had …

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Unibet – RWC 2015 to break all rugby wagering records

SBC News Unibet - RWC 2015 to break all rugby wagering records

Despite host nation England not qualifying out of the group stage and no home nation’s side making the semi-finals, Unibet states that it had been delighted by Rugby World Cup 2015 trading. Detailing market performance Ed Nicholson, Head of Unibet UK Marketing Operations commented that RWC 2015 will likely become the bookmakers biggest ever rugby market. “We have been delighted with trading …

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