Technology

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 …

End-to-end identity verification, eKYC and AML provider Jumio has acquired 4Stop, a KYB, KYC, compliance and fraud prevention orchestration hub and data marketplace.  The full acquisition of 4Stop – which prior to the takeover was a strategic partner of Jumio – is expected to be completed early 2022, although financial terms have not been disclosed. Jumio aims to offer organisations …

France Pari, the operating company of sportsbook systems provider Sportnco, has changed its business identity to Sportnco Gaming Group.  The rebrand reflects the group’s new technology ambitions as a B2B sportsbook systems and platform provider servicing Tier-1 global gambling incumbents. France Pari launched in 2008 as France prepared to launch its sports betting marketplace. The Toulouse-based outfit operated a B2C …

Retail, content and technology provider Vermantia has entered into a supply agreement with European multinational operator Stanleybet, providing its Vision NextGen product. Under the terms of the agreement, Stanleybet will leverage Vermantia’s content delivery solution across European jurisdictions where it is active – including Italy, where it holds an ADM licence.  The Vision NextGenpackage will include playout services for virtual …

Esports platform GameScorekeeper has announced Transient as its latest partner in a collaboration aimed at introducing esports data to the blockchain community. The agreement will see Transient offer GameScorekeeper’s esports data to enable its blockchain users to create their own betting markets and compete in the esports wagering industry. In addition to aiming match and tournament data in order to …

Genius Sports and the Canadian Football League (CFL) have entered into a commercial data partnership, granting the company exclusive content for international sports betting operators. Predicted to come into effect in January 2022, the agreement will enable Genius to leverage  CFL data and video content for commercial purposes including for its sportsbook partners – building on its betting distribution deals …

David Lampitt has been appointed the first CEO of the Tennis Data Innovations (TDI) unit, the data rights joint-venture formed by ATP Tour and ATP Media.  Established in late 2020, the TDI will serve as the data rights distributor for ATP Tour and Challenger tournaments and will maintain certain digital streaming rights for the pro-circuit of men’s tennis. An expert …

PickGuru, the new sportstech start-up that aims to bridge real-money wagering engagements with live sports, has secured its UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) licence, whilst also confirming its enterprise CEO.  Self-branded as a ‘social gaming disruptor’, the PickGuru platform – which aims to allow ‘friends and fans to challenge and compete with each other in a wide range of live and …