Technology

IMG Arena has acquired FlightScope Services, bolstering its data gathering, insights and analysis capacity for tennis and golf.  Based in Gliwice, Poland, the FlightScope team is set to be fully incorporated within IMG Arena’s sports tech unit, which will be significantly expanded with 160 new employees as a result of the deal. The enlarged tech unit will be led by …

Incentive Games continues its strong 2021 commercial momentum, securing a licensing and distribution arrangement with FSB Technology of its free-to-play (FTP) betting-related games content. Under terms of the arrangement, sportsbook platform provider FSB will promote Incentive Games FTP suite to new and existing partners, helping them optimise their customer acquisition channels and marketing campaigns. FSB has backed betting innovation studio …

Genius Sports has become the lead strategic data partner for the NFL, in a deal which will see it develop new fan-led experiences and commercialise existing game data provisions for the league.  The partnership sees Genius become the exclusive global data distributor of NFL real-time and play-by-play statistics for all wagering-related services including sportsbook, publishing and media. Updating stakeholders, the …

Customer interaction and education can be key to identifying the most efficient onboarding experience for online gambling, according to panel members engaged in the latest SBC Webinar titled: ‘The Dice are Cast for KYC and Players Verification Compliance’.  The timing of the webinar is significant as the user journey takes on deepened importance for gaming and betting operators, with any …

Maxima Compliance has launched its industry customised QA service, ‘Maxima Quality Assurance’, which helps suppliers eliminate compliance issues delaying their products being certified. The offering comprises many test scripts designed to ensure a product reaches the market with no problems. The company conducts a full functional QA on games to guarantee no software problems and full compliance in target jurisdictions. …

Internet Vikings has secured an ISO/IEC 27001 certification of its iGaming industry-tailored ‘Information Security Management System (ISMS)‘. Issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) –  the ISO/IEC 27001 certification is recognised as the highest and most reputable operating standard for information technology security and data protection systems. Svensk Certifiering Norden AB, an independent, third-party auditor accredited by the Swedish …

BETBY has announced a series of UX-focused functionality upgrades boosting the quality of its client interface and overall customer engagement. The Malta-based sportsbook software and platform provider said it has ‘reimagined all engagement components’ of standard sportsbook layouts to provide deeper customisation for its clients.  Improvements see BETBY deliver a fully responsive user interface, supported with decluttered on-site navigation and …

Novibet has entered a ‘new digital era’ by migrating its core platforms and operating systems onto Microsoft Azure’s cloud computing network. The CIS betting group described the Microsoft Azure cloud upgrade as a key technology project for 2021, which will help safeguard the technical capacity of Novibet to match its scale servicing multiple CIS betting and gaming jurisdictions. Switching to …

Stats Perform’s WTA tennis data is now available on rival Sportradar’s in-play tennis odds and trading services for bookmakers outside of the US. The data arrangement will see WTA data distributed to Sportradar customers after the company obtained a Stats Perform WTA data sub-licence. The agreement has been formed with a view to broadening the coverage of official match data provided …