Having observed Europe’s strictest national lockdown orders, Italy’s retail incumbents have reawakened to a myriad of new challenges, disrupting all components of their traditional business models. Day-One of the SBC Digital Italia Summit saw market experts shed light on the ‘adapt-or-die’ scenario of Italian gambling finally accepting its digital convergence as incumbents recognise that there will be no return to …
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Altenar has strengthened its position in the Colombian market after signing a new partnership with Colbet.co and Betsson Group. The agreement, which follows a revamp of Colbet.co, will see Altenar become the new sportsbook supplier for the betting operator. From 1 July, bettors will be able to access an updated version of the operator’s site, which it believes will deliver …
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The esports odds feed from Oddin will be made available to Altenar sportsbook clients as part of a new partnership between the two. Altenar confirmed that the feed, which comes with live-streaming, multiple live markets and over 80% uptime for a wide coverage of esports tournaments, is the latest ‘premium quality data feed’ to be integrated with its in-house developed …
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An often overlooked side effect of Covid for sports betting, particularly outside of the most mature markets, is the impact stadium restrictions have on the provision of fast data, which can make it difficult for sportsbook operators to offer low latency in-play betting. “For us to operate live betting, we need real time coverage of what’s happening in every stadium …
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Golden Palace became the latest sportsbook partner of Altenar to migrate to the new version of its sportsbook platform from Monday 31 May. The new version of the sportsbook, coined Sportsbook2 by the Malta based provider, was launched for a select quota of partners in April 2020 as Altenar looked to “serve operators on a global level in a more …
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“Everyone is obsessed with Nigeria, but there are other countries in Africa,” said Altenar Director and COO Dinos Stranomitis, as the software provider prepares to launch an omnichannel sportsbook offering for its new partner in Congo, Wild-Bets. Stranomitis explained that, for African countries, it is crucial to provide a sportsbook platform that enables the client to collect bets via physical …
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Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala, the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) new Chief of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has taken a strong stance against legalised betting. The new anti-corruption leader’s opinions are in stark contrast to former BCCI ACU head Ajit Singh, who believed that stricter regulations of India’s betting industry would assist with controlling and combating corruption …
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Think about leasing some hardware for your business. You know you’re getting the best in tech at that time. And you’re comfortable with the amount you’re spending relative to either the time it is saving you or the revenues you can make back. Now consider what happens when the lease ends. What was best-in-class a few years ago might now …
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Polish sports data and statistics provider STATSCORE has been named the official data provider of Poland’s top-flight Women’s Ekstraliga and the men’s third division 2. Liga. The deal is an enhancement of the firm’s initial agreement with the Polish Football Association (PZPN) in 2020, which saw STATSCORE deliver statistics for the second-tier men’s 1. Liga. “We warmly welcome the Women’s …
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Multi-channel gambling operator Golden Palace has chosen to roll out sportsbook software from Altenar in 200 more terminals across Belgium after just a few months of testing. This decision, said Altenar COO Dinos Stranomitis, is proof that the software has worked well in the select number of terminals it was originally deployed for across three locations in Saint-Ghislain, Aubenge and …
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