Last week’s news that the 16 German states have finally agreed on making some changes to the sports betting laws means that SBC’s Betting on Football conference on 3-5 May at Stamford Bridge is a perfect platform to discuss what the implications are for the market. One of the sessions at Betting on Football is focusing on the development of the German industry …
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German Bundestag strengthens sports integrity laws against match fixing
The German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) has strengthened the nation’s code on match-fixing and sports corruption by introducing new laws that make it a ‘crime to conspire to fix sporting events’. Passing its new regulations which set tougher sentences for individuals found guilty of attempting to unlawfully influence an event, Bundestag laws may hand out sentences of up to …
Read More »Tipbet scores SV Werder Bremen betting partnership
European bookmaker Tipbet has furthered its presence within German football, by agreeing to become Official Betting Partner of Bundesliga football club SV Werder Bremen. The betting partnership will run for the 2016/17 Bundesliga season, with the Tipbet brand receiving heightened coverage throughout Breman’s Weserstadion (capacity: 42000) on match days. Announcing its partnership with Werder Bremen, Tipbet marketing stated that it …
Read More »Perform targets German growth with launch of DAZN live sports streaming network
Targeting growth in German-speaking nations, digital sports content media provider Perform Group (Perform) has announced the launch of its DAZN service in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A live sports streaming network, DAZN will offer German language sports streams of Premier League, La Liga (Spain), Serie A (Italy) and Ligue 1 (France) matches, plus Bundesliga highlights for regional customers paying €9.99 …
Read More »Better Collective backs industry recovery from shock EU result
The UK’s EU referendum may have left the bookmaking industry scrambling for position, but Michal Kopec of Better Collective thinks that the industry will soon recover from the shock Brexit result. Michael, who is Senior Business Manager for the company, also commented on the plummeting British pound in the immediate aftermath of the result, and the effect on Gibraltar based operators, who …
Read More »Sportsradar strengthens broadcast arm with sportsman media acquisition
Sports data, insight and analysis provider Sportradar AG has confirmed that it has agreed to acquire ‘the shares and core businesses of European sports media rights and marketing specialist sportsman media holding GmbH. Sportsradar governance agreed to acquire sportsman media assets from founders Thomas Krohne and Karl Wieseneder, in a move the company stated would significantly “upgrade its audiovisual content offering”. …
Read More »Centerbridge and Deutsche Telekom join bidding war for Tipico
It has been reported by Reuters that buyout group Centerbridge has teamed up with Deutsche Telekom to bid for German sports betting group Tipico. The owners of Tipico are being advised by Rothschild and JP Morgan and final bids are due at the end of next week. The founders are selling up having run and grown the company since its launch …
Read More »USL Announces Partnership with Sportradar
The United Soccer League (USL) have announced a partnership with Sportradar, to proactively safeguard up to 450 matches scheduled for the 2016 USL season. Sportradar is a world leader in the detection and prevention of match manipulation, monitoring over 200 soccer leagues and competitions globally. The company’s Fraud Detection System offers the best overview of the global betting markets, and …
Read More »Jeevan Jeyaratnam – Super Soccer Oddsfeed – BOFCON Speaker
Jeevan Jeyaratnam is a Senior Odds Compiler at Super Soccer. The key product, GPS (Goalscorer Prices and Settlement) utilises Super Soccer’s odds pricing and Abelson Info’s data to provide a complete goalscorer solution. He will be appearing at the Betting on Football conference (Stamford Bridge, 21st April), speaking on our trading places panel. The session will be sponsored by TXODDS, …
Read More »This Weekend’s Expert Football Betting Tips
Road Victory: Norwich City vs Manchester City Amongst the tipsters on bettingexpert, there seems to be a unanimous call for Manchester City to win at Norwich City. Tipster supermato, who has over 80 tips in the BPL, is citing Man City’s recent 4-0 victory against Aston Villa as a key indicator that they are ready to keep the win streak …
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