Tag Archives: Dr. Laila Mintas

SIS signs South Africa focused partnership with Marshalls World of Sport

SBC News SIS signs South Africa focused partnership with Marshalls World of Sport

SIS (Sports Information Services) has moved to strengthen its position in the African betting market, partnering with sportsbook operator Marshalls World of Sport to launch its South African 24/7 Live Betting Channel. Going live across Marshalls’ retail and online verticals, the new product has been tailored specifically for the South African market and features live streams, pictures, data, commentary, on …

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SIS moves to ‘support international expansion’ with two new appointments

SBC News SIS moves to ‘support international expansion’ with two new appointments

SIS (Sports Information Services) has appointed Dr Laila Mintas and Giovanna D’Esposito as Non-Executive Directors, in order to ‘support its international expansion’. The multi-channel 24/7 live betting services supplier has detailed that both appointees have ‘many years’ experience’ at leading data and technology companies, and will ‘add significant strength’ to the company’s board. On the European side of operations, D’Esposito …

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SBC Digital North America to Examine Future of Sports Betting Marketing

SBC Digital North America Marketing & Affiliation Track

SBC Digital North America is set to provide a deep dive into the marketing strategies that really work for US sports betting operators, with input from senior executives and specialists from Caesars Entertainment, BetMGM, Foxwoods, Penn Interactive, and Yahoo Sports. The Marketing & Affiliation track on June 9, the opening day of the online conference and expo for the sports …

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PlayUp Australia raises $25m to begin US journey 

SBC News PlayUp Australia raises $25m to begin US journey 

Sydney-based sportsbook and fantasy sports operator PlayUp has secured $25 million through the completion of an oversubscribed capital placement.  PlayUp said that it has secured the $25 million funding on terms related to a ‘non-renounceable entitlement offer’ underwritten by Investorlink Securities AFS, which the company will use to launch its US wagering proposition. Targeting expansion within the $17 billion US …

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Dr Laila Mintas – Stakeholder implications of the NFL’s big bet on Sportradar

SBC News Dr Laila Mintas - Stakeholder implications of the NFL’s big bet on Sportradar

The NFL’s partnership with Sportradar sees all four major US pro-leagues establish official sports betting data partnerships. Although the value and length of the NFL deal have not been disclosed, the exclusive Sportradar agreement will have significant implications for the post-PASPA US sports betting landscape. With NFL matchday 1 kicking-off this weekend, Dr Laila Mintas, Chair of the Advisory Board at …

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Unrivalled lineup of betting expertise at Betting on Sports America

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A fast start to the first morning of Betting on Sports America (23-25 April) will see New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy make a keynote address to the industry, before former US sports stars Ryan Howard and Brian Westbrook explain the increased crossover between sports, sports betting and venture capital. These two sessions were just a small part of the full …

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Dr. Laila Mintas to chair Advisory Board for Bet.Works

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The former Deputy President for Sportradar US, Dr. Laila Mintas, has been appointed as Chairwoman of the Advisory Board for Bet.Works. Dr. Mintas, who left her role at Sportradar in December 2018, believes that the sports betting platform provided by Bet.Works, a US-based iGaming and sportsbook technology platform supplier, will “fill a major void” that exists in today’s marketplace. Recognised …

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Higher Learning… UNH Law & Sportradar deliver first ‘Sports Wagering & Integrity’ certificate

SBC News Higher Learning... UNH Law & Sportradar deliver first 'Sports Wagering & Integrity' certificate

The liberalisation of the US sports betting market has seen the University of New Hampshire School of Law (UNH Law) partner with global sports data, insights and software provider Sportradar, to offer the first-ever professional certificate in sports wagering and integrity. Updating the market, Sportradar will assist UNH Law in developing its multifaceted law program covering sports betting and integrity …

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Sportradar allays fears as sports betting moves out of the shadows

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The Deputy President for Sportradar US has predicted a chaotic post-PASPA period, as the sports betting market prepares for an estimated $190 billion in annual activity to come “out of the shadows”. Dr. Laila Mintas stressed that the benefits of legal sports betting in the US far outweigh “misperceived fears and unfounded concerns”, but acknowledged that because every state’s approach …

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ESSA and CONCACAF agree betting integrity MoU

SBC News ESSA and CONCACAF agree betting integrity MoU

ESSA, the regulated betting industry’s integrity body, and the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) have today agreed to establish a betting integrity information sharing arrangement. The agreement builds on ESSA’s already strong information sharing base with many of the world’s major football authorities. It also aims to demonstrate the increasingly global focus of ESSA and its …

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