Sportradar has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of its ordinary shares, as it looks to list on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol SRAD. The sports data technology company has filed a statement relating to the proposed sale of its securities with …
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Stats Perform has pledged to develop a sophisticated monitoring system to help tackle and reduce social media abuse witnessed across all sports markets. The sportstech company has partnered with data-ethics specialist Signify Group to establish a new headline partnership, benefiting global sports and media stakeholders. The collaboration launches as governments, athletes and sporting bodies call for social media platforms and …
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Italy wasn’t the only big winner from Euro 2020, with a stellar performance for Efootball setting the up and coming esports game up for a more prosperous future. Betbazar CEO Alex Iaroshenko talks us through betting trends this summer, keeping players engaged ahead of the new football season and how stadium traffic might influence Efootball numbers. SBC: Now that the …
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EA Sports will allow players to preview all FIFA ‘Ultimate Team Packs’ (UT Packs) before being purchased. The games’ developer confirmed that it would launch a ‘preview pack’ update to its FIFA 21 games across all markets, allowing players to view items prior to being purchased with FIFA points and FUT Coins. UT Packs can be purchased via FUT Coins awarded …
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Malte Hegeler, Head of Product Development at OddsMatrix, writes for SBC News on how bridging the knowledge gap between esports and sports betting can help towards a more lucrative future. The world of esports can often appear impenetrable for those who did not grow up immersed in its most iconic titles. For the uninitiated, watching a Dota 2 event can …
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UEFA is due to launch an investigation into the ongoing partnership between footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic and online betting operator BetHard. The European football governing party has announced that an Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector has been appointed to lead the investigation into the Swedish player, to assess whether his collaboration with BetHard violates codes of ethics. The AC Milan striker’s ‘alleged …
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Swedish international footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic could face a three-year ban from the sport due to his ongoing partnership with Malta-based operator BetHard. The AC Milan striker’s company is the fourth largest investor in the online sportsbook – which reported a profits before tax of £25.76 million profit after tax in 2019 – amounting to a total share of 10%, according …
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Kane Hester, a striker for Scottish football club Elgin City, has denied involvement in a betting conspiracy to defraud bet365 of £13,583. The footballer is alleged to have participated in a scheme with three men from Montrose in which he agreed to stamp on a Hibernian FC player in order to get booked by referee Willie Collum in a fixture …
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Tidal Gaming Group’s B2B esports odds provider Sportsflare has formed a production and distribution partnership with data provider GameScorekeeper. The long term agreement will see GamesScorekeeper distribute Sportsflare’s Ai-driven odds solutions to a range of sports betting clients – including DraftKings and Pinnacle – whilst working to enhance the latter’s operations via the provision of integrity focused esports data. Sportsflare …
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FIFA has enhanced its global football safeguarding policy via the launch of the Global Integrity Programme, in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The programme places a strong emphasis on education, aiming to enhance integrity within all 211 member organisations via resource and knowledge sharing among various Integrity Officers, with the aim of preventing match …
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