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Aspire Global has made the decision to close its contract with Sports Lotteries LLC, the operator of the Russian National Lottery, whilst BETER has also ended its business relationships in the country. The Malta-based sports betting and gaming software provider has cited ‘a different business view’ to Sports Lotteries as its primary motivation behind the partnership termination. However, amid widespread …

Genius Sports has confirmed that it will no longer continue commercial operations in Russia and Belarus, as a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.  Russia’s unprovoked invasion of its western neighbour has prompted widespread international criticism, including from the public, political and business areas.  By calling an end to its Russian operations – as well as activities in Belarus, …

Genius Sports has formed a deal with the Icelandic Club Association (ÍTF) and the Icelandic Football Association (KSI) as an official data, technology, and commercial partner. In a bid to accelerate the growth of the sport, the joint deal allocates the firm the exclusive rights to manage the ÍTF´s and the KSI’s official data and live video betting streams, as …

Sports betting start-up ParlayBay has strengthened its senior leadership team, appointing Patrick Nordwall as its debut CEO. Launched in September of last year, ParlayBay has detailed a mission to ‘transform the sports betting market’ through the provision of ‘game-changing experiences’ for players, seeking to develop a player-centric experience beyond gamification through its sports betting games.  In pursuit of this objective, …

Super Group-owned Betway has extended its official data, live streaming and fan engagement partnership with sports data and technology company Genius Sports. The collaboration looks to provide the betting platform with Genius Sports’ LiveData and LiveTrading solutions, which delivers ‘real-time data and pin-point pricing’ for the National Football League (NFL) and NCAA Basketball, alongside the English Premier League and Euroleague …

Genius Sports has expanded its pre-existing partnership with bet365 to include streaming of the National Football League (NFL) and popular association football tournaments outside the US.  As a result of the collaboration enhancement, bet365 will leverage Genius Sports’ streaming solution to ‘deliver unique new content’, with the goal of enhancing customer retention and bet placement.  The low latency broadcasts will …

The expansion of the betting and gaming industry internationally has accelerated rapidly in recent years, attracting the attention of those with concerns about the potential harmful side-effects of gambling.  This fast-paced growth and the increased threat of gambling related harm requires responsibility and action from a variety of actors in the wider betting ecosystem, according to a panel of industry …

Providing further year-end perspectives, SBC has enlisted the help of Scott Longley of the Wagers.com Earnings+ More Substack to summarise the M&A, IPOs and boardroom shake-ups that have reformed gambling’s playing field make-up…  When the Earnings+More newsletter (as it was then) launched in April, it was partly as a response to the expansion of the US-listed betting and gaming sector …

Genius Sports and the Canadian Football League (CFL) have entered into a commercial data partnership, granting the company exclusive content for international sports betting operators. Predicted to come into effect in January 2022, the agreement will enable Genius to leverage  CFL data and video content for commercial purposes including for its sportsbook partners – building on its betting distribution deals …