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Sportradar AG trades with confidence as leadership anticipates breaking the €1bn revenue mark for full-year trading, achieving a corporate milestone since its listing on the Global Nasdaq Exchange in 2021. The Nasdaq sports and betting technology group published its financial results for Q2 trading, registering a 29% year-over-year revenue growth from €216.4m to €278.4m, a difference of €62m. Adjusted EBITDA …

Former NBA point guard player Stevin ‘Hedake’ Smith is the latest athlete to join EPIC Global Solutions in their effort to promote gambling harm awareness.  Smith became centre of attention in the late 1990s for his involvement in a point-shaving scandal, landing him a one-year prison sentence and costing him a career in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks.  The …

The NBA has netted a record broadcast deal with ESPN, ABC, NBC and Amazon. Worth $76bn, the multi-year media partnership will begin at the start of the 2025/26 season and has been described as one of the most valuable in all of sports.  There is one noteworthy admission, however, as TNT Sports lost rights for the NBA in the last …

Sportradar AG has achieved all commercial and operating objectives of a ‘dynamic 2023’ as the Nasdaq sports technology group sets the target of surpassing €1bn in corporate revenues in 2024.  Publishing its full-year 2023 accounts, Sportradar lauds its third consecutive year of double-digit growth as corporate revenues stand at €878m, 20% above FY2022 results of €730m.  Double-digit growth in headline …

Sportradar has launched an enhanced betting-related functionality within NBA League Pass in partnership with the NBA. Sports betting content, such as point spreads, over-unders, and money lines, will now be seamlessly integrated into the sport’s live streaming platform – powered by emBET, Sportradar’s over-the-top (OTT) solution. Speaking on how the partnership will elevate the in-play betting experience, Patrick Mostboeck, Sportradar …

Tally Technology is targeting engagement with NFL and NBA fans with the launch of its Game Center, a new gamification platform. The platform features a community element, with fans of the leagues able to play against each other in private groups, alongside other ‘team-themed playing experiences’ targeting a ‘broader-than-ever cross-section’ of sports followers.  Game Center has been taken live with …

FUN88 has announced that Tony Parker has become an official brand ambassador for the Asian sports betting operator. The basketball star and four-time NBA Championships winner will assist in fronting a series of dedicated promotions and ‘thematic activations’ for the sportsbook.  This partnership begins with immediate effect, and is said to leverage long-term scope for collaboration. A senior spokesperson from …

BetMGM has signed a new deal with Sportradar for access to products and services to be powered by official NBA optical tracking data. For the first time, the sports technology company will provide BetMGM access to ‘next-generation products and services’ that leverage NBA optical tracking data, which is provided exclusively by Sportradar through its partnership with the league.  Eduard Blonk, …

Rupert Huelsey, Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Tally, looks at how adopting a smarter approach to marketing could pay dividends as sportsbooks cut back on lavish acquisition campaigns. Until recently, money was no object for the biggest sportsbook operators in the US sports betting space. Acquisition of bettors was the number one concern and the huge …

Dotan Lazar, CEO and Co-Founder at LSports, writes for SBC Americas about how in-play markets can be a “natural evolution” for sports betting before explaining how LSports’ data feeds and coverage can help sports betting operators ‘get in on the action’. The NBA playoffs began this week and will continue until a champion is crowned in June. During this time, …