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The intersection of sports, teams, and media will be one of the key highlights of the SBC Summit North America conference and exhibition, which is set to take place from May 9-11 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey.  Boasting several panels, the ‘Sports, Teams & Media’ conference track on the second full day of the event (May 11), …

The NBA 2K League has announced that it has disqualified six players and a coach from competing in any league games. Following an investigation, the aforementioned associates had been found to have violated the sport’s gambling rules. Christopher Lafanette, Dorian Earl Miller and Robert Nastasi of Blazer5 Gaming, Kimanni Ingram of Jazz Gaming, and Zekirri Dennis of Mavs Gaming all …

What is a bet builder? What has it done for the sports betting industry? And how can it be best applied to engage an increasingly savvy generation of bettors? These, and many other questions, are tackled by Kambi in its latest white paper. Sports betting solutions provider Kambi has published a new white paper that shines a guiding light on …

Sportsbet.io has become the latest operator to partner with Low6, leveraging the firm’s gamification products for this year’s FIFA World Cup. A three-phased plan will start with Low6 developing a ‘Sportsbet.io Clubhouse’ for the multi-currency operator – which allows customers to bet using fiat and crypto – themed around the upcoming tournament. The remaining two phases will see additional clubhouses …

DACH markets bookmaker Tipico Sportwetten has moved to upgrade its player props capacity for US sports wagering in partnership with Sports IQ.  Under the terms of the agreement, Sports IQ will provide both pre-match and in-play player props for the US pro-league sports of NBA, NFL, NLH and MLB.  Sports IQ player prop modules will be plugged into Tipico’s proprietary …

Low6 has revealed an updated brand identity, logo and tagline to reflect its corporate ‘refresh’ over the past 12 months, particularly a new focus on B2B operations. Central to the company’s new identity is its ‘Make Your Play’ slogan, adopted after completing its transition from a provider to free-to-play (FTP) games for sporting partners to a betting industry B2B white …

Strive Sponsorship has been appointed to manage content and editorial services for Smarkets newly launched Smarkets News and SBK Betting Zone sites.  Services included under the agreement are written and podcast content, editing and content management covering nine initial sports such as football, golf, rugby, the NBA and NFL. The company will provide Smarkets with sports writers offering insights, betting …

Genius Sports has reaffirmed confidence in achieving its full-year 2022 financial objectives, irrespective of ongoing market headwinds and adjustments.   Publishing its Q1 2022 trading update (period ending 31 March), Genius registered corporate revenues of $86 million, up 60% on Q1 2021 comparative results of $54 million and outperforming its ‘expected guidance’ by 10%. Headline growth was attributed to increased demand …

Brandt Iden, Head of Government Affairs at Sportradar, shares his views on how states that originally legalized sports betting at the retail level only are now starting to reverse course to include mobile/online wagering. It’s a trend he expects to continue as more numbers point to the dominance of mobile/online wagering in the US market… SBC: We’re starting to see …

Sportradar will gain the exclusive betting data rights to the NBA, WNBA and NBA G League after signing a 10-year contract. The exclusive partnership will start in 2023-24, kicking in at the end of the existing, non-exclusive deal which runs for two more years. It will see the three leagues use Sportradar’s global and wide-ranging capabilities to grow US operations, …