An enthralling World Cup that saw Argentina walk away with the most sought-after prize in world football proved to be hugely popular with bettors worldwide. Seemingly the world was backing Lionel Messi to finally win the only major title missing from his gleaming trophy cabinet, and the fact that he and Argentina proved them right ultimately added to the overall …
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Any doubts about sportsbooks’ performance during the World Cup were put to rest during the tournament thanks to a ‘high level of engagement’, according to OpenBet. The sportsbook technology and content supplier processed 200 million bets across its channels, totalling $2bn across the four-week tournament, representing a 13% uptick on the 2018 World Cup. The improvements were driven by a …
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Following the recent OpenBet partnership with deep data specialists StatsBomb, SBC News spoke to Luke Saunders, Commercial Director at SportCast, for an exclusive interview regarding the deal and how it will shape the pioneering BetBuilder, pre-built BetBuilder and singles product offering. SBC: How important is cutting-edge deep data for operators’ trading and predictive modelling in an increasingly competitive market? LS: …
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OpenBet has signed its first major partnership since its finalised takeover by Endeavour, renewing its deal with Denmark’s national lottery, Danske Spil. Extending its contract with Danske Spil until 2025, OpenBet will continue to support the operator’s sportsbook brand Oddset across both its online and mobile verticals as well as its retail betting network, consisting of 2,700 terminals. The agreement …
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The sale of Light & Wonder’s (L&W) sportsbook business OpenBet has been finalised, as Endeavour Group Holdings takes control of the brand for $800m. Terms of the contract will see Endeavour pay $750m in cash, subject to customary adjustments, in addition to 2.3m shares of Class A common stock. L&W states that it is poised to ‘unlock tremendous value’ following …
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Player protection remains firmly in the spotlight within the global betting and gaming landscape. The UK’s Safer Gambling Week in October illustrates the industry’s consistent efforts to provide safer betting experiences, while at SBC Summit Barcelona, an esteemed panel featuring some of the world’s biggest lotteries will discuss their views of best practices. We caught up with panellist Nikos Konstakis, …
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Light & Wonder Inc (formerly Scientific Games Corp) has confirmed that Barry Cottle has resigned as Chief Executive and a board member of the Nasdaq cross-platform games supplier. The board of L&W has begun a search process to find Cottle’s successor, as long-term senior executive Matt Wilson takes charge of the day-to-day leadership of L&W as Interim CEO. The former …
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Mark Balch has become the latest member to join Oddin.gg’s senior management team, after he was named as the esports betting solutions supplier’s new Strategic Director. The new hire has 20 years of experience in the betting industry, seven of which have involved the management of esports wagering services and negotiating data partnerships. His past roles have included Head of …
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Oddin.gg has appointed Juana Bischoff as Senior Business Development Manager, responsible for maintaining partnerships and relationship building. Bischoff will play a role in upholding and expanding the esports betting solutions provider’s ‘end-to-end esports betting ecosystem’ and partner network. Prior to joining Oddin.gg, the new hire acquired experience of esports betting in four different positions at Bayes Esports, finishing her three year …
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Companies across the betting and gaming space are continuing to build up their arsenals ahead of the FIFA World Cup later this year, including OpenBet and its SportCast division. Announcing a partnership with sports data provider StatsBomb, OpenBet explained that SportCast will integrate the sportstech firm’s data to enhance player props offerings with shots, shots on target, assists, passes and …
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