Stockholm-listed sports betting platform provider Kambi Group Plc has attributed its success during Q2 2019 to a growing number of partnerships across both Europe and the US, despite facing ‘tough comparatives including the 2018 football World Cup’. Recording a revenue figure of €21.6m, a jump from the previous figure of €17.6m, Kambi has moved towards forging new partnerships across European markets. …
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Industry affiliate Better Collective A/S has advanced its US strategic agenda by acquiring Florida-based Vegasinsider.com and Scoresandodds.com in a $20 million cash transaction. Updating investors, Better Collective said that it has significantly expanded its US portfolio by acquiring two of the most trusted sports betting wagering portals which maintain a legacy of ‘more than 20-years’ experience in offering premium sports picks, content, …
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SIS (Sports Information Services) has struck a deal to supply its British and Irish greyhound racing content to AmWest Entertainment, the parent company of AmWager.com. SIS will provide live streams and data from up to 33,000 races per year, taken from the 53 meetings per week racing schedule of British tracks including Central Park, Crayford, Doncaster, Harlow, Henlow, Hove, Monmore …
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A recently signed partnership between Genius Sport and The Basketball Tournament (TBT) was completed with the goal of launching a new digital and fan engagement strategy, powered by real-time data. The deal which is set to improve the coverage of the tournament has also allowed TBT to commercialize its live data with licensed sportsbooks. Travis Black, head of U.S. & …
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UK bookmaker, Betfred has advanced its US-profile, confirming that it has secured a technology and operations arrangement servicing Elite Casino Resorts ‘Grand Falls’ Larchwood Iowa property. Subject to regulatory approval, Betfred will further act as lead wagering partner for Elite Casino Resorts, providing the US incumbent with full operational provisions for retail, online and mobile services. Betfred is currently partnered …
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A new era for global sports data, integrity and content rights has begun after leading US incumbent STATS completed its acquisition of rival Perform Group. Absorbing the Perform assets of OPTA, RunningBall and Watch&Bet, STATS confirms the formation of new business entity ‘Stats Perform’ seeking to become the outright global leader in sports data provisions. Last April, finance magnate Robert F Smith’s …
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Matt Shaddick, Head of Ladbrokes Politics, said that betting has “never really solved the problems around offering betting on constituencies” amid rumours of a UK snap election. Speaking in ‘Rare Breed – Betting on Politics’, the first in SBC’s new fortnightly ‘Betting on Sports webinar series’, Shaddick admitted that the difficulty in pricing 650 markets right makes them a “gold …
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In the first of a series of columns on international gambling legislation, GVC’s Director of Regulatory Affairs Martin Lycka takes a look at the history of gambling law and identifies the key elements that link the most successful regulations. When I joined the online gambling industry ten years ago one of the ultimate regulatory goals was to convince the European …
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The Betting on Sports conference has been given the backing of The International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA), as the world’s leading sports betting industry event prepares to host 3,500 delegates for its 2019 edition at Olympia London from 17-20 September. The sponsorship deal represents a strengthening of the relationship between IAGA and Betting on Sports organiser SBC. IAGA previously …
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The 2018 Sports Betting Leader of the Year Sergey Portnov will be kicking off the Sport in Focus track at this year’s Betting on Sports conference. Sport in Focus is one of four tracks held on the first full day (18 September) of SBC’s flagship conference, which takes place at Olympia London from 17-20 September. Portnov, who took home the …
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