Data

BetVictor has announced that it has become the first operator to provide Timeform’s South African horse racing data and analysis to its customers. This becomes the latest move in its partnership with the data and content provider.  The announcement means that BetVictor is now displaying Timeform horse racing data and selections for all South African race meetings across all channels. Coupled …

Data expert TXODDS is offering the chance to experience its TXTRADER service by offering a free trial on Friday 30th September to Sunday 2nd October. This is a particularly good opportunity given that the weekend includes a host of crunch games across Europe, including Tottenham v Man City in the Premier League, a Serie A match-up Roma v Inter Milan, and in …

The NBA has announced a multiyear global data and statistics distribution agreement with Sportradar and Second Spectrum. Restructuring its data, insights and analysis infrastructure, the NBA will implement a new Sportradar and Second Spectrum developed state-of- the-art league-wide player tracking system. Beginning season 2017/18 the partnership will further see Sportradar become the official ‘Global Distributor’ of real-time NBA league and match …

Yorkshire based firm Equotion Ltd has announced two major pieces of news for the company this week. The first is the completion of a significant funding round and the second the appointment of Graham Martin as Non-Executive Chairman. Martin is the Founder of Bonne Terre, the licence holder for Sky Betting & Gaming, and he joins CEO James Waterhouse, Chief Data Scientist …

Betting shop operators in the UK are set to see another shake-up in how they present horseracing after the announcement that a third horseracing channel for LBOs is to be launched. The Racing Partnership (TRP) – a joint venture between Arena Racing (ARC) and seven independent racecourses comprising Fakenham, Ffos Las, Hexham, Newton Abbot, Plumpton, Ripon and Towcester – announced …

With some cracking games lined up this weekend in the Euro 2016 tournament, SBC brings some more bite-size facts about some of this week’s games, as provided by iSportGenius. Italy vs Sweden: Kick-off Friday June 17, 2:00pm BST Including friendlies, Italy is undefeated in its last four internationals against Sweden, winning three and drawing one. Including friendlies, each of Italy’s last …

Gaming and betting solutions provider BetConstruct has announced that it has signed an agreement to provide its Live Scouting Data Service to Fonbet.  BetConstruct will deliver the Live Scouting Data courtesy of its partner Megafeed. Through its collaboration with Megafeed’s scouting network of 750 match reporters from all continents, BetConstruct provide live data from 4,000 matches every month. The partnership with BetConstruct …

March 2016 saw SIS change its data collection model for UK greyhounds, with odds and results now produced directly by track agents via a new mobile interface. Jim Proudfoot, Head of On Course Operations at SIS Betting, explains the changes. What’s prompted the switch to tablet data collection at greyhound races? We’re always looking at ways to improve our processes …

Sports data, insight and analysis provider Sportradar AG has confirmed that it has agreed to acquire ‘the shares and core businesses of European sports media rights and marketing specialist sportsman media holding GmbH. Sportsradar governance agreed to acquire sportsman media assets from founders Thomas Krohne and Karl Wieseneder, in a move the company stated would significantly “upgrade its audiovisual content offering”. …

Award winning developer and betting industry supplier BetConstruct is a silver sponsor at this year’s Betting on Football Conference (#bofcon). Ahead of the event this week we spoke to CEO Vahe Baloulian about getting things right ahead of a major tournament such as Euro 2016 and retention strategies beyond, as well as the year ahead, how mergers are like marriages and …