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FSB launches in-house Bet Builder tool for trans-continental football league odds

SBC News FSB launches in-house Bet Builder tool for trans-continental football league odds

Sports betting platform FSB has launched its automated Bet Builder product as part of its latest updated offering.  The new tool is fully powered by FSB’s in-house football pricing models, delivering a selection of pre-built Bet Builder bets for individual matches.  The odds content will cover around 100,000 matches per year across various international top-flight and lower leagues in both …

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OpenBet enlarges business as new home of IMG ARENA 

SBC News OpenBet enlarges business as new home of IMG ARENA 

Endeavor Co, the NYSE-listed sports and entertainment fund, has announced that it has integrated the business of IMG ARENA “under the banner of OpenBet”. The strategic decision to combine both technology businesses is required to execute commercial opportunities servicing key clients within the global sports betting and gambling sectors. As announced this morning: “The integrated entity will leverage the individual …

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Kindred builds up sportsbook offering with Stats Perform content

SBC News Kindred builds up sportsbook offering with Stats Perform content

Kindred has entered into an agreement with Stats Perform to enhance its proprietary sportsbook platform, Kindred Sportsbook Platform (KSP). Kindred and Stats Perform have signed a new agreement that will enhance the Kindred Sportsbook Platform (KSP) offering.  The deal will see Stats Perform’s RunningBall and Opta product suite being integrated into Kindred’s solution, accompanied by real-time sports data feeds and …

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Riksdag to review match-fixing data compliance orders with GDPR rules 

SBC News Riksdag to review match-fixing data compliance orders with GDPR rules 

Sweden’s Riksdag has been ordered to review a ‘memorandum for referral‘ proposing further tightening of gambling laws to protect against match-fixing. Authorized by the government, the memorandum has proposed amendments to Sweden’s Gambling Act of 2018 to allow “gambling licensees the right to process information on infringements related to or suspected of being involved in match-fixing.” The amendment requires the …

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Bet365 launches in Indiana in continued US expansion

SBC News Bet365 launches in Indiana in continued US expansion

bet365 has officially launched into Indiana through a partnership with the French Lick Resort. Indiana becomes the eighth state of the British bookmaker’s expansion in the US, which already includes Kentucky, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey, Iowa and Colorado. A bet365 spokesperson said: “At bet365, we don’t do ordinary, and as the home of the country’s first professional baseball game, …

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Sportradar’s Alpha Odds recalculation tool lifts client profits by 10% 

SBC News Sportradar’s Alpha Odds recalculation tool lifts client profits by 10% 

Sportradar has reported that its automated odds recalculation tool, Alpha Odds, delivered an average profit increase of 10% for clients in 2023, compared to the performance of its conventional odds product.  The tool, which allows operators to generate bespoke betting prices in line with their risk exposure and liabilities, was launched in 2022 and boasts a client roster of more …

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Genius Sports unveils Edge as game changer for sportsbook’s risk-&-rewards

SBC News Genius Sports unveils Edge as game changer for sportsbook’s risk-&-rewards

Genius Sports claims that it has delivered the most accurate automated pricing tool for sportsbooks with the unveiling of its new ‘Edge‘ pricing solution. A key product launch for 2024, Genius Sports brands Edge as “a first-of-its-kind automated pricing tool that enables sportsbooks to maximize profits across unlimited sports events and bets concurrently.” Edge utilizes Genius Sports’ wider capabilities in …

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SBC Leaders magazine: Sky Betting & Gaming still thinking big

SBC Leaders Issue 29

Sky Betting & Gaming may be sitting at the very top of the UK gambling industry, but as its Chief Commercial Officer Steve Birch tells the new issue of SBC Leaders magazine, the business still has big ambitions for further growth. In an in-depth interview – which covers the operator’s close relationship with other Flutter-owned brands, the evolution of its …

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Stuart Simms, FairPlay: Oddschecker rebrand showcases our full capabilities

SBC News Stuart Simms, FairPlay: Oddschecker rebrand showcases our full capabilities

In line with last week’s announcement that FairPlay Sports Media (FPSM) has become the new identity of Oddschecker, Stuart Simms, CEO of the freshly rebranded group, spoke to SBC News about representing a global network and expanded services beyond affiliate marketing. Nothing new for Oddschecker or FairPlay…. Why embark on this course of action? Oddschecker is a heritage brand recognised …

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Flutter to shift primary location from LSE to NYSE by end of 2024

SBC News Flutter to shift primary location from LSE to NYSE by end of 2024

Flutter Entertainment Plc will proceed with plans to make the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the primary location of its corporate shareholding. This morning, Flutter leadership rang the NYSE trading bell, beginning the firm’s dual-listing on the US exchange, as approved by investors. Flutter shares will be listed on the New York exchange under the ticker symbol FLUT, alongside the …

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