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Betting data and odds specialist Abelson Info has informed the market that it has acquired Super Soccer Oddsfeed related assets, growing its footprint within the sports betting provisions sector.
Both firms have a prior industry relationship having worked on joint-venture Goalscorer Prices & Settlement (GPS) feed which is utilised by a number of bookmakers. Super Soccer Oddsfeed provides the odds and Abelson Info provide the automated settlement system, all delivered via a single feed.
Updating the market, Abelson Info informed that Super Soccer Oddsfeed Managing Director Tony Walpole will step down from the company
Commenting on the update, Super Soccer Oddsfeed’s Senior Trader Jeevan Jeyaratnam detailed:“Myself and the team at Super Soccer Oddsfeed are delighted to work for Abelson Info, a company we have worked closely with for years. We are very excited about the opportunities this takeover will allow us to pursue, including the launch of an in-running version of GPS for the 2017-2018 season.”
Abelson Info director Ed Abelson backed Jeyaratnam statement, adding : “We are well familiar with the expertise of the odds compilers at Super Soccer Oddsfeed and are delighted to welcome them to the company. I would like to pass on my thanks to Tony Walpole while looking forward to the many exciting opportunities that are ahead of us. We are already developing further products as a combined operation, not least in-play goalscorers.”
