Genius Sports, a brand created from the merger of SportingPulse and Betgenius, has been officially launched into the sports and betting data sector. The company already employs more than 750 staff in 10 locations worldwide. SportingPulse, founded in 1999 in Melbourne, is well known for its sports administration, management software and basketball data collection. Since 2004 the company has worked …
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Perform secures Worldwide FIBA media distribution rights
FIBA – The International Basketball Federation has confirmed the appointment of Perform Group (Perform), as its worldwide distributor of media-related rights attached to FIBA sanctioned tournaments and competitions. FIBA governance awarded Perform Group the distribution rights for a period of four years, with the partnership set to cover more than 5000 live games. Perform will further gain exclusive rights to …
Read More »Annual growth for France Pari driven by SPORTNCO success
Online betting group France Pari has recorded an annual growth of 17% for 2015 and established itself as a leading provider of sportsbook solutions in Europe. Total revenues are up from €17m to €20m, thanks in no small part to the success of B2B entity, SPORTNCO. France Pari recorded a growth of 80% from its B2B delivery of white labels …
Read More »Microgaming getting sporty with Basketball Star
Isle of Man-based Microgaming has thrown Basketball Star into the mix this month. Set to a Hip-Hop soundtrack with 243 ways to win, Basketball Star is a 5×3 reel slot showcasing the ever popular Rolling Reels. Three or more scatters trigger up to 25 free spins, with a maximum multiplier trail of 10x. Players can also shoot lucky with the …
Read More »Neale Deeley: Betradar’s slam dunk with virtual basketball
Neale Deeley, Managing Director at Betradar, discusses the development of the company’s latest virtual offering – Basketball. SBC: You’ve just launched your virtual basketball product. How long have you been developing it? What was the start point? Neale Deeley: The inception of the project was over a year ago when we sketched out the punter types we wanted to appeal …
Read More »Euroleague expands IMG partnership to cover betting interests
Euroleague Basketball, the highest tier of professional basketball in Europe, has confirmed that it has agreed a four year deal with international sports agency IMG to represent its betting and gaming interests for its international competition’s Euroleague and Eurocup. The new agreement expands on the existing one between the two parties, Euroleague will look to improve on its revenues coming …
Read More »Bettingexpert launches 15 new tipping competitions
Bettingexpert, the super affiliate tipping network with customers across 10 languages, has revamped its competition structure after reaching the milestone of 100,000 tips a month. While the Tipster of the Month competition still offers a £3,000 prize pool, bettingexpert has now started competitions for specific sports. The best football tipsters can now compete every month for a share of €3,000, …
Read More »Bet365 named as best bookmaker by bettingexpert.com
Bet365 has been named as the best bookmaker of 2014 after super affiliate bettingexpert analysed over a quarter of a million tips from its English language members. Rather than use the criteria of which bookmaker offers most markets, the best promotions or ease of use, bettingexpert has calculated its decision using which bookmaker offers the best odds most often. When …
Read More »Roy Clements – STATS is bringing fantasy to life
Roy Clements, Managing Director, UK for STATS, explains how the firm is continuing development on its award-winning fantasy sports product. SBC: Hi there, can you give further details of STATS’ fantasy sports product and where you feel it fits in with the sports data and insights solutions you provide? RC: Our Fantasy unit has been in operation for more than …
Read More »Tipster Profile: Federico Parini – Basketball is least affected by chance
Basketball expert and Bet Advisor Senior Tipster Federico Parini explains the methodology behind his tipping and how he discovered that the NBA is the perfect league for his approach. How did you first get into sports betting ? I started to get interested in sports betting about 10 years ago. Like many people, initially it was just for fun, then I …
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