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Genius Sports makes two Board appointments for ‘operational expertise’

SBC News Genius Sports makes two Board appointments for ‘operational expertise’

Genius Sports has announced the addition of two new members of its Board of Directors, effective from 8 March 2023. Kenneth J. Kay will become an Independent Director and will immediately accept the role of chair of the Audit Committee, succeeding Harry You, and will also serve as a member of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Meanwhile, Michael …

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Genius Sports provides ‘crucial visibility’ over global betting in the A Leagues

SBC News Genius Sports provides ‘crucial visibility’ over global betting in the A Leagues

Genius Sports has been named the official data partner of the Isuzu UTE A-League Men (ALM) and Liberty A-League Women (ALW) for their 2022-23 season. Through the firm’s 24/7 bet monitoring technology and educational services, the exclusive deal, formed with the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), aims to protect Australian football from match-fixing and betting-related corruption. The data company outlined that …

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Genius Sports launches In-Play MultiBet to deliver live same-game acca betting

SBC News Genius Sports launches In-Play MultiBet to deliver live same-game acca betting

Genius Sports has announced a major product launch, bringing its AI-powered In-Play MultiBet solution to market in time for the ongoing NFL season and ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup.  Branded as the next evolution of accumulator/parlay bets, the In-Play MultiBet solution will allow Genius’ client sportsbooks to offer automated live odds, enabling their customers to add-or-change multi-bet wagers …

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Growth hungry Genius Sports upgrades 2021 forecasts 

SBC News Growth hungry Genius Sports upgrades 2021 forecasts 

Genius Sports has upgraded its full-year 2021 financial forecasts, having disclosed peak Q2 trading which saw the sportstech group double its revenues to $59 million (Q2 2020: $27m).  Publishing its first H1 Interim results as an NYSE enterprise, Genius revealed double and triple-digit Q2 revenue outcomes across its core business units. A breakdown of Q2 performance saw Genius’ flagship Betting Technology …

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Genius Sports acquires FanHub to bulk-up its fan engagement muscle

SBC News Genius Sports acquires FanHub to bulk-up its fan engagement muscle

Genius Sports has agreed to acquire free-to-play (FTP) games developer and fan engagement studio FanHub Media, undertaking its first corporate acquisition as an NYSE-listed enterprise. The deal will see, Genius add an FTP games offering to its existing sports betting technology unit, whilst FanHub’s fan engagement solutions will be merged with Genius media division. Dealmakers chose not to disclose deal …

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Genius acquires Scorebot system through Sportzcast deal

SBC News Genius acquires Scorebot system through Sportzcast deal

Genius Sports has reached a ‘definitive agreement’ to acquire Sportzcast Inc – a leading US distributor of scoreboard data systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Genius will take control of all Sportzcast IPs and assets, becoming the proprietary operating firm of ‘Scorebot’ system. A leading sports leading data collection system in North America, Scorebot links directly to …

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Genius secures official data and trading coverage on OpenSports platform

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Scientific Games (SG) and Genius Sports have significantly expanded their existing sportsbook services agreement, allowing Betgenius’ live data and trading solutions to be made fully available across SG’s ‘OpenSports’ platform.  The new partnership arrangement will see all OpenSports customers directly serviced with Genius’ in-game content and officially sourced sports data (excluding US pro-leagues), allowing SG clients to secure and optimise …

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