Sports Betting
Governance

Stats Perform, the sports technology company, has joined forces with the international specialist risk consultancy Control Risks to offer sports integrity solutions to the market
Football
Sports Betting

Sportradar contends that Genius Sport's exclusive supplier deal with Football DataCo, the data rights-holder for the English Premier League, EFL and Scottish Football League is anti-competitive. Ben Cronin examines the dispute and asks what it means for the way rights-holders tender their data contracts.
Football
Sports Betting

Is sports data 'ownable' and can it be treated to same protections from piracy as sports media rights? Ben Cronin thinks the dispute between Sportradar and Genius Sports will influence the way the US major leagues take their data rights to market
Sports Betting

A sportsbook is coming to a US professional sports venue for the first time following the completion of a dramatic new deal between betting company William Hill US and Monumental Sports & Entertainment,…
Basketball
Sports Betting

The National Basketball Association is continuing its embrace of legalized sports betting by announcing a partnership with William Hill, which has been designated an authorized sports betting operator…
Sports Betting

Bookmaking giants Flutter Entertainment and The Stars Group have agreed a merger that will create the world’s largest online betting company by revenue, as both companies look to position themselves t…
Football
Marketing

Asian sports betting company Yabo Sports has appointed Steven Gerrard, the manager of Scottish football team Glasgow Rangers and former Liverpool FC player, as a brand ambassador
American Football
Sports Betting

The National Football League has continued its embrace of legalized sports betting by naming DraftKings as the league's first official daily fantasy partner
Sports Betting

IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has agreed a “multi-year” deal with online betting company Mansion Group to deliver virtual sports coverage through the former’s tie-up with Leap Gamin…
Sports Betting

Rick Burton, the David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management at Syracuse University and former Commissioner of Australia’s National Basketball League asks whether gambling’s relationship with sport could switch a fan’s affinity for a sport, team or player to one of 50-50 outcomes
Basketball
Governance

League office now armed with heightened set of enforcement measures including fines, draft pick revocations, random team audits
Horse Racing
Sports Betting

With a decline in media and betting revenues associated with the closure of multiple retail bookmakers on the cards, Ben Cronin looks at how senior stakeholders in British horse racing will react to this threat.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Never knowingly understated, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power's latest marketing activation ended up garnering a £50,000 fine for one of its partner clubs. Adam Nelson takes a look at the story behind the betting company's 'unsponsorship' of five UK football teams, and whether the campaign can maintain relevance and visibility throughout the season.
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

The National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils have signed a "significant" multi-year sponsorship deal with sports betting platform Unibet
Sports Betting

The US-based Scientific Games, the gambling products and services company, has become the first platform to sign up for IMG Arena’s new golf data and live streaming service for bookmakers.
Fan Engagement

Capital One Arena, the home arena of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals and National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards, expects to generate a million additional visitors per year …
Baseball
Business

Baseball's recent run of dealmaking in legal wagering space extends to chance-based lottery games
Golf
Sports Betting

IMG Arena, the sports betting unit of the IMG agency, has expanded its scoring data distribution agreement with the PGA Tour to include North America