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DC sports betting revenue and handle down in December

Sports betting revenue and handle in Washington DC both declined month-on-month during December, though revenue increased year-on-year.

Player spending for the month amounted to $18.7m, which was 12.6% lower than $21.4m in November and also 3.1% behind the $19.3m wagered in December 2021.

In terms of gross gaming revenue, this reached $2.4m in December, a 7.7% drop from $2.6m in November, but 71.4% up from $1.4m in December of the previous year.

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February 7, 2023

Bet365 expands sports betting content with Infront Bettor deal

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Infront Bettor, the betting-focused division of Infront, has agreed a global deal with Bet365 to supply the operator with a range of sports content.

Under the agreement, Bet365 will distribute 18,000 hours of content from over 30 rights holders to more than 80 million customers from over 160 countries around the world.

Infront Bettor’s content portfolio includes football competitions such as the English League Cup, Coupe de France and Turkish Superlig, as well as the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship and the Champions Hockey League.

In addition, Infront Bettor will work with Bet365 in an effort to reduce stream latency from the current standard of between six and nine seconds to help improve the experience for customers.

“This is a major agreement for Infront Bettor. It has been a busy and exhilarating few months launching the division, building out major and robust operations, acquiring a highly desirable set of betting rights and communicating to the market our new service,” Inf..

February 7, 2023

Eyes on the prize

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Marese O’Hagan speaks to Luka Pataky, chief product officer, computer vision at Sportradar about how Sportradar’s computer vision technology could revolutionise sports betting for good.

In a market as crowded as sports betting, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like computer vision must continually reinvent themselves in order to remain relevant.

Arguably, it has a well-founded basis in this space, having begun as a completely different project close to 10 years ago.

“Before this role, I was head of innovation at Sportradar, and that’s how we started this computer vision journey as well – it was an innovation project that actually grew,” says Pataky.

Pataky acknowledges that similar technologies have been around for a long time, existing well outside the realms of sports betting.

“It’s not a new area,” he admits. “Computer vision has been around for decades, and in some industries it has been used a lot – manufacturing, production lines.”

In describing exactly what comput..

February 6, 2023

Bet-at-home switches to EveryMatrix sportsbook platform

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European gaming operator Bet-at-home has expanded its partnership with EveryMatrix to include its full sportsbook platform.

Bet-at-home has added to EveryMatrix’s existing casino technology by adopting the supplier’s OddsMatrix sportsbook and turnkey solution, including player management, payments module, and affiliate software.

The deal covers every market where Bet-at-home is present with a two-phased launch kicking off with the MGA-licensed business, followed soon after by the German regulated business.

EveryMatrix said Bet-at-home will become one of its largest sports clients in both revenue and brand value.

Marco Falchetto, chief executive of Bet-at-home, said: “We have been thrilled with the results EveryMatrix have achieved within our casino division, therefore we are delighted to extend this to integrating their proven sportsbook platform and services and pushing the go live button.

“The combination of their outstanding track record, best-in-class technology and enormous ..

February 3, 2023

Playtech extends exclusive SSBT deal with Paddy Power

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Playtech has announced the extension of its exclusive partnership with major retail and online brand Paddy Power.

The new multi-year deal builds on a longstanding relationship between the supplier and the Flutter Entertainment-owned operator, dating back more than 10 years.

As part of the new deal, Playtech will remain the exclusive provider of Self Service Betting Terminals (SSBTs) for Paddy Power in both the UK and Ireland.

Playtech said the new deal comes amid a period of growing popularity for sports betting terminals in retail shops, which was in evidence during the recent Fifa World Cup. It has recently rolled out new features such as the improved Betbuilder and Player Props.

Shimon Akad, chief operating officer at Playtech, said: “Paddy Power has grown into a leading force since its inception over 30 years ago, and we look forward to building on our successful partnership with them. Our software performance has made this ongoing collaboration possible, and we are set on pro..

February 3, 2023

Sportradar launches AI-led Insight Tech Services suite

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Sportradar has announced the launch of Insight Tech Services, a suite of standalone artificial intelligence (AI) led solutions for in-house use by sportsbook operators.

Insight Tech Services has been launched as a complement to Sportradar’s Managed Trading Services (MTS), and features trading, risk management and marketing tools.

It has been designed to allow operators to optimise performance and achieve a deeper understanding of their business and their customers through AI solutions.

“In the hyper-competitive betting market, sportsbook operators are under pressure to improve performance and engage more deeply with their customers,” said Paolo Personeni, managing director of managed betting services at Sportradar. “By combining Sportradar’s market leading artificial intelligence and impressive depth of betting industry data, Insight Tech Services provides operators with the tools they need to manage an efficient sportsbook in-house and directly engage with bettors, delivering a ser..

February 2, 2023

US sports betting: Is micro betting the sports equivalent of igaming?

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As the US sports betting industry evolves, could this herald a new genre of products? H2 Gambling Capital examines micro betting, one of the first innovations to emerge.

Micro betting is a subset of in-play wagering that allows players to wager on individual moments in a game in real-time. It offers the instant gratification / continuous betting opportunities of igaming but with the skill of sports betting.

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In-play betting – Market potential

Micro betting – Market potential

Micro betting – Current performance

Micro betting could be a key driver to increase in-play wagering of US sports to levels of that seen in Europe for basketball and tennis, with the majority of wagering activity being incremental to existing spend.

Other benefits of a high frequency, low price sports betting product include:

Attracting a younger generation of customers that prefer less time commitmentIncreasing player engagement and therefore LTVsIncreasing spend of ‘casual’ players – therefore red..

February 2, 2023

Betfred partners USL team to launch sports betting in Virginia

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Betfred became the latest operator to launch online sports betting in Virginia after securing a partnership with United Soccer League (USL) team Loudoun United FC.

Players in the state will be able to place bets on a wide range of sports via Betfred’s online sportsbook, with Virginia becoming the ninth state in which the operator is active in the US.

Customers will also have access to the Betfred Rewards scheme.

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February 1, 2023

US sports betting: What will drive future growth?

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H2 Gambling Capital analyses the factors that could drive ongoing growth in the US sports betting market, and whether products or new markets will play decisive roles.

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Expansion into new states

Growth in existing states

Expansion of in-play wagering

What drives gross win?

Expansion into new states

A material amount of sports betting gross win growth that H2 Gambling Capital has forecast is based on further expansion into new states.

H2 Gambling Capital forecasts US sports betting gross win to reach $23.2bn by 2030, and 57% of this growth is from states where sports betting is already legal, and 43% is from states where sports betting is expected to legalise in the coming years.

In terms of the importance of new potential states, California is by far the most important, although the recent ballot result means that H2 does not expect anything to pass in the state for at least another 4 years. By contrast, Ohio launched sports betting on 1 January 2023 with Massachusetts..

February 1, 2023

IBIA reports 268 suspicious betting alerts in 2022

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The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) announced that it reported 268 suspicious sports betting alerts in 2022, a 14% year-on-year increase.

This compares with an average of 230 alerts announced between 2019 and 2021.

The association stated this increase can be largely put down to a widening of its monitoring network due to membership growth.

During the year, the IBIA added 16 new members to its ranks, meaning that 45 businesses representing 125 betting brands are now count themselves as members.

“The addition of 16 new members in 2022 has undoubtedly strengthened our monitoring and alert network and our ambition is to see all responsible regulated sports betting operators collaborating through IBIA,” said Khalid Ali, CEO of the IBIA. “Proactive and collaborative action by our sector is an essential component in the fight against match-fixing, and to enhancing the overall reputation of the sector in general.”

Divided by quarter, there were 48 alerts in Q1, rising ..

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