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Sportradar launches global detection system to clampdown against fraud in sport

Through the sports betting data supplier’s Integrity Services, the UFDS builds upon its existing bet monitoring system, which is in place to detect match-fixing across sport globally. The current system monitored more than 600,000 matches in 2020 across 26 sports and the new UFDS aims to continue Sportradar’s aims to safeguard sport, with the new […]

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Darts “broadens appeal” by licensing World Championship slot with Blueprint Gaming

Officially licensed from the PDC, the PDC World Darts Championship slot includes the likes of Peter Wright, Michael van Gerwen, and world number one and world champion Gerwyn Price. The branded slot is Blueprint’s first venture into the sporting theme genre of online casino. Barry Hearn OBE, PDC chairman, said: “The global popularity of darts continues

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Scout Gaming Group reports 69% revenue increase for Q4 2020

EBITDA improved from SEK-8.1m to SEK-5.8m from Q4 2019 to Q4 2020, with cash flow from operating activities improving from SEK-2.6m to SEK0.2m. Scout Gaming’s operator trading index, which measures the underlying customer activity, increased to 2,436 for Q4 2020, a growth of 135% from the same period last year. “During the full year, total

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EveryMatrix CEO: Sports betting “alive and kicking” despite chaotic 2020

All major sport was suspended in mid-March last year worldwide during the first wave of the coronavirus, which didn’t return until two months later with the German Bundesliga, followed by the English Premier League in June. Since then, the majority of matches have been played behind closed doors, virtually all in 2021, but most high-profile

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Analyst: Entain betting on independent future with Enlabs bid, following MGM Resorts interest

MGM Resorts International was in talks to acquire Entain but those talks broke down earlier this year, and Barnick believes Entain’s plans to acquire Enlabs show it does not have a large US casino operator in its plans. Barnick was commenting on Entain’s Q4 results, after the operator reported profit of £113.8m ($157.7m) for 2020, compared

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DraftKings announced as UFC’s first official sportsbook partner in “groundbreaking” deal

The “groundbreaking” agreement hailed as “one of the most significant partnerships in UFC history” will allow the fantasy sports and sports betting operator to offer in-game promotions, activations, in-broadcast odds integrations and UFC branding across its products. The partnership, which applies to the US and Canada, also sees DraftKings possess rights to use official UFC

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Over 47 million Americans expected to wager on March Madness 2021

The survey, conducted by Morning Consult, found that 47.4 million US adults will wager on the tournament, around the same number that indicated they would bet on the 2019 tournament. But how Americans will bet on March Madness is expected to change dramatically, with 17.8 million to place a bet online, and 8.3 million to

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Scientific Games reports 50% increase in wagers for Cheltenham Festival

The Cheltenham Festival took place behind closed doors, which led to a rise in betting activity, as bettors took to online channels with shops closed across Europe. Scientific Games’ OpenSports platform saw an increase of more than 50% in bets from 2020. Total wagers rose to nearly £70m ($97.1m) across the UK’s leading sportsbook operators.

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Racecourse Media Group experiences record streaming volumes at Cheltenham Festival

Last week’s festival saw a record number of streams as many Cheltenham regulars resorted to online viewing when in lockdown. For RMG, its record numbers were achieved by using the real-time streaming platform, Phenix. The technology offers customers a synchronised stream that can be viewed across different devices. The racing company additionally used the help

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GI Huddle exclusive: Affiliate focus with Catena Media CEO Michael Daly

Many will already be familiar with Daly’s prior work heading Catena’s North American operations, of course, but since being promoted to the affiliate’s overall CEO role, he tells Gambling Insider there is plenty the company is prioritising outside the US in terms of strategy. In the below interview, Daly outlines his views upon taking the

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