Category Archives: Betting

Stats Perform launches Opta Vision for ‘new generation’ of sports data

Stats Perform has announced a new addition to its suite of sports data and AI products, launching its Opta Vision data feeds offering.  Utilising the firm’s Opta event data in conjunction with tracking data in order to create a ‘single, merged dataset’, the new offering has been released to provide greater performance insights to sports …

BOSE: ESG can be financially beneficial if ‘handled right’

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies are treated with scepticism by some, but companies may be underestimating the profitable potential of adopting such measures.  According to the speakers on the ‘Up and down the risk curve – is how we value sports betting changing?’ panel at the Betting on Sports Europe (BOSE) event, consumers are …

FSB’s business transformation finalised after three years

FSB has completed its business transformation into a B2B only technology service provider, discontinuing the white label division of its business in doing so.  The reorganisation process began three years ago when FSB received multi-million growth investment from private equity group Clairvest. Issuing an update, the London-based sportsbook supplier stated that the evolution of its …

Bayes Esports and Riot Games develop new League of Legends data hub

Bayes Esports and Riot Games will deliver competitive esports data to professional League of Legends (LoL) Esports teams, Riot Games’ partners and the wider esports community via a new centralised data hub. The LoL Esports Data Portal (LDP) will provide access to a wide variety of data to power teams, partners and fan experiences. Bayes …

BHA promotes Alison Enticknap to lead new Strategic Change Division

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has established a new executive role that will oversee the strategic change of UK racing with its network of stakeholders.  Titled the Director of Strategy & Change, the executive role will be formally led by Alison Enticknap, who has served as the governing body’s Interim Director of Communications and Corporate …

Paul Kavanagh: MiFinity is poised for further growth

The last few years have been tricky for all companies, but MiFinity CEO Paul Kavanagh is confident that 2022 will be the year in which the company will accelerate its growth plans. Kavanagh explained that MiFinity, a global payments provider, has amassed more than 18 years of experience in the online payments space. But in …

PandaScore names former Uber manager David Trehondart as Head of Customer Success

PandaScore has bolstered its client services by appointing David Trehondart as Head of Customer Success of the esports data and odds provider. Trehondart joins PandaScore’s senior management team from leading US big data and intelligence services provider Palantir, where he formally served as a Deployment Strategist. Further experience has seen Trehondart manage high-profile B2B clients …

Kieren Fallon signs exclusive horse racing deal with BetUK

BetUK has signed a deal with six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon as part of an exclusive horse racing partnership.  The link-up with the former Irish jockey will strengthen BetUK’s racing offer by providing expert tips, knowledge and insight as part of a series of podcasts – entitled Fallon’s Fancies – available to watch on its …

ParlayBay links-up with GRID Esports to power next-generation of gaming

Sports betting games provider ParlayBay has formed an alliance with GRID Esports as it looks to power its next-generation gaming experience.  The link-up between the two will see ParlayBay be able to build and utilise sports betting games for the esports vertical, aided by GRID Esports as its supplier of esports data.  Patrick Nordwall, CEO …