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Sports
July 13, 2022
Li Jingliang vs Muslim Salikhov UFC on ABC 3 Odds, Time, and Prediction
UFC on ABC 3 brings us plenty of exciting bouts, one of which surely is the featherweight clash between Li Jingliang and Muslim Salikhov. The main reason why this is supposed to be a real barnburner is that both fighters tend to put on a real spectacle every time they come inside the octagon. Jingliang, […]
Sports
July 13, 2022
SSG and Sky Bet to Boost Fan Engagement via a Soccer Micro-Site
Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) has announced a strategic partnership with Sky Bet through which it will develop, host, and maintain a micro-site for the latter. The new site will feature SSG’s technology and Sky Bet’s Fan Hope Survey with YouGov. Apart from the main survey, fans will be able to vote on the new season […]
Business
July 13, 2022
Sports Tech Company Cipher Secures $5 Million Series A Funding
Australian sports betting startup Cipher Sports Technology Group raised $ 5 million in a Series A round. The company competes in the B2B and B2C space and focuses on predictive analytic betting products, machine learning, and sports media. Cipher will use the newly acquired funding to expand its US business. Cipher Sports Technology Group launched […]
Casino
July 13, 2022
MGM Resorts Becomes Official Partner for MLB Players
MGM Resorts International has secured a new partnership with Major League Baseball players which will see the former partner access marketing and branding rights. Thanks to this multi-year arrangement, the hospitality company has become the Official Partner for MLB Players Inc, which means that the prominent gaming brand will have access to the image and […]
Business
July 13, 2022
Entain Appoints Shailendra Maurya as Ladbrokes Coral CTO
Entain is happy to continue with its recruitment push which is seeing the company shuffle its well-seasoned industry veterans and bring in new experts. In the latest such re-juggling of positions, with former UK tech director Shailendra Maurya stepping in as CTO for Ladbrokes Coral, a flagship Entain brand. He welcomed his new appointment and […]
Legal
July 13, 2022
Bet-At-Home Exits UK Market Permanently Instead of Facing Review
Bet-at-home has been dealt a bad hand one too many times in recent years. The company left Austria, and now having lost its UK gaming license, refuses to fight back for it. Bet-At-Home’s UK Exit Immediate, Users Taken Care Of Just days after bet-at-home had its license suspended in the UK, the company announced it […]
Industry
July 13, 2022
Smarkets to Open First US Office in Washington DC
UK sports betting exchange operator Smarkets announced its plans to open a new office in the US as the company is looking to benefit from the gathering pace sports betting industry and has chosen the metro Washington DC area for its location. ‘Key Step’ towards US Growth Smarkets founder and chief executive officer Jason Trost […]
Legal
July 13, 2022
Florida Unlikely to Resolve Sports Betting Case This Year
The court case blocking the legalization of mobile sports betting in Florida is unlikely to be resolved this year, a timetable of the US Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit suggests. Briefing Schedule The case filed by West Flagler Associates, operator of Magic City Casino, and Bonita-Fort Myers Corporation, doing business as […]
Industry
July 13, 2022
Iowa Sports Betting Continued to Slow Down in June
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission released its monthly sports wagering report to reveal that sports betting was not a hot topic for Iowans in June as numbers fell sharply down across the board. Month-over-Month Decrease Continued Combined, sportsbooks in the Hawkeye State accounted for $122.4 million in sports wagering handle to register a drop […]
Sports
July 12, 2022
IMG ARENA to Power PointsBet with Live Content
PointsBet, one of the fastest-growing sportsbooks, announced a new deal with IMG ARENA, a sports data and tech hub for sports. As per the agreement, IMG ARENA will power PointsBet’s offerings with over 40,000 premium games fans can watch anytime. IMG ARENA Will Provide PointsBet with On-Demand Live Content The two-year partnership will see IMG […]