Sportradar, the international sports data and digital content company, has expanded its existing partnership with North American football’s NFL. The multi-year agreement will see Sportradar exclusively distribute real-time official play-by-play data and Next-Gen Stats (NGS) to sports betting operators in regulated markets in the United States and internationally. The original partnership …
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Premier League football club Leicester City has unveiled its latest commercial agreement as The Foxes welcomes Asia-focused online gaming operator 19.com as a new official betting partner. Both parties signed a the multi-season deal, the length of which was not disclosed. 19.com will replace igaming counterpart W88, who recently entered a “record-breaking” partnership with …
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Former England captain Wayne Rooney will join Championship club Derby County as a player-coach in January from MLS side DC United. The transfer is under public scrutiny in the UK because of the online casino 32Red involvement. To make this transfer possible, The Rams have secured “a record-breaking sponsorship” deal …
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FC Barcelona and Croatian international midfielder, Ivan Rakitic, has been unveiled as the official brand ambassador of the Ukrainian-based betting company FavBet. The 2018 World Cup runner-up has signed a two-year deal with the sportsbook which is expected to cover both online and offline marketing campaigns, providing focused content to …
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Serie A, Italy’s top-tier soccer league, has signed an exclusive betting data partnership with Genius Sports, the UK-based sports data technology company. From the start of the 2019-20 season, Genius will use its pitch-side technology to capture data at all Serie A stadiums and distribute instantly as a live feed …
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“Gooool!Goool! Ahtnan-Wahat! Athnan-Wahat”! A thunderous scream was heard in Aden during Thursday afternoon (August 8th, 2019). Thousands of Yemenis celebrated their national teams’ second goal against Lebanon. Yemen, nicknamed “The Red Devis” because of their shirt color, scored twice within three minutes to grab a precious 2-1 victory over Lebanon …
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The German Football Association (DFB), has announced an integrity partnership with Genius Sports, the UK-based sports data technology company, to safeguard against match-fixing and betting-related corruption. Beginning with the upcoming 2019-20 season, Genius Sports’ Bet Monitoring System will analyse the movements of odds using predictive algorithms to highlight any suspicious …
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Online gambling operator MansionBet has been confirmed as the official UK betting partner of Premier League club Newcastle United F.C. The deal will run for two years – covering the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons – with MansionBet to operate betting terminals within the team’s St. James’ Park stadium. The agreement …
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Sports betting and fantasy sports operator DraftKings has entered into a multi-year agreement to serve as an authorized gaming operator of Major League Baseball (MLB). DraftKings is the second gaming operator to sign an official partnership with MLB, following the lead of casino operator MGM Resorts last November. As with …
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Following an investigation into a potential breach of betting regulations, Everton’s Yerry Mina has been charged with misconduct by the FA. The Premier League defender is alleged to have breached betting regulations after it was confirmed that he featured in an advert for gambling company Betjuego, in his home country …
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Flutter Entertainment brand Paddy Power has launched a new campaign urging betting operators to stop sponsoring football shirts. The ‘Save Our Shirt’ initiative highlights how in the 2019-20 football season, over half the teams in England’s top two divisions will be sponsored by a bookmaker. The campaign was unveiled after …
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Daniel Sturridge, former Liverpool FC and England striker, has been issued with a six weeks suspension and a £75,000 fine after being found guilty of breaching betting rules. However, The Football Association (FA) intends to appeal the verdict, which they believe is too lenient. Sturridge has been found guilty by …
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Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal made by KS Skenderbeu of the Albanian Superliga. The dismissal comes after the football club disputed accusations of match-fixing, however, UEFA has now been cleared to implement its sanctions on the Albanian outfit. As a result, KS Skenderbeu will be …
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The International Betting Integrity Association’s (IBIA) recently released Q2 2019 integrity report has revealed that suspicious alerts are on a downward trend when compared to 2018. The association flagged a total of 51 instances, which were spread across five continents. Tennis accounted for almost half of all reports with 25 …
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In support of its ‘Changing for the bettor’ social responsibility campaign, betting exchange BETDAQ has confirmed that it will be donating its shirt sponsorship of Charlton Athletic to charity Children with Cancer UK. The online betting exchange has sponsored the club’s shirts since 2016. Now BETDAQ confirmed that it will …
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Ascot is more than just a famous venue for horse racing, it is simply one of the best-known locations in the world of sport. The Berkshire racecourse has become iconic in recent decades and is, of course, most commonly associated with Royal Ascot, that famous weekend in June when The …
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Portuguese side, SC Braga has confirmed online sports betting and casino operator Betano as its new principal partner. For Betano, European online sportsbook brand of Stoiximan Group, it is the first sponsorship deal in Portuguese football. The club, which finished last season of Liga Sagres at 4th place, has confirmed …
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Frankie Dettori had the bookmakers running scared at Royal Ascot on Friday as Bet365 took the unusual step of turning down multiple bets on his rides after taking a pummeling from his 449-1 four-timer on Thursday. The 48-year-old completed a 449-1 four-timer on A’Ali, Sangarius Star Catcher and Stradivarius, before …
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Collingwood’s Jaidyn Stephenson has been handed a $20,000 (€12,261) fine and a 22-match ban (which includes a 12-week suspension) after admitting to placing bets on The Australian Football League (AFL) games he was playing in. The ban, the most severe in the AFL history, comes after 20-years old Stephenson reported …
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Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has issued an apology to the Football Association (FA) after being fined £8000 (€8,995) for breaking betting rules while holding the position of director of Salford City. Scholes was alleged to have placed a total of 140 bets on games between August 17, 2015, …
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