Altenar has sued Sportradar in U.S. federal court, accusing the sports data giant of “abusing” its control over official league data.
According to documents in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Malta-based sportsbook solutions provider Altenar is taking legal action against Sportradar to prevent the firm from “abusing its exclusive control over the upstream United States markets for live official sports league data”, creating a lack of industry-wide competition.
Altenar claims that Sportradar is abusing its power as a sports data provider, as Sportradar has exclusive access to some of the largest sports leagues in the world, including the NBA, NHL, MLB, and ATP. Altenar is also accusing Sportradar of denying the company access to data despite the two companies having a working relationship outside the U.S.
“Altenar has one of the premier turnkey platforms in the world,” reads the complaint. “Indeed, it competes effectively abroad, but it has been foreclosed entirely from entering the United States market by Sportradar’s abuse of its monopoly power over the critical input for Altenar’s product—live official league sports data.”
According to the complaint, Sportradar has previously provided Altenar with access to official data rights. Altenar claims that it has paid Sportradar over $6m per year for those rights.
Despite the partnership, Sportradar and Altenar are at odds after an agreement between the two companies over providing Altenar with rights to cover the U.S. dissolved. Altenar claims Sportradar failed to meet the terms of the deal, leading to a lack of U.S. access.
“Sportradar wanted to take as much of the United States turnkey market for itself as it could. Rather than keep its promise to provide Altenar with data rights for use in the United States—as it had done through the parties’ longstanding course of dealing abroad—Sportradar instead decided to choke off Altenar’s access to the lifeblood of its business and attempt to capture market share for its own turnkey product,” reads the complaint.
Sportradar’s “all-in-one” solution raises concerns
In the suit, Altenar also points to a Sportradar product for its claims against the company.
Altenar has expressed concerns over Sportradar’s launch of ORAKO, “an all-in-one sportsbook solution for betting operators” launched in 2022. Altenar claims that the solution allows operators to “purchase everything from Sportradar”, pushing out its competition in the industry.
Altenar is seeking a judge to declare Sportradar’s refusal to deal with the company for rights in the U.S. a violation of antitrust laws. In the suit, Altenar points to the Sherman Act for its claims, as the federal statute aims to combat monopolistic business practices.
Altenar is also seeking treble damages, with the amount to be determined at trial, and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief. The injunctive relief is to “restore competition” and allow Altenar to compete in the U.S.
Altenar is also taking legal action against Sportradar in the U.K., accusing the company of violating the UK Competition Act.
“While we prefer not to comment on pending litigation, we strongly disagree with the claims made by Altenar, which we believe are without merit and contain numerous inaccuracies,” said a Sportradar spokesperson in a statement to SBC Americas. “Sportradar will address these through the legal process. We encourage stakeholders to rely on our public disclosures and SEC filings for a complete and accurate view of our business”.
Altenar’s suit comes after a blockbuster rights deal
Altenar is taking legal action against Sportradar after Sportradar reached an agreement in 2025 with Endeavor Group Holdings to purchase IMG Arena and the service’s sports betting rights portfolio. IMG Arena works with more than 470 global gambling brands.
Sportradar’s deal for IMG Arena has a total financial consideration of $225m.
IMG Arena has a portfolio of over 70 rights holders that host roughly 39,000 official data events. The properties include Major League Soccer, the PGA TOUR and Wimbledon.
About 70% of IMG Arena’s sports betting rights are tied to basketball, soccer and tennis.
Sportradar’s acquisition of IMG Arena and the rights packaged drew competition concerns by the UK’s Competition Markets Authority, but the deal was ultimately approved.
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