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Betegy CEO Alex Kornilov: It’s all about the quality of the data

March Madness and the Super Bowl have exceeded all expectations when it comes to betting handles – despite an unprecedented year. We sat down...

SportsHandle: That was the week that was in US sports betting

SportsHandle and friends deliver another round-up of the week’s big developments in US sports betting.The Forces Behind Better Collective’s $240M Action Network Acquisition, And...

Caesars links with Arizona Diamondbacks to launch sports betting at Chase Field

Caesars Entertainment Inc will partner with the Arizona Diamondbacks to launch mobile sports betting in Arizona complete with a sportsbook and bar concept on...

Total Performance Data forges LatAm live racing alliance with ElTurf

Live racing data provider Total Performance Data (TPD) has partnered with ElTurf.com, Latin America’s chief distributor of media information for horse racing, to capture...

Genius Sports to acquire Second Spectrum in data deal worth $200m

Sports data firm Genius Sports Limited has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Second Spectrum, a provider of data tracking and visualization solutions,...

Genius Sports agrees to acquire FanHub Media Holdings for undisclosed fee

Genius Sports Limited, the official data, technology and commercial partner, has agreed to acquire FanHub Media Holdings Pty Ltd, a developer of free-to-play games...
Fundingdollars

Catena Media acquires sports betting affiliate Lineups.com for $39.6m

Affiliate firm Catena Media plc has confirmed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in sports betting affiliate Lineups.com for $39.6m. The deal comprises...

Virginia sportsbooks exceed expectations to pass $300m milestone in March

Virginia sportsbooks surpassed $300m in March wagers, becoming just the eighth US state, and the earliest, to reach the milestone. And with a record...

Better Collective accelerates US media drive with agreement to acquire Action Network for $240m

Sports betting media group Better Collective has sharpened its focus on the US further still having agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in...

Sports data’s peak oil’ moment

The legal wrangling over the amount Fox believes it should stump up for its share in Fox Bet versus what Flutter thinks the business...

Event News

SBC Summit Europe

SBC and VNLOK partner to strengthen licensed operator participation at SBC Summit Europe

SBC and Vergunde Nederlandse Online Kansspelaanbieders (VNLOK), the trade association for licensed Dutch online gambling operators, have agreed to a new multi-year strategic partnership...
SBC Summit 2026 ribbon-cutting

SBC Summit 2026 ends record week with 40,000 attendees as event commits to Lisbon...

SBC Summit's record-breaking 2026 edition delivered growth not only in overall attendance, but across some of the industry’s most commercially important audience groups.Operator numbers...
SBC Summit Europe Amsterdam announcement

SBC Summit Europe builds on Amsterdam move with regulated markets focus

SBC Summit Europe will bring together the businesses, regulators and policymakers shaping the future of regulated gambling across the continent when it takes place...
SBC Summit Lisbon

SBC signs long-term agreement to keep SBC Summit in Lisbon until 2030

SBC has signed a new long-term agreement confirming Lisbon as the host city of SBC Summit through 2030, formalizing the company’s commitment to the...