PickGuru, a new social gaming platform, is pleased to announce that it has entered into agreements with Stats Perform and Sportradar that will see it display its goal to disrupt the social gaming space.
The agreements with Stats Perform and Sportradar officially confirmed the intention of PickGuru, the new social gaming platform, to individualize its offering in the social gaming space.
Olly Roland-Jones, CEO at PickGuru, commented that they are delighted to have secured deals with Stats Perform and Sportradar, whose reputation in the field of sports data and technology are unrivalled.
He also said that their users will be the main beneficiaries as they will encounter the thrill of live sport, inside their app, as it unfolds in real time.
Roland-Jones went on to say that this deal facilitates that crucial game-play experience.
In terms of the deals, global data feeds of both data providers will be integrated into the portfolio of social games of the social gaming platform to give PickGuru players the opportunity to immerse fully in the gaming experience alongside live sport.
PickGuru’s offering centers on a selection of real-time games in which participants are required to predict certain outcomes and have a chance to join nationwide leagues for lucrative wins for quite small stakes or compete in mini-leagues with family and friends.
Stats Perform is the top statistics provider for football in the United Kingdom as well as the official media data partner for the Premier League and other clients that include BBC Sport, Sky Sports, The Guardian and several high-profile betting companies.
Sports bettors in the Bayou are thrilled to learn that they are only a couple of weeks away from a rollout of mobile sports betting in Louisiana.
November 2021 was the first month that retail sports betting was available in the state with operators having enormous success with an astonishing win rate of 20.6% that resulted in them taking in just under $6 million in revenue. Licenses are currently in the approval process for mobile sports betting with more good news expected to come out of Louisiana in the next few weeks.
Louisiana reported a retail sports betting handle of $27.6 million in November 2021, generating an amount of $5.7 million in revenue on a 20.6% hold rate. Sports betting operators in Louisiana are taxed at a rate of approximately 10% with tax revenue being $568.571 for the first month, 25% of which is allocated to early education funding.
Four retail operators in Louisiana were open for the full month of November while another four were open for just under three weeks.
The state reported that Parlays generated $3.7 million in revenue, almost 65% of the state’s total, with Football ranking second with $1.6 million in revenue while Basketball generated $369,931 and Soccer trailing behind at $21,203.
Louisiana legislators are eager for the state to become the first in the Deep South to legalize mobile sports betting by 15th January 2022.
Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns revealed that, of 20 licenses made available to commercial casinos and racetracks he has already taken in 13 applications from retail sportsbooks. These include Penn National Gaming, Caesars and DraftKings that already have retail locations in Louisiana with all expected to hold mobile licenses eventually.
According to PlayOhio, a Catena Media-owned sports betting analysis platform, Ohio’s sports betting market is capable of generating approximately $12bn in gaming revenue.
PlayOhio feels that of the $12bn, the Buckeye state could generate a massive amount of $900m in yearly gaming revenue and $90m in state taxes once the region reaches maturity.
Once Governor Mike DeWine signs the bill that officially legalizes sports betting in Ohio, the Buckeye State will join 30 more US states and Washington DC that have already legalized and regulated sports betting in some form.
Once the market launches, which could be as late as January 2023, it is expected to be one of the nation’s most productive.
The Buckeye State has a population of 11.7 million residents and can be compared to Illinois and Pennsylvania’s sports betting markets which at present sit third and fourth-largest in the US.
Eric Ramsey, an analyst for the PlayUSA.com network which includes PlayOhio.com, commented that Ohio is a large state that has embraced an open model, which will make it immensely attractive to both national and local operators.
He went on to say that the common element among the largest markets in the US is that they all foster competition among many operators. He added that those markets are far more appealing to bettors, which in turn makes the industry a more reliable revenue producer for the state.
Ramsey also said that Ohio won’t have much opportunity to draw bettors from neighboring states, but it has enough local advantages to be a successful standalone market. He added that policymakers did not put any restrictions on collect sports betting.
Bookmakers have urged the Scottish FA to investigate irregular betting patterns flagged up during a recent Premiership clash at
Dens Park between Dundee and Hearts which was won by Hearts 1-0 thanks to a late strike from Jamie Walker.
The issue evidently relates to the number of bets that were placed on yellow cards for Dundee players, with a report in The Daily Mail alleging that a number of gambling companies are troubled over bets that were made.
Despite the fact that betting firms are also contemplating a formal complaint to Police Scotland, the matter is now in the hands of the SFA’s Security and Integrity unit. SFA signed an agreement with operators in terms of which they will exchange any information on irregular wagering patterns surrounding Scottish football.
Dens players Leigh Griffiths, Danny Mullen, Max Anderson and Paul McGowan have all been booked by referee Willie Collum.
Should there be any proof of insider betting uncovered the SFA’s compliance officer will raise disciplinary proceedings and a Notice of Complaint.
Operators may also file a complaint to Police Scotland although they have not made a decision on that matter yet.
The SFA’s Security and Integrity Officer, Martin Stolarek has been tasked with tackling all issues related to match-fixing with his role also including increasing awareness and education amongst clubs, players, coaches and officials.
The SFA has been endeavoring to fight match-fixing with its ‘Keep It Clean’ campaign and has a hotline that is open to anyone in Scotland who may know of any corrupt practices within football.
Kambi, a leading B2B sports betting platform provider of premium sports betting technology has entered into a partnership with omni-channel gaming industry leader Affinity Interactive (AI) that will see it provide its online and on-property sportsbook to the latter in order to power AI’s upcoming retail, digital and online sports betting offering, DRF Sports.
In terms of the multi-year partnership, AI will gain access to Kambi’s premier betting solutions, from odds compiling and compliance provision to customer intelligence and risk management, all built on Kambi’s proprietary software platform.
AI’s extensive online and mobile presence that includes the renowned, 127-year-old Daily Racing Form, a leading provider of premium data and authoritative editorial coverage to horse racing and sports enthusiasts in North America and DRF Bets, one of America’s burgeoning online and mobile wagering platforms, will enable it to provide Kambi’s technology and services swiftly to customers.
The multi-state agreement will introduce the Kambi-powered sportsbook online in Iowa prior to launching in additional states throughout 2022 and beyond.
Kristian Nylen, Chief Executive Officer of Kambi, commented that they are thrilled to work with the talented team at Affinity Interactive to provide their leading software to sports enthusiasts across the U.S.
He added that this agreement is an exciting opportunity to showcase the strength of their product and leverage their experience to succeed in the competitive sports betting market.
Nylen went on to say that the combination of Kambi’s advanced technology, DRF Sports multimedia information capabilities and Affinity Interactive’s regional casino assets makes for an enticing sports betting proposition
James Zenni, Chairman of Affinity Interactive, said this is the first step in their strategy of rolling out the DRF Sports brand to online customers for sports betting and iGaming.