Posts by cara@bettingjobs.com
SportsStack raises angel round to unify sports data ecosystem
The news: SportsStack, a unified data layer for sports betting and prediction markets built by ex-FanDuel and Fanatics engineer Amar Rao, has closed a funding round that includes BettingStartups Capital. It’s a stake disclosed publicly for the first time on the BettingStartups podcast, and SportsStack’s Unified API now supports more than 30 data providers across…
Read MoreWhatever you quant
You can’t always get what you quant: Sports has supplied prediction markets with the retail volume, liquidity and public visibility required to turn the sector into a significant business. But it is the institutional interest that might yet be the major play. Since last Friday, the Ninth Circuit has unanimously rejected Kalshi’s attempt to prevent…
Read MoreSupreme importance
If you don’t stop and look around once in a while: New Jersey has asked the US Supreme Court to decide whether prediction market platforms can use federal commodities regulation to offer sports betting nationwide without complying with state gambling laws. The state says the justices must resolve an “irreconcilable” appellate split over whether sports…
Read MoreTriggered
Gun fight at the UK corral: Allwyn has become the latest listed lottery group to acknowledge the growth of UK prize draws, but it is viewing the sector from the other side of a competitive divide. Fellow lottery concerns Jumbo Interactive and ZEAL Network have acquired their way into the prize-draw sector while UK-listed Winvia…
Read MoreWho watches the watchmen?
Do you know where you’re going to? Prediction markets are moving faster than public understanding, and arguably regulation, with US sports fans expressing unease over their societal impact and uncertainty over who should police them. That is one of the central findings from the FGS Scouting Report, based on an online poll of 2,030 US…
Read MoreThe house of Bally’s
Unfinished symphony: Bally’s added an unusual warning to its Q2 10-Q SEC filing, concluding that its incomplete financing plans did not alleviate “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern. This does not mean Bally’s is about to run out of money. But it does mean the company cannot currently demonstrate that…
Read MoreThe crowd may be wise but is the regulatory system?
Wise after the event: According to Morgan Stanley’s Counterpoint Global team, collective intelligence depends on three conditions: diversity of thinking, an effective method of aggregating information and incentives that reward participants for being right. Prediction markets generally satisfy these conditions, producing prices that can be more accurate than polls or individual experts. Under these conditions,…
Read MoreDiary of an iGaming Exec – Kevin Reid
From starting at the bottom of the family business to leading 1X2 Network as CEO, Kevin Reid’s journey has been anything but ordinary. In the latest episode of Diary of an iGaming Exec, he joins Robin Hutchison for an honest conversation about ambition, resilience and the realities of leadership in a constantly evolving industry. 🎰…
Read MoreFrom 2006 to 2026: 20 Years of iGaming with Jennifer Innes
Twenty years ago, our CEO Jennifer Innes began her journey with BettingJobs. Since that time, both the company and the broader iGaming industry have undergone remarkable transformation. Jennifer has seen the industry shift from a concentrated, male-dominated field to a vibrant, global sector. Throughout this evolution, she has played a key role in expanding BettingJobs,…
Read MoreRogue trading: UK operators feel the heat
We’ve got some half price cracked ice: The numbers coming out of the UK this week were, on the face of it, surprisingly strong. Entain’s UK online net gaming revenue rose 13% in H1; Evoke increased UK and Ireland online revenue by 3.5%; and Rank’s UK digital NGR grew 8% across the year before accelerating…
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