Sportech Venues Inc., Connecticut’s lone off-tracking betting operator, announced its partnership with a global sports data firm to expand its sports betting offerings in the U.S. after the Supreme Court recently paved the way for legalized sports gambling.
The London-based betting technology firm on Thursday said it teamed with Switzerland-based Sportradar to provide their trading and risk-management services to licensed gambling operators after the Supreme Court lifted a federal prohibition barring most states from allowing sportsbetting.
Under the deal, Sportech says it will also offer Sportradar’s pregame and in-game betting services, content and trading tools to a network of 90 licensed operators where sports betting is legal.
“We are very pleased to have forged this agreement with Sportradar, a global leader in sports event data, monitoring, and integrity and an official partner for the NBA, NFL, NHL, NASCAR and more,” Sportech CEO Andrew Gaughan said.
State lawmakers ended their regular session May 10 without voting on a proposal that would have legalized sportsbetting in Connecticut given the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the federal ban.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has said his administration is reviewing the decision and is prepared to call the General Assembly into special session to consider legalizing the sports betting measure.
Sportech acquired the former Autotate racing business in 2010. The company has more than 27,000 betting venues across 37 countries, which include the U.S.
