PrizePicks has announced its partnership as the official daily fantasy sports (DFS) partner of the Houston Astros. This multi-year collaboration with the American baseball team will include online activities and in-stadium events at Minute Maid Park, thereby enhancing PrizePicks' influence in Major
In the global sports betting industry, football and basketball have always dominated due to their wide audience and high-frequency events. However, in recent years, a traditional sport has quietly become a new battleground for betting operators—baseball. From the MLB in the USA to Japan's NPB, to S
Sportradar released its first quarter report up to March 31, 2025.Revenue increased by 17% year-over-year, reaching 311 million euros ($345.4 million), thanks to significant growth reported across multiple divisions.Looking at different divisions, the betting technology and solutions division grew b
Sportradar announced its preliminary financial results for the first quarter of this year, expecting revenue to be between 307 million euros and 311 million euros.In fact, compared to the 265.9 million euros generated in the first quarter of 2024, this total revenue has increased by 14.3% to 15.6%.M
The American prediction market trading platform Kalshi has officially launched a single-game trading market for Major League Baseball (MLB), allowing users to trade on the outcome of each game. Following the recent launch of NBA playoff contracts, this marks an acceleration in Kalshi's strategic dep
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of MLB star Shohei Ohtani, is scheduled to report to federal prison by May 12 for gambling-related crimes, according to court filings unsealed Monday.Mizuhara, 40, was initially supposed to begin his 57-month sentence by March 24 after pleading guilty to bank a
Ippei Mizuhara Gambling Case: To Surrender on May 12, Sentenced to 57 MonthsFormer MLB star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for his involvement in a gambling case and will surrender to federal authorities on May 12, 2025. This date is nearly two
FanDuel Sports Network announces a partnership with Are You Watching This?! (RUWT), integrating live sports event excitement alerts into its platform.The excitement analysis system from RUWT will provide automatic notifications to users of the FanDuel Sports Network app, identifying significant mome
Pat Hoberg was dismissed after an investigation of more than a year.United States.- Major League Baseball (MLB) issued a statement in which they announced the dismissal of umpire Pat Hoberg for violating rules on sports betting in baseball. Hoberg had been removed from his duties as an umpire since
The goal is to unlock the full potential of MLB's data and audiovisual content.Press release.- The Major League Baseball (MLB) and Sportradar announced a long-term extension and expansion of their decade-long partnership, starting with the 2025 season, with the goal of unlocking the full potential o
Technology provider Sportradar announced the extension of its long-term partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB), with both parties continuing their existing collaboration until 2032.Sportradar and MLB first partnered in 2014, and will now continue their data and audiovisual (AV) content cooper
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison after admitting to bank and tax fraud charges.Since Ohtani's debut in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2018, Mizuhara had been closely working with him and was found to have s
When the Loma Prieta earthquake shook San Francisco just before the third game of the 1989 World Series, it halted the sport for 10 days. Fay Vincent, in his first full month as baseball commissioner, could not have predicted the disaster. But he always knew the fault lines.Vincent, who died on Sund
The Major League Baseball players’ union is firing back at the suggestion that sports betting giants DraftKings and bet365 were exercising their freedom of speech and press by using images of league players within its app and its advertising. MLB Players Inc. (MLBPI) argued the companies aren't news
iGaming and sports betting operator BetMGM achieved record growth and the industry's first milestone in 2024, consolidating its position as a major force in the iGaming and sports betting arena.This year witnessed many milestones, such as the full integration of Entain's sports modeling and analytic
Sportradar has signed an agreement with Major League Baseball (MLB) to assist in scouting players for the league. This collaboration will apply to all 30 clubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) and will allow them to utilize Sportradar's advanced proprietary technology to better assist them in analyzin