Sportech’s Bump 50:50 Secures Gaming Supplier Registration in Alberta, Canada

Sportech’s Bump 50:50 is pleased to announce that it has secured approval for registration to deal in gaming supplies from Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (or “AGLC”). This registration is required in order for Sportech’s Bump 50:50 to conduct charitable 50/50, progressive jackpot, and other raffles in the Canadian province of Alberta.

Dave Kurland, President of Bump 50:50, remarked: “We’re very pleased to have secured this important registration in Alberta and to be in the position to further expand our client base into yet another Canadian province.

“As of June 2020, Bump 50:50 had grown our client list significantly, to 135 clients, many of them in Canada. We are now looking forward to introducing our proven platforms for digital and in-person raffles to the charitable organizations of Alberta.”

About Sportech’s Bump 50:50

Sportech’s Bump 50:50 provides technologies and services that allow foundations, many affiliated with professional and collegiate sports teams and with non-profit philanthropic organizations, to offer innovative digital 50/50 raffle programs in stadiums and online. Charitable raffles harness the passion of sporting and entertainment events to help foundations raise funds to support their philanthropic missions. The raffle winners and the foundations share the net raffle proceeds equally, making both partners in the success of the program.

 

Sportech Integration Facilitates the Sale of Horseracing Bets via Danske Spil Terminal Network

Sportech Racing and Digital, a division of Sportech PLC, is pleased to announce the successful integration of its Quantum™ pari-mutuel betting solution with the Danske Spil network. This integration, completed in cooperation with Scientific Games Corporation, will allow Denmark’s national gambling company to process pari-mutuel bets on horseracing through an extended number of retail points of sale.

Danske Spil is a long-term Sportech client, utilizing Sportech’s Quantum™ System, the world’s most widely deployed pari-mutuel betting system, for retail and online pari-mutuel betting. The integration with Danske Spil terminals supplied by Scientific Games Corporation will extend the retail network for pari-mutuel betting on horseracing to an additional 600 retail outlets throughout Denmark, beginning in 2021.

Bruno Gay, Sportech’s Senior Vice President Sales and Business Development EMEA, remarked: “Sportech is pleased to complete this key integration project that will allow our client, Danske Spil, to significantly increase distribution of its horseracing bets.

“The integration of Sportech’s Quantum™ System with terminals supplied by Scientific Games also opens the door for future opportunities to extend pari-mutuel pools betting on horseracing and other sports through their terminal network.”

Niels Erik Folmann, CEO of Danske Licens Spil A/S stated, “We are pleased with the coordinated effort by Sportech and Scientific Games to make this growth initiative a reality for Danske Spil. The expansion of our horseracing pools will offer exciting new content to more players and generate additional support for the horseracing industry in Denmark.”

Sportech Delivers Breeders’ Cup 2020 Betting Excitement

 

Sportech’s pari-mutuel businesses delivered yet another successful Breeders’ Cup weekend for Racing clients across the globe and for consumers who experienced the excitement of the Breeders’ Cup at Sportech’s Connecticut Winners venues and at MyWinners.com.

Sportech’s Quantum™ System software and its Global Quantum™ Data and Operations Centre in New Jersey processed more than 83 million individual transactions over the Friday and Saturday racing days, once again demonstrating the robust processing capacity and operational proficiency of the Sportech Quantum™ Tote platform.

In Connecticut, Sportech Venues – home of legal retail and online betting in the State – provided consumers with safe, socially distanced betting at its retail locations and at MyWinners.com, with online channels generating a larger share of overall betting than in prior years.

For more information on Sportech Venues and Winners, visit MyWinners.com. For more information about Sportech’s Quantum™ System solution for pari-mutuel betting, visit  www.sportech.net.

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Hardman & Co Publishes Independent Research on Sportech Plc

 

 

 

 

 

Hardman & Co, an independent corporate research and consultancy business based in London, published today its independent research report on Sportech Plc titled “Bettor Technology”.

View, download and read the full report on the Hardman & Co website.

Sportech Extends and Expands its Quantum™ System Licensing Agreement with Veikkaus of Finland

Tote Service Layer will help Veikkaus dramatically expand pool betting points of sale

Sportech Racing and Digital, a division of Sportech PLC, is pleased to announce the extension of its agreement with Veikkaus of Finland for the ongoing licensing and support of its Quantum™ pari-mutuel betting system.

In addition to the extension agreement, Veikkaus will utilize Sportech’s Tote Service Layer to offer pari-mutuel betting on horseracing – alongside sports betting and lottery – from 4,500 points of sale, a significant increase of 3,500 over the current level of 1,000.

Ari Aarnihuhta, SVP & CIO of Veikkaus stated, “Veikkaus has been very pleased with the quality of the Sportech solution and the responsiveness of the Sportech team. We are excited to leverage Sportech’s technology solution to expand our network of pools betting points of sale; a change that we are confident will have a very positive impact on customer experience of horse racing betting in Finland.”

Bruno Gay, Sportech’s Senior Vice President Sales and Business Development EMEA, remarked, “Sportech is delighted to once again extend our long relationship with Veikkaus and to help facilitate the dramatic expansion of pari-mutuel betting to their 4,500 unit retail network with implementation of our Tote Service Layer.

“This project perfectly illustrates the flexibility of Quantum™ System and the seamless integrations facilitated by our Tote Service Layer. The combination of the two allows clients like Veikkaus to expand the reach of their pools betting products in order to grow their audience and deliver an overall better end user experience.”

About Sportech Racing and Digital :

Sportech Racing and Digital, a division of Sportech PLC, is a leading global provider of wagering technology solutions to licensed betting operators worldwide. Globally, our systems process $12.3 billion in bets annually, with a presence in 38 countries and in most U.S. states that permit such betting. In addition to software, hardware, and services that facilitate land-based pari-mutuel wagering, Sportech is one of the largest U.S. providers of web and mobile pari-mutuel wagering platforms. For more information, visit www.sportech.net.

Sportech’s Bump 50:50 Goes to the World Series

Bump’s Raffle program provided safe in-person raffles for the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation

Sportech’s Bump 50:50 was thrilled to support the fundraising efforts of the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation as the team’s Globe Life Field served as host to the 2020 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays.

The World Series raffle followed the successful completion of the safe in-person Texas 2 Split raffle conducted during the National League Championship Series earlier this month at the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field.

Bump 50:50’s technologies for safe in-person raffle sales included new contactless payments at all roving teller and kiosk points of sale to help ensure safe interactions between sellers and fans.

As with the raffle held during the National League Championship Series, the World Series raffle will benefit the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation’s Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy, which provides children from across North Texas with a range of athletic and academic programs.

Dave Kurland, President of Bump 50:50, remarked: “For many fans, the charitable 50/50 raffle is a big part of game day so we were very excited to help our partner, the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation, offer a fun but safe game day experience that generated much-needed funds for their worthy charitable foundation.”

About Sportech’s Bump 50:50

Sportech’s Bump 50:50 provides technologies and services that allow foundations, many affiliated with professional and collegiate sports teams, and non-profit philanthropic organizations to offer innovative digital 50/50 raffle programs in stadiums and online. Charitable raffles harness the passion of sporting and entertainment events to help foundations raise funds to support their philanthropic missions. The raffle winners and the foundations share the net raffle proceeds equally, making both partners in the success of the program. Sportech, Bump’s parent company, is a leading global provider of technology solutions to licensed gaming operators worldwide. For more information, visit www.sportech.net.

Sportech Joins World Tote Association

Sportech is pleased to announce its membership in the new World Tote Association.

The World Tote Association (WoTA) was formed in 2020 with the merger of the European Pari Mutuel Association (EPMA) and the Asian African Tote Association (AATA) to promote the values of integrity, fairness, transparency and trust in the pari-mutuel betting industry.

Sportech’s membership in this new global Tote organization reflects its role as both a licensed operator of pari-mutuel betting under an exclusive license held in the State of Connecticut and as a leading provider of technical and service solutions to the global pari-mutuel betting industry.

Sportech looks forward to working closely with industry participants from around the globe to help promote the values of the WoTA and to advance the health and vitality of the global pari-mutuel betting industry.

Sportech Signs Multi-year Licensing and Services Agreement with UK Tote Group

Sportech PLC, an international betting technology business, is pleased to announce the commencement of a new multi-year licensing and services contract with UK Tote Group (“the Tote”).

The agreement assures continued delivery of pools betting technologies and services via Sportech’s Quantum™ System, which underpins the Tote’s domestic pools betting as well as international commingling for access to global horseracing and other sporting pools.  Quantum™ System is also the framework under which the Tote and its partners offer the international ‘Tote Superpools’ in coordination with the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Andrew Lindley, Chief Operating Officer of Sportech, said: “We are delighted to extend our relationship with the Tote and solidify our work with their progressive team.  The Tote is setting incredible new standards of innovation in pools betting, both domestically and globally, and we will continue to provide the foundations on which they build.”

Mark Kemp, Managing Director of UK Tote Group, said: “Sportech continues to provide stable, large scale global technology and software services, supporting the product innovation and development for our UK and International Tote growth plans. We are pleased to be continuing our relationship with Sportech and look forward to their ongoing excellent support of our mission, to innovate and grow pool betting across the world.”

About UK Tote Group

UK Tote Group is the proud owner and steward of the Tote, the UK’s leading pool betting operator.  The Tote has been a core part of British horseracing since 1928 when it was established by Parliament under Winston Churchill as Chancellor of the Exchequer, to provide the public with a safe way to bet and vital funding for the sport.

UK Tote Group is committed to fulfilling Churchill’s founding mission through a revitalised Tote which provides better value and an improved experience to customers, as well as funding for British horseracing.

The 90-year-old British company is backed by racehorse owners and breeders from around the world and has an exclusive partnership with British racecourses to provide pool betting services to the six million people who attend race meetings in Great Britain every year.

The Tote employs 120 people who are based in the Tote’s main office in Wigan and a satellite office in London.  www.uktotegroup.com

Sportech Extends Agreement with Jockey Club del Perú

Sportech Racing and Digital, a division of Sportech PLC, is pleased to announce that they have once again extended their Tote Services agreement with long-time client, the Jockey Club del Perú.

Pari-mutuel betting at the Jockey Club del Perú is powered by Sportech’s Quantum™ System software. Sportech also provides hosting and operations services from the Global Quantum™ Data and Operations Centre located in the United States, providing tote services to the Hipódromo de Monterrico in Lima and to the Jockey Club del Perú’s network of betting shops.

In addition to extending the Tote Services engagement, the new agreement incorporates upgrades to the Spanish language betting website first deployed for the Jockey Club del Perú in 2018. Sportech will provide The Jockey Club del Perú with its latest white label betting platform with a responsive design that delivers an optimized user experience across both desktop and mobile devices.

Sean Bishop, Sportech’s Director Sales and Business Development for Latin America, remarked: “We are pleased to extend Sportech’s partnership with the Jockey Club del Perú and to offer further enhancements to their digital platforms that will elevate the betting experience they offer their players, whether betting at the track or through digital channels.”