The Wings and the Mercury will tip off the 2018 WNBA season tonight in the same week that the U.S. Supreme Court moved to legalize sports gambling. And what happens with the WNBA might indicate what a deeper integration of sports and betting might look like in America. On Thursday, the WNBA and FanDuel extended […]
Basketball analytics company ShotTracker announced it had raised $10.4 million in Series A funding on Wednesday. This round of funding brings the total investment in the five-year-old startup to $21 million. The ShotTracker system monitors the location of the players and the ball on a basketball court using a sensor installed in a Spalding basketball […]
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) has extended its official partnership with technology and payment service provider FIS Global through 2022. The deal will impact both fan experience and backend operations. The league will look to implement FIS’s payment and fan engagement technologies as the preferred payment and loyalty technology provider across MiLB’s 200-plus member teams. In […]
The NBA is now working with Intel’s venture capital arm to identify and invest in technology companies that could impact the fields of sports and entertainment. Dubbed the “NBA + Intel Capital Emerging Technology Initiative” and announced at the Intel Capital Global Summit today, the first-of-a-kind, multi-year endeavor will focus on technologies that will enhance […]
The Kentucky Derby seems like a timeless horse racing tradition. This weekend, a large crowd dressed to the nines will be drawn to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., and many others will be watching and betting on races from casinos and racetracks around the country. And this year, the race will be wagered on with […]
