Tag: Fantasy Sports

Spotlight Sports Group (SSG), a world-leading content and technology company specializing in sports betting and fantasy sports, powers Fantasy Life, the new fantasy football site by Matthew Berry. The site was launched earlier this month using groundbreaking technology from Spotlight Sports Group.

Fantasy Life followers will enjoy the most in-depth, industry-leading sports betting and fantasy sports tools from Spotlight Sports Group. Thanks to the partnership, FantasyLife .com has been able to launch in a matter of weeks, using SSG’s expertise in site infrastructure and technology.

Berry’s Fantasylife .com is a full-featured and stats-supported custom website with everything you expect from the leader in fantasy football. The site includes in-depth content, videos, customizable tools and features that fantasy sports enthusiasts demand, all completely free. The website will support the Fantasy Life Newsletter, which has over 300,000 active subscribers.

Having been the face of fantasy sports since the early 2000s, Berry was part of the largest pure-play fantasy sports destination site, Rotoworld .com, purchased by NBC Sports Group in 2006.

“When anyone looks to do something right in fantasy sports, they find Rick Wolf,” said Matthew Berry. “Spotlight Sports Group’s product division in the US has delivered top-notch solutions for many in fantasy sports and sports betting, and we wanted to partner with the best.”

“Since our time with Rotoworld, we have wanted to work together again’’ said Rick Wolf, a long-time Fantasy Sports leader and Spotlight Sports Group’s SVP of Partnerships. “With Eliot Crist as CEO it makes this an even easier partnership as no-one outside of Spotlight Sports Group better understands how to maximize our systems, especially the ToolsMaker, to deliver content, personalization and interactivity to their audience.”

In addition to creating and activating sports betting and fantasy sports content platforms, Spotlight Sports Group’s partner offerings include unique free-to-play games, audience conversion tools, affiliate services, betting intelligence, projection and picks. Spotlight Sports Group offers customers the fastest route to market for fantasy sports and sports betting sites in the US. SSG can still deliver customers a fully integrated fantasy football and sports betting product for the 2022 NFL season’s kickoff on September 8.

Sports gamification innovators develop technology to incorporate non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into their white-label iGaming products

Sports gamification leader Low6 Limited Inc (Low6), today announced the introduction of NFTs to their class-leading fantasy gaming product, UltimateFan.

The highly innovative inclusion of NFTs into mobile gameplay—whereby NFTs can be simultaneously held within the ecosystem of a game and a user’s crypto wallet—offers a new frontier of possibilities for sports teams, betting operators and affiliates looking to expand into  the blockchain space.

Low6’s suite of white-label iGaming products have been developed for some of the biggest names in sports, gaming and mobile technology, including the PGA Tour, UFC, Uber Eats and Points Bet. Their highly innovative platform, based on a unique community-first approach to sports gamification, now offers products for English soccer, American football, and specialized co-promotional products for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

With its brand-new UF Coach feature, Low6 has now introduced NFTs to UltimateFan gameplay. UF Coach bridges the divide between fantasy sports and NFTs, via a groundbreaking consolidation of in-game and out-of-game structures. This unique dual utilisation of NFTs will bring value within the crypto market, while simultaneously adding a new dimension to gameplay.

“The introduction of NFTs to UltimateFan is a natural progression, an incredible value proposition to our users, and a big step forward for fan-first experiential gamification” says Jamie Mitchell, Low6 CEO and Co-Founder.

“The evolution of the UltimateFan product, and its unbridled success in UK and North American markets, are emblematic of the innovation and forward-thinking approach upon which Low6 prides itself.

“Our strategy of introducing NFTs to fantasy gameplay keeps us at the forefront of sports gamification, adding an exciting new realm of potential for our partners and affiliates.”

For its trailblazing approach and next-generation gamification breakthroughs, Low 6 won the ”Virtual and Fantasy Operator” and “Rising Star” Awards at the 2021 EGR Operator Awards, and best “Freeplay Gaming Supplier” at the EGR North America Awards 2022. CEO Jamie Mitchell is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2022.

Leading virtual sports exchange unpacks the real winners and losers at the Six Nations; revealing exceptional Antoine Dupont was not even the best scrumhalf in the tournament

You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, but ASX Sports’ Fantasy Rugby results certainly sharpen any analysis and shine a light on the real stars of the Six Nations, pricking a few “bubble” reputations along the way.

Antoine Dupont has again earned himself plaudits left, right and centre for his exceptional performances throughout France’s Grand Slam Six Nations campaign, captaining Les Blues to their first title since 2010 – and it’s certainly hard to argue with any of the praise heaped on the 25-year-old wonder.

Since the competition’s final round, Dupont has been named one of three players – alongside Gregory Alldritt and Josh van der Flier – contending for the official title of the Six Nations Player of the Championship and while it would take a brave man to bet against Le Ministre de L’Interieur taking home the gong for a second time following his triumph in 2020, it’s worth noting that at least from a statistical point of view, Dupont wasn’t the best performing scrumhalf in the competition, let alone the best player.

With the Six Nations coming to an end over the weekend, so too has the inaugural competition of ASX Sports’ Fantasy Rugby. From Round 1, powered by data from Rugby Analytics. Users have been able to invest in the players they think will produce the most dividends (or points) in any given match and, while there were always going to be a few obvious standouts throughout the five rounds of action, some of the top performers may come as a surprise to even the most astute of investors.

Six Nations ASX Sports Fantasy Rugby Team of the Tournament:

1. Cyril Baille (France) – $68
   2. Dan Sheehan (Ireland) – $63
   3. Kyle Sinkler (England) – $45
   4. Tadgh Beirne (Ireland) – $44
   5. Maro Itoje (England) – $46
   6. Anthony Jelonch (France) – $93
   7. Michele Lamaro (Italy) – $73
   8. Toa Halafihi (Italy) – $72
   9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland) – $112
   10. Marcus Smith (England) – $143
   11. Gabin Villiere (France) – $110
   12. Jonathan Danty (France) – $54
   13. Gael Fickou (France) – $82
   14. Damian Penaud (France) – $94
   15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland) – $63

Five of the six competing nations are represented in the ASX Sport Fantasy Rugby Six Nations Team of the Tournament with the title-winners boasting five inclusions in the chosen XV – which is based entirely on dividends earned throughout the competition.

In the front row, France’s Cyril Baille and England’s Kyle Sinkler have earned the coveted propping spots alongside Irish hooker Dan Sheehan while Italy’s loosehead Danilo Fischetti narrowly misses out.

Tadhg Beirne and Maro Itoje have claimed top honours in the second row but it’s an all-continental affair in the loosies with Anthony Jelonch the top-performing No 6 and the Italian duo of Michele Lamaro and Toa Halafihi rounding out the forwards.

Despite Dupont’s heroics throughout the tournament, he has narrowly missed out to Ireland’s Jamison Gibson-Park as the top scrumhalf of the competition. Gibson-Park’s $112 worth of dividends earned over his five matches in the No 9 jersey placed him as the second-best performing player overall while Dupont ($98) and Scotland’s Ali Price ($85) both found themselves in the top 10 players overall.

The top performer throughout the competition has also unsurprisingly landed himself a spot in the Team of the Tournament in the No 10 jersey: England’s Marcus Smith. Smith raked in a mammoth $143 worth of dividends putting him well clear of the second-place Gibson-Park. With England scoring just eight tries in their five games, the boot of Smith was a crucial points-earner for Eddie Jones’ men – and that’s reflected in his massive takings for the competition.

Surprisingly, the second-top flyhalf, Johnny Sexton, managed a relatively meagre $64, making him the 20th-best points-earner overall.

There were plenty of strong performers in the midfield this year but it’s the French pairing of Jonathan Danty and Gael Fickou who excelled. While inside centres struggled to record points (Danty’s $54 fell well short of the top 20 performers), there was huge competition at No 13 with Fickou narrowly pipping Owen Watkin and Garry Ringrose, while Josh Adams’ appearance at outside centre against Ireland also made him eligible for the Team of the Tournament in that position.

Unsurprisingly, the outside backs were the best-performing group thanks to their penchant for accumulating line breaks, beaten defenders and tries. Gabin Villiere’s always impressive showings earned him the left wing spot as well as the third-best player overall while it’s his French teammate Damian Penaud who has claimed the right wing, and fifth place overall. At fullback, Scotland captain Stuart Hogg has taken out the honours.

Despite Wales’ not managing any spots in the XV, they can at least take solace in the fact that Watkin and Adams managed appearances in the top 20 players but it shouldn’t come as a shock that it’s the champion French who boast the most players in that group, thanks to their six men in the Team of the Tournament coupled with Gregory Alldritt narrowly missing out to Halafihi at number 8.

While the Six Nations may be over for another year, there are plenty of competitions to keep savvy investors interested in the weeks and months ahead. The ASX Sports Super Rugby Pacific fantasy competition is well and truly up and running for those with an interest in the Southern Hemisphere while there will be more opportunities to look forward to as the year progresses.