SG acquires DB

[DrunkenGoon]

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...acquisition-of-don-best-sports-300727480.html

I get the feeling this is bad news for players going forward. More euro shops on the screen, bigger spreads, setting the market up for big juice American books when they pop up in different parts of the country.

 

[MrTop]

Goods heads up there Goon. It could be better though but then again could be a lot worse too.

 

[TheGuesser]

Scientific games runs their own sportsbook software, I believe

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...orts-betting-app-in-new-jersey-300708952.html

So this would be like Walmart acquiring a heretofore neutral price comparison website, wouldn't it? They are going to favor their own place, instead of being a neutral displayer of all sportsbooks? That would seem logical.

 

[Heim]

So where does that leave Sports Options who was acquired by DB?

 

[ComptrBob]

So where does that leave Sports Options who was acquired by DB?

I think most, if not all, of the Sports Options products have been subsumed by Don Best already. I know LVASports had a deal for a delayed Sports Options feed that was allowed to continue but with no support.

 

[DrunkenGoon]

DBS4 is basically SO with bells and whistles and DBS3 (old DB) is on life support, everybody is migrating to DBS4 if not already there. The sale was probably the reason they were pushing so hard to migrate old users to the new platform last month and this month.

 

[DrunkenGoon]

Scientific games runs their own sportsbook software, I believe

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...orts-betting-app-in-new-jersey-300708952.html

So this would be like Walmart acquiring a heretofore neutral price comparison website, wouldn't it? They are going to favor their own place, instead of being a neutral displayer of all sportsbooks? That would seem logical.

Wasn't that the case when CRIS ownership temporarily acquired DB in the early 2000's? Or maybe they were trying to force all books to go to 20c baseball, my recollection is a bit blurry at this point.

 

[MrTop]

DBS4 memory not as good as DBS3 memory. The printing would work better if software had more memory.
DBS4 has like you say more bells and whistles.
I would like to see DBS4 add fan duel, MGM-NJ, surgarhouse, 888 sport, betstars and more statistics .