Company adds antitrust claims to patent infringement suit Panda claims rivals purposefully limit customer choice SportsCastr Inc., the sports betting data provider that does business as Panda Interactive, today announced that it amended a 2023 patent infringement suit against rivals Genius Sports and Sportradar to include parallel antitrust claims. A Panda Interactive logo. The company amended its suit against Genius Sports and Sportradar. (Image: Panda Interactive) The amended complaint asserts that Genius and Sportradar — the dominant providers of data to sportsbook operators — “have unlawfully tied” access to their technology, resulting in coercive behavior that stifles competition while limiting customer choice. The expanded claims allege that Genius Sports and Sportradar have engaged—and continue to engage—in anticompetitive conduct,” according to a statement issued by Panda. “This includes coercing sportsbooks into using their technology as a condition for accessing essential, real-time league data, which they exclusively control through long-term agreements with all major sports leagues, including the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB,… Read More
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