Sportradar Signs U.S. Sports Betting Deal With Tipico, Appoints Chuck Robel to Board of Directors

Sportradar has announced a U.S. sports betting partnership with Tipico, a global sports betting operator originally founded in Europe, that will provide Tipico with access to official league data across all of the major U.S. professional sports leagues. In addition, the company has appointed Chuck Robel as Chairman of the Audit Committee for the Board of Directors.

Tipico Partnership
The agreement with Sportradar is one of Tipico’s first partnerships with a U.S. company, as they prepare to officially launch in the U.S. with an online sports betting presence in New Jersey. Sportradar and Tipico have been partners in Europe since 2014.

“Tipico has been an excellent, longstanding partner of Sportradar, and we look forward to working with them as they enter the U.S. sports betting market,” said Neale Deeley, Vice President of U.S. Sales and Gaming, Sportradar. “Having access to our official league data across the major U.S. sports leagues will allow Tipico to offer an authentic and engaging experience to their customers.”

“Sportradar has been a trusted partner to Tipico for many years in Europe,” said Tolis Barmpageorgopoulos, Chief Product Officer, Tipico. “We’re thrilled to extend our partnership to include the fast-growing regulated U.S. market.”

Along with official league data, the partnership includes Sportradar’s pre-match and live betting services, and content solutions that will enable Tipico to deliver a robust betting experience for consumers, including live in-game betting opportunities for the biggest U.S. sporting events.

“We’re excited to have Sportradar data in place to provide our U.S. bookmakers a great foundation to accurately price a wide variety of global sports markets,” said Brandon Friedman, Regional Sportsbook Manager U.S., Tipico. “These fast and reliable feeds will allow Tipico to offer aggressive odds though our premium sports betting experience to players in New Jersey and beyond.”

Sportradar is a trusted partner to over 1,000 companies, including more than 600 bookmakers around the globe and more than 30 betting operators in the U.S., both more than any other company in the industry.

Chuck Robel
In his role, Robel will be responsible for the oversight of the company’s financial reporting and related internal controls, risk, and ethics and compliance, in addition to providing leadership to the Board of Directors for all aspects of the Committee’s work.

“Chuck’s incredible knowledge and experience in driving growth for some of the largest technology and data companies in the world makes him an ideal fit to lead Sportradar’s audit committee,” said Sportradar CEO Carsten Koerl. “As the primary company creating and shaping the future of the sports entertainment and sports betting spaces, Sportradar was committed to aligning with a leader like Chuck to help steer us through our next phase of development.”

Robel is currently Chairman of the Board for GoDaddy, the world’s largest service platform for entrepreneurs around the globe. Until 2017, he was the Lead Director for AppDynamics during their IPO listing process.

Throughout his career, Robel has served in various leadership board member and audit chair roles assisting dozens of top technology and data companies transition and prepare for an IPO, including Sumo Logic, McAfee, Informatica, Palo Alto Networks, Borland, Adaptec, Jive Software, Model N and DemandTec.

“I am honored to join Sportradar and bring my decades of experience working closely with many leading technology companies,” said Robel. “Sportradar has established themselves as a leading technology company focused on innovation and groundbreaking products, and I look forward to working closely with Carsten and the board members in this capacity.”

Robel spent five years as General Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, a venture capital fund focused on early stage software company investments, where his team managed a $1 billion investment portfolio. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he spent 26 years and managed the PWC Software Services group in Silicon Valley and later the Technology Mergers and Acquisitions group.