Puerto Rico Sports Betting Find Tech Partners

An up-and-coming sportsbook operator said it would introduce its sportsbook to customers in Puerto Rico through a partnership with sports technology company Sportradar.

Ballers Sportsbook announced that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Sportradar “to provide its robust and integrated all-in-one sportsbook platform”.

The gaming site expects its online offering to be available to players in Puerto Rico in the second quarter of 2023. Regulated sports betting was introduced on the island last year.

a sports betting product in early 2022 MGM became the first operation in Puerto Rico through a partnership with Casino del Mar.

“As we prepare to launch our unique online sportsbook offering and experience across Puerto Rico over the next few months, we are extremely pleased and excited to count one of the world’s most respected sportsbook and gaming platforms as one of our partners,” said he Daniel de Ontanon, Founder, Ballers Sportsbook. “We’re proud to be the local sportsbook operator and look forward to offering our players a unique and tailored experience with great content and a real local flair.”

Jacob Lopez Curciel, Managing Director, Managed Sportsbook Services, Sportradar, said in a statement, “The Puerto Rico region as part of the Americas represents a unique and growing opportunity for Sportradar. We are pleased to support Ballers Sportsbook through ours ORAKO solution and use the breadth of the technical possibilities of Sportradar to cover the entire sports betting spectrum.”

Sports betting is live and legal in 33 states plus the District of Columbia. Additional jurisdictions are in the pipeline, potentially including Minnesota, Texas and Georgia.

In the United States, $93.2 billion was wagered on sports betting in calendar year 2022, according to the American Gaming Association. Sports betting revenue was $7.5 billion. These numbers do not include tribal sports betting, which is not subject to state taxation.