CHECKD GROUP NEWSLETTER - JANUARY

Media

I Had Trials Once Sponsorship Extension

Partners bet365 have extended their podcast sponsorship of ‘I Had Trials Once’ to promote their free-to-play offering, ‘6 Scores’. The podcast has now amassed over 1.1 million audio downloads.

NetBet back on board?

The media team reactivated NetBet as a partner across both organic and paid ahead of a busy period in the sporting calendar, which includes the last 16 of the Champions League and the Cheltenham Festival.

No Tippy Tappy hits a half-century

The 50th episode of ‘No Tippy Tappy Football with Sam Allardyce’ was produced in January. In partnership with William Hill, January guests have included Dean Holden, Gary Rowett, and popular Dorking Wanderers owner/manager Marc White. The YouTube channel is closing in on 25,000 subscribers, with a 16% increase versus December.

Dev

v2 of Smart Acca Released

January saw the Betting Hub v8.0 release containing v2 of Smart Acca. Using the new date filter, Smart Acca v2 lands users directly on the most relevant betting selections meaning users can build their acca quicker than before.?

SmartPicks v2 and Player Props Tracker

The Dev team also released FlashPicks v1.3 with SmartPicks v2 and Player Props tracking. Like Smart Acca, using the new date filter, SmartPicks v2 lands users directly on the most relevant betting selections to build their parlay quicker. In addition, users can filter to a single fixture allowing them to use the stats to help them with same game parlays.?

The Player Props tracker functionality lets users see exactly how their prop bets are going live. Using innovative styling, the points bar is marked in red or green based on the status of the bet showing users exactly how close or far they are from a winning bet.

International

SmartPicks tool sets new record

The FlashPicks app hit a record 11,000 searches of our SmartPicks tool in January. Utilising the new features in the above release to bring in new users and re-engage existing ones. We continue to raise awareness of SmartPicks on social media with users celebrating their winning bets from the tool across NFL and NBA.

New Depositing Customers ramp up for Playoffs

We saw a significant increase in North American FTDs, up 44% vs. December, taking advantage of playoff football and Vermont’s launch of sports betting. Next stop, Superbowl LVIII.