Dotan Lazar, Co-founder and CEO of LSports, discusses key trends in sports betting and answers questions regarding the acquisition of STATSCORE. Check out our latest interview!
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STATSCORE: What are the 3 biggest opportunities for the online betting industry in 2023?
Dotan Lazar: I think the coming years will bring numerous opportunities for the industry. The first factor I would like to highlight is the growing ability to provide a more personalized experience for bettors through the most relevant products and reliable sports data. Based on advanced analytics and data solutions, we are able to create more tailored solutions that will provide even higher turnovers for betting companies.
The second thing is the increasingly detailed sports data that is provided by scouts directly from venues where games are held. There’s no denying that accurate and fast sports data is key in online sports betting. That’s why LSports, as well as our partners at STATSCORE, will be putting even more effort into delivering data of increased quality in the future.
Based on these two opportunities, I think the third one lies in our abilities to create new products and constantly improve their quality and accuracy to stay at the top!
STATSCORE: What are the 3 biggest threats to the industry?
Dotan Lazar: I don’t think we should focus on threats. The demand for our services is growing all the time, we keep developing our products, hiring new specialists, and attracting a lot of customers. I think we need to focus on keeping our offer as relevant for our partners as possible, look for new ways of enhancing the products, and keep up the good work in the area of customer service. We need to look at the bright side, not the dark one!
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STATSCORE: What has been the greatest achievement of your organization since the beginning of 2020?
Dotan Lazar: We have had lots of great achievements since the beginning of 2020. The main ones were technological achievements, including our projects aiming at saving scouts’ costs (from streaming to information in real-time).
LSports has also developed its products with the use of Artificial Intelligence, including the BetBooster, an automated sports insights feed designed for higher customer engagement and satisfaction.
STATSCORE: LSports has recently acquired STATSCORE, how do you see the future collaboration between the two companies?
Dotan Lazar: I’m convinced that collaboration between LSports and STATSCORE will bring incredible results for both companies.
We want to upgrade STATSCORE products to the next level, exposing them to more customers. There is a big opportunity to offer unique tools that will help the market grow and offer more personalized content.
I believe our partnership will bring success for both parties – with more B2B products, improved personalisation, and sports data tools that will bring our accuracy level to 100%.
STATSCORE: STATSCORE will now be looking to recruit new employees to make the company even stronger. What do you think are the best ways to attract top professionals in the market?
Dotan Lazar: It’s all about making them feel at home, offering a good technological challenge, interesting products, and the best benefits we can provide. In addition, I believe that it’s engaging to recruit the best professionals in their field and provide them with the freedom to do magic and bring new ideas outside of the box. This way our employees will make our company stronger as a crucial part of our success.
STATSCORE: Thank you very much!
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Dotan Lazar is a Co-founder and CEO of LSports, which is a global sports data company providing sportsbooks, media organizations, and fan experience innovators with top-quality data feeds and services.
In 2022, LSports acquired STATSCORE, which strengthened its data collection capabilities with a fully grown data centre for more than 30 sports.
