Altenar says Sportradar has restricted access to essential sports data and odds
Altenar has filed a complaint against Sportradar with competition authorities in Europe and the United Kingdom.
Altenar accuses Sportradar of abusing its dominant market position in live scouting data and live betting odds to disadvantage Altenar’s platform.
The company says that Sportradar’s continued efforts to restrict its competitors by limiting data access must be investigated and stopped by the European Commission Directorate-General for Competition, and the UK Competition and Markets Authority.
Sportradar has exclusive data distribution agreements with the NBA, MLB, ATP, and NHL, and Altenar alleges that Sportdradar has restricted its access to this data while continuing to provide it to its own sportsbook platforms, ORAKO and NSoft.
As a result, Altenar claims that it is “no longer in a position to compete effectively on equal terms”.
Altenar also alleges that Sportradar made access to essential data and odds inputs conditional on purchasing Sportradar’s Managed Trading Services (MTS). Altenar says it ultimately agreed to purchase MTS to obtain access to the data and odds, despite repeatedly stating that it did not need those services.
“We believe Sportradar is using its control of essential sports data to shut out businesses with a competing offer,” said a spokesperson for Altenar. “This is bigger than Altenar: bookmakers across the EU and UK need a choice of suppliers and a market that supports competition and innovation. We are asking the European Commission and the CMA to intervene and ensure that independent providers can compete on fair terms.”
Altenar warns that Sportradar’s dominant position and ability to restrict access to essential data and odds could leave bookmakers with fewer suppliers and bettors facing worse odds, fewer in-play betting markets and reduced innovation.
A spokesperson for Sportradar told Gaming Intelligence: “It is already a matter of public record that Altenar is in dispute with Sportradar in several jurisdictions. Sportradar has not received notice of today’s alleged complaint but is aware of Altenar’s February 2026 threats to file “complaints” with competition authorities in multiple jurisdictions. Altenar’s latest efforts to inflame the news agenda appear duplicative, unnecessary and serve as a thinly veiled attempt to assert pressure in the existing commercial disputes in process. Sportradar has and will continue to comply with antitrust and other laws wherever it does business.“
Altenar’s complaints to the EU and UK competition authorities follow the lawsuits filed by the company against Sportradar in the United States in April.
Shares in Sportradar AG (NASDAQ:SRAD) closed 6.21 per cent lower at $11.63 per share in New York Wednesday