Altenar files fresh antitrust complaints against Sportradar in UK and EU
Odds supplier Altenar says it has lodged competition complaints with the European Commission and the UK's CMA, accusing Sportradar of locking rivals out of the sports data market.
Altenar says it has submitted antitrust complaints against Sportradar to the European Commission and the UK Competition and Markets Authority, alleging the data giant is abusing its market position.
An EC spokesperson told EGR the Commission has "received market information on this matter, which we are assessing". The CMA does not comment on individual cases outside a formal investigation, EGR understands.
Sportradar dismissed the move. A company spokesperson said it was already public knowledge that Altenar is in dispute with Sportradar across several jurisdictions, and that Sportradar had not been formally notified of any new complaint, though it was aware Altenar had threatened in February 2026 to approach competition regulators in multiple countries.
The spokesperson called the latest step "duplicative and unnecessary" and described it as a bid to pressure Sportradar amid ongoing commercial disputes between the two firms, adding that Sportradar "has and will continue to comply with antitrust and other laws wherever it does business."
According to Altenar, the complaints accuse Sportradar of trying to monopolise the supply of sports data by limiting third-party access while continuing to sell its own ORAKO and Nsoft platforms. Altenar also alleges that Sportradar tied access to its data and odds feeds to the purchase of its Managed Trading Services product, a package Altenar says it bought only to secure that access despite having no need for the service itself.
The complaints cite breaches of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Chapter II prohibition under the UK Competition Act. Sportradar holds exclusive data rights across a wide range of sports and leagues globally.
An Altenar spokesperson said the company believes Sportradar is exploiting its grip on essential sports data to squeeze out rivals offering a competing product, framing the issue as one affecting the wider market rather than Altenar alone. The spokesperson said bookmakers need access to multiple suppliers and called on the Commission and the CMA to step in so that independent providers can compete on equal terms.
The regulatory complaints add to an already contentious legal standoff. Altenar brought lawsuits against Sportradar in the US and UK in April, filing in the District Court of New Jersey and the High Court in London over alleged breaches of competition law concerning sports data.
Sportradar had sought to shift that dispute into private arbitration in Switzerland, a move Altenar asked a New Jersey court to block. That litigation remains unresolved.