Sporting Solutions to double size of Wigan team

Sporting Solutions is set to ramp up the size of its nascent Wigan office in order to provide its growing client base with a wider portfolio of in-running pricing solutions.

The London-based B2B pricing provider, which forms part of Sporting Index Group along with spread betting firm Sporting Index, opened the Wigan office during the summer to compliment its team of roughly 100 traders based at its Kennington headquarters.

eGR understands the Wigan base currently houses a trading team of around 20, with plans afoot to at least double that number in order to meet demand from partners such as William Hill, Betfred, Sky Bet and Youwin for an enlarged number of in-play betting opportunities.

“We continuously invest in our trading and modelling capabilities to provide our partners with the best possible service, across the widest range of sports and markets,” Simon Trim, managing director of Sporting Solutions, told eGaming Review.

“The expansion at our Wigan location will allow us to drive in-play coverage even further,” he added.

The office is based near its burgeoning Trading School of Excellence, which was set up in collaboration with the University of Salford in September, which Trim said will enable Sporting Solutions to draw on “a strong pool of trading talent”.

In June, Sporting Solutions launched its new horse racing product which includes an early pricing tissue service, morning prices, show prices, results, derivatives and Racing Post content. Meanwhile, last month Bodugi Technology signed up to plug into Sporting Solution’s live tennis and American football feeds.