Flutter Entertainment & Scientific Games celebrate 20 years of partnership in the sports betting industry by renewing their contract.

Scientific Games Corporation today announced the renewal of a five-year contract with long-time customer Flutter Entertainment plc to continue to provide its OpenSports™ technology to the operator's portfolio of global brands.

Flutter Entertainment is the global leader in sports betting, gaming and entertainment, serving more than 13 million customers worldwide through its innovative, diverse and distinctive brands, including FanDuel in the US, Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Bet in the UK and Europe, and SportsBet in Australia.

The five-year renewal comes after FanDuel selected Scientific Games to power its sports betting offering in all current and future regulated markets in the US.

Flutter Entertainment and Scientific Games first partnered with Paddy Power in 2000, making this the 20th anniversary of their partnership.

Rik Barker, IT Director of Flutter Entertainment's UK and Ireland division, said: "We are very pleased to renew our partnership with Scientific Games. While we are very proud of our proprietary technology and product development capabilities, Scientific Games' OpenSports™ technology has been a key component of our sports betting platforms for many years. The reliability and scalability of their technology provides us with a robust platform to achieve our strategic goals. As we enter a new era of sports betting, we look forward to working with their teams and world-class technology to capitalize on opportunities across our industry."

Together, the Flutter and Scientific Games teams have achieved a number of industry milestones. In 2010, Paddy Power accepted its first Live Odds bets, and the following year the sportsbook became the first to launch the innovative Cashout feature, both powered by the OpenBet™ engine. Following the merger between Paddy Power and Betfair, the OpenSports team was heavily involved in migrating both brands onto a single customer platform.

Jordan Levin, CEO of the Digital Group at Scientific Games, said: "Flutter operates some of the most innovative, diverse and distinctive sports betting and gaming brands in the world. Over the past two decades, we have worked together through major changes in technology, player expectations and the rise of sports betting in the US where we partner with FanDuel. We share a common ambition to take podium positions in key regulated markets through responsible, engaging and safe player experiences."