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We spoke with Oleg Onegov, Head of Strategic Partnerships & Account Management at BETER, about the fast-betting provider’s approach to cultivating, strengthening, and sustaining relationships with partners.

Can you tell us about your career journey and your current role as Head of Strategic Partnerships & Account Management at BETER?

​I’ve been working in the betting and iGaming industry for several years, mainly focusing on client relations and business development. Over time, I realised that my strongest skill was in building long-term partnerships and helping clients derive real business value from the products they use. At BETER, I lead the Strategic Partnerships & Account Management team, focusing on ensuring we deliver not only content but also help operators and aggregators grow with it—whether through improved integrations, new products, or data-driven insights. This is critical to scaling BETER’s presence in the esports and sports ecosystem. My role also sees me work closely with internal and external stakeholders to deliver value-driven solutions that support operational excellence and long-term commercial goals.

Different operators and aggregators have different needs. How do you and your team ensure that BETER’s products and solutions remain in demand and are continuously aligned with each client’s evolving business and market changes?

BETER is renowned for providing 24/7 live streaming, real-time data, and hyper-accurate odds for approximately 700,000 fast-paced esports and sports events annually, offering up to 50 markets per event with an average operator margin of 7.5% or higher.

Our esports portfolio includes ESportsBattle tournaments featuring eFootball, eBasketball, eHockey, and eTennis. Our sports portfolio includes the Setka Cup table tennis series, BSKT Cup basketball league, GTR Cup tennis tournaments, and Padel tennis, as well as coverage of official cricket tournaments and leagues worldwide.

In addition to our fast-paced content, we offer a comprehensive Esports Odds Feed, delivering market-leading odds with the highest uptime for more than 450 tournaments worldwide. This includes over 40,000 pre-match and live events annually across popular titles such as CS 2, Dota 2, League of Legends, Valorant, and more.

We are also continuously working on obtaining regulatory approvals in all major markets globally, including U.S. states such as New Jersey and Colorado, where our content is live on bet365’s local domains.

When it comes to ensuring that our products remain in demand and aligned with each client’s evolving business and market changes, our approach is never “one size fits all.” My team and I maintain close communication with every partner to ensure we’re consistently meeting their needs. Some clients aim to maximise esports engagement, others focus on traditional sports, while some want to experiment with new formats such as eTennis or Padel—or even launch fully branded, customised tournaments like our dedicated eFootball series designed specifically for operator needs.

We constantly review performance data, align on KPIs, and adjust delivery or features accordingly. Moreover, our product roadmap is highly flexible—we prioritise developments that bring the most value to our clients’ business models. Ultimately, close collaboration with operators and aggregators helps us understand regional specifics and tailor our products to different markets, while our agility in implementation and regulatory readiness give partners confidence that BETER’s solutions will continue to fit their evolving needs.

Many companies emphasize client success at the start of a relationship, but sustaining it over time is much more challenging. What specific processes, practices, or approaches does BETER use to support clients throughout the entire journey and ensure that partnerships grow into long-term, trust-based relationships?

At BETER, client success is ongoing. My team runs regular business reviews and performance check-ins, where we don’t just present numbers but also propose explicit next steps. We involve product managers at the beginning of new partnerships, so clients can see how their feedback translates into real improvements. Transparency is also key, and we share daily reports, monitor incidents in real time, and communicate openly if something needs fixing. This kind of consistency and accountability builds trust and makes our partnerships long-lasting.

Feedback loops are vital. How does BETER work with client feedback, and in what ways does it influence your product development and solution improvements?

Feedback is at the core of how we evolve. We collect it in various ways, including through structured NPS surveys, regular calls, daily chats, and even during integration discussions. Every input gets logged and shared across product, trading, and IT teams.

Many of our most successful launches, such as new esports markets for Dota 2 and CS 2 titles in our coverage of tournaments worldwide, came directly from client requests. Our eTennis series also originated from a product discussion sparked by a client’s feedback, which expressed the need for completely new offerings for their bettors.

What matters is not just listening, but also closing the loop and showing the client how their feedback shaped the roadmap and what the result looks like in practice.

What are the most important pillars of BETER’s operations that operators or aggregators pay the most attention to—both when entering into a partnership and throughout the entire collaboration?

From my experience, there are four pillars clients care about most.

First is content quality and variety — at BETER, we offer fresh and engaging disciplines such as eFootball, eBasketball, and eTennis, supported by diverse game formats.

Second is reliability, especially when it comes to uptime, latency, and the accuracy of our data feeds and live streams. That’s why our team works tirelessly to maintain the highest possible uptime across all our products.

Third is integrity and compliance — operators need confidence that the product is fair, transparent, and secure. Our dedicated Integrity team ensures that only 0.01% of matches have been flagged as suspicious.

Finally, there’s our approach to partnerships — we’re not just a provider; we act as an extension of our partners’ teams, ready to adapt and innovate together.

This combination of high-quality content, operational excellence, trust, and genuine collaboration is what keeps our partnerships strong from day one — and well into the future.

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BETER, the award-winning provider of fast-betting content and data for esports and sports, has partnered with Entain CEE to supply its sportsbook brands with the provider’s exclusive content.

Under the agreement, BETER will deliver ESportsBattle tournaments and the Setka Cup table tennis series to SuperSport, a premier operator in Croatia, and STS, one of Poland’s leading sportsbooks.

BETER exclusively delivers 24/7 live streaming, real-time data, and hyper-accurate odds for approximately 700,000 fast-paced events annually, offering up to 50 markets per event with an average operator margin of 7.5%+.

Its esports portfolio includes ESportsBattle tournaments, featuring eFootball, eBasketball, eHockey, and the recently launched eTennis. Its sports portfolio features the Setka Cup table tennis series, BSKT Cup basketball league, GTR Cup tennis tournaments, Padel tennis, as well as coverage of official cricket tournaments and leagues worldwide.

BETER ensures the highest standards of fairness and transparency across its content offerings, backed by collaborations with ESIC and IBIA.

Gal Ehrlich, CEO of BETER, said: “We are delighted to welcome Entain CEE to our growing roster of partners, underlining the demand for our products among the industry’s leaders.

“Fast-betting content has become essential for operators seeking to engage the next generation of players, and our suite of fast-paced products sets the standard for others to follow.

“We look forward to working closely with the SuperSport and STS teams to further develop the Croatian and Polish markets together.”

Ivan Gojic, Chief Sportsbook Officer at Entain CEE, added: “Fast-betting content is non-negotiable for operators looking to deliver next-gen experiences to bettors, and that’s exactly what we work hard to achieve at SuperSport and STS.

“This is why we chose to join forces with BETER, the market leader in fast-betting content for both esports and sports.

“This is a deal that brings a lot of thrilling content to our players, and that’s what makes it such an important partnership for us and our bettors.”

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In-demand fast-betting content provider brings its esports and sports products to a Tier-1 sportsbook supplier

BETER, the award-winning provider of fast-betting content and data for esports and sports, has entered into a strategic partnership with FIRST – Best in Sports, a Tier-1 sportsbook supplier.

Through this collaboration, FIRST will integrate fan-favorite ESportsBattle tournaments, initially taking eFootball and eBasketball, as well as world-renowned Setka Cup table tennis tournaments.

BETER delivers 24/7 live streaming, real-time data, and hyper-accurate odds for approximately 700,000 fast-paced events each year, offering up to 50 markets per event with an average operator margin of 7.5%+.

Its esports portfolio includes ESportsBattle tournaments, featuring eFootball, eBasketball, eHockey, and the recently launched eTennis. Its sports portfolio features the Setka Cup table tennis series, BSKT Cup basketball league, GTR Cup tennis tournaments, Padel tennis, as well as coverage of official cricket tournaments and leagues worldwide.

BETER ensures the highest standards of fairness and transparency across its content offerings, backed by collaborations with ESIC and IBIA.

FIRST – Best in Sports delivers a fully managed, high-performance sportsbook engineered for speed, scale and precision. With sportsbook specialization at its core, FIRST helps operators in LatAm, Europe and Africa compete at the highest level from day one, combining sharp pricing and risk, deep trading expertise, regional insight, and rapid rollout to accelerate performance.

Both companies were recognized among the best at the recent SBC Awards ceremony, with BETER receiving the Silver Award in the Live Betting Product category, while FIRST was named Sportsbook Supplier of the Year.

Gal Ehrlich, CEO of BETER, said: “The partnership between BETER and FIRST brings together two pioneering providers committed to delivering next-generation betting experiences. 

“FIRST has launched our collaboration by integrating a suite of our most popular products—EsportsBattle for esports and Setka Cup for sports—both proven to engage players and deliver the fast-betting thrills they seek.

“This is a great partnership, and our teams are looking forward to a fruitful collaboration.”

Tom Light, CEO of FIRST, added: “BETER’s fast-betting portfolio fits exactly what FIRST was built for: a high-performance sportsbook crafted by specialists. 

“Together, we give operators a direct route to Tier-1 competitiveness, faster time-to-market, higher player engagement, and the confidence to go head-to-head with the biggest brands across LatAm, Europe and Africa from day one.”

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