Sportsbook technology provider Altenar is challenging Sportradar’s attempt to move a multimillion-dollar antitrust dispute from a US federal court into private arbitration in Switzerland.
The case centres on Sportradar’s control and distribution of official sports data used by betting operators and platform suppliers. Altenar alleges that Sportradar has used its position as a major data partner of leagues including the NBA, NHL, MLB and ATP to restrict access to information needed by competing sportsbook businesses.
Altenar Technologies filed its US case against Sportradar Group AG and Sportradar AG in the District of New Jersey on March 31, 2026. Court records classify the action as antitrust litigation brought under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, which deals with monopolisation and attempts to monopolise markets.
The dispute has now shifted toward where the case should be heard. Sportradar wants the proceedings referred to private arbitration in Zurich, relying on an arbitration provision contained in a master partnership agreement signed with Altenar in 2021.
Altenar is opposing that request. The company argues that its antitrust allegations concern Sportradar’s conduct in the US sports-data market rather than a contractual disagreement covered by the companies’ previous commercial agreement. According to separate legal reporting, Altenar has also argued that the relevant contract was terminated and related to markets outside the United States.
At the heart of Altenar’s complaint is an allegation that Sportradar has refused to provide certain live official league data while controlling the pricing and availability of information considered essential for sportsbook operations. Altenar claims these practices make it harder for rival technology providers to compete for betting-operator contracts. Sportradar has not publicly addressed the substance of the pending litigation.
The dispute also raises questions about Sportradar competing directly with companies that buy sports data from it. Altenar has pointed to Sportradar’s ORAKO turnkey sportsbook platform and its ownership of betting technology supplier NSoft, arguing that both businesses compete with Altenar in the sportsbook technology market.
Altenar is seeking an injunction against the alleged restrictions on data supply as well as financial damages described as worth several million dollars, although an exact amount has not been disclosed. The company is represented in the case by Cahill Gordon & Reindel.
The proceedings follow another recent US antitrust dispute involving Sportradar. Sportscastr, also known as PANDA Interactive, previously added competition claims against Sportradar and Genius Sports to a patent lawsuit. Those antitrust claims against Sportradar were dismissed with prejudice by a federal judge in Texas on April 9, 2026.
The New Jersey court must now decide whether Altenar’s claims can continue in federal court or must instead be handled through arbitration in Switzerland.