TLDR Altenar has filed a motion opposing Sportradar’s request to move their legal dispute to arbitration in Switzerland. Altenar wants the case to stay in the US District Court for New Jersey, where it was originally filed. The lawsuit claims Sportradar blocked Altenar from accessing official live sports data from leagues like the NBA, NHL, and MLB. This marks Sportradar’s second antitrust case in 2026, after a similar claim from PANDA Interactive was dismissed in April. A judge must now decide if Altenar’s claims will be heard publicly in the US or sent to private arbitration.
Altenar has asked a US court to keep its legal fight with Sportradar in New Jersey. The filing came just a week after Sportradar asked to move the case to arbitration in Switzerland.
The dispute centers on access to official sports data. This data covers games from the NBA, NHL, MLB, and ATP.
Altenar first filed its lawsuit in March. The company says Sportradar cut off data that Altenar needs to run in-play betting features.
The Core Dispute
Sportradar pointed to a 2021 partnership agreement that includes a clause requiring arbitration. Altenar says that clause does not cover antitrust claims.
An Altenar spokesperson said Sportradar’s headquarters in Switzerland gives it a sense of safety there. The spokesperson added that moving the case to arbitration would shield the company from US courts and public view.
Altenar also said Sportradar can only arbitrate disputes it agreed to arbitrate. The company argued Sportradar cannot use the partnership agreement to avoid US antitrust law.
The original complaint says Sportradar promised to supply live league data to Altenar. It then refused, according to the filing.
Altenar calls this data the core of its sportsbook product. Without it, the company says it cannot compete for in-play betting
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