Football Manager is one of the most popular simulation games ever created. If you are operating a sports betting platform like those provided by Soft2bet, there are many lessons you can learn from it. We discuss them in the article below.
Football Managers has one of the most extensive databases in the whole of football. Spanning clubs, continents, leagues, teams, and academies, it is a football encyclopedia as well as a game. There have even been rumors of actual teams turning to Football Manager to check players' stats and figures. All of this is waiting to be utilized by the public and the wider sports betting world, particularly those who are considering opening platforms like Soft2Bet.
The Similarities Between Football Manager and Betting Platforms
The similarities between Football Manager and betting platforms are the amount of statistical information needed for them to operate. Football Manager needs this, to prevent their games from becoming stale and teams or leagues from having a one-dimensional, formulaic approach.
However, possibly one of the biggest lessons to be learned is from Football Manager's marketing strategy. The game has been running since 1992 when it was known as Championship Manager. Over this time, it has better itself, building a dedicated following with continual improvements. This is a vital lesson for anyone starting an online casino: Things will take time.
Soft2Bet and Statistics
A quick dive into Soft2Bets sportsbook offerings can show you just how essential this statistical information is. The platform can provide 60 sports to bet on, which includes football as well as many others such as basketball, rugby, cricket and even niche events. There are 600,000 pre-match events, 500,000 live events in-house, and 200,000 virtual sports events. Crucially, and most applicable to Football Manager, is its integration of eSports. These digital games can be bet upon, and Soft2Bet will provide 30 different championships for people to wager with.
Much like Football Manager, all of these events are collated and their statistics are pooled for the use of consumers. This makes it easier for punters to form an analysis of upcoming events. Providing this information quickly and in real-time is vital during live events, especially when providing a partial cash-out feature. This will allow people to take some of their profit, while allowing part of the stake to run, all the while providing odds that favour both the bettor and bookmakers margins.
Both Soft2Bet and Football Manager rely on huge amounts of data and statistics to run. Yet it is more than just their core processes that bookmakers can learn from. Its approach to marketing, and building a fanbase is one all prospective online gambling operators should emulate.