Sports is having its data moment.

That was the big takeaway from the Future of Sports Tech and Sports Betting Conference in Philadelphia, hosted Tuesday by local VC firm SeventySix Capital. Hundreds filled the Prince Theater on Chestnut Street to learn from over a dozen speakers, including tech executives and even a couple familiar names to sports fans.

The conference attracted folks interested in learning more about growing fields like analytics, esports and sports betting. The latter has drawn increasing attention with the Supreme Court ruling last month that states can open books where they had previously been forbidden.

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