Every quarter is a new market.
Backcourt Manager is a real-money basketball management game. Players build a squad, set the game plan and bet on their own simulated match, then bet again at every quarter break on fresh odds. It launches inside your lobby and runs on your player wallet through Hub88.
Free-play demo, no sign-up. Math report and Hub88 listing in preparation.
Management betting works in football. Basketball has never had it.
Squad-building betting games already run at tier-one sportsbooks, but only for football, where a match has a handful of events and one bet before kick-off. Basketball is a major betting sport in Greece, Lithuania, Serbia, Turkey, Spain, Israel, Italy, the Philippines and the US, and today it only has passive scheduled virtuals.
The format is proven. Football's leading title, in its own numbers:
Source: Playbook Football 2027 fact sheet, figures as of 23 August 2026. Live with operators including bet365, Betano, Superbet, BetMGM, Entain and Flutter.
A scheduled sim you watch
No team, no choices, no reason to come back between events.
One bet, then a long wait
A proven loop, held back by a low-scoring sport: few events, few markets, one betting moment per match.
Your team, your plan, four bets a match
The management loop on a sport that scores every 15 seconds, with a live betting window at every break and a same-game builder from day one.
Draft, coach, bet, watch. Two to five minutes a match.
Every screen below is a capture from the playable demo. Mobile first, portrait, one thumb, built for an iframe inside your lobby.
Don't take our word for it. Play a match.
Open the demo on your phone, draft your five, pick a game plan and bet demo credits through all four quarters. Open a pack while you're there. Five minutes is enough to see why players come back.
The features the category is still promising are already in the game.
More betting moments without a faster game.
A match opens four windows. The pace stays the same for the player; the session simply holds more decisions.
Quarter winner, race to 20 and rebound and assist props are on the roadmap.
A stronger team changes the odds, never the return.
Better cards, tactics and boosters make a player's team more likely to win, and the price shortens to match. Expected return per bet stays at the configured RTP for every market, whoever plays whom. That is what lets a skill-flavoured meta sit on top of a certifiable game.
One match, every bet
All bets settle from the single simulated match the player watches. No hidden second draw.
Priced by the same engine
Odds come from a Monte Carlo of the match engine plus a fixed margin per market.
Changes before prices
Tactics and boosters lock before odds open, at tip-off or a break. Nothing changes mid-play.
Built for the lab
CSPRNG throughout, RTP verified over millions of simulated matches, math report for an accredited test lab.
RTP by market
demo configuration| Market | RTP |
|---|---|
| Match winner | 94.0% |
| Handicap | 94.5% |
| Total points | 94.5% |
| Player points | 92.0% |
| Bet builder | 88.0% |
Every market's RTP is set per operator and per jurisdiction. In-play adds one point of margin; cash out pays 90% of fair value.
A reason to open the game tomorrow.
The progression meta is earned through play, kept apart from the betting layer, and never rewards stake size. Players who never bet can still enjoy it, which keeps it clean for regulated markets.
Collectible player cards
Four tiers, numbered serials on Rare and up, card levels powered by shards from duplicates.
Packs with published odds
Drop rates on every pack and a pity counter shown on the pack.
Chemistry and tactics
Club, nation and play-style links between positions. Tactics counter each other and are never sold.
Divisions every week
Ten divisions, Monday reset, top three up, bottom three down, scored on match results only.
Daily streaks
Seven-day ladder for playing a match, with a free streak shield. Never for placing a bet.
Club Cup
An operator-only weekly leaderboard, so your players compete with each other.
Configured per brand and per market.
GGR from betting, plus coin sales where your licence allows.
Betting is the main line. Where regulation permits, players can also top up Coins with real money to progress faster. Coins buy packs, boosters and cosmetics, and are never redeemable for cash or tradeable between players. Money only ever buys Coins, never a random item directly.
Retention drives both: a player who comes back for their streak and their division also stakes across more matches.
Coin bundles
demo pricing, EUR| Coins | Price |
|---|---|
| Starter bundle, once per player | €1.99 |
| 1,300 | €4.99 |
| 2,900 | €9.99 |
| 6,300 | €19.99 |
| 17,000 | €49.99 |
Bundles, pack prices and the starter offer are set per operator. With coin sales off, packs are repriced for earned Coins.
Questions operators ask.
Are Coin purchases allowed in my market?
That depends on your licence. Coins are not redeemable, and real money never buys a random item directly. If purchases aren't allowed, switch them off: the game runs on earned Coins with repriced packs.
How are Coin sales treated for tax?
Coin sales are a separate line from wagering. Agree the booking route and tax treatment with your finance team and Hub88 before switching them on.
Does skill or squad strength break the house edge?
No. A stronger team gets shorter odds in exact proportion, so the return per bet stays at the configured RTP for every matchup.
Are rewards an inducement to gamble?
Rewards come from playing matches, with or without a bet. Rewards tied to wagering are off by default, and no leaderboard ranks money.
Is it certified?
Not yet. The math engine and RTP verification are done, and RNG and game-maths certification with an accredited lab is next. Launch partners get the report first.
What do I need to integrate?
If you take games from Hub88, nothing new: Backcourt Manager uses the standard launch and wallet flow and your existing player balance.
Through Hub88, nothing new to build.
Backcourt Manager plugs into Hub88's standard games API. If your casino already takes content from Hub88, the game uses your existing player session and balance. No new wallet, no separate account for the player.
One match is one Hub88 round
round bc-8807c37 # one per match ├─ bet tip-off €5.00 # /transaction/bet ├─ bet end Q1 €2.00 ├─ bet end Q3 €3.00 └─ win final €9.45 # round_closed: true
Balance, bet, win and rollback on the standard supplier wallet. Idempotent request IDs, retries until acknowledged, a lost round closed with a zero win, and a round details page for your support team.
Looking for launch partners.
Launch partners help set markets, limits and the first season, and get the game first in their region.
- DoneMatch engine and pricingSimulation, Monte Carlo odds, settlement, RTP verification
- DonePlayable demoFull loop with live quarter betting and the progression meta
- In buildRGS and Hub88 integrationWallet client, signing, round ledger, staging tests
- NextCertificationRNG and game maths with an accredited lab
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