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Betsson subsidiary sponsors Dutch hockey

30 Jun 2016

Kroon online casino, a Dutch-facing subsidiary of the Swedish Betsson gambling group, has entered into a two-year sponsorship deal with Dutch ice hockey association Nederlandse IJshockey Bond, conditional on the legalisation of online gambling in the Netherlands. The amount of the sponsorship was not disclosed, but Betsson director Patrick Jonker said in a statement that …

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Betsson advertising account awarded to London agency

29 Jun 2016

Swedish betting group Betsson AB has awarded its substantial international advertising strategy and creative lead contract to the London agency Leo Burnett, which has prior experience on commissions from Ladbrokes and emerged victorious from a competitive pitch for the Betsson account run by Agency Insight. The award represents a departure from the usual Betsson practice …

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Q2 trading update from Betsson

28 Jun 2016

The Betsson gambling group has issued a trading update for Q2-2016, advising that group revenues are estimated to be between SEK 920 million and SEK 945 million, and the operating profit (EBIT) between SEK 140 million and SEK 175 million. However, lower sportsbook revenues and unfavourable exchange rate fluctuations have had a negative impact on …

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New social pool betting game from Betsson subsidiary

17 Jun 2016

Betsson’s subsidiary Betsafe has launched a new social native pool betting game for iOS and Android. In Emperor powered by Betsafe, players score points by predicting events in a live football match and compete against each other to win cash prizes that are pre-allocated from a prize pool. “There is an increased demand for games …

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Betsson claims it´s the first to use gambling app for Apple TV

19 May 2016

The Betsson gambling group has announced that its online subsidiary BetSafe is the first to launch a gambling app to Apple TV. Starting today (Thursday May 19) Swedish players can log in and play directly from their Apple TV following an initiative that the company says illustrates its strategy to be at the forefront in …

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Betsson’s Triobet attains Latvian licensing

2 May 2016

Betsson subsidiary Triobet has been awarded a Latvian license to operate within that market. “When outdated legal structures and old monopolies are dismantled great favorable conditions for long-term profitable growth are created,” commented Ulrik Bengtsson, president and chief executive officer of Betsson AB. “Our strategy is to increase the proportion of sustainable revenue by participating …

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Betsson revenue rises 18 percent in Q1-2016

20 Apr 2016

The Betsson gambling group has posted its Q1-2016 results, flagging revenue growth of 18 percent in the quarter despite a burden of SEK 44.7 million due to exchange rate fluctuations. The group reports that Europe-Bet’s online business increased 37 percent in constant currency, and that strong organic growth in the consumer brands of 21 percent …

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New London techie office for Betsson

15 Apr 2016

Software development will be the key focus of the new Betsson Applied Digital Technology Centre which opened last week and is housed in bright, open plan offices (see pic here: http://www.betssongroup.com/en/news-details/london-calling) A statement from the company comments: “Through deepening our data capabilities we will continue to move the needle when it comes to understanding our …

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Betsson to improve business reportage

8 Apr 2016

The Swedish online gambling group Betsson has announced changes in its business reportage, advising in a statement: “To achieve enhanced transparency between Betsson and its peers and improved correlation between external reporting and how management view its business, Betsson has decided to change its methods of accounting with regards to B2B vs B2C and the …

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Betsson gearing up for UK online gambling drive

24 Mar 2016

Swedish gambling group Betsson is offering advertising agencies the opportunity to handle its large international advertising account as it prepares for a major push into the United Kingdom market, reports the marketing publication Campaign Live. “The company is looking for a London hub to work across key markets after recently appointing Omnicom’s Rocket to its …

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Betsson in content supply deal with Felt Ltd

23 Mar 2016

Betsson has launched an online portfolio of eleven proprietary land-based table games from Felt Ltd across its Betsson, Betsafe and Oranjecasinoproperties. The portfolio consists of seven blackjack side bet games, including Perfect Pairs, 21+3 and Lucky Lucky; three poker variants, and Felt’s Double Ball Roulette. “We’re delighted to launch our initial suite of 11 games …

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Betsson MD moves to venture capital firm

16 Mar 2016

Betsson managing director Carla Maree Vella has moved on to join Malta-situated venture capital firm Optimizer Invest whose focus lies in entrepreneurial online gambling start-ups. Vella will serve as chief executive officer and chief operating officer for the company after spending just over a year in the hot seat at Betsson.

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Ulrik Bengtsson appointed as CEO of Betsson AB

23 Feb 2016

The Board of Directors of Swedish gambling group Betsson AB has appointed Ulrik Bengtsson as new CEO and president of the company effective March 1 2016. Bengtsson has extensive experience of digital consumer services and four years of experience in Internet gaming management through his role as CEO of Betsson Malta. He will replace Pontus …

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Betsson appoint group director: Games of Chance

15 Feb 2016

Betsson has appointed Andy Braithwaite as group director: games of chance. Braithwaite, a well-known figure in the industry, previously served as casino director and commercial officer for Mr Green. Prior to Mr Green, he was head of casino and marketing at Redbet Gaming.

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Betsson hails strong organic growth in FY 2015 results

5 Feb 2016

In its full year 2015 fiscal report, Betsson said it had achieved strong organic growth showing the company has one of the most efficient strategies in the industry. Key performance indicators for the period ending December 31, 2015 include: – Group revenues of SEK 3,722 million (2014: SEK 3,035.1 million), an increase of 23 percent. …

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Betsson to settle historical tax with German government

4 Feb 2016

Betsson is submitting a tax return for historic tax on sport betting to the German Government amounting to around SEK 113 Million (GBP 9,180,359). The company said while it still maintains it is not liable to pay historic tax, it believes there will be considerable opportunities in a future regulated German gaming market of which …

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Betsson to integrate Quickspin games

1 Feb 2016

Betsson Group brands, including Betsafe, Nordic and Kroon, will go live with a suite of mobile-friendly HTML5 Quickspin slot content. Hailed as a major deal, Quickspin said the development was an important one for the company as it “now holds agreements in place with all the leading casinos in Scandinavia.” A planned content roll-out will …

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Betsson and Intertain address misleading statements and short selling issues

18 Dec 2015

In two distinct and separate issues, online gambling companies Betsson in Sweden and Intertain in Canada have felt it necessary to issue statements correcting what they allege are “misleading and self-serving” statements by short sellers. Taking the Intertain case first, the company tackles a “misleading and self-serving report that was published on December 17, 2015 …

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Betsson affiliate defrauds company

24 Nov 2015

A Betsson employee was charged in a Malta Court today for defrauding the company of Euro 153,000. Christiaan Alexander van Dalen (41), who was employed by Betsson Services Ltd as a key affiliate manager, is accused of claiming commission on artificially inflated customer numbers generated by using the details of account holders to open fictitious …

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Positive third quarter from Betsson

22 Oct 2015

Third quarter revenue at Swedish online gambling group Betsson increased y-o-y by 24 percent to SEK 972.9 million, the company reported Thursday, claiming it as the highest quarterly revenue figure it has yet reported, with organic growth of 15 percent. The FIFA World Cup represented 1.5 percent of the revenue in the comparative figures for …

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Mega Fortune Dreams slot awards more millions

25 Jul 2015

The Betsson group is advising its clients that on Thursday evening a 23-year old gambler from the Hesse province in Germany hit a progressive jackpot of over Euro 3 million on NetEnt’s Mega Fortune Dreams game. Full details of the big win are still awaited, but is understood that the lucky player is a woman, …

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Betsson completes Eurobet acquisition

23 Jul 2015

Betsson AB has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Europe-Bet through the acquisition of the Georgian company Chempionebi 111 LLC (and associated firms) for an initial purchase price of US$50 million. In addition to the initial purchase price, an additional purchase price of a maximum of US$35 million may be paid until one …

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Betsson posts sparkling second quarter results

17 Jul 2015

Betsson AB has released a record set of second quarter results, highlighting: * Revenue up by 14 percent to SEK 860.6 (752.3) million – the highest quarterly revenue figure yet; * Operating income of SEK 213.8 (190.4) million, an increase of 12 percent; * Operating margin of 24.8 (25.3) percent; * Income before tax of …

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Betsson acquires Georgia´s Europe-Bet

29 Jun 2015

The Swedish online gambling group Betsson AB announced Monday that it has acquired privately owned land and online gaming operator Europe-Bet based in the eastern European nation of Georgia. The deal gives Betsson access to the growing Georgian market, making it the second largest local online gaming operator in Georgia with close to 30 percent …

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