SBC News GVC Holdings gains Russian vision launching bwin.ru venture

GVC Holdings gains Russian vision launching bwin.ru venture

Updating the market, FTSE online gambling group GVC Holdings has confirmed the launch of its Russian market property bwin.ru.

bwin.ru becomes the first non-Russian online betting brand to be fully licenced and operated in the country.

GVC launches its new market vertical in partnership with Russian technology and media publishing firm Rambler&Co, an enterprise which is majority owned by Russian billionaire financier Alexander Mamut.

Last June, Russian media sources reported that GVC governance was preparing to launch a Russian joint-venture, seeking to become the first international operator to join the regulated online gambling regime.

bwin.ru will be operated by Digital Betting LLC a subsidiary led by Dmitry Sergeev as General Director and CEO of bwin Russia

“We are pleased to officially announce the launch of bwin in Russia. We have worked extremely hard to adapt the platform in line with the regulatory requirements and we are excited to be live in the market. In preparing bwin.ru we have incorporated feedback and request from our customers which were collected during the pre-registration stage. We are sure that Russian bettors will want to choose bwin, and trust us with their business.”

Entering the Russian market, bwin.ru will compete against seven licensed bookmakers; Liga Stavok, Winline, 888.ru, 1XBet, Leon.ru, Marathonbet.ru and BKfon.ru

Anton Rozhkovskiy, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NGO Mobilnaya Karta, LLC (First TSCUPIS) said:

“We are pleased to announce the launch of bwin.ru on to the Russian market, the first global sports betting brand bwin licenced in the country and operated by DIGITAL BETTING, LLC. The emergence of such a major player in the industry is a sign of the growth of the interactive gambling market and of the infrastructural readiness of the Russian betting industry for the coming of foreign gambling operators”

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