Monopolies on sports betting and lottery scratch cards are to remain in The Netherlands, but The Council of the State, the nation’s highest administrative court, has ordered a rethink of its lottery monopoly. Following an appeal by the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), alongside international gambling firms Unibet, Betclic and Betfair, the council ruled that the existence of only …
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A report commissioned by the Remote Gambling Association, has estimated that 68% of Portuguese online gamblers wager via unlicensed operators within the country. The Eurogroup Consulting Report, based on an online gamblers survey, “demonstrates that the Portuguese legislation has not achieved one of its key objectives, namely reducing the unregulated offer.” Regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo …
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French sports betting operator Betclic has confirmed that founder and former Chief Executive Nicolas Béraud will return as leader of the operator replacing Isabelle Andrès who has left the company. Part of the executive team which founded ‘BetClick Limited’ in 2005, Béraud left the French operator in 2011 following the firm’s merger with Mangas Everest Group. Béraud’s return sees him take over …
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Bet-at-home enjoyed a successful third quarter in part due to the European Championships, but it still saw its marketing expenses outpace gross gaming revenue growth for the nine months to September. The Austrian, German and Eastern European-facing operator saw gross gaming revenues for the nine-month rise nearly 15% to €100.4m. Net revenue after gaming taxes and VAT rose 13.5% to …
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French sports betting operator Betclic Everest Group (Betclic) has informed the market, that it has selected Betgenius (Genius Sports subsidiary) as its lead in-play trading partner across its Betclic and Expekt brands. The operator informs that it has agreed a three-year deal with Betgenius, which will see it gain more than 130,000 in-play events per annum published across its sports …
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Industry business intelligence, insights and intelligence advisory ComplianceOnline has confirmed that appointment of Richard Leather as its Legal & Research Director. Leather joins ComplianceOnline from European sports betting operator Betclic Everest Group where he held the position of Head of Regulatory & Licensing (2014-2016). Furthermore, Leather has served as a member of the legal committee of the European Gaming and …
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Seeking to boost its profile in the recently regulated Portuguese online gambling market, French bookmaker Betclic (Betclic Everest Group) has announced that it has entered a betting partnership with Vitória FC. The bookmaker will become Vitória FC’s ‘Official Betting Partner’ for season 2016/17. Betclic confirms its first football partnership following the granting of its Portuguese online gambling licence in May. The operator …
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Colossus Bets has announced that its pools products, branded as ‘Cash Out Pools’, have gone live on both web and mobile with The Football Pools. Bernard Marantelli, Founder and CEO of Colossus Bets, said: “The Football Pools is an iconic brand with a long pedigree in offering life-changing jackpot prizes on football. It’s a significant milestone for us that they …
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Issuing a short corporate statement Betclic Everest Group has confirmed that it will reduce its majority shareholding in Frankfurt-listed European betting operator bet-at-home AG by approximately 10%. The Malta based online betting operator which owns circa 67% of bet-at-home equity, will look to place 350,000 of its share capital for sale. Updating stakeholders’ and the market, Betclic governance issued the …
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Colossus Bets has announced that the predictable results of Euro 2016 have resulted in the winning of two ‘Millionaire’ correct score Pick 6 pools. The company has also confirmed that they could have a first ever winner of the ‘The Colossus’ by tonight, the headline pool worth £10,000,000. Poland’s 1-0 defeat of Northern Ireland on Sunday night was the final …
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