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Betclic & Expekt add Colossus Bets’ multi € million pools to betting inventory

SBC News Betclic & Expekt add Colossus Bets' multi € million pools to betting inventory

Betclic Everest Group betting subsidiaries’ Betclic and Expekt are the latest betting operators to incorporate Colossus Bets’ multi € million pools product.  The betting brands confirmed that Colossus Bets’ pools had been activated for desktop and mobile verticals, with Betclic and Expekt promoting €70 million in combined jackpots ahead of Euro 2016. Colossus Bets continues its recent form of securing new …

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Betclic secures first Portuguese online betting licence

SBC News Betclic secures first Portuguese online betting licence

Malta and France licensed European betting operator Betclic Everest Group, has launched subsidiary Betclic services in Portugal becoming the first brand to secure a national online sports betting licence. Officially launching its Betclic Portugal services yesterday, the European operator had become the first bookmaker to be approved of an online betting fixed odds license by regulator ‘Regulação e Inspeção de …

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Betclic re-enters Belgium following B+ licence approval

SBC News Betclic re-enters Belgium following B+ licence approval

Belgium’s Gambling Commission (BGC) has granted Betclic Everest Group approval to offer licensed online sports betting and slot services under the betclic.be domain. The approval sees Betclic Everest re-enter the Belgium online gambling market, which it was forced to withdrawal from in 2012 following numerous complaints and fines from the Gambling Commission which saw its brands blacklisted by the BGC. …

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Sporting Index bolsters ESSA membership numbers

SBC News Sporting Index bolsters ESSA membership numbers

Sporting Index has joined ESSA, the regulated betting industry’s integrity body. By joining with Sporting Index, ESSA has added sports spread betting to its existing coverage of traditional fixed odds and pool betting markets. ESSA now has 19 members, and represents many of the major regulated international sports betting operators: the ABB, Betclic, Bet-at-Home, Betsson, Bet365, BetVictor, Betway, bwinparty, Digibet, …

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BetClic to close Everest Poker

SBC News BetClic to close Everest Poker

French online gambling operator Betclic Everest Group (Betclic) is set to close its online poker room Everest Poker according to reports. Under the management of Mangas Gaming Group, Betclic had acquired the stand-alone poker room for $100 million from former Everest Poker owners Giga Media in 2009. At the time of its acquisition, Betclic governance wanted to enter the fast growth …

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PMU separates online & retail horse racing liquidity

SBC News PMU separates online & retail horse racing liquidity

At the request of the French Competition Authority (FCA), state owned horse racing operator Paris Mutuel Urbain (PMU) will separate its wagering liquidity between its retail and digital operations. PMU will move to split its wagering liquidity from 10 December, with the operator creating two separate pools for customer bets. CEO Alain Bernard announced the changes undertaken by PMU wagering services …

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Betclic eyes Belgium re-entry

SBC News Betclic eyes Belgium re-entry

Belgium news sources have reported that French sports betting operator Betclic Everest Group (Betclic) is collaborating with the national Gambling Commission with a view of re-entering the market. The operator has had a troubled history with Belgium’s authorities who in February 2014 seized €600,000 of Betclic funds, stating that the unlicensed operator had breached gambling laws by digitally transacting with national consumers. …

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Betclic posts first profits since 2008

SBC News Betclic posts first profits since 2008

French betting operator Betclic Everest Group, has recorded its first profit since 2008 as it announced €1.1 million in net gains for its 2014 performance. The operator announced that total group EBITDA had increased 53% to €40 million, furthermore the operator had also seen an increase to its 2014 revenues with turnover up 15%. The posting of a €1 million …

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BetClic Everest signs up for Yggdrasil Gaming portfolio

SBC News BetClic Everest signs up for Yggdrasil Gaming portfolio

Yggdrasil Gaming has signed a deal with BetClic Everest Group to provide three of its brands with access to its entire product suite, including the recently-launched pooled progressive Jackpot game Joker Millions. BetClic, Expekt and Monte Carlo Casino will all receive the leading supplier’s casino games portfolio of 12 video slots, Infinite API for gamification, unique Super Free Spins, and …

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AFJEL seeks French regulatory overhaul following market 5 year assessment

SBC News AFJEL seeks French regulatory overhaul following market 5 year assessment

France’s online gambling trade body Association Française du Jeu en Ligne (AFJEL) has stated that the country’s regulatory framework is in need of urgent review in order to create better market conditions for business. Following a release of a 5 year market assessment, AFJEL stated that the performance of the French igaming sector had been “mixed” at best, and that …

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