Tag Archives: Czech Rep

Fortuna boosts cross-channel payment capabilities with EML ‘reloadable cards’ partnership

SBC News Fortuna boosts cross-channel payment capabilities with EML 'reloadable cards’ partnership

Eastern European betting group Fortuna Entertainment has expanded its player payment provisions by integrating EML Payments Europe (EML Group) ‘branded reloadable cards’ for its multi-channel operations. Fortuna the largest betting operator within Eastern Europe’s regulated markets, will initially roll-out EML cards access across its Czech Republic operations, with the potential to expand to other core markets in which the group …

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Fortuna Entertainment records H1 2017 revenue & KPI growth despite enlargement costs

SBC News Fortuna Entertainment records H1 2017 revenue & KPI growth despite enlargement costs

Presenting its H1 2017 interim results (period ending 30 June), Eastern European gambling operator Fortuna Entertainment Group has detailed a strong revenue performance combined with KPI gains driven by the growth of sports betting and gaming divisions. Updating the market, Fortuna would record a 40% group revenue increase to €720 million (H1 2016: €511 million), of which €650 million would …

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Czech Rep Tipsport enhances markets with BetConstruct live data provisions

SBC News Czech Rep Tipsport enhances markets with BetConstruct live data provisions

Updating the market, industry platform and software supplier BetConstruct has informed that it has signed a ‘live scouting data’ partnership with the Czech Republic based operator Tipsport. Agreeing terms, the partnership will see Tipsport utilise BetConstruct provisions to enhance its current pre-match and in-play sports betting offering, further allowing its players to engage with more betting markets and live data. …

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Penta moves to buy Fortuna Entertainment outright

SBC News Penta moves to buy Fortuna Entertainment outright

Eastern European investment group Penta Group Investments (Penta) has announced that it will move to buy outright the remaining shareholding of Czech-listed gambling operator Fortuna Entertainment (Fortuna). At present, Penta holds 68.25% of the corporate equity in Fortuna through gambling investment subsidiary Fortbet. Penta management will aim to turn Fortuna into a wholly-owned private company, removing the firm from its listings …

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Fortuna continues Romanian expansion with €47 million deal for Fortbet assets

SBC News Fortuna continues Romanian expansion with €47 million deal for Fortbet assets

Fortuna Entertainment continues its M&A expansion within the licensed Romanian gambling market. The Eastern European bookmaker confirmed this week that it was closing in on the acquisition of Fortbet Holdings gambling assets. Updating the market, Fortuna detailed that it was in the final stages of negotiations for the Fortbet properties of Bet Active Concept SRL, Bet Zone SRL, Public Slots SRL and Slot Arena SR. …

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