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Austrian sports betting firm Cashpoint (Gauselmann Group subsidiary) has confirmed that it has agreed to acquire Tipico’s Danish retail betting portfolio. The deal will see Tipico end its retail presence within Denmark, with Cashpoint acquiring its three betting shops in Copenhagen and a further retail point on the island of Funen in Odense. Tipico will continue to service the Danish …

Having presented a successful Mr Green & Co H1 interim results, in which the company declared its ‘most successful quarter in business’ Chief Executive Per Norman has detailed that Mr Green is now targeting potential acquisitions. Updating investors, Norman detailed that this June Mr Green governance ‘successfully carried out a directed new share issue to Swedish and international institutional investors’. …

Publishing its H1 2017 interim trading results (period ending 31 June), Stockholm-listed industry content and games developer NetEnt has detailed a strong commercial momentum, recording growth across its core metrics. Updating investors, NetEnt governance stated that H1 had delivered ‘solid growth’ for its verticals, with the company hitting H1 revenues of SEK 805 million, up 15% on corresponding H1 2016’s SEK …

Last week, LeoVegas launched its LeoVegas Sport product into the Danish market. Having been granted a Danish licence, LeoVegas will now offer around 100,000 betting games daily in more than 40 different sports in Denmark. LeoVegas Group CEO Gustaf Hagman stated: “The launch of LeoVegas’ casino has been very successful and LeoVegas has established itself as a brand in Denmark. …

The European Commission (EC) has permitted the Danish government to open up its online bingo and horseracing wagering markets, ending the monopoly position of state-owned gambling operator Danske Spil. The Danish government, in accordance with European Union business laws, wants to liberalise its bingo and horseracing markets. The government had asked the EC for a review of its draft laws …

Copenhagen-based start-up Kiggit has announced the launch of its football pools betting app for the UK market, having been approved a UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) License last September. Founded by CEO Jakob Hagemann, Kiggit aims to bring football pools to the social media generation. Hagemann describes the product as a ‘hybrid product, where the Betfair Exchange meets The Football Pools …

In June of last year, Mr Green launched its Kambi-powered sportsbook product in time for UEFA Euro 2016. Less than a year on, we caught up with the company’s CEO Jesper Kärrbrink, a speaker at the recent Betting on Football conference, to discuss operational challenges of the launch, balancing the revenue potential of the sportsbook with increased associated costs, and a newly …

Completing its first full year as a Nordic Nasdaq-listed enterprise, LeoVegas Group AB has recorded strong organic growth within its product verticals as the company seeks to expand its footprint beyond its home markets of Scandinavia. Presenting its Q1 2017 financial update (period ending 31 March), LeoVegas would announce a corporate revenue lift of 49% to €44 million (Q1 2016: …

Industry affiliate marketing specialist Better Collective, has announced the launch of ‘customizable odds comparison’ portal SmartBets for its home market of Denmark. The Danish launch of SmartBets sees Better Collective continue its multi-language strategy for the odds comparison portal, which currently services English, German and Italian versions. The latest version of SmartBets follows in the footsteps of its counterparts with …