Tag Archives: Germany

Keeping to its word, the governance Lottoland Holdings has put forward a €76 million cash offer, seeking to takeover Zeal Network’s core German market assets. At the start of a tumultuous week, Lottoland Chief Executive Nigel Birrell had written an open letter to Zeal Network shareholders, urging for them to refuse Zeal Network’s planned takeover of competitor Lotto24 AG, which …

Inevitable anticipation accompanies the recommencing of club football, however thanks to UEFA’s much scorned Nations League tournament, this international break filled fans with the same excitement and elation that would normally only be associated with club football. It was formerly a regular feature of international breaks for games to fade to a conclusion, with both sides settling on what they …

Werner Becher long-term Chief Executive of DACH markets betting group Interwetten Sports (Interwetten.com) has confirmed his leadership departure via a LinkedIn post. “Today I informed Interwetten employees today that I will step down as CEO at the end of 2018.” Becher’s Linkedin update. A seasoned European IT and media executive, Becher has led Interwetten since 2011, converting the sportsbook into …

On the back of securing a deal to become title sponsor snooker’s English Open for the very first time, BetVictor has announced a further deal alongside the Euroleague Basketball in Germany. Becoming the competitions official betting partner until 2020, BetVictor is hoping it can draw upon its three quarter century strong base of expertise, to further boost the appeal and …

Athens-listed  Greek gambling group OPAP has swooped to acquire a 36.75% stake in the holding company of Stoiximan Group, TCB Holdings Ltd for a consideration of €50 million. TCB operates online gaming services under its Stoiximan brand in Greece and Cyprus, and uses its Betano brand in Romania and Germany. In 2017, Stoiximan Group had revenues of 136 million euro and …

Cherry AB igaming B2C subsidiary ComeOn has announced the launch of its new German online casino property – Blitzino.com. Blitzino.com launches its services for Germany, seeking to bring ‘fast-pay and play’ dynamics to market, utilising a comprehensive know-your-customer KYC solution which will allow instantaneous gaming engagement without players having to undertake full registration processes. Confirming the launch of Blitzino.com, Lahcene …

In the second instalment of SBC’s Better Collective Spotlight series, we cast an editorial eye over Sportwetten Test, a popular source of reviews for online sports bettors since 2010. We caught up with Martin Huber, Lead Content Manager of Better Collective Vienna, to discuss Sportwetten Test’s status within the Better Collective family, the role it plays within the affiliate space …

The Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL), the governing body of German professional football leagues has expanded its ‘Together Against Match-Fixing’ programme with sorts data, intelligence and content provider Sportradar Working in partnership with Sportradar, the DFL will expand its integrity workshops programme for Bundesliga syndicated football clubs Seeking to diminish match-fixing factors and dynamics across German football development, the DFL has …

German industry trade body Der Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has expanded its membership, welcoming FTSE250 Playtech Plc and Stockholm-listed Kindred Group to its ranks. Updating stakeholders, DSWV governance details that as a trade body it now represents over 90% of the active German sports betting market. DSWV increases its representation of sports betting technology provisions, with Playtech group as a new …

German sports betting operator, bwin has announced it will be the exclusive sports betting partner of FC Cologne from the 2018/19 season. The contract is initially for three years, running until the end of the Bundesliga 2020/2021 season. As an exclusive sports betting partner, bwin will be visible on TV via the three channels/networks with relevant broadcast rights. In addition …