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Gauselmann officially renamed Merkur Group

SBC News Gauselmann officially renamed Merkur Group

German gaming giant Gauselmann Group has officially changed its name to Merkur Group. The rebranding was completed on 1 January with the entry in the commercial register and – 67 years after its foundation – the holding company Gauselmann AG will now operate under the new name Merkur.com AG.  The company’s Founder and Chairman of the Management Board, Paul Gauselmann, …

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GiG extends Media Comply services for Merkur

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG)

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has extended its media and marketing compliance services for Merkur, the flagship brand of the German heritage gambling firm, Gauselmann Group. The extension of automated affiliate marketing services and media compliance monitoring tools is necessary for Merkur and its online brands to be fully compliant with the regulatory changes of the Fourth Interstate Treaty (GlüNeuRStv) market. …

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Gauselmann adds Bruns to fire up sports-&-gaming vision

SBC News Gauselmann adds Bruns to fire up sports-&-gaming vision

Gauselmann Group has confirmed the board appointment of Stefan Bruns, who will oversee the development of its sportsbook and online gambling offering. Effective from 1 April, Bruns (52) will be charged with “strengthening the stationary and online-based sports betting offering, the strategic expansion of virtual slot machine portfolio, combined with the internationalisation of these business areas”. The heritage gambling group …

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MERKUR Sportwetten reorganises its tech and online units

SBC News MERKUR Sportwetten reorganises its tech and online units

Gauselmann Group has announced that it has split its MERKUR Sportwetten unit into two separate departments to optimise the performance of its flagship sportsbook brand across all markets. The DACH market sportsbook’s B2C online unit will now be housed by the ‘Digital Operations Team’ led by Andy Bentley as MERKUR Sportwetten’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Bentley was promoted to …

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Gauselmann Group nets Fortuna Dusseldorf sponsorship

SBC News Gauselmann Group nets Fortuna Dusseldorf sponsorship

Fortuna Dusseldorf has secured a new, exclusive sponsorship deal with the Gauselmann Group which the duo has lauded as a ‘long-term and close cooperation’. Under the agreement, Gauselmann will become the gaming partner of the club, building upon an ongoing collaboration that includes stadium sponsorship. The partnership will be led by Merkur, a division of the German gaming giant, which …

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Merkur begins Polish journey by overhauling Totolotek assets

SBC News Merkur begins Polish journey by overhauling Totolotek assets

Merkur Sportwetten, the sports betting subsidiary of German gambling conglomerate Gauselmann AG, has begun its rebrand and restructuring of newly acquired Polish asset Totolotek SA. Last April, Merkur acquired Polish heritage bookmaker Totolotek outright from Greek gambling group Intralot SA, targeting Poland as the fifth active market for Merkur’s sports betting expansion. Merkur governance details that from this July ‘the …

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140 world class speakers confirmed for Betting on Football

SBC News 140 world class speakers confirmed for Betting on Football

Fortuna Entertainment Group CEO Per Widerstrom, GVC Holdings COO Shay Segev and Ladbrokes Ambassador Chris Kamara are just three of the key names presented by SBC Events for the most extensive senior speaker line-up ever seen at a sports betting industry event. 140 industry leading speakers will be addressing the 800+ delegates attending next week’s Betting on Football 2017 at …

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EveryMatrix extends casino content with Edict eGaming Merkur slots

SBC News EveryMatrix extends casino content with Edict eGaming Merkur slots

German casino software provider Edict eGaming has recently struck a collaborative deal with EveryMatrix, another software provider, but headquartered in Romania and serving international markets. The purpose of the deal is for Edict to a remote game server named Game Bridge to deliver Merkur slots through an API. At the end of the process, Merkur slots will have been added …

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