Lottomatica Group has informed investors that it plans to issue €500m in debt notes to fund its agreed acquisition of SKS365 Malta Holdings for €640m. Struck on 2 November, the deal sees Lottomatica become Italian gambling’s largest omnichannel group, in which the company will absorb the 1000+ betting points of PlanetWin365 and 120 arcade venues of PlanetPay365—the flagship brands of …
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Lottomatica SPA has informed the Borsa Milan that it has settled on terms to acquire SKS365 Malta, the operating company behind the PlanetWin365 (sportsbook) and PlanetPay365 (arcade) brands, for an enterprise value of €639m. The acquisition, confirmed today, means that Lottomatica SPA is set to become the outright largest omnichannel gambling group in the Italian market. Lottomatica’s deal entails taking …
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SKS365 has enhanced its operations in the Italian retail betting market, celebrating the opening of its flagship Planetwin365 high-street store in Rome. The pan-European betting and gaming company, headquartered in Malta, has adopted an operational concept for its 1,000 shop Planetwin365 retail network, ‘In The Game’, which places a heavy emphasis on the customer experience. SKS365 is targeting an omnichannel …
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SKS365 has partnered with Net4Media – a betting and gaming technology solutions provider – to enhance the digitalisation and personalisation of its betting shops’ gaming experience.. Bucharest-based Net4Media will now support SKS3365’s management of the latter’s 1,000 Planetwin365 shops in Italy through the release of digital content for the retail network from a single centralised platform. In detail, each Planetwin365 …
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International betting operator SKS365 has extended its long-running agreement with Sportradar, centred around live streaming various global sports tournaments. The agreement will deliver content to SKS’ Planetwin365 streaming service, covering competitions such as the Bundesliga, NBA, Champions League qualifiers, the Copa del Rey, Copa Libertadores and Italy’s Serie C. This will include 8,000 football fixtures, 20,000 live International Tennis Federation …
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Planetwin365 has announced an enhanced sponsorship agreement of the Lazio women’s football team. The SKS365-owned brand will have its logo inserted both in the S.S. Lazio’s training ground and in the Mirko Fersini stadium, for the 2022/2 season. Notably, signage of the operator’s latest platform, Planetwin365.news, will now be appearing on the sides of the Olympic Stadium during the men’s …
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International sports betting and casino operator SKS365 has strengthened its expansion plans both internationally and in Italy with the appointment of Lara Falzon as Group Chief Financial Officer. The firm, first registered in Austria and operating in Italy under the Planetwin365 brand, is currently going through a period of ‘intense growth’ both regionally in the Italian market and on an …
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Virtual games provider Kiron has grown its presence in the Italian market after securing a new partnership with SKS365 subsidiary, Planetwin365. Under the terms of the agreement, Kiron will integrate its full virtuals portfolio onto the Planetwin365 platform, which includes its Racing Games, virtual football and sports products. Steven Spartinos, Co-CEO of Kiron, stated: “We are excited to be partnering …
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SKS365 Group, the operating company of Italian bookmaker PlanetWin365, has strengthened its senior leadership with the appointment of Massimiliano Mura as new Group Director of Legal and Compliance divisions. Prior to joining SKS365, Mura has amassed 13 years of experience in the legal sector, specialising in Italian gambling laws and compliance having served as corporate advisor to SKS365 competitor StanleyBet …
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SKS365, the international sports betting and gaming operator based in Italy which boasts €1.2bn in turnover through the brand Planetwin365 and almost 1000 shops, has continued its journey of strengthening its regulatory and market operations by announcing the appointment of two new executive hires. Alexander Martin will now be taking on the role of Chief Executive Officer, while Andrew Mclver …
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