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SIS shows horseracing action from Warsaw, Wroclaw, and Sopot

BetGames’ Twain Sports makes CEE move with STS

SIS (Sports Information Services) has formed a deal to showcase racing from all three of Poland’s tracks. As the supplier continues to enhance its horse racing content offering, and with racing action taking place from April – November, the 60 meetings available annually will be a key addition to SIS’ output, increasing short-form betting opportunities for operators. Conall McSorley, Head …

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Statscore nets exclusive data rights for Polish football

SBC News Statscore nets exclusive data rights for Polish football

Statscore has expanded its partnership with the Polish Football Association, now covering the Polish Women’s Orlen Ekstraliga, the Men’s 2. Liga, and the Fortuna Polish Cup. This deal grants Statscore the exclusive rights to collect real-time data from these competitions’ venues. As the Exclusive Data Provider, Statscore will supply comprehensive statistics for all the games in these leagues. Their ScoutsFeed …

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Playtech tax punch impacts stellar H1 trading

SBC News Playtech tax punch impacts stellar H1 trading

Playtech Plc has reaffirmed all financial year targets as group trading outperforms all corporate expectations, despite operating profits being dragged by tax impairments.  Posting its Interim 2023 results, Playtech declared a record H1 2023 performance with Adjusted EBITDA increasing by 10% to €219.9m (H1 2022: 199.1m) and total group revenue up by 8% to €859.6m (€792.3m). However, period trading saw …

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STS sponsors Polish volleyball Champions League winners

SBC News STS sponsors Polish volleyball Champions League winners

STS has entered into a partnership with Polish volleyball team, Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.  The Polish bookmaker becomes the official club sponsor of the three-time Champions League winners, under a contract spanning three years. STS’s logo is set to appear on the front of the league shirts, as well as on LED banners, sponsor walls and other display elements of …

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Betfan puts faith in ‘new strategy’ as H1 NGR nears €5m

Betfan puts faith in ‘new strategy’ as H1 NGR nears €5m

Betfan has praised the development of its omni-channel network amid positive trading during H1, which saw the bookmaker grow its presence in its local market.  The Polish omni-channel bookmaker, headquartered in Warsaw, reported a 26% year-on-year increase in NGR to €4.7m (H1 2022: €3.5m), generating a profit of €800,000. Revenue and profit were driven by an 8% increase in overall …

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Entain to close STS deal on 24 August

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Entain Plc will proceed to finalise its acquisition of STS Holdings, having secured unanimous shareholder approval to acquire the Warsaw-listed online betting group. This afternoon, the board of Entain declared that its £750m acquisition offer had been accepted by “STS shareholders holding a total of 155,591,656 shares, corresponding to approximately 99.3% of the total issued share capital.” As it stands, …

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STS re-links with Korona Kielce in second Polish club sponsorship

SBC News STS re-links with Korona Kielce in second Polish club sponsorship

STS has signed a sponsorship agreement with Polish football club, Korona Kielce.  The partnership, spanning until the end of the 2023/2024 season, is the second of the bookmaker’s this week, after also signing a deal with GKS Katowic – notably becoming the first bookmaker in the country to sign a multi-section agreement with a sports club.  Similarly, the bookmaker’s logo …

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STS first bookmaker in Poland to net sports club deal

SBC News STS first bookmaker in Poland to net sports club deal

STS has entered into a partnership with GKS Katowic becoming the first bookmaker in Poland to sign a multi-section agreement with a sports club.  STS has become the official sponsor of all four sections of GKS GieKSa Katowice S.A., including the women’s football club, the ice hockey champions, the volleyball section and the first-league GKS Katowice men’s football club.  The …

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STS nets NGR boost ahead of Entain deal closure 

STS drives international growth with TGLab deal

STS Group, the subject of a £750m acquisition bid by Entain Plc, continues to consolidate its position as Poland’s market-leading sportsbook.  Publishing its Q2 trading update, Warsaw-listed STS registered a 3% increase in wagering volume to PLN 1.103bn (€245m).  Wagering growth was maintained despite STS disbanding its UK and Estonia businesses, a factor reflected in the firm’s customer KPI metrics …

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Entain nets Polish antitrust approval to acquire STS

SBC News Entain nets Polish antitrust approval to acquire STS

Entain Plc has been granted antitrust approval to proceed with its £750m acquisition of STS Group, Poland’s largest betting group. The FTSE100 gambling group informed investors this morning that Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection was “satisfied with the conditions of its tender” to acquire Warsaw-listed STS Holdings.  Dealmakers required the Polish government’s antitrust authorization as the STS Group …

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