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STS signals positive H1 results driven by Betsys benefits

SBC News STS signals positive H1 results driven by Betsys benefits

STS Group has underlined its confidence in achieving its full-year 2022 commercial and tech objectives, following strong H1 corporate performance.  Publishing a snapshot update on H1 2022 trading, Poland’s largest betting group matched like-for-like H1 2021 NGR results of PLN 296m (€62m). The positive NGR result was generated from combined group wagers of PLN 2.2bn (€460m) as STS matched tough …

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Polish cross-party committee calls for rethink of sports betting taxes 

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Pressure is mounting on Poland’s Ministry of Finance to undertake a review of its gambling tax structure, revitalising income generated from licensed bookmakers.     A cross-party Sejm (lower parliament) committee representing ‘Polish consumers and entrepreneurship’, had announced that it has submitted a proposal advising the Ministry “to abandon the 12% turnover tax applied to sports betting.” The Committee has advised the …

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STS Group extends BetGames product supply deal with TV Zaidimai in Poland

SBC News STS Group extends BetGames product supply deal with TV Zaidimai in Poland

STS Group has retained its status as the biggest and sole publicly-listed bookmaker operating in Poland, having confirmed an extension to its agreement with TV Zaidimai Ltd this week.  One of the largest bookmakers in Central Europe, the group offers wagers for BetGames’ simulated card games across its sales channels. Under the terms of the extended collaboration, the parties will …

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STS guarantees Betsys dividend ahead of WSE debut call 

SBC News STS guarantees Betsys dividend ahead of WSE debut call 

STS Holding has revealed that it has received a dividend of PLN 13.3 million (€2.8m) related to the performance of its tech subsidiary Betsys. Providing investors an update on Betsys performance, STS disclosed that, during 2021, its tech unit had grown in EBITDA to PLN 21.8 million (€4.6m), up 50% on FY2020 corresponding results of PLN 14.5 million. Profits generated …

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Betway continues Eastern push with Bulgaria launch 

SBC News Betway continues Eastern push with Bulgaria launch 

Betway the flagship global sportsbook property of Super Group, has launched its online gambling platform for the regulated market of Bulgaria, hosted under the domain of Betway.bg  On Monday, Betway announced the launch of Betway.bg to Bulgarian media and its affiliate marketing partners. Betway’s market licence has been granted by the National Revenue Agency (NRA) which is tasked with monitoring …

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Betclic calls for Poland to ‘Set its own Course’ on sports betting

SBC News Betclic calls for Poland to ‘Set its own Course’ on sports betting

Betclic has launched its second Polish-market nationwide HD advertising campaign – ‘Wybierz swoj Kurs’ (‘Set Your own Course’).  Developed by Warsaw advertising agency 180heartbeats + JUNG v. MATT, the campaign aims “to prove that sports betting no longer fits into the stereotypical frames that have been presented to Polish audiences”. The creative sees Betclic continue to focus on developing ‘brand-centric …

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Betcris marks Polish sponsorship debut with volleyball and handball teams

SBC News Betcris marks Polish sponsorship debut with volleyball and handball teams

Betcris has confirmed two partnerships in Poland with handball team Lomza VIVE Kielce and volleyball team Asseco Resovia Rzeszow.  In a recent press conference, representatives of Betcris Poland and the clubs signed the contract and symbolically handed a team T-shirt, with Betcris logo on the sleeve, to Board Member Jacek Jakubowski.  Jakubowski commented: “We are very proud to officially announce …

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Entain leadership places innovation at forefront of 2022 duties 

Jette Nygaard-Anderson, Entain CEO

Entain Plc’s leadership duo of Group Chief Executive Jette Nygaard-Andersen and Deputy-CEO Rob Wood have outlined their shared objective to showcase the FTSE100 business’ innovation capabilities during 2022.  Innovation and organic growth were marked as ‘capital allocation priorities’ by Andersen and Wood, hosting yesterday’s Entain leadership conference call with investors and market analysts. The start of 2022 saw Entain maintain …

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STS applies Mentor to comprehensively monitor player engagements 

SBC News STS applies Mentor to comprehensively monitor player engagements 

STS Group has achieved a major technology and responsible gambling objective launching ‘Mentor’ its new player behavioural monitoring solution.  Developed by independent engineering studio Neccton – Mentor will be initially applied across STS’s UK online gambling inventory to monitor customer engagements. A 15-year specialist in player security for online gambling, Neccton has developed Mentor to be the most comprehensive and …

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