Tag Archives: Sweden

Two of the world’s top eSports teams will go head-to-head in a ‘Best of Three’ DOTA challenge, as part of Betway’s eSports Fight Night on 23rd June. Alliance and Na’Vi will compete for a €5,000 prize to be donated to a charity of the winning team’s choice. Betway, who became the first firm to launch a dedicated eSports portal in …

Betsson AB subsidiary NordicBet has extended its existing partnership with the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the highest division of professional ice hockey in Sweden by becoming official sponsor of SHL season 2016/17. NordicBet upgrade its sponsorship having served as SHL official betting partner since 2014. Announcing its partnership, NordicBet marketing stated that it was pleased to extent its profile within …

Racing media rights distributor SIS has expanded its European content portfolio by agreeing partnership terms with Swedish racetrack operator Svensk Galopp which will see its races broadcast in UK and Irish betting shops for the first time. Launching its broadcast service  for Svensk Galopp, SIS will screen eleven races from the inaugural meeting at the newly-built racecourse, Bro Park on Sunday …

Sweden and Malta based live dealer casino specialist Evolution Gaming has confirmed the appointment of Jacob Kaplan as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Kaplan who joins Evolution Gaming from Stockholm-listed Scandinavian focused pension and investments firm Nordnet AB replaces outgoing CFO Fredrik Svederman who is to leave the firm at the end of 2016. Finding Sverderman’s successor, Evolution Gaming …

Betsson have announced that its online subsidiary Betsafe is the first to launch a gambling app to Apple TV. For now, Swedish players can now log in and play directly from their Apple TV, but Betsafe will soon introduce the product in other countries. Betsson have said that this Swedish launch illustrates its strategy to remain at the forefront of …

Following the conclusion of its annual general meeting (AGM), Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator Betsson AB has confirmed the appointment of Pia Rosin as Vice President of Corporate Communications. Rosin is set to take the senior management position as of 20 June joining from Swedish defence and aerospace manufacturer Saab, where she held the position of Investor Relations Manager (March …

European sports betting operator Unibet Plc has reported a strong opening to 2016, posting a ‘new all-time high’ in group revenues to £122 million representing a 61% uplift on 2015’s corresponding Q1 performance of £76 million. Unibet governance highlighted that the company was performing way above market rate, with EBITDA (Q1 2016: £28 million) and Profit (Q1 2016 £20 million) …

Concerns regarding Svenska Spel’s social responsibility strategy have led Executive Chairwoman Anitra Linnéa Steen to resign from her governance role at the state-owned Swedish gambling operator. The former politician detailed to Swedish business news source Dagens Industri that she felt that Svenska Spel’s core focus had changed from helping national social initiatives to delivering higher revenues. “For a social democracy …

Finland-based gaming platform provider, Finnplay, has signed an agreement with Trustly Group AB to integrate its online payment solutions. Trustly Group AB is a European FinTech company, named by Deloitte as one of Sweden’s fastest growing technology companies in 2004. Martin Prantner, CEO of Finnplay, commented: “We are delighted to partner with one of Europe’s fastest growing FinTech companies and …

The i-Gaming Forum today returns to Stockholm, as industry delegates gather to discuss the latest factors, trends and regulatory impacts effecting the lucrative Scandinavian online betting markets. SBC caught up with i-Gaming Forum Programme Director Thomas Igou to discuss this year’s conference and overall sector developments. Igou details how i-Gaming Forum aims to showcase the diversity of individual Nordic betting …