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Lottstift orders Kindred brands to exit Norway or face extreme penalties

SBC News Lottstift orders Kindred brands to exit Norway or face extreme penalties

The Norwegian Lottery Authority (Lottstift) has repeated its warning to Kindred Group subsidiary Trannel International that it must exit Norway’s online gambling marketplace or face severe consequences.   Restating its Q1 warning, Lottstift demanded that Trannel retire the brands of Unibet, MariaCasino, Storspiller and Bingo.com or face daily coercive fines of NOK 1.2m (€120,000) on Kindred’s Malta-based subsidiary. Should Trannel remain …

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Telenor’s Patrik Hofbauer to lead Svenska Spel in changing Swedish marketplace

SBC News Telenor's Patrik Hofbauer to lead Svenska Spel in changing Swedish marketplace

The governance of Swedish state-owned gambling enterprise Svenska Spel ends its six-month executive search to replace outgoing leader Lennart Käll, confirming the appointment of Patrik Hofbauer as new Group CEO. A seasoned media executive, Hofbauer joins Svenska Spel’s leadership team, from leading Scandinavian telecoms operator Telenor Sverige where he most recently served as CEO (2014-2018). Entering 2018, Svenska Spel confirmed the …

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Danish new boys My4 seek to bridge betting’s social gap

SBC News Danish new boys My4 seek to bridge betting's social gap

Copenhagen-based start-up My4 is the latest industry incumbent to tackle betting’s social conundrum, seeking to change the ‘way people think of betting’. Led by former Telenor DK senior strategist Thomas Black, My4 is developing a betting/fantasy sports hybrid app, where users can participate in betting tournaments/challenges against friends, communities, and other players. To date Black and My4’s enterprise team have …

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Betsson AB appoints Telenor’s Kaaren Hilsen as new CFO as group continues European expansion

SBC News Betsson AB appoints Telenor's Kaaren Hilsen as new CFO as group continues European expansion

The governance of Betsson AB has confirmed the appointment of Kaaren Hilsen as new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) replacing long-term incumbent Fredrik Rüdén who will depart the operator this coming August. Issuing a corporate communication, Betsson informs that Hilsen will join the firm’s executive team ‘no later than 1 November’. Hilsen joins the Stockholm-listed online gambling operator from Telenor …

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Telenor Serbia integrates Sportradar data services

SBC News Telenor Serbia integrates Sportradar data services

Sports data and insight company Sportradar has  announced the successful integration of its Live Score mobile application and its Live Sports Centre solution into the digital mobile offer of Telenor Serbia. With the integration of the Sportradar products, Telenor’s customers will gain access to comprehensive live scores service in the market, covering more than 550 leagues and tournaments across more …

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