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Freshly rebranded FDJ United has reported a decline in online sports betting revenue in Q1 trading, coming one quarter after its acquisition of Kindred Group. The operator of the French national lottery significantly expanded its reach in sports betting when it completed its €2.45bn takeover of Swedish founded Kindred, the operator of the Unibet sportsbook and 32Red online casino brands. …

France’s Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has fined Unibet (unibet.fr) a record €800,000 for a significant malfunction in its self-exclusion system that led to thousands of self-excluded players being able to access gambling services despite having signed out of the products. The issue affected iOS users, lasted nearly two years and led to ANJ issuing its largest fine to date, …

Abios has announced a partnership with Kindred Group to provide its esports betting solutions to the betting and gaming operator. As a data and odds provider, and part of Kambi Group, Abios will supply its complete esports package, including odds, data, widgets and always-on content, to Kindred’s Unibet and 32Red brands. Ben Colley, Sportsbook Director of Kindred Group, commented: “Esports …

Belgian football clubs have been instructed to fully comply with new advertising rules banning the promotion of betting and gambling sponsors being displayed to audiences. The Kansspelcommissie, the Gambling Commission of Belgium, has confirmed that it has issued direct warnings to the Pro League clubs RSC Anderlecht and Club Brugge KV. Belgium’s two biggest football clubs have been “placed under …

Kindred Group has responded to allegations by Dutch lawyer Benzi Loonstein that its Unibet brand has “deliberately sabotaged” customers from accessing account data stored on its platform. The allegations form part of a legal challenge by law firm Loonstein Advocaten, representing customers seeking compensation from Unibet for historical losses. In August 2024, the District Court of The Hague ruled that …

The Dutch gambling authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has issued a €400k fine to Optdeck Service Ltd, otherwise known as Unibet.  According to the regulator, the betting brand had allowed the signing up of players who were listed on the Netherlands’ national self-exclusion registry CRUKS.  The scheme works in the same way as other similar projects throughout Europe, where once a player …

Kindred Group’s Unibet sportsbook brand has renewed its position as official partner of the National Hockey League (NHL) in Sweden.  The operator will continue to have access to a variety of marketing rights in the country relating to the US major hockey league, including digitally enhanced dash boards (DEDs).  Philip Lagström, General Manager Kindred Group Sweden, commented: “We are incredibly …

Unibet is becoming the first title sponsor of the Tour de Tietema-Unibet cycling team in 2025. Marking a significant step in their pursuit of one day riding the Tour de France, the new multi-year agreement will see the team race under a French licence in 2025 and become Unibet Tietema Rockets. They become the first team in professional cycling with …

With Française des Jeux (FDJ) completing its €2.5bn acquisition of Kindred Group, the French lottery giant is setting out on its road to become a “pan-European online gambling champion”. But the mood music surrounding the industry has shifted markedly since it first announced its bid for Unibet’s parent company in January 2024, with the situation complicated by the fact that …

Kindred Group – home to Unibet and 32Red brands in the UK – has announced a new front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Rangers FC. The news cements the collaboration as the ‘longest running in British football’, with Kindred having already partnered with Rangers for 10 seasons and investing into the club’s outreach work in the local community.  The deal will continue …