Tag Archives: unibet

Kindred Group wins CJEU appeal against ‘discriminatory’ Hungarian licensing regime

SBC News Kindred Group wins CJEU appeal against 'discriminatory' Hungarian licensing regime

The European Court of Justice (CJEU) the European Union’s principal law court has ruled against the Hungarian government’s online gambling licensing framework, stating that the regime had placed unfair business conditions for European operators seeking to enter the market. A formal appeal had been brought to the CJEU by European sports betting operator Kindred Group, who detailed that Hungary’s Gambling …

Read More »

Unibet & bet365 lead the way for top match tips on bettingexpert

Unibet - Copyright: katatonia / 123RF Stock Photo

Unibet and bet365 shared top billing for May’s biggest match on bettingexpert, with both bookmakers accounting for 10.29% of the tips on last month’s Madrid derby at the Bernabeu. The pair made up the top two for each of the top five matches on bettingexpert, which also included both matches between Monaco and Juventus, San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets …

Read More »

Kindred completes £175 million acquisition of 32Red

SBC News Kindred completes £175 million acquisition of 32Red

Updating the market, Stockholm-listed European online gambling group Kindred Group Plc (Kindred) has confirmed that it has completed it’s £175 million acquisition of 32Red Plc (deal first announced 23 February). The announcement sees Kindred acquire 97% of 32Red Plc’s shares, which will now move to fully delist from the London AIM exchange market. Kindred governance informs that it has attributed …

Read More »

Kindred posts strong 2017 opening momentum as group prepares for 32 Red enlargement

SBC News Kindred posts strong 2017 opening momentum as group prepares for 32 Red enlargement

Stockholm-listed operator, Kindred Group Plc has declared a strong start to 2017 as the company benefits from an enlarged European sports betting and igaming portfolio of brands and assets. Publishing its ‘unaudited Q1 2017’ interim results Kindred would declare a consecutive ‘all-time’ high in group revenues of £153 million up 25% on corresponding 2015’s £122 million. Kindred governance detailed that …

Read More »

Epsom Downs confirms Unibet as betting partner of The Investec Derby

SBC News Epsom Downs confirms Unibet as betting partner of The Investec Derby

European online bookmaker Unibet (Kindred Group), has been announced as the official betting partner of The Investec Derby Festival. The bookmaker forms a three-year (2017-2019) partnership between the bookmaker and Epsom Downs Racecourse. On the first weekend of June (Friday 2-Saturday 3) Epsom Downs Racecourse will welcome many thousands of racegoers to witness two days of top-class flat racing, attracting best-thoroughbred …

Read More »

Market Update – Unibet sees strong ‘Big Fight’ wagering as Joshua seeks to become the headline act of boxing

SBC News Market Update - Unibet sees strong ‘Big Fight’ wagering as Joshua seeks to become the headline act of boxing

Bookmaker Unibet has informed SBC, that it is recording strong trading for April 29’s Heavyweight World Championship boxing clash between Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko. Issuing a trading update, Anthony Cousins’ Head of Sportsbook for Unibet & Kindred Group details that thus far 72% of the wagers have been placed on Joshua, 2% Draw and 26% on Klitschko. However, Cousins …

Read More »

Kindred Group looks at how AI can help detect problem gambling

AI - Copyright: asturianu / 123RF Stock Photo

Earlier this month, Kindred Futures co-hosted a roundtable session in London exploring opportunities around how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to detect early signs of problem gambling. Kindred Futures, the innovation arm for Kindred Group (formerly Unibet Group), initiated discussions between leading academics, technology pioneers, addiction psychologists and Kindred’s team of responsible gambling experts. The focus was on the …

Read More »

‘Flying Finn’ Häkkinen joins Unibet Ambassadors

SBC News 'Flying Finn' Häkkinen joins Unibet Ambassadors

Ahead of this weekend’s start of the 2017 Formula One season (Australian Grand Prix – 26 March), European bookmaker Unibet (Kindred Group) has appointed former F1 World Champion racer Mika Häkkinen as its new Brand Ambassador. Known as ‘the Flying Finn’, Häkkinen is considered one of F1’s greatest ever drivers having secured back-to-back world championships in 1998 & 1999. The twenty-time …

Read More »

£175.6m acquisition of 32Red expands Kindred’s multi-brand strategy

SBC News £175.6m acquisition of 32Red expands Kindred's multi-brand strategy

Henrik Tjärnström, CEO of Kindred Group, has said that his firm’s £175.6m acquisition of 32Red is consistent with the firm’s ‘multi-brand strategy and stated desire to grow our business in regulated and soon to be regulated markets’. 32Red will now join Kindred’s stable of brands which includes Unibet, Stan James, Maria Casino and Bingo.com. Commenting on the deal, announced this morning, …

Read More »