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Company type | Publicly traded (aktiebolag) |
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Nasdaq Stockholm: BETS B | |
Industry | Online gambling (holding company) |
Founded | Sweden (December 3, 1963 ) |
Founder | Bill Lindwall and Rolf Lundström |
Headquarters | Ta' Xbiex, Malta |
Key people | Pontus Lindwall (CEO since September 4, 2017) |
Brands | betsson.com betsafe.com casinoeuro.com nordicbet.com krooncasino.com and more |
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Number of employees | 1,800 |
Subsidiaries | Betsson Malta Ltd |
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Betsson AB is an online gambling company, producing casino, poker, bingo, sports betting, and scratch cards websites, through more than 20 online gaming brands, including betFIRST, Betsson, Betsafe, and NordicBet. [2] Betsson AB is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap List. [3] [4] [5]
Betsson AB can trace its roots back to 1963, and the foundation of AB Restaurang Rouletter by Bill Lindwall and Rolf Lundström, later renamed Cherryföretagen AB (Cherry), which provided slot machines to restaurants in Sweden. Cherry acquired a minority share of Net Entertainment in 1998, which was a company co-founded with Investment AB Kinnevik, tasked with developing online gaming solutions. The rest of the shares in Net Entertainment held by Kinnevik was acquired by Cherry in 2000, making Kinnevik the largest shareholder of Cherry in the process. In 2003, after the return of Pontus Lindwall (son of Bill Lindwall), as the CEO of Cherry, the company bought into Betsson (founded by Henrik Bergquist, Anders Holmgren and Fredrik Sidfalk), which had a gaming licence in England at that time, and later acquired a license in Malta. In 2006, Cherryföretagen changed its name to Betsson and the traditional gaming operation in the business sector of Cherry merged into a new group, Cherryföretagen, which later shortened the name back to Cherry and launched its own online sector based in Malta. [6] Ulrik Bengtsson stepped up as CEO of Betsson in March 2016, and took over after Pontus Lindwall, who has stayed on as chairman of the board. Bengtsson stepped down as CEO on 4 September, 2017 and was succeeded by Pontus Lindwall. As a consequence, Patrick Svensk was appointed chairman of the Board after Pontus. [7] [8] [9] [10]
In May 2021, Betsson obtaining two licences from the Hellenic Gaming Commission for their brand. [11]
In May 2021, Betsson partnered with Norwegian Toppserien women's football club Avaldsnes IL. [12]
In 2021, it was announced that Betsson will be launching in Mexico through a partnership with local company Big Bola Casinos. [13]
Betsson was a regional sponsor of the 2021 Copa América. [14] As part of the deal, Betsson will acquire branding rights. Meanwhile, the company also launched a commercial partnership and acquired sponsorship rights to Peru's Liga 1 for four years in 2021 with the championship being branded the Betsson Liga 1. [15] The deal was extended for an additional four years in 2023. [16]
In Greece, Betsson became the sponsor of Super League Greece 2 which feeds into Super League Greece for the 2021-2022 season. That deal was renewed for a second season in 2022. [17] Betsson added its sponsorship of the Greek Football Cup in 2023. [18]
In 2021, Betsson expanded its operations in Eastern Europe with the launch of new brand Europebet and a new office in Minsk, Belarus. [19] Under the brand Europobet – Betsson will offer casino, sportsbook and poker services. [20]
In 2021, Betsson announced CEO Pontus Lindwall is to step down. The company is on the lookout for a new CEO after Lindwall accomplished the task of getting the betting company back on track. Lindwall stays on as CEO until a new CEO is hired. [21]
In 2022, Betsson debuts online betting in Buenos Aires city and province (Argentina) with local operator Casino Victoria. [22] The same year, Colombian footballer Mario Alberto Yepes became a Betsson brand ambassador in Latin America. [23] He was joined by compatriot Nicole Regnier later in the year while Betsson was announced as the kit sponsor of Club Athletico Paranaense. [24]
Pontus Lindwall reported that organic growth is a perfect strategy for Betsson. Between April and June, group's organic traffic from Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia increased the growth by 13% in 2022. [25] Total revenue from the region reached €45.7m in Q2 which increased by 86.2% compared to the previous year. [26]
In 2023, Betsson became the main sponsor of Boca Juniors through 2024 with its logo featured on both men's and women's team kits. [27] It also announced its sponsorship of Racing Club de Avellaneda starting in 2023. [28] Meanwhile, the Chilean Primera División announced a title sponsorship by Betsson with its championship to be branded Campeonato Betsson. [29]
In 2024, Betsson was announced as the primary sponsor of Inter Milan in a four-year deal that was described as the most important in the club's history and will see Betsson featured prominently on player kits. [30] This followed Betsson's launch of sports betting in Italy earlier in the year with AS Roma legend Francesco Totti as ambassador. [31]
Also in 2024, Betsson expanded in South America while announcing Zé Roberto, the Brazilian footballer, and Paolo Guerrero, Peru's all-time record goalscorer, as ambassadors. [32] [33] [34]
Betsson AB's subsidiaries owns and operates a number of websites via its subsidiaries in Malta, where its operational headquarters are based. [3] [35]
In November 2017, Betsson signed a deal with Scout gaming to integrate its daily fantasy sports platform across all its brands, including BetSafe, its UK facing online bookmaker. The integration is expected to be completed by 2018. [36]
Mobile Apps
BetSafe released the free mobile app for App Store on May, 26 in 2016. Since then it has 25 updates.
Later in 2016, Betsafe has added Poker and Virtual Sports to their app. In new updates they have also added new games, recently played widget, personalized casino lobby and have included a navigation tab bar.
As for Android, Betsafe provides an app developed by BML Group ltd, compatible with wide range of Android devices including Samsung, Xiaomi, Motorola, Huawei, Vivo, LG, Sony, and HTC. [37]
In 2011 the company acquired all of the shares in the Betsafe Group for SEK 292 M. The aim of the acquisition was to increase Betsson's market presence and enable continued growth. The acquisition grew Betsson's number of customers to approximately 419,000 — surpassing Unibet in the number of active players. That same year Betsson signed an agreement with a Chinese state-owned company regarding the development of joint-owned gaming operations. [38] [39]
In March 2017, Betsson completed its £26 million acquisition of NetPlay TV's assets, adding Jackpot247 , SuperCasino and Vernons to its European gaming multi-brand portfolio. [40]
In February 2020, Betsson acquired Gaming Innovation Group B2C assets. [41]
In August 2021, Betsson acquired Inkabet. Betsson subsidiary SW Nordic Limited brokered the $25 million deal. [42] As part of the deal Betsson agreed to a $4 million performance incentive if Inkabet outperform EBIT targets. [43]
In August 2021, Betsson acquired 28% of Canadian start-up Slapshot Media Inc, for a purchase price of $2.4 million. [44]
Betsson received the Best Customer Service Award at the prestigious 10th Annual eGaming Review (EGR) in London. Betsson is ahead of 800 participants. For the fourth consecutive year, the Bettson Group has been the customer service winner of the year. [45]
Betsson won three awards at the 2021 SBC Awards: Casino Operator of the Year, Racing Sportsbook of the Year and Social Responsible Sportsbook of the Year. [46]
In January 2020, Jackpot247 sent emails to all of their customers advising them that they had suffered a data breach. [47]
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Registrering och aktivering: Bildat 1963-12-02 BV, Namn registrerat 2006-06-13 BV