Marathonbet

Marathonbet

Company type	Private
Industry	Online gaming
Genre	Betting, Bookmaker
Founded	1997 (1997)
Key people	Natalia Zavodnik (CEO)
Products	Sports betting, Online casino
Website	https://www.marathonbet.com

Established in 1997, Marathonbet is a global online sports betting company offering pre-match and live betting markets across a range of sports and live events through its online sportsbook and casino products.

Operations

Marathonbet was started in the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) in 1997 ^[1] and became one of the first betting operators to launch an online service in 2002.

In 2013, the company launched a mobile app sportsbook for Android, iOS and tablet devices.

In September 2017 Marathonbet announced Natalia Zavodnik as their new chief executive, replacing the previous executive Viktor Hoffmann who retired the same year. ^[2]

In April 2022 Marathonbet announced the company will be withdrawing their UK website and operations from the 14th of April 2022. ^[3]

Companies operating under the Marathonbet brand are licensed in Alderney, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Curacao.

Partnerships

Over the years, Marathonbet signed numerous sponsorship deals with football teams, including but not limited to:

• Fulham F.C. (2013) ^[4]
• West Ham United F.C. (2014) ^[5]
• Hibernian F.C. (2014) ^[6]
• Derby County F.C. (2014) ^[7]
• Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (2014) ^[8]
• Girona FC (2015) ^[9]
• Liverpool F.C. (2015) ^[10]
• Middlesbrough F.C. (2015) ^[11]
• Manchester United F.C. (2015) ^[12]
• Málaga CF (2016) ^[13]
• Manchester City F.C. (2018) ^[14]
• SS Lazio (2018) ^[15]
• Sevilla FC (2019) ^[16]
• Real Madrid CF (2019) ^[17]

In October 2020, Marathonbet announced a partnership with Spanish iGaming provider MGA Games. ^[18]

References

1. "Marathonbet: the new primary sponsor of Sevilla FC". Sportsbettingoperator.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
2. "Natalia Zavodnik takes over at Marathonbet". IGamingBusiness. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
3. "Marathonbet shuts down UK website citing European conflict concerns". SBC News. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
4. "Marathonbet Sign Shirt Sponsorship Deal With Fulham FC". SBCNews. 5 July 2013.
5. "Marathonbet partners with The Hammers". SBCNews. 20 June 2014.
6. "Scottish Premiership Side Hibernian FC Announces Partnership Deal With Marathonbet". Sports Business Journal. 27 June 2014.
7. "Derby County Reveal Marathonbet As Their Global Betting Partner". Derby County Football Club. 11 July 2014.
8. "Tottenham Hotspur sign exclusive global deal with Marathonbet". Tottenham Hotspur. 8 August 2014.
9. "Marathonbet get deeper into CFG with Girona deal". Inside World Football. 6 July 2015.
10. "LFC team up with Marathonbet". Liverpool FC. 17 July 2015.
11. "Middlesbrough FC seal major deal". Insider Media. 14 August 2015.
12. "Manchester United announces Marathonbet partnership". Manchester Evening News. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
13. "Marathonbet: Málaga CF's new main sponsor". Málaga CF. 2 August 2016.
14. "City and Marathonbet agree global partnership". Manchester City FC. 13 June 2018.
15. "Marathonbet lands shirt sponsorship deal with Lazio". IGB. 17 August 2018.
16. "Marathonbet: The new primary sponsor of Sevilla FC". Sevilla FC. 25 June 2019.
17. "Marathonbet signs Real Madrid partnership". Gambling Insider. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
18. "Marathonbet strengthens its position in Spain with MGA Games content". European Gaming. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.