Full Name: William Bettany
The LeoVegas group chief executive Gustaf Hagman has revealed that the company’s acquisition of a 51% stake in Pixel Holding Group is set to provide them with an insight into the growing eSports sector. An announcement from LeoVentures, which is owned and operated by LeoVegas, revealed that the investment amount came to £1.5 million. Pixel Holdings Group runs Pixel.bet, which ….
Online gambling operators that are hoping to break into the Greek gaming market will be required to fork out up to €5 million in order to receive either a sports betting or gaming licence. The new regulations were released by the Greek Ministry of Finance, and state that an internet sports betting licence will cost €4 million, but that operators ….
Online operator Playtech has decided to offload its 9.99% stake in their online trading platform Plus500. The decision has come as “no surprise” as the company maintains its efforts to refinance its debts in order to fund its recent takeover of Italian gambling operator Snaitech. Playtech has confirmed in a regulatory filing that the sale would increase gross proceeds of ….
Online operator LeoVegas has told reporters that they are considering branching out into the newly opened US sports betting market, but has also admitted that there are still many factors that need to be considered before they make the move. The operator, which has seen large growth in the sports betting market within the last few months, has recently put ….
Online operator MRG has recently announced its intentions to start rolling out sports betting services within the country of Denmark. The plans come after MRG’s online casinos proved to be successful within the Danish market., and their latest sports betting licence will allow them to focus on offering sports services. The licence, which was awarded by Danish regulator Spillenmydigheden, will ….
Genting Casinos has recently appointed a new interactive managing director, Jeremy Taylor, who is a former Betsson executive. Taylor has been brought in in an effort to assess the opportunities for the operator across the European gambling market. Taylor is set to lead Gentings plans for its new interactive casinos and sports brands, which are based in its new Malta ….
Finnish National Lottery operator Veikkaus has released a statement concerning heightened competition in the digital market, and has seen revenue fall after posting their financial details from the second quarter of 2018. This comes after a series of improved gaming restriction controls were released that has hit a number of online operators. Turnover for Veikkaus has fallen by 0.3% to ….
The LeoVegas Group recently announced the launching of a new UK-based betting brand, BetUK.com. The online operator has released their sportsbook 2.0, alongside a design change for LeoVegas.com, which is now being paralleled by UK sports betting rebrand through its Rocket X subsidiary. The UK market is one of the biggest in the world, and LeoVegas has told reporters that ….
Belarus will be regulating online gambling within the country from the start of April next year, according to a recent announcement from the country’s tax ministry. The Deputy Tax and Duties Minister, Vladimir Mukvich, made the announcement that there would be a two-year transitional period which would extend to April 1, 2019, which would be the period where online operators ….
CEO of online operator Playtech, Mor Weizer, recently explained to reporters that Asia is a “commercially viable and attractive market” for the company, despite the fact that Playtech has been in a recent profit slump due to the surge of competition in the region. Playtech’s net profit on a year-to-year basis has declined by 28%, dropping down to $96 million ….
