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Following a short break in Q1, Jake Pollard’s Market Make-up series returns with Propus Partners dissecting the online sportsbook trends of dynamic CE markets of Poland and the Czech Republic. Vying  for a larger slice of market share in Poland and the Czech Rep, sportsbooks have deepened their offerings of secondary sports such as MMA, ice hockey and esports, spearheaded …

Hipther’s Gaming & Tech Conference in Prague shedded some light on the gambling developments around Central Europe, as experts determine a somewhat static picture across key markets.  One of the panels saw moderator Dan Iliovici, who is the VP of Rombet, handing over the mic to Gábor Helembai, Legal Counsel at TaylorWessing, to shed insights and opinion on the most …

Playtech Plc has secured a multi-year extension to its existing contract as the principal online casino platform supplier of Totalizator Sportowy SP, Poland’s state-owned gambling operator. The renewal follows an extensive review undertaken by Polish authorities which deemed Playtech as the optimal online casino solutions supplier for Totalizator Sportowy to maintain its state-sanctioned gambling services. Totalizator Sportowy was established in …

Entain CCE has appointed Mikolaj Cymerman to serve as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of the Central and Eastern European venture of FTSE100 Entain Plc. The appointment was confirmed by Cymerman on LinkedIn, who revealed that he would take on the dual responsibilities of commercial lead for Entain CEE as well as serving as an advisor to the board of STS …

SIS (Sports Information Services) has formed a deal to showcase racing from all three of Poland’s tracks. As the supplier continues to enhance its horse racing content offering, and with racing action taking place from April – November, the 60 meetings available annually will be a key addition to SIS’ output, increasing short-form betting opportunities for operators. Conall McSorley, Head …

Statscore has expanded its partnership with the Polish Football Association, now covering the Polish Women’s Orlen Ekstraliga, the Men’s 2. Liga, and the Fortuna Polish Cup. This deal grants Statscore the exclusive rights to collect real-time data from these competitions’ venues. As the Exclusive Data Provider, Statscore will supply comprehensive statistics for all the games in these leagues. Their ScoutsFeed …

Playtech Plc has reaffirmed all financial year targets as group trading outperforms all corporate expectations, despite operating profits being dragged by tax impairments.  Posting its Interim 2023 results, Playtech declared a record H1 2023 performance with Adjusted EBITDA increasing by 10% to €219.9m (H1 2022: 199.1m) and total group revenue up by 8% to €859.6m (€792.3m). However, period trading saw …

STS has entered into a partnership with Polish volleyball team, Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.  The Polish bookmaker becomes the official club sponsor of the three-time Champions League winners, under a contract spanning three years. STS’s logo is set to appear on the front of the league shirts, as well as on LED banners, sponsor walls and other display elements of …

Betfan has praised the development of its omni-channel network amid positive trading during H1, which saw the bookmaker grow its presence in its local market.  The Polish omni-channel bookmaker, headquartered in Warsaw, reported a 26% year-on-year increase in NGR to €4.7m (H1 2022: €3.5m), generating a profit of €800,000. Revenue and profit were driven by an 8% increase in overall …

Entain Plc will proceed to finalise its acquisition of STS Holdings, having secured unanimous shareholder approval to acquire the Warsaw-listed online betting group. This afternoon, the board of Entain declared that its £750m acquisition offer had been accepted by “STS shareholders holding a total of 155,591,656 shares, corresponding to approximately 99.3% of the total issued share capital.” As it stands, …