Better Collective AB has acquired Canada Sports Betting (CSB), completing a strategic transaction that will guarantee its publishing network presence within the province of Ontario’s online gambling marketplace that is set to launch on 4 April Updating investors, Better Collective revealed that it had acquired all CSB related assets for a maximum purchase price of €21.4 million – of which …
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The gambling industry’s charity appeal to raise funds for Ukrainians displaced by the Russian military action has reached its target of £250,000, but organisers are calling for one last push until the end of the month. As so many generous individual and corporate donors from across the gaming sector have stepped up to support the campaign, organisers have decided to …
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The gambling industry’s fundraiser to support the Ukrainian public, Gaming Industry for Ukraine, has made strides towards achieving its £250,000 target. Issuing an update this morning, the initiative – which provides financial backing to the Choose Love charity’s Ukraine Crisis Fundraiser – detailed that it has secured £190,000 in donations from betting operators in the past week. Companies to have …
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2021 was praised as a “year of many opportunities” for Better Collective, with the firm citing a strong US performance and an “all-time high intake of new depositing customers” contributing to its Q4 growth. Publishing its interim report for the 12 months ended 31 December 2021, Better Collective recorded group revenues of €52.8m – a rise of 44% when compared …
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Adam Rosenberg has been appointed as Better Collective’s Head of Marketing & Communications for its US operations, as of 14 February 2022. In his new position, Rosenberg will coordinate the sports betting media group’s PR and marketing team with a US focus, tasked with the objective of driving and coordinating its branding efforts towards the burgeoning stateside betting and gaming …
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Speaking to SBC, Better Collective CEO and Co-Founder Jesper Søgaard looks back at an eventful 2021 that transformed the Stockholm-listed firm’s global outlook by diversifying its business units beyond affiliate publishing… Overall, I think 2021 was a great year in spite of the fact that most of the world was still affected by the impact of COVID-19. However, the pandemic …
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With a new year comes new opportunities, and for Rush Street Interactive (RSI), the focus will remain on maintaining momentum on both the domestic US market and internationally. Appearing in the latest episode of the SBC Leaders podcast Lauren Seiler, Associate Vice President of Investor Relations and Development at RSI, spoke to SBC Global Relationship Director Kelly Kehn about the …
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Legalised mobile sports betting in the state of New York is due to commence tomorrow (8 January), as the New York State Gambling Commission (NYSGC) approved licences for four operators. Issuing an update this morning, the state regulatory body advised that each of the four licence holders had satisfied all necessary statutory and regulatory requirements for mobile sports betting. Furthermore, …
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Better Collective will use its experience from Europe to lay the foundation for its US market expansion, Marc Pedersen – CEO of Better Collective US – told SBC News. In this month’s Better Collective Spotlight, Pedersen discusses how the sports media publisher plans to drive acquisition and retention to its partners stateside, before shining a light on some of the …
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STS Holding SA‘s owners, the Juroszek family, are reportedly planning on making stock purchases and launching an investment arm, according to Bloomberg. By selling 30% of shares in STS, Poland’s largest sports betting operator, ownership were able to raise 1.08 billion zloty (€235.5m). STS is currently on track to begin trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange later this week, with …
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