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Kindred has entered into an agreement with Stats Perform to enhance its proprietary sportsbook platform, Kindred Sportsbook Platform (KSP). Kindred and Stats Perform have signed a new agreement that will enhance the Kindred Sportsbook Platform (KSP) offering.  The deal will see Stats Perform’s RunningBall and Opta product suite being integrated into Kindred’s solution, accompanied by real-time sports data feeds and …

The news that the board of Unibet’s parent company Kindred Group has approved a €2.6bn cash offer from La Française des Jeux (FDJ) comes at a crucial time for the online gambling industry in France, and further rocks the competitive landscape of European gambling across all verticals… For FDJ the announcement follows its acquisitions of Premier Lotteries Ireland and ZEturf …

Kindred Group Plc has detailed improved financial results and corporate KPIs, closing full-year 2023 trading. The board of the Stockholm-listed online gambling group published a preliminary trading update due to the €2.6bn takeover offer tabled this morning by Groupe Française des Jeux (Groupe FDJ). Q4 results saw Kindred achieve period revenues of £313m, reflecting a 2% increase on 2022 comparatives …

 Groupe FDJ has outlined its ambitions to create a “new European gaming champion” by launching a €2.6bn all cash tender offer to acquire Kindred Group Plc outright.  The Paris Euronext exchange was informed this morning of FDJ’s opening offer to acquire Stockholm-listed Kindred Group, putting forward a SEK 130 (€11.40) per share offer to the firm’s board.  As detailed by …

Kindred has donated its branding space on Middlesbrough FC’s first team shirts to the MFC Foundation logo for this weekend’s match against Rotherham. As the Championship club’s principal sponsor, Kindred supports the move as part of the club’s ‘Foundation Weekend’ in removing its Unibet branding for the cause. The initiative aims to highlight the Foundation’s ‘life-changing work’ for participants of …

Kindred Group plc has revealed more details around the agenda for its upcoming March conference at the Kia Oval in London, which will adopt the theme of Responsible Gambling.  Titled “Safer Gambling: A look into the future”, the event calls upon experts from within and outside the industry to come together and discuss plans and ideas of how to ensure …

Kindred Group Plc has announced its outright exit from all North American markets, as part of its ongoing strategic review overseen by a new executive leadership team. This morning investors were informed that “Kindred will exit the North American market with the expectation of completing this exit by the end of Q2 2024, subject to regulatory approval.” The Stockholm-listed online …

Kindred Group Plc has appointed Bolin Communications to serve as its new public affairs agency for Sweden.  Launched at the start of 2023, Bolin Communications is the new public relations and public affairs agency of Swedish media figurehead Jacob Bolin. Bolin is a former partner of Stockholm-based agency Fuze PR, responsible for campaigns, projects and stakeholder management related to politics …

Kindred’s recently strengthened partnership with Rangers FC demonstrates how a better, safer model of sponsorship and advertising is possible within sports, the operator asserted. Aiming to ‘break new ground’ in Scotland, the deal will see players and staff at the club participate in independent gambling education sessions – led by EPIC Risk Management – designed for top-level sportspeople to facilitate …

Kindred has revealed that it is funding gambling education sessions designed for players and staff at Rangers FC.  In line with the operator’s ten years of collaboration with the Scottish football team, the independent sessions will be led by gambling harm minimisation consultancy, EPIC Risk Management. Sam Mead, UK General Manager at Kindred Group, commented: “Kindred wants to run a …