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Henrik Tjärnström – Kindred success cannot be copied by competitors

SBC News Henrik Tjärnström - Kindred success cannot be copied by competitors

Speaking to Kindred Group investors and corporate stakeholders, CEO Henrik Tjärnström described 2016 as a transformative year for the enlarged operator which has successfully incorporated new assets and expanded its existing verticals. Closing his firm’s most successful year in business, Tjärnström states that 15-brand Kindred Group (formerly Unibet Group Plc) has achieved its long-term goal of becoming a ‘true European …

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Enlarged Kindred Group hits all metric highs for full-year 2016

SBC News Enlarged Kindred Group hits all metric highs for full-year 2016

Releasing its unaudited year-end report, Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator Kindred Group Plc (formerly Unibet Group Plc) is likely break it all-time revenue and earnings performance for full-year 2016. The enlarged operator was able to post a further consecutive all-time revenue generating quarter of £152 million for Q4 2016 (Q4 2015: £111 million). Kindred would record a period underlying EBITDA of …

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iSport Genius secures data user engagement partnership with Unibet UK & Australia

SBC News iSport Genius secures data user engagement partnership with Unibet UK & Australia

Industry player engagement specialist and in-depth sports data provider iSport Genius has confirmed that it has entered a ‘user interaction’ partnership with European bookmaker Unibet’s UK and Australia sports betting divisions (Kindred Group). Updating the market, iSport Genius will provide Unibet UK and Australia with its interactive customer-facing tool. The product will aggregate trillions of data points into ‘understandable facts’ …

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Big Game Hunting…Kindred Group targets Norwegian & Swedish ‘high rollers’ with Storspiller.com launch

SBC News Big Game Hunting...Kindred Group targets Norwegian & Swedish 'high rollers' with Storspiller.com launch

Entering 2017, Stockholm-listed Kindred Group (formerly Unibet Group Plc) has today confirmed the launch of new online casino brand, Storspiller.com. Launching the new brand, Kindred marketing detailed that Storspiller.com would be directed towards Norwegian and Swedish market ‘high rollers’. Storspiller.com will be added to Kindred’s large portfolio of online gambling/betting brands targeting the lucrative Scandinavian market. “You will find high …

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Bookmakers give mixed reactions to expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup

SBC News Bookmakers give mixed reactions to expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup

Bookmakers appear tepid on the prospect of an enlarged 48-team FIFA World Cup for 2026. Last week, the FIFA Council voted unanimously in favour of President Gianni Infantino’s expanded 48 team format, which drew criticism from multiple football stakeholders. At present, the expanded 48 team tournament will see an opening stage of 16 groups of three teams, with the top …

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Kindred Group first operator to gain EU ‘Recommendation on Consumer Protection’ accreditation

SBC News Kindred Group first operator to gain EU 'Recommendation on Consumer Protection' accreditation

Updating the market, Kindred Group (former Unibet Group Plc) has confirmed that it has become the first industry operator to meet all requirements of the European Union standards and policy mandate; ‘Recommendation on Consumer Protection’ (2014). Completing an official audit, Kindered Group assets successfully passed an official review benchmarked against EU standards and best practices focused on ongoing consumer protections …

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Unibet tops gambling operators for TV advert spend in Sweden

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Figures released by Sifo Advertising Measurements showed that Unibet was the top gambling operator for TV advertising spend in Sweden during the first 11 months of 2016. Produced in conjunction with Dagens Media, the figures show that online gambling companies, including state-owned monopoly Svenska Spel, spent big on Swedish advertising platforms. However, Unibet topped the lot with an outlay of …

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Tabcorp found guilty of illegal new accounts promotion

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Australian gambling operator Tabcorp has been found guilty of illegally luring punters to open new accounts via a promotion published both online and in the newspaper. The promotion, published in August 2015, offered bonus bets and other rewards as inducements. The company was brought to court because it is illegal for bookies to publish ads tempting NSW residents with inducements …

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Unibet Group officially changes name to Kindred Group Plc

SBC News Unibet Group officially changes name to Kindred Group Plc

Following today’s ‘Extraordinary General Meeting’ (EGM), shareholders of Stockholm-listed Unibet Plc have approved the firm’s proposed name change from ‘Unibet Group Plc’ to Kindred Group Plc. Updating company stakeholders, Unibet governance detailed that its expects its first full day of trading under the Kindred Group name to be on Monday 12 December 2016.  This September Unibet governance issued a corporate …

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Grattis! Unibet takes top honours at EGR 2016 Operator Awards

SBC News Grattis! Unibet takes top honours at EGR 2016 Operator Awards

Industry news source EGR has crowned Swedish-based Unibet Group as ‘Operator of the Year’ at its EGR 2016 Operator Awards. Hosted at the HRC Artillery Garden, Unibet proved to be the night’s big winners, taking home the top industry honour of ‘Operator of the Year’ and the further awards of ‘Socially Responsible Operator’ and ‘Best Marketing Campaign’ for its multi-award winning …

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