Tag Archives: Winamax

FDJ puts Europe on notice with Kindred move

SBC News FDJ puts Europe on notice with Kindred move

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 …

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Winamax calls for GlüNeuRStv cooperation joining DSWV

SBC News Winamax calls for GlüNeuRStv cooperation joining DSWV

Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has announced French betting and gaming group Winamax as the latest member of the German Sports Betting Association. Founded in 2006, Paris-based Winamax operates France’s biggest online poker room and is recognised as one of the French market’s biggest sportsbook brands. Expanding its presence within new European markets, in 2021 Winamax was granted a Fourth Interstate Market …

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Market Make-up: German books conform but do offer variety

SBC News Market Make-up: German books conform but do offer variety

The Market Make-up series continues as Jake Pollard and Propus Partners monitor German sportsbook offerings.  Though Germany sees a conformity on margin controls, bookmakers contrast by offering a wide range of unique betting markets and features like bet builders, and significant variation in the number of markets and overrounds applied across different operators. ____________________ As part of its ongoing series …

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Market Make-Up: French football sees battle on margin control…

SBC News Market Make-Up: French football sees battle on margin control...

In a new series, SBC Correspondent Jake Pollard dissects the intricacies of pricing European betting markets, for their unique and respective audiences. Supported by Propus Partners, Part 1 examines French football markets priced by a diverse cast of bookmakers, competing in a marketplace where margins and market share are impacted by markets offered, pay out ratios capped at 85% and …

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Winamax nets first German partnership as VfB Stuttgart shirt sponsor

SBC News Winamax nets first German partnership as VfB Stuttgart shirt sponsor

Winamax has been named the main sponsor of Bundesliga team, VfB Stuttgart. The deal marks the French online gambling firm’s first sponsorship agreement in Germany, and will see its logo featured on the first team’s shirts until 2026. Alexandre Roos, Winamax Group CEO, said: “We are proud to be working with VfB Stuttgart. VfB has one of the greatest traditions …

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ANJ: Transformative 2021 marks sports betting as France’s ‘hyper-growth segment’

Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, ANJ

French gambling witnessed a ‘spectacular year of online growth’, according to the 2021 Market Report published by l’Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) – French gambling’s unified regulatory authority. Mitigating continued COVID-19 circumstances impacting land-based venues and the sporting calendar, France’s gambling market recorded total GGR turnover of €10.7bn up 7% on FY2020 results of €10bn. Described ‘as the first pillar …

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ANJ terminates Winamax non compliant advert

SBC News ANJ terminates Winamax non compliant advert

French bookmaker Winamax has been ordered to withdraw its “Tout pour la Daronne” (‘Everything for Dearest’) nationwide TV advertising campaign by l’Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ). The campaign that has run since May 2021, was deemed by the ANJ to be no longer compliant with the regulator’s new ‘advertising guidelines’ – which have imposed new standards on advertising/marketing of gambling …

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Winamax’s ‘not in partnership spirit’ tweets ends Bordeaux deal

SBC News Winamax's 'not in partnership spirit’ tweets ends Bordeaux deal

Winamax‘s partnership with Ligue 1’s Girondins de Bordeaux has been terminated following the club’s disapproval of the betting platform’s tweets about the last match. The sports betting site had signed the sponsorship in summer last year but, as reported by  France Bleu, has stepped up its jokes towards the club on social media, pushing Bordeaux to end their partnership. “We …

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Winamax returns to sponsor FC Bordeaux 

SBC News Winamax returns to sponsor FC Bordeaux 

French online poker and sportsbook operator Winamax has returned to serve as principal shirt sponsor of FC Girondins de Bordeaux.  Winamax, which is France’s biggest online poker room, had previously branded the Les Girondins front of shirt for the period spanning 2015 to-2019. The new partnership will see Winamax replace French leisure and hospitality group Bistro Régent as principal sponsor …

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Jdigital debuts problem gambling therapy helpline with FEJAR

SBC News Jdigital debuts problem gambling therapy helpline with FEJAR

Jdigital has signed a ‘collaborative agreement’ with Spanish problem-gambling therapist FEJAR, which will see its members promote a new treatment support freephone helpline (tel- 900 533 025) across their digital inventories.  The Spanish online gambling trade association has revealed that eight of its members – Codere, Ebingo, Entain, Flutter, Sisal, Sportium, Wanabet and Winamax – have begun the ‘first phase …

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