888 Holdings
888 Holdings Public Limited Company is the holding company of the 888 Group and operator of 888.com. With over 25 million registered users since its inception, the company is one of the world's largest operators in the field of online gambling.
The 888 Group was founded in 1997 in Israel and is licensed and regulated by the Government of Gibraltar, where there is also the headquarters of the 888 group. Since September 2005, the 888 Holdings PLC on the London Stock Exchange ( LSE: 888 ) listed ISIN GI000A0F6407. The Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of the company successfully through the initial public offering (IPO) made John Anderson was. Since mid-2006 Gigi Levy is the CEO of the 888 group.
Brands
888 operates various, well-known online gambling websites. The main products offered on the Web pages that contain traditional casino games like blackjack, roulette and other table games, slots, video poker, poker ring games and poker tournaments.
Casino-on -Net was the first brand of 888 and was launched in May 1997. Today the site is available in 11 different languages and had since its introduction over 13 million visitors.
In 2002, several brands of 888 were introduced equal. 888's second casino product, Reef Club Casino and Pacific Poker, 888's online poker room.
Likewise, today's flagship of the 888 group, the 888.com brand was launched in 2002, brought to the market. The site was mainly used to connect the sites Casino-on -Net and Pacific Poker to be able to better remember the page can.
Awards
In 2006, 888.com has been selected by the UK Gambling Online Casino Award for the year 2006. It was also awarded 888.com eGaming award for the Casino Operator of the Year 2006.
Sponsorship
- Since 2004, the 888 group main sponsor of Middlesbrough Football Club. Recently, the 888.com group has become a sponsor for the Sevilla Football Club.
- In 2006, 888.com main sponsor of the World Snooker Championship.
- Poker Pro Michael Keiner was from 2006 to 2010 within the team of 888 He went on for 888.com at international tournaments such as the WSOP.
- The Ex Box Professional Jeff Fenech is sponsored by 888.com, since 2008.
- Australian cricketer Shane Warne In January 2008, a team of 888.com.
- 888.com is football legend Santiago Cañizares known as brand new representatives.
Mergers and acquisitions
In March 2007, $ 888 announce the successful purchase of the bingo company Globalcom Limited for 43.4 million U.S..
The end of 2006 gave Ladbrokes and 888.com announced that this negotiating a merger. However, it was reported on 23 April 2007 that both companies have mutually agreed due to the recent changes to the tax law in the United Kingdom and the fears of legal action by the U.S. government to end the negotiations. The share price of 888.com fell that day by 6%.