Unibet

Unibet Group plc is an online provider of sports betting, online poker, online casino and bingo. The company with Swedish roots is owned by the Nordic OMX listed company Unibet Group plc. The Bruttorohgewinn for the year 2011 amounted to 154.4 million pounds sterling.

Unibet Group plc comprises the brands Unibet, Maria ( bingo, casino and poker) and Kambi ( sports betting service providers). Unibet has 6.7 million registered customers worldwide. In addition to the Nordic countries, the Netherlands and Belgium and France are among the most important markets Unibet.

History

Unibet was founded in 1997. Unibet receives in 1998 a sports betting license in the UK and opened an office there. The first Unibet website appears in 1999 in English and Swedish. Unibet Group Plc. When founded in 2000. Unibet will receive a betting license in Malta and opened an office there. The second version of the site is 2001 in 12 languages ​​online. A re- revised website goes online in 2003, for the first time in German language. Unibet is 2004 listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. Super Toto and online poker are offered for the first time.

Unibet accepts the 2005 Belgian provider Mr.Bookmaker.com. 2007 was a takeover of the online bingo provider Maria Holdings. Unibet is 2008 Member of the European Gaming and Betting Association ( EGBA ), which belong to 12 providers in Europe. Main contents of the considerations are, among others the questions about how you can counteract problems such as gambling, illegal betting minors, data protection and money laundering most effective. Unibet 's 2011 takeover of the Australian provider EurosportBet and Euro Sports Poker known. Unibet accepts 2012 Bet24 and the provider Betchoice.

Unibet offers online products, in fully regulated states with local licenses. Currently, this Malta, Denmark, France, Belgium, Italy and Australia (November 2012).

Awards

Unibet was awarded by the international gaming magazine eGaming Review in 2006, 2008 and 2009 as a sports betting operator of the year and in 2009 as Live Betting Provider of the Year.

Unibet Open

The Unibet Open is a live poker tournament series, whose main event is usually a NL Texas Hol'dem poker tournament. The first Unibet Open took place in 2007 in Warsaw, 2008, the stations Madrid, Milan, Warsaw and again. In December 2012, the Unibet Open will be held for the first time outside of Europe: The tournament will be held on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten to mark the 5th anniversary.

The greatest successes were a German player each 2nd place: Nino Ryschawy won 2010 in Prague 101,000 euros in prize money, the same year Andreas Hofmann received in Valencia 89 350 euros for the same placement.