BETSSON AT THE TOP AMONG WOMEN
Stockholm, November 2009
Betsson is ranked as one of Sweden’s 40 best workplaces for women in a survey carried out in the Veckans Affärer newspaper – “One of the few companies that offers children’s rooms at the workplace. In addition, the company receives high points for the average number of months that their male employees are on paternity leave", the survey stated. |
BETSSON CLOSES NASDAQ
New York, May 2009
Betsson CEO Pontus Lindwall rings the bell to announce the closure of the NASDAQ Exchange on 27 May. Betsson is welcomed in New York as an innovative, technology-intensive and successful company. Pontus emphasises that, in spite of considerable success, Betsson has only scratched the surface – the potential within online gaming is enormous. If, in addition, the US market were opened up, the future would be even rosier. |
BETSSON MOBILISES
Malta, August 2009
Betsson launches a mobile gaming service for its Sportsbook product. This service has been developed jointly with Mfuse and enables customers to take advantage of the entire Betsson range of products (including live betting) via their mobile phones irrespective of time and place. |
PARTNERSHIP WITH GERMAN PROSIEBEN SAT1
Germany, October 2009
Betsson launches the gaming site betsson.tv jointly with Prosieben Sat1. This is both a unique gaming site and a TV programme. “These are totally different operations, yet another innovation”, asserts Betsson CEO Pontus Lindwall when describing the differences from the company’s ordinary gaming site in Germany, where the legal environment has not changed. |
RECORD PAYOUT FROM CASINOEURO
Gothenburg, November 2009
Marie in Gothenburg became a multimillionaire when she wagered SEK 10 on the popular “Arabian Nights” casino game. She won almost SEK 40 million and the money was in her bank account within a couple of days. Marie’s was the largest online win in Sweden ever, but there is nothing to say that this record will not be broken very soon. |
WORLD'S BEST AT RESPONSIBLE GAMING
London, November 2009
At the prestigious EGR Awards in London, Betsson was named as the world’s most responsible gaming company in competition with major, global gaming enterprises. Responsible gaming is an area in which Betsson has increasingly invested over the last few years, and this award can be seen as recognition of a job well done. |
B2B INVESTMENT GIVES RESULTS IN FINLAND
Helsinki, December 2009
Betsson’s Finnish partner site Suomiarvat.com was launched. This site is based on Betsson’s B2B platform and offers Casino games and Scratch tickets. The site was constructed using what is known as a “onewallet” solution which means that the customer’s wallet includes all products, irrespective of supplier. This is an innovation that will be implemented on several sites. |
LAUNCHING OF BETSSON BUSINESS
Worldwide, January 2010
Betsson starts up a unit entitled Betsson Business Solutions. New and existing partners now have the opportunity to benefit from Betsson’s long experience of gaming solutions and the operation of gaming sites. |