Unibet signs agreement with France Pari, Ongame and Zeturf for the French controlled opening

Unibet signs agreement with France Pari, Ongame and Zeturf for the
French controlled opening

Unibet has signed an agreement with the French sports betting operator
France Pari to offer sports betting to the French market under the
controlled opening. France Pari, who are licensed under the new French
regulation, will provide Unibet's customers with sport betting products
as of this week.

The terms and conditions for the controlled opening of the French online
market are very challenging in the short term, but can long term create
good opportunities. To allow as much flexibility as possible and not
affect Unibet's other business, the Group has chosen to address the
controlled opening initially through partnerships.

 

Besides the agreement with France Pari, Unibet has also signed an
agreement with Ongame to provide poker on the French market, and a
letter of intent with Zeturf regarding horse racing pool liquidity. Both
poker and French horse racing will be available on Unibet.fr by end of
the third quarter 2010.  

 

“We are very happy to announce that, although we have not yet been
granted a French license, we can still provide our customers with a
sport betting product ahead of the upcoming World Cup in football”, says
Petter Nylander, CEO Unibet.

  

For more information:

Petter Nylander, CEO Unibet      +44 7799 873 152

 

 

About Unibet

Unibet was founded in 1997 and is an online gambling company is listed
on NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. Unibet is one of the largest
privately-owned gambling operators in the European market and provides
services in 27 languages through www.unibet.com. Today, Unibet has more
than 4.4 million customers in over 100 countries. Unibet is a member of
the EGBA, European Gaming and Betting Association, RGA, Remote Gambling
Association in the UK and is audited and certified by eCOGRA in relation
to responsible and fair gaming.

 

In December 2007, Unibet acquired Maria Holdings (www.mariabingo.com),
the largest online bingo operator in the Nordic market, and in April
2008 acquired Scandinavia's largest trotting community, Travnet.

 

More information about Unibet Group plc can be found on
www.unibetgroupplc.com (http://www.unibetgroupplc.com/) 

 

About France Pari

France Pari is one of the major new players on the French online betting
market, and develops itself through co-branding deals. Its betting
platform has been online since one year at www.france-pari.fr. The
company has signed many co-branding agreements in the sports area : RC
Lens (Football Ligue1), RC Toulon and Albi (Rugby Top14), Paris Volley
Club, Roanne and Orléans (Basket, ProA), but also with medias such as
Sud Radio or mobile operators such as NRJ Mobile, CIC Mobile, Credit
Mutuel Mobile and Goojet.

 

The company is backed by three major French champions : Alain Prost (4
times F1 winner), Franck Leboeuf (FIFA WC 98 Winner) and Fabien Pelous
(Recordman of caps in the French Rugby team).

Founded in 2008, the company is based near Toulouse.
www.france-pari.org (http://www.france-pari.org/)

 

About Ongame Network

Ongame Network was founded in 1999 and is a leading supplier of online
poker software and one of the world's largest and most dynamic poker
networks.

Further information can be found at
www.ongamenetwork.com (http://www.ongamenetwork.com/)

 

About Zeturf

Zeturf is a pool betting operator, launched in 2001 which has become the
main source of information on French horse racing,

Further information can be found at
www.zeturf.com (http://www.zeturf.com/)