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| | | December 6 - Leading Swedish online gambling firm, Unibet Group plc, has bought
fellow Swedish gambling online company, Maria Holdings, with the objective to
strengthen its position in the Nordic and online bingo gambling markets.
In a deal said to be worth 54 million pounds sterling, Unibet acquired Maria
Holdings from its parent company Maria Invest AB in order to take over the
company's selection of top-rated online gambling websites including
Mariabingo.com, Mariacasino.com and Carlospoker.com.
The move will strengthen Unibet's online gambling presence in the Nordic
countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Greenland) as well as
provide it with many more opportunities in the lucrative and fast-growing online
bingo market.
The deal, which went through smoothly, has helped cement Unibet as one of the
leading lights in the Scandinavian online gambling industry, as well as
encourage more female players to join its already impressive player base as a
result of its newly acquired online bingo sites.
Said Petter Nylander, CEO of Unibet Group plc, after the acquisition, 'Through
this acquisition we will strengthen our position in the Nordic region as well as
within the fast growing online bingo market, which is well documented to attract
women players.'
Nylander was recently arrested in Holland on an EU arrest warrant issued by
French authorities on charges of contravening France's draconian and
monopolistic online gambling laws.
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