Pan-European sports entertainment group Eurosport has been granted a remote gambling licence, opening the door for the launch of its new betting service. The licence has been awarded by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission.
EurosportBET sports betting platform has been developed in partnership with investment fund Serendipity and is aiming for a first-half 2009 launch. The service will open in the UK first, and will then target new business in France’s gambling market, which is soon to be liberalised, and other European countries with fully regulated gambling sectors.
Robin Le Prevost, head of e-commerce development in Alderney, a British Channel Island, said, “We believe that Alderney is the home of e-gambling and we are absolutely thrilled to welcome Eurosport to our growing list of licensees.
“…Eurosport-SPS having chosen to base their new online business in Alderney speaks volumes about our regime, capabilities and serious business approach and we are very pleased to have been chosen.”
