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<strong>BetClic</strong> <strong>Everest</strong><br />

GROUP<br />

www.betcliceverestgroup.com


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Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

Contents<br />

About Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> History & Timeline<br />

Our Shareholders<br />

Responsible Gaming<br />

Our Brands<br />

Sponsorship<br />

Our Ambassadors<br />

Contact<br />

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7 - 10<br />

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Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

Active in 100<br />

countries with more<br />

than 12 million customers<br />

worldwide, the <strong>Group</strong><br />

boasts 1,200 employees<br />

spread over 25 countries.<br />

About Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong>, one of the world leaders in online gaming, has a unique portfolio comprising<br />

4 diverse and complementary international brands: <strong>Everest</strong> Gaming, Betclic, bet-at-home.com and<br />

Expekt.<br />

Led by Nicolas Béraud, Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is owned equally by Lov <strong>Group</strong> and La Société des<br />

Bains de Mer. The <strong>Group</strong> operates a broad on-line gaming offer: sports and horse-race betting,<br />

poker, casino and bingo. This is backed up by customer service facilities which are available in 25<br />

languages.<br />

Active in 100 countries with more than 12 million customers worldwide, the <strong>Group</strong> boasts 1,200<br />

employees spread over 25 countries.<br />

In our day-to-day operations Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is committed to promoting secure and<br />

responsible gaming and is a member of several international professional associations including<br />

the EGBA (European Gaming and Betting Association) and the ESSA (European Sports Security<br />

Association).<br />

Through our 4 brands, Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong> places expertise, technological know-how and<br />

security at the heart of our strategy to deliver an on-line gaming offer attuned to the passion of<br />

our players.


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Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

Our History<br />

MARCH 2007<br />

Founded<br />

NOVEMBER 2007<br />

Acquisition by<br />

Mangas Gaming<br />

CAMBRIDGE,<br />

MA<br />

MAY 2009<br />

Acquisition by<br />

Mangas Gaming<br />

LONDON<br />

GIBRALTAR<br />

JULY 2009<br />

Acquisition by<br />

Mangas Gaming<br />

PARIS<br />

APRIL 2010<br />

Acquisition by<br />

Mangas Gaming<br />

LINZ<br />

MALTA<br />

DECEMBER 2010<br />

Mangas Gaming becomes<br />

<strong>BetClic</strong> <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong>


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Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

LOV <strong>Group</strong><br />

Société<br />

des Bains de Mer<br />

de Monte Carlo<br />

Our Shareholders<br />

Lov <strong>Group</strong>, Stéphane Courbit’s personal holding<br />

company, has made investments in several<br />

business sectors since it began its activity in<br />

2007, backed by partners of the highest calibre:<br />

• Power, with Direct Energie alongside Louis<br />

Dreyfus group<br />

• Audiovisual production with the creation of<br />

Banijay Entertainment alongside <strong>Group</strong>e Arnault,<br />

Exor group (Agnelli family) and De Agostini group<br />

• Audiovisual technical services with<br />

EuroMedia<strong>Group</strong><br />

Created on 2 April 1863 by Sovereign Order<br />

of HSH Charles III, Prince of Monaco, Société<br />

des Bains de Mer de Monte Carlo is a société<br />

anonyme limited company incorporated under<br />

Monegasque law, listed on the Paris stock<br />

exchange and chaired by Mr. Jean-Luc Biamonti,<br />

Chairman of the Board of Directors.<br />

The Principality of Monaco is its main shareholder,<br />

owning 69.5% of the share capital. SBM achieved<br />

revenue of 361,7 million euros for financial year<br />

2010/2011. The main activities of SBM are<br />

gaming, hotels and restaurants, but it also has a<br />

portfolio of property, sports, leisure, artistic and<br />

cultural activities.<br />

The internet, notably with<br />

• MyMajorCompany, the first participatory website<br />

to empower internet users to become music<br />

producers<br />

The group is based in Paris. The total workforce,<br />

including companies in which Lov <strong>Group</strong> holds an<br />

ownership interest, comprises 4,500 people.


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Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

Gaming should<br />

be enjoyed in a<br />

responsible manner,<br />

in accordance with all<br />

participants’ possibilities<br />

and wishes.<br />

Responsible Gaming<br />

Online gaming should remain an entertainment<br />

option in its own right, exclusively reserved for<br />

responsible adults.<br />

Our group, which has a management team<br />

focused on ethical issues and responsible<br />

gaming, is committed to promoting safe,<br />

responsible gaming on a day-to-day basis (ISO<br />

27001, personal data protection, transparent<br />

gaming practices, etc.).<br />

Gaming should be enjoyed in a responsible<br />

manner, in accordance with all participants’<br />

possibilities and wishes. <strong>BetClic</strong> <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

offers its players a range of options including:<br />

• fixing their own barriers and limits<br />

• accessing their transaction history at any time<br />

• voluntarily closing their account<br />

instantaneously, and communicating details<br />

of independent, specialist contacts who can<br />

listen to them and provide assistance.<br />

The entire client-facing workforce has<br />

been made aware of issues surrounding<br />

problem gaming and has received training on<br />

responsible gaming.The <strong>Group</strong> has adopted a<br />

marketing and advertising code which prohibits<br />

targeting under-age or problem gamblers.<br />

Furthermore, <strong>Group</strong> advertising does not appear<br />

on websites clearly targeting minors.<br />

The <strong>Group</strong> does not publish content that<br />

exploits players’ financial worries and never<br />

suggests that gaming is an alternative to work<br />

or a way of getting out of financial difficulty.<br />

The <strong>Group</strong> is a member of several international<br />

Trade Associations such as:<br />

• EGBA (European Gaming and Betting<br />

Association)<br />

• ESSA (European Sports Security Association)


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Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

Betclic<br />

Our Brands<br />

Created in 2005 by French entrepreneurs,<br />

Betclic is the founding brand of Betclic <strong>Everest</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong>.<br />

As a leading online gaming operator in the<br />

worlds of sport, poker, casino and horse-race<br />

betting in Europe, Betclic provides a locallytailored,<br />

convivial, easy-to-use offering focused<br />

on sporting passion.<br />

Ambassadors<br />

Lubomir Moravcik (Slovakia),<br />

Karel Poborsky (Czech Republic),<br />

Jose Coves (turf)( France),<br />

A Panoutsos & A Karpetopoulos (Greece),<br />

Ruud Gullit ( Netherlands),<br />

Joao Pinto (Portugal),<br />

Dan Petrescu (Romania),<br />

Pontus Kåmark (Sweden).<br />

Betclic has become one of the benchmark<br />

brands, particularly in Spain, Portugal and<br />

Poland and is developing its offering across all<br />

European countries in 18 languages.<br />

Betclic is involved in promoting ethical and<br />

responsible gaming on a day-to-day basis. The<br />

operator has also obtained the ISO 27001:2005<br />

information security standard.<br />

Sponsorship<br />

Juventus FC (Football, Italy),<br />

Trentino Volley (Volleyball, Italy),<br />

Lech Poznan (Football, Poland),<br />

28 Football teams from Portuguese league,<br />

Olympique de Marseille (Football, France),<br />

Olympique lyonnais (Football, France),<br />

Stade Toulousain (Rugby, France),<br />

JDA Dijon (Basketball, France),<br />

Montpellier Agglomération Handball (Handball,<br />

France).


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Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

<strong>Everest</strong> Gaming<br />

<strong>Everest</strong> Gaming — a pioneer in the online<br />

gaming industry for close to 15 years — offers<br />

some of the world’s most popular platforms<br />

and tools with <strong>Everest</strong> Poker, <strong>Everest</strong> Casino<br />

and <strong>Everest</strong> Affiliates. It’s one of the few online<br />

gaming companies in Europe to have its own<br />

proprietary technology.<br />

With a collection of properties available in 15<br />

languages, <strong>Everest</strong> Gaming provides a locally<br />

tailored product and the best possible gaming<br />

experience to its customers.<br />

Ambassadors<br />

Koen de Bakker (Netherlands),<br />

Estelle Denis (France),<br />

Maria Maceiras (Spain),<br />

Peter Majoros (Hungary),<br />

Javier Martinez (Spain),<br />

Valentin Messina (France),<br />

Catarina Santos (Portugal),<br />

Fabrice Soulier (France),<br />

Léonard Truche (France),<br />

Steven van Zadelhoff (Netherlands),<br />

Tobias Wagner (Germany).<br />

Created in 2004, <strong>Everest</strong> Poker is a leading<br />

online poker platform in Europe and around the<br />

world. A starting point for some of the industry’s<br />

most notable players, and a veteran organizer of<br />

global live poker events—<strong>Everest</strong> Poker focuses<br />

on making strong connections with players<br />

and welcoming them into a warm, international<br />

community.<br />

Strongly committed to responsible gaming and<br />

transaction security, <strong>Everest</strong> Gaming is licensed<br />

to offer online gaming through Malta and in<br />

France.<br />

Sponsorship<br />

Olympique lyonnais (Football, France).<br />

Live Tournaments<br />

The <strong>Everest</strong> Poker ONE,<br />

Spanish Poker Tour,<br />

<strong>Everest</strong> Poker European and International Cups<br />

(EPEC/EPIC).


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Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

bet-at-home.com<br />

Launched in 1999 by current joint Managing<br />

Directors, Franz Omer and Jochen Dickinger,<br />

bet-at-home.com is quoted on the Frankfurt<br />

stock exchange and licensed in Malta.<br />

Based in Linz, Austria, bet-at-home.com has<br />

a well-respected and comprehensive sports<br />

betting, casino, games and poker offering<br />

available in 22 languages.<br />

Sponsorship<br />

Real Mallorca (Football, Spain),<br />

Emirates Cup (Football, UK),<br />

Europe League (Football, Portugal),<br />

SV Ried (Football, Austria),<br />

Sparta Praha (Ice Hockey, Czech Republic),<br />

HC Kosice (Ice Hockey, Slovakia).<br />

With over 2 million registered customers<br />

throughout the world, the brand is widelyrecognized<br />

in its home market, as well as in<br />

Germany, Eastern and Southern Europe. bet-athome.com<br />

continues to invest in major sporting<br />

events and properties, signing in August 2010 a<br />

sponsorship with leading Spanish First Division<br />

football team RCD Mallorca.


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Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

expekt<br />

Expekt.com was founded in 1999 and quickly<br />

became one of the pioneers in online gaming.<br />

With a strong base in Northern and Eastern<br />

Europe, Expekt offers sports betting, poker,<br />

casino, bingo and games to over 2 million<br />

registered customers in 21 languages.<br />

Ambassadors<br />

Glenn Strömberg (Football, Sweden),<br />

Scotty Nguyen (Poker, USA),<br />

Zbigniew Boniek (Football, Poland),<br />

Niklas Wikegård (Ice Hockey, Sweden).<br />

Expekt have a strong-hold in especially Sweden<br />

and Poland, and are well-known in the industry<br />

for competitive odds and a wide-range of prematch<br />

offers.<br />

Expekt is licensed and regulated in Malta.


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Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

Being partner of<br />

major teams all over<br />

Europe is the expression<br />

of our real passion for<br />

sport.<br />

Our Teams<br />

OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS JUVENTUS RCD MALLORCA<br />

Sponsorship<br />

MONTPELLIER STADE TOULOUSAIN<br />

We express our real passion for sport through sponsorship. Throughout the year, our brands are<br />

not only represented at stadiums and on sports pitches, but also at major and more select sports<br />

events.<br />

The group’s ambitious sports sponsorship strategy takes concrete form in our support for<br />

professional or amateur teams and also our partnership with emblematic brand Ambassadors who<br />

are passionate about sport and poker.<br />

Our involvement in the world of sport and poker, in all its forms, helps us establish our brand image<br />

and enhance our reputation among fans.


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Through their<br />

careers and<br />

their success, these<br />

Ambassadors create<br />

associations beyond the<br />

brands themselves.<br />

Our Ambassadors<br />

Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong> also draws upon the talents of our high-profile Ambassadors from the world<br />

of sport to promote the values embodied by our brands<br />

Through their careers and their success, these Ambassadors create associations beyond the<br />

brands themselves to the values that inspire us and drive our passion for sport.<br />

Marcel Desailly, Tony Parker, Arrigo Sacchi, Scotty Nguyen, Zbigniew Boniek… legendary heroes<br />

from the worlds of sport and poker have decided to become our Ambassadors, committed to<br />

promoting the spirit and values of sport and competition<br />

Zbigniew Boniek Glenn Strömberg Scotty Nguyen Ľubomír Moravčík Tony Parker Gábor Csapó Marcel Desailly Arrigo Sacchi Nikolas Karabatic Karel Poborsky Estelle Denis Ruud Gullit


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Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

Contact<br />

Betclic <strong>Everest</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

5, rue François 1er<br />

75008 Paris<br />

France<br />

Tel: +33 1 58 56 06 00<br />

www.betcliceverestgroup.com<br />

Ref. July 2011

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