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<strong>BetClic</strong> <strong>Everest</strong><br />
GROUP<br />
www.betcliceverestgroup.com
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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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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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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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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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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<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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<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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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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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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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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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