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Entain Opens New-Look Digital Shops across UK & Europe

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Retail to have a more contemporary, digital feel

Entain, the global sports betting and gaming entertainment operator, has embarked on a digitization initiative across its retail business, converting a core of shops in key locations across both the UK and Europe into contemporary, digital, spaces to enhance the omni-channel experience for customers.

The retail makeover will initially apply to Entain shops in the UK and Italy across the Ladbrokes, Coral and Eurobet brands.  In both countries, Entain has run successful trials of new, more contemporary store design and formats more closely aligned to customers’ online experience.

“Entain is a global online operator, but we are focused on delivering a great local experience for our customers.  This investment allows us to give a more immersive and joined up online omni-channel experience to our customers” said Rob Wood, CFO and Deputy Chief Executive of Entain.

“Since high streets re-opened, our retail customers have returned in large numbers which reflects the continued demand from customers for an engaging in-shop experience,” he added. This digital makeover of shops, together with ongoing investments into our industry leading tech platform and £100m of innovation investment over the next 3 years, are important drivers of our future growth.”

Since the re-opening of retail, Entain has opened 18 new digital hubs across the UK and plans to have a total of 30 new-style Ladbrokes and Coral shops open by the end of the year in cities including Leeds, Birmingham, London, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Dumfries and Leicester. The aim is for 200 UK digital stores by the end of 2024.

The move will provide a welcome boost to many high streets and town centres in both Italy and the UK. In the UK alone The British Retail Consortium recently noted that more than one in seven shops are now vacant (*), rising to one in five in particularly hard-hit parts of the country.

“Our shops are at the heart of local communities and employ around 13,000 people across the country,” said Andy Hicks, Entain Retail MD for the UK and Ireland. “We want to bring the experiences customers have with us online into our shops, also making them more digital and contemporary environments.  We want to offer local customers a place to socialize, enjoy sports, bet and play games in a relaxed and enjoyable way.”

Initially UK stores being converted into digital hubs contain the latest gaming machines, and interactive displays, giving customers a more engaging and dynamic experience as well as more choice of interactive sports and gaming content. In both Italy and the UK, the converted stores have digital window displays and additional interior screens which allow live events and new promotions to be shared with customers across retail locations.

In Italy, where Entain’s retail outlets operate under the Eurobet brand, the Group also plans to convert around 200 shops and plans to have the first 30 locations open by the end of this year. These include a number of “Eurobet Cafes”, which offer customers a new place to meet and socialize with friends.

“This is all about offering a different and more distinctive experience to new and existing customers, “said Andrea Faelli, Managing Director of Entain, Italy. “We want to move from simply offering betting shops to hosting spaces in town centres where people can come to have a good time, which may or may not include having a bet.”

All the initiatives are powered by Entain’s proprietary technology, which has the benefit of making the digital and retail experiences more similar for customers and being scalable internationally to other locations.

 

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Bragg Powers Super Technologies’ Entry into Greece with RGS and Aggregation Offering

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Bragg Gaming Group announced its role in supporting Super Technologies’ successful launch in the regulated Greek market through its flagship brand, Superbet, marking a significant milestone in Bragg’s ongoing global expansion strategy.

Through this partnership, Bragg is delivering its RGS games alongside its HUB aggregation platform, providing access to a diverse portfolio of premium 3rd party content. This includes titles from leading studio partners such as Playson, Wazdan, IGT, Synot and Spribe.

The launch represents Superbet’s official entry into Greece, one of Europe’s most mature and well-regulated iGaming markets, and further strengthens Bragg’s position as a key technology and content partner for tier-one operators expanding into new jurisdictions.

Superbet’s launch combines a “sports-first” philosophy with a compelling iGaming experience tailored to local player preferences. Over the past 12 months, Superbet has built a strong local presence in Athens, enabling a highly localised approach supported by global expertise.

This launch underscores the scalability and flexibility of Bragg’s platform, enabling rapid market entry while delivering localised, high-quality player experiences in regulated environments.

Neill Whyte, Chief Commercial Officer at Bragg Gaming Group, said: “We are delighted to support Superbet’s entry into Greece with our full suite of RGS and aggregation capabilities. As the preferred partner to Super Technologies, this launch reflects a partnership built to win.

“It highlights the strength of our technology and content ecosystem and our ability to scale in regulated markets. Greece is an exciting opportunity, and we look forward to supporting Superbet’s long-term growth in the region while continuing to power this commercial brand across multiple territories.”

Adam Lamentowicz, Chief Commercial Officer CEE at Super Technologies, said: “Every decision that we take is based on our customer-centric vision. And our partnership with Bragg serves this vision by offering the best entertainment experience to our Greek customers. Greece is a mature and thriving market, and we are confident that our product offering will have an immediate impact.”

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Brightstar Lottery Achieves Highest MSCI ESG Rating of AAA

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Brightstar Lottery PLC announced that it received the highest MSCI ESG rating of AAA. This rating exemplifies Brightstar’s commitment to global sustainability leadership in managing ESG-related risks and opportunities. Brightstar received a perfect score for carbon emissions and high scores in the product safety and quality category.

“Receiving the MSCI AAA ESG rating in Brightstar’s first year as a pure-play lottery company highlights our commitment to making sustainability practices a priority throughout our business. This rating from MSCI serves as motivation to continue our work building a sustainable future where our people, our partners, and our planet can thrive,” said Wendy Montgomery, Brightstar SVP, Branding, Communications and Sustainability.

MSCI ESG Ratings measure a company’s resilience to long-term, industry-specific sustainability risks using a rules-based methodology. MSCI analysts research and rate companies on a “AAA” (leader) to “CCC” (laggard) scale based on their exposure to and management of these risks relative to peers.

MSCI Sustainability and Climate products and services are provided by MSCI Solutions LLC and certain related entities, and are designed to provide in-depth research, ratings and analysis of environmental, social and governance related business practices to companies worldwide. ESG ratings, data and analysis from MSCI Sustainability and Climate are also used in the construction of MSCI Indexes.

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