Interwetten
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| Industry | Gambling |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Gżira, Malta |
| Products | Sports betting, Online games, Online casino |
| Revenue | € 700 (2013)[1] |
| Employees | approx. 100 |
| Website | www.interwetten.com, www.interwetten.es |
Interwetten was founded in 1990. It operates in the online entertainment branch, offering its customers sports betting, live betting, a casino, a live casino, and games.
In 1997, Interwetten became the first company in the world to also offer sports betting online. Therefore the company can be seen as one of the pioneers in the branch of online entertainment. Today, the company is based in Malta.
The online entertainment platform www.interwetten.com is currently available in ten languages, and is visited by Interwetten customers in more than 200 countries around the world. The company is particularly well known in German-speaking countries and southern Europe for its sports betting offer. In 2012, Interwetten customers placed bets on more than 100,000 different sports events held in over 70 countries.
Interwetten was a founding member of the non-profit organisation European Gaming & Betting Association (EGBA). It is also a member of the European Sports Security Association (ESSA), which was established in 2005.[2][3]
Licences
Interwetten Gaming Ltd. in Malta holds licences to operate sports betting, games, and a casino at www.interwetten.com.
On the 1st of June 2012, Interwetten Espana Plc. was officially licensed by Spanish regulatory authority DGOJ, and since then it has been online in Spain at www.interwetten.es with a sports betting and casino game portfolio.[4]
Since December 2012, Interwetten Gaming Ltd. has been authorised to offer sports betting in Schleswig-Holstein. Authorisation for casino games was granted by the Ministry of the Interior of Schleswig-Holstein in January 2013.[5]
Product Portfolio
Sports Betting
Interwetten has been offering sports betting since 1990. This betting offer has been available online at www.interwetten.com since 1997. Interwetten can be seen as one of the pioneers of the branch. Since the launch of the website, the company’s customer base has grown significantly year by year.[6]
Casino
Customers have been able to visit Interwetten’s online casino since July 2004. The casino games, which are particularly popular among female customers, include classics such as Roulette and Black Jack. The Live Casino offer is also very popular among the casino’s visitors.[6]
Online Games
The skill games platform, featuring games that test the player’s skill and aptitude, was added to the company’s product portfolio in 2006. Among these products are also particular games such as "Schnapsen", which is not widely available as an online game.[6]
Mobile Platform
Sports Betting
In 2004, Interwetten led the way in making its betting offer available on mobile devices. The betting offer is optimised for Android mobile phones, the iPhone and iPad, and Windows Phones. Users can place their bets quickly and simply at interwetten.com. Customers have the opportunity to also place combination and system bets while on the move. Handy shortcuts make placing bets easy. The "Today" shortcut, for example, shows the user the betting programme over the next 24 hours. Alternatively, users can visit www.interwetten.com on their mobile end device to make the most of Interwetten’s live betting offer or simply place single or combination bets. Interwetten’s complete betting offer is available for mobile end devices.[6]
Casino and Live Casino
Interwetten offers its customers access to the Online Casino in a format designed especially for tablets and smartphones. Therefore, users can enjoy more than 30 games and scratch cards no matter where they are. The Interwetten Live Casino, featuring Roulette, Black Jack, and Casino Hold’em, is also available for tablet users.[6]
Sponsorship
The company acts as a sponsor of various sports events and clubs. Interwetten is the main sponsor of the Spanish football club Sevilla[7] and the Swiss professional motorcyclist Tom Lüthi, who runs since in 2010 Interwetten Moto2 team. For 10 years, has been supported the Interwetten Interwetten Racing Team, which is in the World Series by Renault.
From 2001 to 2004 Interwetten was the sponsor of Austrian Football First League SC Untersiebenbrunn, which at that time took the name SC Interwetten.com. In 2009 Interwetten served as title sponsor of the Interwetten Austrian Open, Kitzbuhel, an ATP tournament in the 250 category. In 2010 sponsored to Hiroshi Aoyama at the Interwetten Honda MotoGP team, and Marcel Schrötter at the Interwetten 125cc motorcycle world championship in the same team.
References
- ↑ "Interwetten quadruplicates net profits in spite of challenging business enviroment". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Interwetten Review". Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ↑ "Interwetten chooses BMIT for best-in-class service and support.". Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ↑ "Interwetten goes live in Spain". Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ "Interwetten - Terms and conditions". Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Company Pro-file". Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ "La camiseta del Sevilla ya tiene nuevo patrocinador" [Sevilla's shirt has no longer a sponsor] (in Spanish). As. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.