LeoVegas Among First to Receive Gambling Licence in Sweden

"In recent years we have invested substantially in responsible gaming and LeoSafePlay, an area that will continue to make up a fundamental part of our operations. Being among the first operators to receive a gambling licence is a quality seal and affirms LeoVegas as a leading, long-term and serious actor in the industry. LeoVegas is the most well-known online casino brand in Sweden.[1] We believe we offer the best mobile gaming experience. This combination is hard to beat and gives us a strong position in our home market where we continue to grow," comments Gustaf Hagman, LeoVegas' Group CEO. 

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comments Gustaf Hagman , LeoVegas' Group CEO.

LeoVegas' expansion strategy is to focus on regulated markets and markets in the process of being regulated. Today 35% of revenue is generated from regulated markets (Q3 2018). With Sweden as a regulated market, this figure is expected to be approximately 60% in early 2019. Sweden is an important market for LeoVegas in achieving its financial targets for 2020.

Regulated markets

Responsible gaming – LeoSafePlay

Regulated markets have more extensive guidelines for responsible gaming, which LeoVegas welcomes since, with experience from other regulated markets, has developed organization and marketing methods to offer the greatest gaming experience in a sustainable way. For example, the central register for players who have chosen to close their accounts will serve as a valuable tool in responsible gaming.

LeoVegas has always had a focus on responsible gaming, and the company's platform for this area, LeoSafePlay, is conducted as a standalone business unit. This is in order to create the best conditions for the next generation's system of responsible gaming based on machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Market dynamics

LeoVegas experience is that regulated markets favour larger actors with strong brands. In regulated markets, more marketing channels are also opened up, such as Google and Facebook. Over time the assessment is that the amount of marketing in the Swedish market will decrease.

Regulated markets entail that the gaming operators pay taxes. In Sweden the tax rate is 18% of revenues, part of the tax will be shared with LeoVegas external suppliers and absorbed by other market forces, thus only partially burdening the operators' income statement. 

For further information, please contact:

Gustaf Hagman , President and CEO:
+46(0)8-410-367-66
gustaf.hagman@leovegas.com

Philip Doftvik, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Finance:
+46-73-512-07-20
philip.doftvik@leovegas.com

Irena Busic , Communications Director:
+46-731-51-16-15
irena.busic@leovegas.com

[1] Mantab Global brand surveys. 

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