Public | |
Traded as | Nasdaq Stockholm: LEO SDB |
Industry | Online gambling |
Founded | 2011 in Sweden |
Founders | Gustaf Hagman (CEO) Robin Ramm-Ericson (CXO) |
Number of locations
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, Group HQ Malta, Gaming Ltd |
Areas served
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Nordics, United Kingdom, Europe |
Products | LeoVegas Casino LeoVegas Live Casino LeoVegas Sportsbook |
Revenue | € 83M |
Number of employees
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350+ |
Website |
www leovegasgroup |
LeoVegas is a Swedish mobile gaming company and provider of online casino and sports betting services such as table games, video slots, progressive jackpots, video poker and live betting to a number of international markets. LeoVegas Gaming Ltd. is a subsidiary of LeoVegas AB, the parent company whose stock is traded on the Nasdaq First North Premier list at the .
Leovegas was founded in 2011 by Gustaf Hagman (Group CEO) and Robin Ramm-Ericson (Chairman of the Board & CXO) with the vision to create the ultimate mobile gaming experience and be number one in mobile casino.
LeoVegas has experienced rapid growth due to the overriding increase of smartphone use and a “mobile first” mentality of its founders. Gustaf Hagman stated that the company "was born out of the smartphone, which today is the fastest growing channel for entertainment."
The initial stock market offering of the company took place on 17 March 2016. Financial advisers in the transaction were Carnegie Investment Bank and SEB, as Joint Global Coordinators and Book-runners. Legal advisers were Baker McKenzie while Avanza Bank AB was appointed as LeoVegas' certified adviser. At the time of the initial listing of the company stock was heavily oversubscribed.
In advance of the initial public offering (IPO) LeoVegas announced a 124% increase in annual revenue of €83m for 2015 compared to €37m 2014. Depositing customers for both years and 2013 were as follows; 54,283 (2013), 100, 745 (2014), 202,498 (2015).
On 13 May 2016, one month before the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament, LeoVegas launched its sports betting product LeoVegas Sport. At the time of launch, CEO of LeoVegas Gaming Ltd. Johan Styren stated that fast loading speeds and the mobile-first approach would be integral to growth in the live betting market for mobile.