Betting is human nature
Betting has been a popular pastime since time immemorial. That's no wonder because playing for goods or money is a part of human nature and goes back as far as civilization itself. Whether or not it's for money, betting is fun! It's about being right, and who doesn't want to put their sports knowledge to the test and savor that feeling every now and then?
For 20 years already and with meanwhile more than 5 million registered customers, bet-at-home.com is one of the most successful online betting providers in Europe.
At www.bet-at-home.com the online gaming specialist provides a wide range of products in sports betting, live betting, casino, live casino, Vegas, poker, virtual, and eSports. The entire offer is available in 9 languages. The bet-at-home.com Group operates in Austria, Germany, Malta, and Gibraltar. There are about 300 highly qualified and motivated employees currently working towards the continual success and development of the company.
A success story takes its course
Jochen Dickinger and Franz Ömer founded the company in December 1999 in Wels, Upper Austria. Just three months later the website www.bet-at-home.com is put online with sports bets as the initial product offered.
Only two months later, the launch of the live score service livescore.cc marks the first innovation of the website. With the relaunch of the website in November 2005, the online casino is introduced.
The following year, the product range is expanded when the poker platform is implemented. The rapid development of the online market requires keeping pace with continuous upgrades and expansions. That's why the online specialist in 2008 launches the new online casino, followed by the new product line "Games" in June 2009.
Since September of the same year, various sports and live bets are offered. After the successful relaunch (2013) of the online sports betting portal, products also become available for customers in the mobile version. In 2015 bet-at-home.com extends their product portfolio to a virtual section. Since February 2017, the company also offers casino games in poker software. In November 2017, the product group "Games" was replaced by "Vegas" and the Vegas app was introduced. In time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the sports app was introduced in June 2018. The range of products was expanded again in September 2018 with the launch of the eSports channel.
From the initial vision to a successful international company
Founded in 1999 as a Limited company, in May 2004 there is a capital increase and a transformation into a stock corporation. In December of the same year, the company goes public on the stock exchange. Since April 2009 bet-at-home.com is a significant part of the "BetClic Everest Group", a leading French group in the field of online gaming and sports betting.
On 31 October 2012, co-founder Jochen Dickinger decides to end his tenure as CEO. As his successor, the Supervisory Board appoints Michael Quatember.
bet-at-home.com shares, based in Düsseldorf, are listed in Frankfurt (Xetra). The corporation holds 100% of bet-at-home.com Entertainment Ltd. The Linz office is mainly responsible for the transfer of technology within the group as well as for the development of in-house software. bet-at-home.com Holding Ltd., based in Malta, holds its Maltese gaming licenses for sports betting, casino, and poker, issued by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA).
In addition, bet-at-home.com receives a license from the Italian Gaming Authority AAMS for sports betting and casino in 2011. The services in Italy were available until the end of 2016. One year later the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Interior also issues the company licenses for providing and marketing sports betting and casino. In 2014, the betting provider is issued a license from the British Gambling Commission in order to operate and market online sports betting and online casino games in the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1 August 2015 bet-at-home.com has a sports betting license in Ireland. The license is issued by the Irish Government to bet-at-home.com Internet Ltd. in Malta.
At home all over Europe: More than 5 million customers already trust bet-at-home.com
In the business year 2018, the company achieved betting and gaming stakes of 3,188.0 million euros (the business year 2017: 3,174.6 million euros). The gross profit (= betting stakes minus betting winnings), the most important figure for online gaming, was euros in the same year. A significant reason for this popularity is the excellent customer service. Queries are handled very quickly by the multi-lingual team, currently operating in 9 languages.
The wide range of sports betting offers includes an average of 27,000 daily bets on more than 80 sports. Even in the international world of sports sponsoring, the betting provider has developed a significant reputation as a competent and high-performance sports partner.
