Sore Bwinner: Bwin boss hopes UK bookies rot in jail

Steven Stradbrooke
June 18, 2010
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Hell hath no fury like an Austrian bookmaker scorned. Bwin boss Norbert Teufelberger should be merrily skipping through the Alps like one of those annoying Von Trapp brats, what with his company having been recently granted one of those coveted French gaming licenses, but apparently all is not right in lederhosen-land. Seems Herr Teufelberger — who once spent a couple days in jail at the request of his new French licensing buddies — once offered an ownership stake in Bwin to several big-name UK bookmakers, who turned him down cold. Norbert doesn’t seem to have ever gotten over this snub, prompting him to make predictions/hopes/wishes that these same UK bookies get condemned to a French penal colony tout de suite. Geez… If Norbert’s this stroppy now, just wait until Bwin shareholders watch their holdings depreciate after the PartyGaming merger goes through. Read more.

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  • http://CalvinAyre.com Calvin Ayre

    Bwin are in or have been in every grey market on the planet. They are still big players in Germany and Canada where there is no legal certainties. They were also huge players in the US market before 2006, especially poker. Their constant harping about other companies being illegal (and by inference they are somehow less illegal) is one of the most annoying and retarded (not real) positions taken by any major European Brand. If they want any respect from gaming industry media they should drop this and focus on running their business. .