Bwin.party’s board reduces to nine after the resignation of Lord Moonie; Robert Mats Eriksson wins the bwin sponsored WPT National in Barcelona and a sponsorship deal is agreed with the Belgian basketball outfit BC Oostende.
And Then There Were Nine
The bwin.party board is now a nine-member affair after Lord Lewis Moonie stepped down from his role as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Moonie joined the board of PartyGaming back in December 2007 and remained a director after the merger with bwin in March 2011.
Simon Duffy, Chairman of bwin.party, said: “Lewis has made a significant contribution to both the development of PartyGaming and bwin.party. We thank him for his tireless efforts over the last six years and wish him well for the future.
“This change conforms to our previously stated aim to reduce the size of the board, whilst maintaining compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code’s recommendation on the balance of independent and non-independent directors.”
There are no reports of any additions to the squad at the time of writing.
Bwin sponsored WPT National Series a Success in Barcelona
The bwin sponsored World Poker Tour (WPT) National Series in Barcelona has been deemed a success after attracting the likes of former Partouche Poker Tour (PPT) winner Alain Roy and PokerStars Team pro Leo Margets.
132 players each paid €1,650 to participate in the event held in the Casino Barcelona and Robert Mats Eriksson hit the poker news headlines after walking away with the title and €52,000 in prize money.
Eriksson’s victory is the third Swedish success in recent weeks after Martin Jacobson took the €2k side event at European Poker Tour (EPT) London, and Henrik Johansson won World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold with victory in Event #2: €1,100 No Limit Hold’em (NLHE) Re-Entry yesterday.
Final Table Results
1st – Robert Mats Eriksson – €52,000
2nd – Joel Roset – €36,000
3rd – Pawel Brzeski – €23,000
4th – Mihail Morozovs – €17,000
5th – Angel Funes – €13,000
6th – Isidre Just – €10,200
7th – Andrew Ayad – €8,500
8th – Corbin White – €7,000
BC Oostende Join the bwin Fraternity
Bwin continue their march towards European sport sponsorship domination by inking a deal with the Belgian basketball outfit BC Oostende, that will see the online gaming operator become the online betting and gaming partner of choice for the next three-years. As part of the deal bwin.party will have the license to create products that feature the branding of the slam-dunksters.
“This agreement reinforces bwin.party’s position as the premium sports book for Belgian customers enabling us to offer them an unparalleled range of online and real world offers, taking them to the heart of sport,” bwin.party’s Belgium country manager, Marlon Van Der Goes, said.
The BC Oostende deal is not the only bwin.party connection in Belgium after bwin joined forces with the Belgian football team Anderlecht back in the summer.
Bwin.party are also partners with Real Madrid, Manchester United, Juventus, Marseille and the reigning European Champions Bayern Munich.
