{"id":405,"date":"2026-10-01T21:46:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powercraft.site\/leovegas-relaunches-sports-betting-brand-expekt-in-denmark\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T21:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:46:59","slug":"leovegas-relaunches-sports-betting-brand-expekt-in-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skillraid.site\/?p=405","title":{"rendered":"LeoVegas relaunches sports betting brand Expekt in Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"single-post__info-excerpt\">LeoVegas Group will return online sports betting brand Expekt to the Danish market after a 10-year absence.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LeoVegas Group has brought sports betting brand Expekt back to the Danish market after a 10-year absence.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch of nye expekt, which translates to \u201cthe new expekt\u201d, in Denmark is part of the group\u2019s strategy to launch its brands in new markets and grow its sports betting vertical.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move follows the reintroduction of the brand in Sweden last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cExpekt is one of the strongest brands in the Nordics, and we\u2019re thrilled to be relaunching nye expekt in Denmark with a modern app and competitive odds,\u201d said LeoVegas CEO Gustaf Hagman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a clear strategy to expand by increasing the number of brands and markets where we\u2019re present, and we see great potential for growth in sports betting,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Acquired from Betclic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expekt, which was initially launched in 1999, quickly established itself as a major contender in the sports betting industry in northern Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In late 2009, Betclic Group acquired Expekt and then sold it to LeoVegas in 2021 for \u20ac5m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time of the acquisition, Hagman said: \u201cI can remember back in the early 2000s when everyone played on Expekt. After a few years on the sidelines, we will now restore Expekt to its former glory as the leading sports betting brand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2020, Expekt generated \u20ac6.9m in revenue, with 91% of that amount coming from the Swedish market. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brand exited the Danish market ahead of LeoVegas\u2019 acquisition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Denmark was among the first Scandinavian nations to introduce a licensing model for the iGaming industry in 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LeoVegas holds both an online casino and a sports betting licence from the Danish Gambling Authority<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although LeoVegas today is part of MGM Resorts, the Nordic region has remained an important market for the company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Q4 2022, LeoVegas reported revenue of \u20ac99.5m, with the Nordics accounting for \u20ac52m, Rest of Europe contributing \u20ac28.8m, and Rest of the World generating \u20ac17m.<\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"btn__text\"><\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"btn__icon icon icon--share\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeoVegas Group will return online sports betting brand Expekt to the Danish market after a 10-year absence. LeoVegas Group has brought sports betting brand Expekt back to the Danish market after a 10-year absence. The launch of nye expekt, which translates to \u201cthe new expekt\u201d, in Denmark is part of the group\u2019s strategy to launch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[78,79,80,81,82,12],"class_list":["post-405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-betting","category-skillraid","tag-betclic","tag-denmark","tag-expekt","tag-gustaf-hagman","tag-leovegas","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillraid.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillraid.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillraid.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillraid.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillraid.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skillraid.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillraid.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skillraid.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillraid.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skillraid.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}