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Kindred Group: Partnership
Dutch Supreme Court ruled that pre-2021 gambling contracts are valid, clearing Kindred-owned Unibet (now under FDJ United) of liability for customer losses from unlicensed period. However, Unibet still faces a separate €75m consumer claim from Dynamiet.
Source: SBC News
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Alliances like this can broaden the sector commercial leadership bench strength.
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Kindred Group: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow.
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