Betclic

Betclic is a French online gambling company. Founded in London in 2005, it is currently based in Malta, while mostly being operated from Bordeaux. On the French market the company holds licences to operate in Sports betting, horse race betting and online poker.
History.
Betclic was created in London by Nicolas Beraud in 2005 with a single employee and an investment of 3 million euros. In 2008 Mangas Gaming bought a 75% share of Betclic from its owner for 50 million euros, with SBM buying a 50% share in the company the following year in 2009. In 2010 it was announced that Betclic held 35–40% of the market share in France, being the largest betting company in the country, holding 36% of the marker in 2013. During Euro 2012, Betclic saw 2 million bets being placed over the sporting competition, seeing a profit made over that time of 12 million euros. On 31 May 2016 Betclic merged with online poker company, Everest Poker. In October 2016, they moved their London and Paris offices to Bordeaux. In September 2018 Betclic acquired a licence to operate in Poland.
Sports sponsorships.
Betclic's first sporting sponsorship was with Olympique Lyonnais in 2009, appearing in the shirts for the 2010–11 season. From 2010 to 2012 Betclic was the shirt sponsor for both Olympique de Marseille and Juventus. In 2018 they announced a partnership with rugby club Union Bordeaux Bègles. With the new licence to operate in Poland obtained in 2018, Betclic announced shirt sponsorship deals with Polish football champions Piast Gliwice and Polish Cup winners Lechia Gdańsk in the summer of 2019. The Piast sponsorship was to appear on the front of the shirt, with the Lechia sponsorship to appear beneath the player numbers on the back of the shirt.