STS is Poland's largest licensed sports betting operator, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Katowice, running around 400 retail betting outlets and an online sportsbook with virtual sports and esports under a Polish Ministry of Finance licence. Formerly listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, it was acquired in 2023 by Entain CEE, the joint venture between Entain and the Czech investment group EMMA Capital, and delisted. STS sponsors the Polish national football team and league clubs and holds a market share of around forty per cent of Polish online betting.
The affiliate has lowered its 2026 outlook for the second time in five weeks, blaming Brazil's ban and a weak third quarter, and has lined up a €50 million loan and a €50 million share issue from its largest shareholders to clear €91.5 million of bonds due in December.
UOKiK is examining seven bookmakers for interface design that manipulates behaviour, with a tool built specifically to spot it. Five of them face separate proceedings where the exposure is 10% of annual turnover.
Entain has struck a deal to sell an initial fifth of its Central and Eastern European unit to joint-venture partner EMMA Capital, valuing the business at about €2.1bn and beginning a full withdrawal. The proceeds will go toward cutting group debt.
Global gaming giant Entain Plc has upgraded its full-year earnings forecast after a strong first-half performance, signalling that the strategic changes