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To celebrate both International Dog Day and International Cat Day in August, we got to know some of our evoke pets from around the world. Say hello to our feline friends, Cooper in Manila and Ozzy in the UK. And hello to our canine companions, Ryszarda in Poland, Casper, Hunter and Jester in the UK, and Sansa, Pebbles and River in Gibraltar! From purrsonal assistants to chief fetch officers, our pets are integral to the day to day running of all things evoke. 🐾

We are pleased to announce the acquisition of New Gambling Solutions S.R.L, which operates Winner.ro, the #7 online betting and gaming operator in Romania. 📣 Our CEO, Per Widerström, commented: "I am excited to announce the addition of Winner to the evoke portfolio. This acquisition is consistent with our strategy to build sustainable market-leading profitable positions in the most attractive markets. It is also consistent with our M&A strategy to focus on low-capital, high-impact combinations that accelerate the delivery of our strategy. We have enjoyed significant success in Romania, which is an exciting growth market. This combination will cement a leading position for evoke, and I am looking forward to working with the whole team at Winner to deliver ongoing profitable growth and market share gains, as we deliver exceptional products through two incredibly strong and complementary brands. I am delighted to announce the creation of our fifth Core Market and have no doubt that this transaction will deliver significant value creation on top of our previously announced plan." To read the full announcement, click here: https://lnkd.in/eAeJyCB8

Today we announced our 2024 Interim Results which reiterated what we outlined in our July trading update and reconfirmed the full year guidance. We are pleased to say that current trading in Q3 is in line with our+5-9% revenue growth target for the second half. The first half of 2024 was a very important period for the Group: • We rebranded as evoke plc, bringing the great legacy businesses of 888 and William Hill together as one company; • We laid out our new strategy for success, with a clear value creation plan for the coming years, and we have been executing on this strategy at rapid pace; • We have taken bold, decisive actions to improve almost every area of the business, both to instigate a turnaround in the short-term trading performance while simultaneously strengthening the Group’s capabilities to drive value creation across the business in the future. Our CEO, Per Widerström, commented, “While the financial performance in the first half was disappointing and behind our initial plan, the underlying health of the business is continually getting stronger. The corrective actions we have already taken give us even more confidence that our strategic approach is sound and that we will achieve sustainable success. We have a clear plan, vision and financial targets. As a result of our strategic progress and the enhancements already made to the business, I am even more confident about delivering our value creation plan and driving sustainable profitable growth over the coming years.” To read the full announcement, click here: https://lnkd.in/g9J6NpfQ

🗒🖊 In a joint letter, the CEOs from our member operators—bet365, Betsson, Entain, Evoke, Flutter, and Kindred—express their collective concern about the worsening black market situation in Europe. Their joint letter is featured in EGBA’s recently published Sustainability Report 2024. The letter and report can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e3WMFSui #iGaming #Sustainability #EGBA

We're proud to be a part of this! 👏 Take a look below to read this year's European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) Sustainability Report. #ESG #Sustainability #SaferGambling

This week we saw the launch of our new evoke ethnicity and culture community, Race Together. To celebrate this new community, colleagues were invited to attend a virtual event with guest speaker Clarke Carlisle. The founding committee members discussed their plans for the future and were joined by the former footballer to discuss sport and racial equality. Thank you to everyone who attended. We look forward to seeing what our Race Together community group do next!

This morning we announced our H1 2024 Trading Update, highlighting our strategic and operational progress, which will support future profitable growth and value creation.    While online revenue returned to growth in Q2, it was behind our plan, leading to revised FY24 expectations. Nevertheless, our commitment to mid and long-term value creation remains steadfast, and through decisive action our FY25 expectations and medium-term targets remain unchanged.   Our CEO, Per Widerström, commented, "We are undertaking a complete reset and transformation of the business, and the scale of change is significant, but necessary. This transformation will take time but will enhance operational efficiency, leading to a bigger, more profitable and more cash generative business in the future."   To read the full announcement, click here: https://lnkd.in/ewWZUEMQ

Well done team 👏

Over the last few weeks our colleagues in the UK have come together to celebrate this year's successes with some summer fun! In London colleagues enjoyed an evening of food, drink and for the first time, a Rockeoke live band! Whilst the Leeds summer party saw colleagues visit Boom Battle Bar for a night filled with activities including darts, crazy golf, and axe throwing. A big thank you to everyone who joined in the fun! #WeAreEvoke

Take a look at an exclusive interview with our Chief Executive Per Widerström, discussing the vision for our company and brands. 👇