Sazka Group acquires Croatian gaming operator SuperSport

Czech Republic gaming operator Sazka Group has acquired Croatia’s largest sports betting operator SuperSport.

Last Friday, the Sazka Group announced that it had bought a controlling stake in SuperSport, Crotia’s leading online and land-based sports betting operator in revenue terms. The price Sazka paid to SuperSport owner Danko Ćorić to complete the transaction wasn’t disclosed.

Sazka Group CEO Robert Chvátal celebrated the acquisition as a way to “gain access to an attractive market” while also strengthening Sazka’s position “in the dynamic sports betting sector via the internet.”

SuperSport began life in 2000 and quickly established itself as a major player in Crotia’s legal gaming market with over 300 retail betting shops and an online sportsbook. An online casino site launched in 2016, and the market’s first locally licensed online poker site followed in 2017. The company has a payroll of roughly 1k staff and its Croatian betting license is valid until 2025.