Eurofootball ( bg, Еврофутбол, ''Evrofutbol'') is the first private
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
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bookmaker
A bookmaker, bookie, or turf accountant is an organization or a person that accepts and pays off bets on sporting and other events at agreed-upon odds.
History
The first bookmaker, Ogden, stood at Newmarket in 1795.
Range of events
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, as well as the country's largest. It began operating on 6 October 1990 and was officially registered in 1993, officially receiving a license on 20 October the same year. The first nationwide draw was performed on 21 August 1993. Eurofootball has developed its own strategy for community support, namely a social program and sponsorship one. For the 16 years of its operation, the company has become the leader in the field on the local market.
On 18 February 2002, Eurofootball became a partner of
Intralot after the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
company acquired a 49 percent stake for €11.75 million.
On 12 August 2003, the company introduced a new centralised national live betting computer system which cost around €10 million.
Eurofootball also prints a sports and betting newspaper by the same name, which is distributed twice weekly. Among its other products is the annual statistical book ''Football Programmes'' and the book ''Systems for your Success''.
References
External links
Official website
Gambling companies of Bulgaria
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