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Betfair, one of the world’s largest online betting companies, has expanded its technology operations by establishing a Development Centre in Cluj, Romania. Betfair currently employs over 1500 people, principally in London, Malta, Tasmania and the US (as part of the acquisition of TVG). The office will add approximately 70 new members of staff to the Betfair payroll all of whom have been trained and hired locally. The centre will now be responsible for approximately a quarter of Betfair’s development projects focusing on innovations for Betfair’s Sportsbook, Games and mobile applications. It will also contain its own training and development function.

The Betfair Development Centre was built two years ago in Cluj, the Silicon Valley of Eastern Europe, in partnership with XoomWorks who helped train and develop staff. This operation has now become an integrated part of the Betfair Group. The company is a licensed betting operator in the UK, and holds licenses in Australia, Germany, Austria, Italy and Malta.

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This initiative is one element of an aggressive global recruitment strategy to enable Betfair to grow internationally, extend its market leadership and innovate in terms of customer service and product quality.

“We want to recruit the best IT talent wherever it resides in the world.  This investment allows us to tap into the rich diversity and creativity of this region’s sizeable talent pool. We are delighted to consolidate our commitment to the centre by bringing it into the Betfair organisation at this exciting point in our international growth.” says Tony McAlister Betfair’s Chief Technology Officer.

About Betfair: (www.betfair.com)
Betfair is the world’s biggest online betting community and pioneered the first successful betting exchange in 2000.  Driven by cutting-edge technology, Betfair enables customers to choose their own odds and bet even after the event has started.  The company now processes over six million transactions a day from its two million registered customers around the world. In addition to sports betting, Betfair offers a portfolio of innovative products including casino, exchange games and poker.

Betfair has twice been named the UK’s ‘Company of the Year’ by the Confederation of British Industry and remains one of the only betting companies to win a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, being recognised for Innovation in 2003 and most recently for International Trade in 2008.

Betfair currently employs over 1,500 people, principally in London, Malta and Tasmania. The company is a licensed betting operator in the UK, and holds licenses in Australia, Germany, Austria, Italy and Malta.

For more information please contact

Jan Davies
jd marketing
+44 (0) 208 297 5388
jand@jdmarketing.co.uk

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