Yggdrasil awarded UK licences by the UKGC

Yggdrasil Gaming has been awarded the licences required by the UK Gambling Commission to offer its proprietary gaming platform and games to British residents. First clients expects to be live in Q1, 2016.

Fredrik Elmqvist, CEO of Yggdrasil, said: “This is a hugely exciting next phase in our development. The UK is a very important market and thanks to the way our games are performing, we’ve already received six signed clients and a great deal of interest. I actually believe that the UK slots market will develop like some Nordic markets have done over the past seven years. Quality and mobile will drive the UK slots market forward and we’re looking forward to being an active part of that.”

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For more information, please contact:
Fredrik Elmqvist, CEO Yggdrasil Gaming, Telephone +356 996-25 104, fredrik@yggdrasilgaming.com

Fredrik Burvall, CEO Cherry AB (PLC), Telephone +46 8-514 969 52, +46 709 279 632, Email: fredrik.burvall@cherry.se

Cherry in brief

Cherry is a Swedish gaming company established in 1963 specialized in online casinos and lotteries (www.CherryCasino.com, www.EuroLotto.com, www.EuroSlots.com, www.SpilleAutomater.com, www.NordicSlots.com, www.NorgesSpill.com, www.SveaCasino.com, www.SuomiCasino.com, www.Sunmaker.com, www.SunnyPlayer.com and www.Kingplayer.com), affiliate business through Game Lounge and games development (www.Yggdrasil.com), through subsidiaries in Malta. Cherry is the market leader in casinos in restaurants and nightclubs in Sweden. Cherry employs around 750 people and has more than 2,900 shareholders. The Company's B-shares are listed on AktieTorget.