PRAGUE/AMSTERDAM (December 2009) – The new CEO of the largest sport betting operator in central Europe, Fortuna Entertainment Group, will be from 1 January 2010 Jiří Bunda. He will be responsible for managing the development of the company on all the markets on which it operates, namely the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, and for newly-planned projects and acquisitions in 2010.

Jiří Bunda is an experienced manager who has served multinational companies focused on the retail business. His main objective will be to strengthen Fortuna’s market position as the central European leader in sport betting.

„Personally, I would like to concentrate above all on further developing the company through new acquisitions, and also on organic growth in the areas in which Fortuna conducts business. Our target will be to increase the number of offered products – accumulator betting, live betting – and develop the distribution channels – mainly internet betting, which is expected to become a big favourite of sport bettors,“ said Jiří Bunda.

Despite the recession-hit markets, the Fortuna group is managing to hold on to revenue growth of more than 10%. In the course of the past four years, the company has doubled in size. This led to the creation of the new holding structure. The General Director of Fortuna in the Czech Republic, which accounts for approximately 40% of the total revenues of the whole Fortuna Entertainment Group, will remain Martin Todt.