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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.09 - Other information technology and computer service activities
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 October 2020
Employment effect (start)
9 October 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
Swedish company Evolution which is one of the leading providers of Live Casino solutions is to create more than 150 new jobs in Kaunas by the end of 2020. Recently the company has announced its plans to open a new office in Kaunas. The new office will be open at the end of October 2020. Currently, the company is looking for several specialists (card shufflers, game presenters, accountants, etc.) in Kaunas. According to the management, the company will further expand in Kaunas in 2021 – the number of employees in its Lithuanian office should reach 1,000 by the end of 2021.
Evolution (previously Evolution Gaming) Group was founded in 2006 and currently has more than 7,000 employees in the company’s 14 sites, including locations such as the US, Malta, Latvia, Georgia, Sweden, and others.
Eurofound (2020), Evolution Lithuania, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 102040, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102040.
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