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Arts / Entertainment Arts, Entertainment And Culture Gambling And Betting Activities 92 - Gambling and betting activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 October 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Betclic group, an online sports betting site, has announced the recruitment of 140 employees for its head office based at Bordeaux (Gironde). Developers specialising in mobile applications, experts in the cloud, marketing, and customer relationship management (CRM) are sought. 40 positions are reserved for work-study students and trainees to support the younger generation and local schools, with which Betclic will form partnerships.
Betclic was created in 2005 in London. The group currently employs 550 people worldwide, including 335 at Bordeaux.
Eurofound (2020), BetClic, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 102423, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102423.
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