Betbull Bwin Espana gets the nod from Spain

The joint Spanish facing gambling venture between European sports betting companies Betbull and Bwin, Betbull Bwin Espana (BBE), announced this week that the Community of Madrid has issued a retail betting licence for BBE’s w1nners brand, and the company is now in a position to commence opperations in the Madrid province.

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Mon, October 6th, 2008

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