Uniquipo, a leader in sports team visualizations, has developed an innovative solution that simplifies the digital representation of sports teams at scale. The company creates custom and scalable digital assets such as kits, logos, and flags for a variety of sports, specifically designed to meet the needs of sportsbooks and media platforms.

One of the key innovations offered by Uniquipo is the creation of football kits—including home, away, third, and goalkeeper versions—that are optimized for performance with file sizes as small as 1 KB. This significant technological achievement ensures lightning-fast load times and seamless performance across platforms. Uniquipo offers its assets in a variety of formats, such as WEBP, PNG, and SVG, allowing for flexibility in integration. Additionally, each team is assigned a standardized team ID, enabling quick and easy mapping via API or downloadable ZIP files.

Uniquipo is addressing a major industry shift as more leagues are banning betting sponsorships and restricting the use of official team logos due to intellectual property regulations. To help sportsbooks and media companies adapt to these changes, Uniquipo has created digital assets that are entirely free from copyright claims. This allows partners to represent teams in a legally compliant manner, without compromising the integrity of their platforms.

“We provide sportsbooks and media platforms with tailor-made digital assets that offer both flexibility and legal security,” said Evgen Kornilov, Managing Director at Uniquipo. “As leagues move away from traditional sponsorships and enforce stricter regulations around team branding, our clients can rely on us to deliver high-quality, compliant team visuals at scale.”

Uniquipo’s offerings go beyond initial delivery. The company ensures that the kits and visual assets are regularly updated to reflect any changes, such as new sponsor logos or updated team branding. This commitment to real-time updates guarantees that sportsbooks and media platforms can always display the correct kits and branding for the relevant teams.

Additionally, Uniquipo’s proprietary data ensures the highest level of accuracy and quality in the representation of each team. By curating its own data, the company ensures that every visual asset accurately reflects the teams it represents, whether for major professional leagues or smaller, local sports teams.

Uniquipo’s advanced technology, combined with the ongoing changes in sponsorship regulations, makes it a valuable partner for sportsbooks and media companies looking to stay compliant while offering seamless, visually appealing content to their users.

About Uniquipo

Uniquipo is a Warsaw-based company specializing in large-scale sports team visualizations. The company provides digital kits, logos, and flags for thousands of teams across multiple sports, tailored to meet the needs of sportsbooks and media platforms. With industry-leading file optimization and seamless integration capabilities, Uniquipo ensures that its clients can represent teams without infringing on intellectual property rights. 

LeoVegas Group is launching LeoVegas Studios, a new in-house gaming studio dedicated to creating innovative slot games tailored to the latest player trends and preferences. By leveraging player data, LeoVegas Studios will develop Group-exclusive games, offering medium-volatility experiences designed for long-term enjoyment. This new studio provides LeoVegas Group with complete creative and technological freedom, further enhancing control over the igaming ecosystem. The debut title, Where Pigeons Dare, will premiere on LeoVegas on 25 September 2024.

Today, LeoVegas Group announced the launch of its new in-house gaming studio LeoVegas Studios. The new studio is led by Mats Andersson, Game Producer and former Creative Director at Light & Wonder, who will spearhead the development of games tailored to meet the preferences of the Group’s players. Utilizing extensive player data, LeoVegas Studios will create games that adapt to evolving player tastes while supporting broader customer acquisition strategies. These insights will empower the studio to produce proprietary titles that offer a personalized, engaging, and seamless user experience across a wide range of markets.

This launch represents a logical step in the Group’s strategy to strengthen control over the value chain within the igaming ecosystem. Games developed within the LeoVegas Studios portfolio will enhance and leverage the already extensive collection of IP held by LeoVegas Group and MGM Resorts International. This strategic integration will further elevate the entertainment experience for players.

James Ford, Director of Gaming at LeoVegas Group, said “LeoVegas Studios is a fantastic addition to the Group! With enhanced creative freedom and technical control, we are now positioned to forge our own path and develop exclusive, innovative games that align with our vision and meet our players’ evolving needs. Where Pigeons Dare is just the beginning — our future lineup will continue to captivate and push the boundaries of entertainment.”

LeoVegas Studios first release, Where Pigeons Dare, is a medium volatility cluster pay slot game featuring wild modifiers, progressive multipliers, and buy bonuses. This release is the first of four planned for 2024, with six more scheduled for 2025.

The Council today approved the Commission’s positive assessment of Luxembourg’s amended recovery and resilience plan. The amended plan, including a new REPowerEU chapter, is now worth €241.1 million in grants.

Luxembourg’s RepowerEU chapter will focus on the deployment of renewable energy, increasing energy efficiency, and sustainable transport.

The modified plan allocates 80% of available funds to measures that support climate objectives, up from 69% in the original plan. The digital ambition and social dimension of the plan are maintained.

Background

Luxembourg’s original national recovery and resilience plan was approved on 13 July 2021. On 16 May 2024, Luxembourg submitted an amended plan, including a REPowerEU chapter. The Commission adopted a proposal on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Luxembourg on 23 July 2024.

The RRF is the EU’s large-scale financial support programme in response to the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has posed to the European economy. It is the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU, a temporary recovery instrument that allows the Commission to raise funds to help repair the immediate economic and social damage caused by the pandemic.

To benefit from the facility, member states must submit recovery and resilience plans (RRPs) to the Commission, setting out the reforms and investments they intend to implement by the end of 2026.

Regulation (EU) 2023/435 as regards REPowerEU chapters, in force since 1 March 2023, aims to end the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels by saving energy, diversifying energy supplies and accelerating the clean energy transition.

Under the REpowerEU regulation, EU countries have added specific chapters to their national RRPs in order to finance key investments and reforms which will help achieve the REPowerEU objectives.

RepowerEU increases the RRF financial envelope by €20 billion in new grants. In addition, member states are able to voluntarily transfer up to €5.4 billion from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve to the RRF to finance REPowerEU measures. This comes on top of the existing transfer possibilities of 5% from the cohesion policy funds (up to €17.9 billion).

So far, €648 billion have been committed to this end. To date, all RRPs have been approved, 68 payment requests have been received and €265 billion have been disbursed.

• Council implementing decision on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Luxembourg
• A recovery plan for Europe (background information)
• REPowerEU: energy policy in EU countries’ recovery and resilience plans (background information)