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Formula One racing team Sauber will be known by two names this season, \u201cStake\u201d or \u201cKick,\u201d depending on country-specific gambling regulations.<\/p>\n

\"Sauber,
Sauber\u2019s new-look C44 race car, above, was unveiled in London on Monday, but the company\u2019s managing director Alessandro Bravi also revealed some surprising news about its dual team name this season. (Image: Sauber)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At an unveiling event of its new-look C44 race car in London, Sauber Group managing director Alessandro Bravi said the team\u2019s identity would be changed in locations where its main sponsor, online crypto casino Stake.com, might be unpalatable. Not least of these is Sauber\u2019s native Switzerland, whose Federal Casino Commission (FCC) has initiated legal proceedings against the team because of the unlicensed status of Stake.com.<\/p>\n

Sauber has competed as Alfa Romeo since 2018. But the Italian luxury car manufacturer pulled out of Formula One at the end of the 2023 season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sauber will become the Audi factory team in 2026. That allowed Australia-based Stake.com to step in and secure naming rights<\/a> for the interim two seasons.<\/p>\n

Stake.com\u2019s Meteoric Rise <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since its launch in 2017, Stake.com has become the biggest crypto-gambling platform in the world. As well as landing the Sauber gig, it boasts singer Drake as its brand ambassador, and sponsors English Premier League club Everton. Edward Craven<\/a>, the site’s founder, has an estimated net worth of more than $1 billion, according to The Australian Financial Review\u2019<\/em>s \u201cRich List.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stake.com is largely a gray market operator. This means it is licensed in some jurisdictions, but it continues to operate in other countries that haven’t explicitly banned online gambling and don’t offer any form of licensing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Stake.com is ultimately licensed in Curacao and authorized to operate with different URLs in countries such as Mexico or the UK, although not always for cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n

Online gambling is heavily regulated in Switzerland, which has a licensing framework for operators and has explicitly banned the unlicensed variety, which includes Stake.com. It also has very strict laws about online gambling advertising. That means Sauber could face a hefty fine due to FCC litigation.<\/p>\n

Kick Into Gear<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bravi attempted to appear upbeat about the Stake.com partnership and its confusing repercussions in London this week.<\/p>\n

We will have also this year two different team names according to the different countries where we are going to race in order to comply with applicable local laws,\u201d<\/strong> Bravi explained. “Where Stake is prohibited because there are restrictions on gambling advertising, we will use Kick within our team name,”<\/strong> he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kick.com is an online live-streaming platform subsidiary of Stake.com\u2019s parent company, Easygo Entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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