The rebrand represents much more than a new identity. Evenbeter explains how its products, processes and relationships with partners have evolved to support the growth of iGaming businesses.
Article by Dmitry Starostenkov, CEO at Evenbeter
Growth is often one of the most common reasons companies give for rebranding. For Evenbeter, however, the transition from EvenBet Gaming represents much more than a change of name or visual identity.
Over the past few years, the company has undergone significant changes across different areas of its business, from the way it develops and combines its products to how it organises its internal processes and, most importantly, how it builds relationships with the companies it works with.
The transition from EvenBet Gaming to Evenbeter is intended to make those changes visible and explain what lies behind this new stage.
In this article, Dmitry Starostenkov, CEO at Evenbeter, shares the evolution that led the company to this new positioning, the decisions behind the process and what this transformation means for its current and future partners.
Between Idealism and Pragmatism
Most companies have a mission. It usually appears in a brand book and, quite often, somewhere on the company’s website. In many cases, it can be reduced to an idea about making a positive impact.
But a business mission can also be viewed from another perspective: what would make a company continue doing what it does if money were not the main reason?
For Evenbeter, this reflection became increasingly important as the company began using the word “partners” more often and “clients” less often when referring to the businesses it works with.
It may sound like a simple change in terminology. However, behind that choice is a practical business logic.
When Success Becomes a Shared Goal
In the gaming software sector, commercial models often link a provider’s revenue to an operator’s performance. In simple terms, when an operator grows and succeeds, the provider benefits as well.
From that perspective, simply selling software is no longer enough.
A company may approach Evenbeter looking for a poker platform and use it to build a successful business for many years. But it may also abandon the project shortly after launch after investing time and resources in a product it did not know how to operate.
In both situations, there are consequences for both sides.
This led Evenbeter to start asking its partners a different question:
What kind of business are they building, and where do they want to take it?
From there, the company began looking more closely at the specific needs of each project. In many cases, businesses arrived looking for a particular product without being aware of all the alternatives available to them.
A different launch model, configuration or growth strategy might have been better suited to their objectives.
As Evenbeter’s products became more sophisticated and capable of supporting different business scenarios, these conversations became increasingly valuable.
The company reorganised its internal processes and communications to stay closer to its partners, understand their current performance, discuss their plans, identify potential challenges and anticipate their future needs.
That information also began influencing product development.
One example was the development of One-Click Poker Games, a solution that Evenbeter says emerged from a better understanding of what online casinos need from poker.
Over time, technical support and account management also evolved into a broader Customer Success Service.
Its role is no longer simply to make sure the software works or that a client is satisfied. The goal is to support each project step by step and contribute to stronger business outcomes.
In this context, the relationship between provider and client takes on a different dimension.
It becomes much closer to a partnership.