Draft:Internet Vikings
Submission declined on 4 November 2025 by EAKI78 (talk).
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Hosting for iGaming & sports betting |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founders | Rickard Vikström, Victor Jerlin |
| Products |
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| Website | internetvikings |
Internet Vikings is a Swedish technology company that provides hosting services for the iGaming and sports betting industries. It was founded in 2008 by Rickard Vikström and Victor Jerlin. The company operates data centers in the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Latin America, and is certified under the ISO 27001 information security standard.[1][2]
The company has been profiled in industry publications such as Gambling Insider, Global Gaming Business Magazine, and G3 Magazine for its operations within regulated iGaming hosting and infrastructure.[2][3][4]
History
[edit]Internet Vikings was established in Stockholm in 2008 as a provider of search engine optimization (SEO) hosting. The company later shifted its focus toward hosting services for licensed operators in iGaming and sports betting.
In 2019, Jesper Kärrbrink, former chief executive of Mr Green, became chairman of the board. That year, the company also acquired Costa PBN, an SEO content provider. Beginning in 2021, Internet Vikings entered the United States market, establishing operations in states such as New Jersey, Michigan, Colorado, and West Virginia. By 2024, the company reported operations in 24 U.S. states and announced a data center in Bogotá, Colombia, marking its first presence in Latin America.[5] In 2025, the company expanded its European presence by launching a data centre in Belgium.[6][7][3]
Services and locations
[edit]Internet Vikings provides hosting services, including cloud hosting, bare metal servers, co-location hosting, and disaster recovery.
It operates data centers in the United States, Canada, Sweden, Malta, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Colombia.[5][6][7]
Recognition
[edit]The company has been covered in trade publications for its operations within regulated iGaming hosting and infrastructure.[1][3][4] [8]
Industry organizations have also recognized the company through awards, including:
- 2022: Global Gaming Awards – Services Provider of the Year[9]
- 2022: SiGMA Americas Awards – Hosting Provider of the Year[10]
- 2024: EGR North America Awards – Cloud and IT Services Partner of the Year[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cybersecurity: the intricacies of protecting digital assets from malicious actors". EGR North America. October 2023.
- ^ a b "In Focus: Internet Vikings". Gambling Insider. September 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "From Tech Geek to Industry Pioneer". Global Gaming Business Magazine. September 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Internet Vikings Expands Global Reach". G3 Magazine. November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ a b "iGaming specialist Internet Vikings opens first Latin America data center". Data Centre Dynamics. 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Internet Vikings expands gaming operator support with Belgium data centre". InterGame Online. May 2025.
- ^ a b "Internet Vikings expands EU hosting footprint with new data centre in Belgium". Gambling Insider. May 2025.
- ^ "Internet Vikings: keeping operators online with zero downtime". SBC News. 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Revealed: The winners of the Global Gaming Awards London 2022". Gambling Insider. 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Check out the winners of the SiGMA / AGS Awards Americas 2022". iGaming Brazil. 15 June 2022.
- ^ "EGR North America Awards 2024 winners". EGR Global.
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