Bayern signs up Tipico as premium partner

Sports betting and casino games provider Tipico has become a premium partner of Bayern Munich, the recently-crowned champion of German football’s top-tier Bundesliga.

The partnership will run for four years, from the 2015-16 season until the end of the 2018-19 campaign.

Under the deal, Tipico will serve as a second-tier premium partner of the club alongside the likes of DHL, Lufthansa and Yingli.

In addition to winning the 2014-15 Bundesliga title, Bayern reached the semi-finals of the Uefa Champions League, losing 5-3 on aggregate to eventual winner Barcelona.