Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has entered a long-term agreement with GS Technologies Limited. 

The deal will see GiG provide its platform and frontend development for a new online casino brand with its own license from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). The agreement is based on the new fixed fee model and has a minimum duration of three years, with automatic extension for an additional two plus one years. 

GS Technologies Limited operates the Alpha Affiliate Program and casino brands, which have built several brands targeting multiple geographical regions over many years. 

The new casino is expected to launch before the end of 2020 and GiG estimates it will make a positive contribution to its revenue from 2021 onward. 

Discussing the deal Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Affiliates, Nick Prokofev, said:

“Gaming Innovation Group is known in the iGaming industry as a reliable and trustful company. We are pleased to start one more successful project with such partner and believe that joining our efforts we can create many new successful and interesting brands. We are looking forward for long lasting and mutually beneficial partnership.”

While Chief Executive Officer of GiG, Richard Brown, added:

“Alpha Affiliates has been a successful operator in the iGaming business over many years, and I am delighted that they have chosen our platform and front end technology for their new Malta based casino brand. We are looking forward to a long term relationship with our new partner.”

Staying with GiG, the company recently enhanced its iGaming offering with the integration of Playtech’s iPoker product to its platform.

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Live dealer betting games supplier BetGames.TV has expanded its global reach, strengthening its partnership with Bet.co.za. 

The new agreement will see the South African online and mobile sports betting brand directly integrate BetGames.TV’s entire portfolio. It follows Bet.co.za’s migration to SBTech’s platform in April this year. 

In addition to continued access to BetGames.TV’s popular titles like Baccarat and Wheel of Fortune, Bet.co.za will also benefit from its new catalogue of recently optimised lottery products. 

Discussing the deal CCO at BetGames.TV, Richard Hogg, said:

“Bet.co.za is a highly respected operator and we’re thrilled to help expand its live betting offering with our cutting-edge suite of games.

“As an established South African market leader, we are always excited to boost agreements with existing partners and we look forward to working alongside them in the months and years to come.”

While CEO at Bet.co.za, Scott Canny, added:

“Ensuring our players receive the optimal gaming experience lies at the heart of what we do here at Bet.co.za.

“BetGames.TV’s games such as 6+ Poker and Wheel of Fortune are immensely popular with players across the country and we’re delighted to have them on board.”

BetGames.TV was awarded the ‘Rising Star in Casino Innovation’ at December’s SBC Awards, and has been shortlisted in five categories for this year’s EGR B2B Awards. 

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Live games provider TVBET has announced a partnership with sportsbook and casino provider Digitain.

Digitain customers will now be able to integrated all eleven of TVBET’s streamed products, inlucing Poker, Keno, Backgammon, 1Bet, WheelbBet and other games.

Commenting on the partnership CEO of TBVET, Peter Korpusenko, said:

“Due to the current situation – non-sports gaming products are delivering remarkable performances – and therefore TVBET are making every effort to provide their products globally to first-class operators, such as Digitain. We at TVBET are thrilled to start working with the Digitain team to ensure that their customers receive the best possible streaming products.”

While Head of External Communication for Digitain, Samvel Mkrtumyan, added:

“Thanks to their great skill and experience in producing specialized live gaming products, more and more market participants are choosing TVBET. We are delighted to be able to offer our clients TVBET’s high-quality, highly entertaining products at these challenging times. The quality of their streaming and also the flexibility of their promotional engine make this a great opportunity for our clients and their customers.”

Launched in 2016, TVBET now delivers live streaming products to more than 130 partners around the world, and its gaming platform is GLI-certified, ensuring full randomness and transparency. 

Staying with Digitain, last the company announced it was sponsoring the upcoming SiGMA Asia and SiGMA Deeptech virtual conferences. 

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Red Tiger slots have gone live with 888casino.es in the Spanish market. 

A wide range of titles from the NetEnt-owned provider have gone live with the operator, including Mystery Reels, Dragon’s Fire MegaWays and Pirates’ Plenty – Battle for Gold, with more set to follow shortly. 

The partnership also gives 888casino.es access to Red Tiger’s local Daily Jackpots. 

Commenting on the news Commercial Director at Red Tiger, Chris Looney, said:

“We’re thrilled to launch with 888casino.es, a hugely popular online casino with an impressive track-record and extensive player reach.

“Spain is a dynamic territory with exciting commercial prospects, and this move continues our ambition of being the leading supplier in every regulated market.”

While SVP Head of B2C at 888, Guy Cohen, added:

“We are focused on offering our customers a wide portfolio of games to ensure we are giving the best and most entertaining experience.

“We are delighted to have Red Tiger games on our platform and are excited to offer our Spanish customers their titles.”

Staying with Red Tiger, last month we reported the brand had partnered with Malta-based EnergyCasino, while in March, parent company NetEnt had announced redundancies in Sweden and Malta as it accelerated synergies with Red Tiger. 

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UK and Greece-based FSI (Fantasy Sports Interactive) has announced a strategic partnership with Scientific Games.

The deal will see FSI provide its original Fantasy Sportsbook offerings to Scientific Games’ global customer network, through the integration of FSI’s proprietary software into its OpenMarket™ sports content offering. 

FSI will be providing its platform of Fantasy Sportsbook solutions and original Fantasy Sports/Daily Fantasy Sports products, to be integrated and distributed as a whole, or as separate standalone solutions, depending on operators’ needs. 

FSI says its Fantasy Suit and products will serve as a diverse skill gaming and betting addition to Scientific Games’ multi-faceted iGaming portfolio, complete with cross-selling, user-engagement and acquisition tools, plus unique fantasy betting markets that will elevate standard sportsbooks. 

All of FSI’s offerings are based on its native fantasy scoring system and exclusive fantasy odds feed, which will also be distributed separately to Scientific Games for further use. The Sportsbook suit, Fixed-Odds-Fantasy, is the first Fantasy Sportsbook featuring fantasy odds feed generated by an original AI-based fantasy odds generation algorithm. 

Discussing the partnership Fantasy Sports Interactive CEO, Dennis Tsalikis, said:

“We are proud and excited to enter a partnership with the world’s leading digital gaming supplier. We look forward to working closely together to reach a global, quality audience with FSI’s exclusive, engaging products, and we are certain this will be a fruitful collaboration that will yield positive results for both companies and the iGaming industry as a whole.”

While SVP Sportsbook, Digital for Scientific Games, Keith O’Loughlin, added:

“Partnering with Fantasy Sports Interactive is an important move as we continue to bolster our content offering with OpenMarket™. Sportsbooks can now seamlessly expand their portfolio with FSI’s innovative range of fantasy sports products through OpenMarket, with the sports betting content aggregation platform providing quick access to such exciting content.”

AYO.NEWS says:

After years of being a predominantly North American phenomenon, fantasy sports finally seems to be gaining traction in other markets, notably Europe, and could be a key tool in helping re-engage customers with sports betting in the post-COVID-19 era. 

Staying with Scientific Games, a couple of weeks ago the company announced the appointment of Michael Eklund as its new CFO. 

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Milan-based slot game developer WorldMatch has signed an agreement with Signorbet.it, the online brand of Slots Plus Srl. 

Signorbet will be launching the first tranche of 40 online slots from WorldMatch in mid-June. 

Commenting on the partnership CEO of WorldMatch, Andrea Boratto, said:

“We are pleased with this new milestone and we look forward to the important collaboration with Signorbet that will allow us to reach new players.”

While Domenico Distante from Signorbet added:

“WorldMatch is the right partner to add quality and assortment to our online casino offer, and even at such a difficult period for the entire industry, we are always looking for new partnerships to invest in the future of our brand.”

Founded in 2000, WorldMatch develops slots, roulette games, table games, and video poker. Its catalgoue includes games like Goodluck Hot Pot, Alien Domination, Magic Moon Palace, and Big Grizzly.

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