With options for iOS and Android users, Bet Easy will allow operators to have just one single team working on a unified UI/UX across all mobile device operational systems, rather than two separate teams like other native app developments.

The app creation service also has multiple integration options including Casino & Sportsbook functionality, Betinsights, Recommender and Chats, as well as Personalisation and Socialisation tools.

Bet Easy promises a simple integration process as well due to the product’s “intuitive and user-centric design”. The flutter feature also allows for simultaneous development across multiple platforms, meaning platforms can be created in four to five weeks.

BetConstruct has been making a wave of developments over the past couple of months across different platforms and verticals.

Earlier this week, the technology and services provider added gaming titles from Golden Race, Creedroomz and Pascal Gaming to its land-based solutions offering, allowing partners to enhance their casino experience.

Other developments from BetConstruct include the introduction of a decentralised casino platform solution called DECA, the launch of the B2B igaming metaverse platform BCverse, and a new version of self-service betting terminal software Betting Terminal PRO.

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On June 26, KamaGames will celebrate the ten year anniversary of its flagship app Pokerist being introduced to the market. Since its inception, the app has gained a high ranking among similar apps and has attracted around 140 million users.

Over the last decade, KamaGames has also boosted socialisation features on the app through the inclusion of instant messenger features, chat features and sending gifts at the tables.

CasinoBeats spoke to Kuznetsov to reminisce over the last decade, how the company has adapted over the years and its vision for the feature.

CasinoBeats: Today marks 10 years since Pokerist was launched – what would you say have been the biggest milestones for the app during that period?

Andrey Kuznetsov: Reviewing the history of the company, I could see that there were lots of milestones but I would like to highlight the key ones.

The launch of Pokerist, the company’s flagship product happened in summer 2010. This launch still stands as one of the biggest milestones for the company as a whole as this was the first step towards our leadership position in the social casino genre. In 2011-2012, Pokerist held number one position in top-grossing charts in more than 100 countries on App Store and Google Play.

In the spring of 2013, we launched a second product, Roulettist. While we were proud of how we refined and perfected our poker product, the test here was to see whether or not we could replicate that success with another game. Today, Roulettist still has the highest revenue and download rates among the other roulette games on mobile platforms.

At the end of 2015, our 3D blackjack product – Blackjackist – was released. Just as roulette it’s currently number one  on mobile platforms.

Each of these achievements solidified our belief that we can provide the best products on the market and occupy this niche area of the card and casino gaming sector.

Finally, in 2016 we became one of the first companies to develop meta inside a poker or casino application. This includes quests, tournaments, events, live-ops etc. Numerous features that are now widely seen in poker apps were first seen in Pokerist! Since then, we’ve been growing by as much as 30-50 per cent per year.

“People come to the app not only to play but also to socialise and find their community.”

CB: You mentioned that socialisation features have been key for Pokerist’s success – can you give us some examples of these? And how have these helped you stand out from competitors in quite a saturated market

AK: We have a joke at KamaGames where we say “Pokerist isn’t really a poker application but a social network” and it’s absolutely true! People come to the app not only to play but also to socialise and find their community. Players have ample opportunity to make friends within the game as well as communicate through a variety of means.

Pokerist contains a large number of features that enable expression and communication with both friends and rivals alike. This includes chats, quick phrases, gifts and animated emojis. There’s also an option to join a specific table where friends are playing or to invite friends to your table. We’re confident that this is a significant factor in our players returning to Pokerist repeatedly which is interesting when you consider that some of our players have stayed with us for more than eight years now.

It’s quite hard to illustrate our success with just one example as this has been the result of consistent work across our whole system.

A high number of these social features appeared in Pokerist before other casino apps and we plan on building further in this area in the years to come.

CB: In what ways has Pokerist adapted to the advances in technology over the last few years?

AK: We believe that we have made a very technologically fluid product. In fact, it is an interactive platform hosting a number of solutions that almost no one in the market has. First of all, there’s an opportunity to quickly develop 3D casino and card games using ready-made solutions: animations, client and server solutions, interfaces, product features, middleware, analytics, support, live-ops system. Due to this system, we launched a number of products like baccarat, craps, Omaha poker etc. All of them are number one in the market in their categories.

We can also quickly adapt our project for any platform. In addition to the App Store and Google Play, our products are available on desktops, web, PlayStation and a variety of Android stores.

Using our platform, we have the ability to make casino partnership projects with big companies. In the previous ten years, we have launched separate casino applications with Hard Rock International, Poker Night in America, Viber messenger and Manchester United.

What’s more important is that this platform allows us to develop new, amazing products.

“We’re playing our cards close to our chest but ultimately, we want to bolster our growth even further.”

CB: You’ve clearly had successes over the past ten years, what are your aims for the next 10?

AK: Our goal is simple, yet difficult to achieve and therefore, very exciting. We’re playing our cards close to our chest but ultimately, we want to bolster our growth even further. We don’t want to simply maintain our current growth rates, we want to surpass them.

Our plan is to launch more number one products in our genre. We have a roadmap of ideas spanning the next couple of years and we’re confident that the majority of these ideas will prove successful additions to our already expansive portfolio.

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The progressive jackpot games at online casinos continue to enjoy popularity. This has led to a massive increase in jackpot totals, with one player even taking home a record jackpot of approximately $22,112,600 (€18,910,668).

JackpotHunter is an app that takes aim at these jackpots. JackpotHunter’s proprietary algorithm compiles and analyses data on past jackpots. It allows users to search for the games that offer the biggest jackpots, and to view lists of games sorted by the estimated probability of a win.

Also among the app’s exhaustive range of features that are sure to prove indispensable to jackpot game players are the push notifications that it sends to users whenever the likelihood of a win reaches a certain level.

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Kindred has accused Lotteritilsynet of imposing unfair restrictions and regulatory overreach on its services, including the blocking of payment transfers and sanctioning a ban on Kindred apps listing on the Apple App Store for Norway.

The lawsuit is filed by Kindred Group’s Maltese holding company Trannel International, with representation from Oslo law firm Glittertind.

Anders Ryssdal, partner at Glittertind, has confirmed to Norwegian national broadcaster NRK that Kindred has “no choice but to move ahead with its lawsuit,” adding that his client’s services had been unfairly targeted by Lotteritilsynet actions.

During H1 2018 trading, a Norwegian parliamentary coalition demanded that an under-pressure Lotteritilsynet toughen its stance on unlicensed online operators deemed to be targeting Norwegian consumers and undermining the funding of state-owned gambling enterprises Norks Rikstoto and Norks Tipping.

Lotteritilsynet would enforce its strictest controls to date on bank/payment transfers, IP blocking, penalties and further advertising restrictions, which saw the regulator demand that Apple remove all gambling-related apps from its Norway App Store.

In the filing, Kindred and Glittertind state that with these actions Lotteritilsynet had “exceeded its power of attorney” by involving Apple to sanction a restriction “aiding its own political purposes”.

With regards to payments, Glittertind charges Lotteritilsynet of “overreach in its regulatory conduct” stating that it had enforced unfair blocks on a number “foreign intermediaries” processing transactions with Norwegian banks, a service that does not infringe upon the Lotteritilsynet gambling monopoly framework.

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Alm talks about QTech’s latest innovative products, alongside some of the unique challenges and opportunities specific to Asia’s nuanced marketplace

The QT Play app has been described as “Spotify for mobile casino games”. A few potentially disruptive app/marketplace models have fallen by the wayside in recent years – Odobo and Betcade spring to mind – how will this be different?

JA: “Without speculating as to the whys and wherefores of other companies’ barriers to success, all I can say is there were happily no such obstacles for QT Play. The demand for a game-recommendation app was already there from both providers and players, and equally importantly so was the supply on the QTech Games platform.

“…we didn’t anticipate a future need, we simply fulfilled an existing one.”

“In short, we didn’t anticipate a future need, we simply fulfilled an existing one. Albeit with the aid of some breakthrough machine-learning software, which always helps establish any new product.

“Essentially, choice can be a bit like information: we always feel we want more of it, but if we can’t process it efficiently it can do more harm than good. This paradox of choice certainly exists in gaming where players can feel overwhelmed by the myriad options available in an overcrowded market. QT Play’s unique auto-curation algorithms cut through the hubbub of competing releases and match the right game to the right audience.

“Better yet, the more data QT Play collates, the more insightful its recommendations become, so the better it caters for individual user taste. QT Play’s scalability and
effectiveness accordingly advance in lock-step.”

So which are the fastest-growing markets for Asia Gaming?

“We’re seeing the largest growth in India’s emerging market, where slots are certainly proving popular, but the main revenue is arriving from table games. So on the subcontinent, it’s even more important to supply a precise gaming portfolio. Elsewhere, South Korea and Japan are two other contenders who have pulled up a chair at Asian gaming’s high table in recent years.

“However, the fragmentation of Asia for game design and regional specificities (be they the result of player preference or regulatory requirements) continues to astound more casual observers. Again, QT Play’s ability to distil this pan-Asian variety and partition it according to user choice or respective market conditions keeps QT Games’ leading distribution model in the vanguard, no matter which territory providers are targeting.”

Why is it important to gear the online experience specifically to Asian players?

“As I say, quite why some people are so surprised by the level of diversity on show in a continent of 4.5 billion people continues to astound me! So let me belabour the point that, trite as it may sound, all countries in Asia are different culturally and legislatively.

“You can dream internationally in Asia but you have to act locally”

“Consequently, you have to customise the experience in order that you may earn the trust of both players and authorities. If you can achieve that flexibility of approach, though, the rewards are palpable. Indeed, I would venture that if one tie does unite the whole Asian gaming community, it is its players’ loyalty, once you’ve defined a familiar product line that they recognise as a natural habitat. You can dream internationally in Asia, but you have to act locally.”

Which games are particularly popular with Asian players?

“Naturally, the relentless rise of RNG games in Asia, such as slot games, has been impossible to ignore – particularly on mobile. Indeed, at QTech Games, our mission is simply dedicated to corralling the finest RNG games and distributing them to operators in Asia. With smartphone-adoption rates escalating across the continent, this trend is only running one way. So it’s been a priority for our technical platform to deliver the most effortless integration around for all clients.

“It’s also important to combine the very best of the RNG and live casino worlds (where baccarat remains the perennial Asian favourite), so watch out for more game innovation in that space.”

What does QTech Games have planned over the coming months?

“It’s pleasing to see that we continue to go through the gears with many more integrations to consolidate our position as Asia’s fastest-growing games distributor. However, QTech Games remains a recruitment-habitat for quality mobile product, and we’ll always go the extra mile to enlist the finest new signings, whether that means dealing with the industry’s biggest names or unearthing the stars of tomorrow. Even if that facilitates an integration which only yields a handful of fresh games.

“It’s all about housing truly engaging content on one easy-to-integrate platform for both
operators and providers. And then, of course, spreading the word! Which is why I’m running a full schedule at the top gaming shows this year. Having attended ICE and Goa last month, I’m off to Macau and Manilla over the next few months for the iGaming Asia, ASEAN Gaming and G2E summits.

“It’s a hectic pace, but it’s worth it when you’re dealing with the most progressive portfolio on the RNG stage.”

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The Winstats app, integrated into the WIGOS casino management system, uses Win Systems expertise in data collation and display, meaning users can filter data by both venue and vendor, with output displayed as interactive charts and reports.

Eric Benchimol, CEO of Win Systems, said: “Winstats’ simple, concise design allows key casino decision makers to simply track large quantities of data while on the move.

“It’s intuitive interface filters information with ease and exhibits it in an uncomplicated manner, perfect for use on a small screen while away from a casino venue,” said Benchimol.

“This tool will provide the peace of mind to managers, knowing that they can make decisions wherever they may be, based on accurate live data, keeping them in better touch with their business’ day-to-day operations.”

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Available from the App Store and Google Play Store, SEGA Slots features Sonic the Hedgehog and other popular SEGA characters in free-to-play mobile slots.

After the launch, CasinoBeats spoke to Joe Kim, chief product officer at SEGA Networks, who explained the rationale behind the move.

“If you look back into SEGA’s history as a company, or at our parent company SEGA Sammy, you’ll see a focus on casino-style physical games like standalone casino slot machines in the 1950s, or the pachi slots and pachinko machines in Japan,” said Kim.

“In this initiative, we decided to go back to our roots to develop SEGA Slots and incorporate new progression mechanics. Additionally, we believed that adding our famous characters to the game would be popular within the genre and a good fit for the brands.”

The feedback has been good, said Kim. “Based on our early research and soft-launch findings, we’ve received very positive responses,” he said.

“Our intellectual property appeals to a broad demographic and we’ve tailored SEGA Slots with game mechanics that appeal to a mature female and male audience.

“Players can anticipate unique features in SEGA Slots, such as progression mechanics, with high polish and quality, and more interesting bonus games than you would typically see from other social casino games in the market.”

More titles will be added to the app in due course but, for now, Kim is naturally optimistic about the launch. “We look forward to how fans will respond to our first mobile casino title,” he said.

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The app is now available to download from the App Store for iOS devices and via Google Play Store for Android.

The fun slots feature familiar characters such as Sonic the Hedgehog in a range of eight slot machines that can be unlocked through in-game achievements.

In bonus games, players can help Sonic rescue his friends while Monkey Ball offers a multiplayer option, meaning players can play alongside other app users.

Following the launch, SEGA will continue to grow the app’s games portfolio.

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