Realistic Games

Casino content supplier Realistic Games has unveiled a strengthening of its commercial department, via the promotion of Lauren Bradley.

Joining the firm in 2018, Bradley has been named as head of commercial and account management, progressing from her prior role of commercial manager, to oversee business developments.

Robert Lee, Realistic Games’ commercial director, commented: “Lauren has been instrumental to our commercial success in the last two years, consistently growing our client portfolio.

“She will continue to add great value in her new role, and I expect her knowledge and experience will take the company from strength to strength.”

Blueprint Operations

Blueprint Operations, part of the Gauselmann Group whose UK-facing brands include, Praesepe, Regal Gaming and Betcom, has confirmed the appointment of Nicola Wallbank to the newly created role of head of corporate accounts.

Initially joining the company in 2016 Wallbank is based in Newark, where she is responsible for responsible for a growing team of customers and account managers, and reports directly to managing director David Purvis.

Of the appointment, Purvis stated: “We are pleased to have been able to promote from within the Blueprint business. Nicola has the necessary experience to enhance our customer relationships and make a significant contribution to our growth plans.

“Nicola has a detailed knowledge of the gaming industry and is passionate about delivering a service excellence. I am confident that our customers will benefit enormously from her personal drive and positive approach to our business.”

Gauselmann has also confirmed that appointment of Janika Gauselmann to its supervisory board, succeeding Max Walberer, who passed away earlier in the year after serving for 28 years.

WeAreCasino

Italian actor Rocco Siffredi has unveiled a new collaboration with WeAreCasino, after signing on to an upcoming games project that is currently being developed.

Working alongside Rocco’s Studios, this project will include WAC’s newest slot builder features, the first games of which are expected to be released this winter.

Sem Moioli, WAc CEO, explained: “This is an extremely significant achievement for WeAreCasino, our first important gaming license that will give us the perfect opportunity to launch our new slot builders 2.0 features at their fullest potential. We are incredibly excited to build these games with Rocco and we are also already working to secure more licenses of this calibre.”

Stars Group

John Schappert has been appointed as a new independent director of the Stars Group as well as a member of the board’s compensation and technology committees, with immediate effect.

Schappert currently serves as chairman and CEO of Shiver Entertainment, a company that develops video game software for consoles, as well as chairman of Motorsport Games, a developer and publisher of video games, and Pipeworks Studios, a firm that develops video games and software.

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In a statement, WeAreGame revealed that both new games have been crafted specifically for Pixbet and its thriving Brazilian market. “Each exhilarating game is associated with one of Latin America’s most famous football teams, Flamengo and Corinthians,” said the firm.

It added: “Pixbet has plenty of igaming, betting and entertainment options, catering to even the most unique tastes. These two exciting games will go a long way to impact Pixbet’s stronghold in Brazil further.”

The penalty shoot-out-style games take the player on a journey through the history of each club, playing alongside icons such as Adriano Imperador and GabiGol from Flamengo, and Socrates, Marcelinho Carioca and Renato Augusto of Corinthians. Both clubs’ vibrant colours and anthems adorn the games, giving each a distinctive and immersive feel.

WeAreGame commented: “The spirit and passion of each club are kept alive with the eye for detail applied to both games. Flamengo fans, for example, may spot the much-loved vulture mascot in play. Darwin Gaming understands that the passionate and dedicated fan base expects a certain level of quality and knowledge regarding their clubs, and Darwin Gaming certainly delivers. 

“Players will recognise the spirit of monumental events, such as when Corinthians triumphed in the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship, the Copa Libertadores de América, and Flamengo’s numerous Campeonato Brasileiro Série A titles.”

“Both teams are renowned for their noble history in the beautiful game and deserve the illustrious treatment served by the talented creative team at Darwin Gaming.

“The exclusive instant win games provide fans, and anyone else, the chance to enjoy a unique play on the popular betting site with a distinctly Brazilian flair.”

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This sees the live casino division of content and data provider BETER become the latest group to add its range of content to the latter, which has lauded “flawless products” and an “impressive range of electrifying games”.

Yori Arami, Chief Revenue Officer at BETER, said, “Today we are announcing our new partnership with cutting-edge content aggregator WeAreCasino. 

“Our games are designed for a new generation of players who are always on the hunt for electrifying content, and that’s exactly what we see in WeAreCasino’s audience. I have no doubt that together, we will achieve even more amazing results.”

As a result of the partnership, WeAreCasino will gain a range of games that look to “maximise” enjoyment as well as provide “a whole new level of gaming fun”.

BETER Live boasts a suite of games that includes Blackjack, Gravity Blackjack, Speed Blackjack, Roulette, French Roulette, Auto Roulette, Baccarat, Andar Bahar, Bet on Teen Pati and Sic Bo.

Furthermore, the integration will also include the firm’s latest release in Gravity Blackjack, which features multipliers that are applied to side bets at random in a bid to enhance winnings.

“We are thrilled to be teaming up with live gaming experts BETER Live,” added Rajendra Rowthu, Head of Commercial and Sales at WeAreCasino. 

“Their flawless products and impressive range of electrifying games combine for a fresh and exciting approach to the live casino industry. 

“It’s been a pleasure to work with BETER Live throughout the integration process and we look forward to a long and fruitful partnership, with many years of successful joint enterprise, in the future.”

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Vacchiano’s responsibilities will also include promoting innovation and digital transformation within the business, along with introducing a number of “disruptive technologies” that will be used to provide real-time gamification and promotional tools driven by AI. 

“I am thrilled to join such an innovative company with a truly agile and cutting-edge technology culture and one that continues to produce incredible games distributed across top-tier brands,” Vacchiano commented.

“I am delighted to join the team in our beautiful office in Sliema and to start contributing with my extensive technology and igaming experience.”

Moreover, as part of his role, Vacchiano will build and grow a new cross-functional team and will oversee the certification of the company’s platform in unexplored regulated markets. 

With over 20 years experience in the sector, Vacchiano recently spent the last decade in senior technical roles, including Head of Technology and Director of Software Development at Gaming Innovation Group. 

Furthermore, he was also Chief Technology Officer at WeAreCasino, Head of Software Development at Catena Media and Director of Engineering at Casumo.

David Flood, Chief Technology Officer at Swintt, added: “Domenico is one of the most talented and experienced software architects and specialists in the industry, which I had the pleasure to work with in the past, so to be able to bring in someone of this calibre is a major coup for Swintt as we look to take our technical infrastructure and platform to the next level.

“We have been planning the upgrade of our next-generation platform and under Domenico’s guidance, we can finally do this and introduce even more cutting-edge technologies, features and so much more for our operator partners to leverage.

“I look forward to working with Dom over the coming months as we continue to push towards our goal of becoming a tier-one online casino content provider to operators in markets around the globe.”

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As part of the launch, Betby’s AI-driven sports betting infrastructure, which includes markets on over 600,000 events a year, will now be supporting the operator’s sportsbook platform.

Leonid Pertsovskiy, chief executive officer at Betby, said: “WeAreCasino are a dynamic, disruptive partner with goals that closely align to our own.

“We look forward to an exciting future with them as our sportsbook solution continues to expand with new markets and products.”

Moreover, WeAreCasino customers will have access to the supplier’s portfolio of esports titles, available in its Betby.Games collection, which features FIFA, NBA, and Rocket League options, with Tennis to be launched in the near future. 

Shaham Avraham, head of account management at WeAreCasino, commented: “Innovative solutions help any company stand out in the market and we’re thrilled with the quality of Betby’s product.

“With an intuitive backend and a smooth UI, their solution will differentiate our brand from the competition and we are very excited for the path ahead.”

This deal marks the latest expansion for the sportsbook supplier, which has experienced growth of almost 300 per cent year-on-year since launch, while also receiving its MGA licence in August.

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As a result, the supplier’s proprietary games are due to go live on WeAreCasino’s B2B platform, including Temple Tumble, Money Train and Snake Arena, as well as recently released Hellcatraz.

Furthermore, a range of Relax’s third-party partner games will also be made available, with content from studios such as Fantasma Games, Kalamba Games and 4ThePlayer among the firm’s roster. 

Marko Jelen, head of sales at WeAreCasino, said of the link-up: “Relax Gaming comes highly recommended in the industry as a company that not only provides a results-driving games portfolio but is also a pleasure to do business with.

“We’re excited to be working with such a well-respected name and look forward to offering our customers its extensive collection of slot and casino games that are proven to perform well in a range of markets.”

The deal with the online casino aggregating platform is to add “another innovative online casino platform to Relax’s distribution network,” after signing several agreements in the last few weeks and months.

Simon Hammon, Relax Gaming CPO, added: “WeAreCasino set out to do things differently – an attitude that resonates with our own goals in content distribution and makes them a great partner to collaborate with.

“This partnership further broadens the reach of our in-house and partner games and we expect that working alongside the creative team at WeAreCasino will offer great benefits for both our businesses.”

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The agreement will see Revolver, which holds a UK licence as well as a recognition notice by the Malta Gaming Authority, continue a previously established goal of expansion into regulated markets – labelling the ambition a “cornerstone” of their business plan moving forward.

With a variety of the Revolver content suite set to go live via the White Hat platform, both parties aim to maximise the potential partnership by providing players with the “best and newest slots on the market”.

“White Hat Gaming is an outstanding full-service betting group, and we’re so excited to be working with them,” said Revolver Gaming CEO Ryan Lazarus. 

“Over the years, they’ve built an epic gaming platform with some of the biggest names in the industry featured. Getting to be a part of this platform is a great opportunity for us and we can’t wait to develop our relationship with White Hat.”

Among the titles included as part of the deal are recent slots releases Dragon Spins and Squish, which the firm asserts “have proven to be popular,” and upcoming entrant Neon Blaze, packing neon graphics and a jackpot feature making for a 97.82 return to player percentage.

Mike Dearling, head of games at White Hat Gaming, added: “We are thrilled to add the high-quality games from Revolver to our growing portfolio. White Hat Gaming has a strong legacy and proven reputation in offering high quality games and we continue to provide our players with the best and newest slots on the market.”

Earlier this month Revolver Gaming announced a content distribution agreement with online gaming software group WeAreCasino, which subsequently added the developer’s portfolio to their platform.

Under the terms of the agreement, WeAreCasino welcomes Revolver’s entire portfolio of games, which currently numbers 12 video slot titles.

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Five

After previously announcing four agreements in the immediate aftermath of the inaugural CasinoBeats Summit, held in London last month, WeAreCasino have added a fifth to that ever growing list.

Confirming positive talks with Spinmatic, BeFee, 1X2Network and SpiffGaming at the event, the aggregator and platform provider has added Helio Gaming to its partner network, after announcing a deal that will see the Malta based supplier provide its full suite of lottery based titles.

Praising the Olympia London held Summit, which formed a part of the wider Betting on Sports Week, Christian Maglia, CCO at WeAreCasino, stated: “It was very important for us to have a strong presence at the Summit, especially Marko sharing a stage with speakers from a range of leading operators and suppliers including Royal Panda, LeoVegas, Jackpotjoy, Hard Rock, BetOlimp, GVC, Olympic, Letsbet, Twin, Alea and Betsson among others.”

Before casting early glances ahead to next year ““I’m sure that the Summit will grow exponentially, both in terms of panels and the exhibition space.

“We have seen this growth with both Betting on Football and Betting on Sports, I’m sure this can be replicated with the CasinoBeats Summit.”

Seventeen per cent

It has been reported by the Financial Services Bureau that for the first eight months of 2018, Macau’s direct gaming tax increased by 17 per cent compared to the corresponding period.

A total of $70.9bn was taken in tax money by the Macau government for the first eight months of the year, which means that the region is already nearing its targeted annual amount of $82.4bn, with four months remaining.

That being said, growth is likely to wane as the year culminates, given the region has felt the impact of Typhoon Mangkhu.

One million

Midlands based start-up Tipstrr.com has capitalised on the company’s unprecedented growth so far in 2018 to officially launch its new in-house affiliate program.

After undertaking a successful funding round in 2017, the program has been rebuilt from scratch to provide a ‘proving ground’ for professional and wannabe tipsters, complete with industry leading commissions and an automated platform that verifies every tip placed.

Having recently passed the 1 million mark for verified tips, Tipstrr affiliates are now able to promote tipsters from more than a dozen sports, including horse racing, football, multiple US sports, tennis and many more.

Damien Fearn, co-founder of Tipstrr Ltd, commented: “We’ve launched this affiliate program as another way to help continue our impressive growth through 2018.

“We’re working hard to increase the number of profitable sports bettors in the UK and around the world; this affiliate program is the perfect way to reach the people looking to profit from sports betting.

“Having already partnered with several affiliates in the sports betting industry during testing, we’ve seen very positive results – and the feedback from our affiliates has been excellent – so now we’re opening it up to anyone who thinks their traffic or users would benefit from what we offer.”

€18.9m

In a record breaking victory, an online player at Grand Mondial Casino scooped €18.9m on Microgaming’s Mega Moolah.

The life changing sum, which is a new record for the progressive slot, was won when a player hit the jackpot with a 75 cent bet from an Android smartphone.

David Reynolds, games publisher at Microgaming, reacted to the win: “We’ve been on the edge of our seats in anticipation of the Mega Moolah jackpot being hit these past few weeks.

“Watching the jackpot grow has been exciting for us at Microgaming and we are immensely proud to see it set a new record. Congratulations to Grand Mondial Casino and their lucky player on this amazing win.”

Emma Hall, promotions manager at Casino Rewards, added: “This is the moment we were hoping would come! And for the player to win the jackpot from a 75-cent bet in less than 50 spins is just incredible.

“For Grand Mondial Casino to land this gigantic jackpot, and be part of casino rewards group, which has had so many Mega Moolah winners in the past, we just couldn’t be prouder and more pleased. Casino rewards has seen five huge Mega Moolah winners in the past 12 months and now our sixth winner has absolutely smashed all records.”

$40m

Eldorado Resorts has elevated its expansion with the finalisation of its acquisition of Tropicana Entertainment.

It is anticipated to be immediately accretive to its free cash flow and diluted earnings per share, inclusive of identified expected cost synergies of approximately $40m to be found in Eldorado’s first year of operation of Tropicana.

The acquisition of Tropicana brings to Eldorado the operating assets of seven casinos in six states, including Nevada (the Tropicana Laughlin Hotel and Casino and the MontBleu Casino Resort & Spa in South Lake Tahoe), Indiana (Tropicana Evansville), Louisiana (Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel), Mississippi (Trop Casino Greenville), Missouri(Lumière Place), and New Jersey (Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City).

These properties collectively include approximately 7,900 slot machines, 265 table games and approximately 5,400 hotel rooms, along with a number of dining, retail and entertainment amenities. As a result, Eldorado’s expanded property portfolio now features more than 27,500 slot machines and VLTs, more than 800 table games, over 12,500 hotel rooms and nearly 20,000 team members.

Gary Carano, chairman and CEO of Eldorado, spoke of the deal: “Our acquisition of Tropicana marks a continuation of Eldorado’s successful history of rapid growth through strategic, accretive acquisitions. Through this combination, we have significantly expanded the scale of our gaming operations, further diversified our geographic reach into new markets – some of which have already adopted sports wagering legislation — and minimized market-specific risk.

“We continue to focus on enhancing shareholder value through strategic transactions, return-focused property enhancements and opportunistic partnerships with third parties – including the Tropicana transaction, the Grand Victoria acquisition and our recent agreements with The Cordish Companies and William Hill PLC.

“We intend to reduce the initial purchase price multiple of the Tropicana transaction as we implement a range of operating disciplines, designed to enhance margins by further improving customer service and the customer experience, while focusing on promotion and other spending in all areas of the newly-acquired properties. We look forward to welcoming Tropicana’s team members to the Eldorado Resorts family.”

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Under the terms of the deal the former, which operates in a number of regulated markets worldwide, will have access to the casino content developers’s full portfolio of titles, including latest releases Gemmed!, Wolf Moon Rising and Gold Canyon.

Marko Jelen, head of sales at WeAreCasino, stated: “Betsoft’s portfolio of videoslots have a considerable reputation and we are eager to see how their games will perform for us.

“Betsoft’s innovative content closely aligns with our message so we expect our players to engage well with these games. We are very excited for this partnership to be a success.”

The agreement is the latest in a number of significant commercial deals signed by the supplier, following similar partnerships with Caliente, Luckia and Sportium.

Most recently “a wide-ranging content agreement” was entered by Betsoft with Play Royal, which is to see the Tron and Ethereum crypto casino integrate the firm’s “best performing games” across several phases.

“We are thrilled to have signed this agreement with WeAreCasino,” commented Francesca Raniolo, sales executive at Betsoft Gaming. 

“We have a reputation for developing innovative content and are therefore delighted to partner with an innovative casino like this. They have proven to be very successful in the markets they’re operating in. We look forward to a successful partnership.”

Last month the developer announced plans to roll-out one new localised released every month for the remainder of the year, as the firm focuses on key regions to secure future growth.

The first entrant as part of the new slots strategy is a Red Dragon suite of of Asia-focused games, specifically designed with the relevant market in mind.

Red Dragon’s collection of games is intended to enhance Betsoft’s content portfolio across the fast-developing Asian marketplace, with each title said to come complete with the fast-paced action that players in the region demand.

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