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Extreme Live Gaming on the NYX OGS

SBC News Extreme Live Gaming on the NYX OGS

NYX Gaming Group has announced a partnership with Extreme Live Gaming, part of the Novomatic Group, for supply of its live dealer platform into NYX OGS. Extreme Live Gaming’s mission is to provide a unique and exciting experience for the player. Featuring Blackjack, Roulette & Baccarat and delivered out of a brand new state of the art studio in London; …

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Kambi looking at real time analytics

SBC News Kambi looking at real time analytics

Kristian Nylén, CEO of NASDAQ-listed sportsbook technology supplier Kambi, has said that his firm’s fourth quarter performance underlines the success of its business model. Revenue amounted to €9.3m for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 52%, and €36.0m for the full year 2014, an increase of 70%. It also meant that the company edged into profit for both …

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Prime customer for SkillOnNet

SBC News Prime customer for SkillOnNet

Software supplier SkillOnNet has signed a deal with PrimeCasino.com that will see the popular online casino utilise its software platform and full suite of games. The agreement, finalised at ICE Totally Gaming in London last week, will see PrimeCasino.com expand its content by moving from the Microgaming Quickfire platform and tapping into SkillOnNet’s library of both proprietary and aggregated games. …

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Yako Casino joins EveryMatrix family

SBC News Yako Casino joins EveryMatrix family

Award-winning  iGaming software provider EveryMatrix  has announced an agreement with casino operator Yako Casino, as it continues to grow its client base and deliver better services tailored to the specific needs of its customers. Yako Casino brings its unique brand of humour and delight whilst delivering a personalised, tailor-made online casino offering to players around the world. Its main goal …

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Voting opens for Pitch ICE winners

SBC News Voting opens for Pitch ICE winners

Voting has opened at www.GamCrowd.com/PitchICE to determine the inaugural winner of Pitch ICE. Presented by GamCrowd and Clarion Events, the competition saw start-ups showcase their ideas in front of attendees during 15-minute slots at ICE 2015. Videos of the pitches have been published and the concept which attracts the most votes before the deadline on Friday, February 20, will gain …

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Emerging Payments Association appoints Optimal’s Vaghjiani

SBC News Emerging Payments Association appoints Optimal's Vaghjiani

Suresh Vaghjiani, director of Optimal Payments’ Card Services division, has been elected to the Advisory Board of the Emerging Payments Association (EPA). The EPA is an organisation set up to help shape the future of emerging payments. Its mission is to make the UK a global leader in payments innovation by attracting investment capital and creating a hospitable regulatory environment …

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GBGroup’s ICE protest makes serious data point

SBC News GBGroup's ICE protest makes serious data point

Last week’s ICE Totally Gaming saw GBGroup stage a ‘protest’ outside of the ICE gaming convention at ExCel London. Advocating a trust economy, the protesters ‘represented’ gaming users who are campaigning for better recognition by gaming operators of their individual identity. The protesters argued that gaming companies should be better able to identify their customers and recognise their individual needs …

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Mecca Bingo avoids queues with Q App

SBC News Mecca Bingo avoids queues with Q App

Mecca Bingo has announced it has selected UK’s leading mobile ordering platform Q App to trial mobile ordering and payments at its Mecca Bingo clubs, following an extensive selection process. The service will initially be tested at Mecca Croydon and Mecca Southend in Q1 2015. Q App enhances customer experience and increases efficiency of catering operations by enabling customers to …

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INTRALOT teams up with Bit8

SBC News INTRALOT teams up with Bit8

INTRALOT has reached an ‘in principle’ commercial and strategic partnership agreement with Bit8, a Malta-based gaming platform solutions company. Bit8 has developed a cutting-edge online gaming platform based on proprietary artificial intelligence technology. Bit8’s platform is an all-inclusive sportsbook and casino platform that includes functionalities such as Player Account Management (PAM), eWallet, real-time analytical tools, automated rules and a bonus …

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Intertain Group acquires Gamesys for $650 million

SBC News Intertain Group acquires Gamesys for $650 million

Canadian online gambling operator Intertain Group announced on Thursday the acquisition of Gamesys in a deal estimated to be valued at $651 million (£426 million). The acquisition will see Intertain Group acquire Gamesys B2C assets, which will include leading UK online bingo brand jackpotjoy.co.uk, as Intertain Group seeks to expand its presence in the online gambling market. Intertain Group issued …

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