Pascal Gaming has set out its plans to elevate virtual sports with the launch of its new solution, Momentum. The Momentum solution will feature eight different virtual sports games, including football, football league, horse racing, greyhound racing, drag racing, cycling, marble racing and in-play tennis. Pascal Gaming explained that Momentum – which can be integrated via white label, turnkey and …
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Betfred has announced that it will continue to work with Inspired Entertainment as its principal supplier of virtual sports (VS) games/content for its retail unit. The Manchester-based betting group announced that it has renewed terms with Inspired that has supplied its full range of VS games to Betfred’s 1,400 UK betting shops for the past 15-years. Inspired’s Virtual Sports have …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in the popularity of virtual sports as a betting commodity throughout 2020 and into 2021, as real world competitions moved behind closed doors or were postponed altogether. This has occurred globally, but some national markets in particular have seen a significant spike in virtual sports viewership and associated betting activity. Hosting a …
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Sports betting and igaming software solutions provider Delasport has added more unique titles to its online casino offering after striking a new deal with Leap Gaming. Delasport is, therefore, now delivering fresh premium casino and virtual sports content for both its existing operators and new operators looking to enter newly regulated markets. This latest integration with Leap Gaming – a …
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Playtech BGT Sports (PBS) has confirmed that it will be launching its first proprietary virtual sports portfolio for self-service betting terminals (SSBTs). The launch will allow punters to access simulation-based odds for virtual products, with the product due to go live in four weeks. Commenting on the launch, Richard Andrew, Director Virtual Sports at Playtech BGT Sports stated: “Operators demand …
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The return of live sports will have a positive impact on virtual sports according to Martin Wachter – CEO and Founder of Golden Race – who predicted that it will result in increased traffic and exposure of virtual products. According to Wachter, the pandemic has proven to the betting industry that virtual sports is not a ‘side product’ but instead …
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The recent unforeseen hiatus in live sporting events has presented the betting and gaming industry with one of the biggest challenges it has ever had to face, yet the experience has also been a learning curve, writes Pronet Gaming CCO Bobby Longhurst (pictured). The transition of sports bettors to alternative gambling content streams provided us with unique insight into player …
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iGaming platform provider Singular has agreed to integrate the entire Golden Race game suite across its platform. Under the agreement, more than 20 virtual football leagues and tournaments, races, number games and virtual sports will be made to Singular’s network of clients across 10 regulated markets. Darko Gacov, Singular’s Founding Partner, commented: “Partnering with Golden Race is another step towards …
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Sports betting and online gaming operator Interwetten has agreed to integrate a range of virtual sports and games from Golden Race after the duo secured a new agreement. Under the new agreement with Interwetten, Golden Race has continued to build upon its European growth strategy, with its services now available across 50,000 shops and featuring on more than 400 websites. …
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John Gordon CEO and Co-Founder of betting innovation studio Incentive Games, details to SBC audiences that filling live sports void won’t be as easy as bookmakers simply expanding their virtual sports inventories. Reality bites as COVID-19’s lockdown raises critical questions of bookmaker’s product planning, delivery and all-round engagement capacities. ___________________ The landscape of gambling has been changed dramatically by the …
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