Pitch ICE profiles- Part 1 – Locus Play, Sporting Savvy and Capito Systems

Presented by GamCrowd.com and Clarion Events, Pitch ICE is a new free-to-attend event at ICE Totally Gaming this year. Taking place at Stand N7-460, it is a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas in front of attendees and potential investors at ICE 2015.

The final line-up of 20 start-ups will each have a 15 minute slot to sell their business or concept on the show floor. A wide variety of companies will be present, incorporating social gaming, online casino, online poker and more. In the run up to ICE, SBC News is running brief profiles on each of the entrants.

1. LOCUS PLAY

Pitching: Tuesday 10.10am, Wednesday 12.10pm

LocusPlay’s mobile lottery platform enables paper-based lotteries to seamlessly switch to mobile and achieve huge growth in ticket sales while reducing internal fraud. Their online lottery modules make it possible for players to buy tickets online, from a smartphone, and even from a regular mobile phone using SMS. A custom-built CRM and back office system helps the lottery management team to manage games, risk, players and ticket retailers. Real-time analytics make it possible for managers to make decisions quickly and constantly as well as keep an eye on possible fraud. The entire LocusPlay platform runs on enterprise cloud servers.

 

2. SPORTING SAVVY

Pitching: Tuesday 10.30am, Wednesday 2.50pm

Sporting Savvy is a global network of YouTube channels that provides independent, informed and expert video reviews for sports fans across a variety of different sports. The channels focus on reviews, insight and sports betting knowledge from respected experts who bring a dedicated audience with them. Sporting Savvy is looking to tap into the trend for users to access online video content for entertainment, second screen viewing and information gathering.

 

3. CAPITO SYSTEMS

Pitching: Tuesday 10.50am, Wednesday 12.30pm

Capito Systems is a London based, award-winning software company specialising in intelligent natural language technology to place online bets via a single, naturally spoken phrase. Industry jargon, accents and slang are all understood by the software, providing betting operators with opportunities for in-play and social media betting that have not been possible before. The software is easy to integrate and delivers a new and exciting user experience that has the potential to transform sports betting by speeding up the process required to place a bet on a mobile device.

All pitches will be filmed and shown online after the event. A public vote over the two weeks following the show will determine the best pre- and post-funding propositions. The winner from each of the two categories will gain free access to GamCrowd’s incubator skills and expertise.

 

For more information on the businesses at Pitch ICE, see http://www.gamcrowd.com/pitchice