Australia headquartered online casino slot supplier Lightning Box is pleased to announce that it has boosted its presence in NorthAmerica by entering into a deal with Ruby Seven Studios that will see it will supply the social casino gaming firm with its selection of content.
In terms of the agreement, two of the provider’s ‘most popular’ titles, Silver Lioness 4x and Chicken Fox will go live on the operator’s social casino network in the third quarter of this year, including Lucky North Casino, Best Bet Casino and TropWorld Casino.
Michael Carpenter, the Chief Executive Officer at Ruby Seven Studios, commented on the agreement by saying that they are truly pleased to offer this talented team’s exciting games into all of their casino partner apps and websites.
Lightning Box’s new deal with Ruby Seven Studios will further enhance its North American footprint having launched with Loto Quebec late last year and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation earlier this year.
The provider has 19 of its games already live in the New Jersey online market.
Peter Causley, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Lightning Box, revealed that he met Michael six years ago in San Francisco at GiGse and after making many twists and turns for both of their businesses, it is great that they are finally working together,
Causley went on to say that he is confident that the two games that are due to go live with them later this year, Chicken Fox and Lioness 4x, will prove equally as popular as the other two games they have launched in North America and continue to expand their operations there.
Kambi, a B2B provider of sports betting services to licensed B2C gaming operators, is thrilled to reveal that it was named both Sportsbook Provider and Sports Betting supplier of the year at the renowned EGR B2B Awards in last week’s virtual ceremony that was held over three days between Tuesday 21st and Thursday 23rd July 2020.
The EGR B2B Awards reward and celebrate the best service providers in the online gaming industry and recognizes the achievements of suppliers from across all the major eGaming disciplines.
The current global situation with Covid-19 saw EGR making several important changes to this year’s Awards ceremony with the B2B Awards being held virtual and the winners revealed via a series of online ceremonies, split across the three days.
The judges recognized Kambi’s impressive commercial and financial success, alongside high stability, scalability and focus on pricing and found the platform to be geared up for the best in class.
Kambi scored highly across all pivotal criteria in the two categories, including product development & delivery, commercial success, innovation, UX/UI and back office/reporting.
During the judging period, Kambi signed new partners including Seneca Gaming Corporation, Penn National Gaming and BetWarrior and became the first sports betting technology provider to attain membership of the International Betting Integrity Association. The provider also enhanced its sportbook by launching the Kambi Multi Builder as well as its unique Bring Your Own Device technology.
Max Meltzer, Chief Commercial Officer at Kambi, commented that at Kambi they pride themselves on being the partner visionary sportsbooks across the globe can trust to springboard them to success, providing all the technology and flexibility required to help them to achieve market leadership.
According to a press release of 29th July, 2020, race track and casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) will be launching its sports betting operations in Michigan after entering into a partnership with Hannahville Indian Community.
In terms of the agreement CDI will launch a BetAmerica-branded retail sports book at the Island Resort & Casino in Harris which will be operated by the tribe and also launch its BetAmerica online platform and online casino across the Wolverine State, subject to acquiring the requisite license and regulatory approvals.
The Hannahville Indian Community is a fairly small tribe, situated at the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsular, which has changed completely since the introduction of gaming in the 1980’s.
Keneth Meshigaud, Tribal Chairperson for Hannahville Indian Community, commented that they are incredibly excited about their new partnership with BetAmerica.
Meshigaud also said that the BetAmerica sportsbook will expand upon their already compelling number of entertainment options, and provides another great reason for people to come and visit them on Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula.
The Great Lakes State boosts the presence of CDI’s’s BetAmerica sports book brand into a fifth state. The Michigan’s regulator, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB), began accepting applications for online gambling licenses in May in an endeavor to officially launch online sports betting in early 2021.
Bill Mudd, COO of Churchill Downs Incorporated, said that they are pleased to be able to offer sports fans throughout Michigan their innovative BetAmerica sportsbook and iGaming product. He added that guests of Island Resort & Casino as well as online players in the Michigan will be able to access sports betting, the best in online casino games and unique promotions through BetAmerica.
Leading game studio, Pariplay, an Aspire Global subsidiary, has entered the Swiss iGaming market by entering into a partnership with Grand Casino Baden, an established land-based casino behind the regulated market’s first online casino brand, Jackots.ch.
Pariplay was granted ISO/EIS 27001 certification early last month, which represents the number one requirement for the Swiss Federal Gaming Board.
Approximately 40 of Pariplay’s Swiss-certified slot titles including popular hits like Wolf Riches, Mystic Manor and Dragons of the North are now available to players at Jackpots.ch.
Aspire Global has enhanced its position in the global market over the last few months by partnering with leading European and international iGaming brands such as Caliente from Mexico, Betvictor and Betiton.
Adrian Bailey, Managing Director at Pariplay, commented that by entering the Swiss Market, Aspire Global will start a co-operation with local industry pioneers and increase its presence in the region.
Bailey also said they are very pleased to already be moving into a new market so soon after obtaining their ISO certification, and to be working with a local industry pioneer like Grand Casino Baden and its Jackots.ch online brand.
He added that the newly regulated Swiss online casino space has already proven to be a great success, so they will see this as just a first step in a market with a significant future.
Marcel Tobler, COO iGaming at Grand Casino Baden, said they are thrilled to be one of the first online casino operators in Switzerland to offer Pariplay’s world-class casino games. He added that they see their engaging content as an excellent addition to their existing portfolio at Jackots.ch and believe they will be very well received by their players.
Microgaming, a leading supplier of online gaming software to top-notch operators around the globe, is thrilled to announce that it was crowned Platform of the Year at the very first EGR B2B Virtual Awards that took place last week.
The Isle of Man based firm was commended for its ‘strong well-established platform’ and ‘forward-thinking, customer-centric management team’ as it stood up to rigid competition from a number of firms which include IGT and Scientific Games to win the highly sought-after title.
The judges commented on Microgaming being granted the award by saying that there was an impressive entry from the industry giant, still expanding after 26 years with tier 1 contract wins such as 888, Mansion and GVC and that its content aggregation platform is industry leading.
The judging panel included executives from operators that included Kindred Group, William Hill and GVC and presided over 39 categories that ranged from sports data provider to bingo supplier.
The panel also remarked on Microgaming’s accomplishment by saying that the firm has a strong well-established platform with a wide offering of third-party content and good commercial deals in the relevant timeline. It went on to say that it was an impressive entry from the industry giant, still expanding after 26 years with tier 2 contract wins such as GVC, Mansion and 888.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the EGR B2B Awards were held virtually for the first time with the online-only event being hosted by Ortis Deley, Channel 5 star of The Gadget Show.