According to a recent report, SciPlay, a leading provider of casino social games online and on mobile, has donated an amount of $82,000 to a humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief, a registered charity that improves the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies, active in the United States and over 80 different countries across the world – without regard to religion, politics, or ability to pay.
SciPlay raised the funds through its vigorous in-app events endeavoring to provide personal protective equipment to medical teams during the Coronavirus crisis.
SciPlay’s in-app events launched within the majority of its core games, aiming to leverage its user base of nearly 8 million gamers each month.
Top-notch games from SciPlay include Gold Fish Casino Slots, Hot Shot Casino, Monopoly Slots, Jackpot Party Casino, Quick Hit Slots and 88 Fortunes Slots.
SciPlay is a break-away division of Scientific Games and developer and publisher of online games bringing the most thrilling casino, casual and bingo mobile social games to audiences. Social casino games create an online version of popular casino slot machines by brands like Bally, WMS, SHFL and Barcrest.
Josh Wilson of SciPlay commented that their games serve as a creative reprieve to millions of users around the world.
Wilson also said that he cannot think of a better way for their gaming family to give back to the world’s essential workers and he is so proud of both their incredible users and the SciPlay team for working together to raise and donate critical funds to Direct Relief.
As part of the incentive, payers were rewarded for their achievements during game-play, accruing donations for Direct Relief. The more completed game objective, the more cash raised.
America’s leading sports book operator William Hill US, recently celebrated the official opening of its’ first-ever location in Washington D.C. and first-ever within a sports complex in the U.S.
Inaugural season ticket holders from the Washington Wizards, Capitals and Mystics placed the ceremonial first bets. The temporary sports book is situate inside the Capital One Arena Box Office at 601 F Street, NW.
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), that is led by Ted Leonsis, the Founder, Chairman, Principal Partner and Chief Executive Officer, is the parent company of the Washington Capitals, Wizards, Mystics and Capital One Arena.
The timing of the opening coincides with the return of professional sports following the suspension that all leagues imposed in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic.
Joe Asher, Chief Executive Officer of William Hill US, commented that Washington D.C. is known for its dedicated sports fans, and they are excited to finally bring them a new way to engage with their favorite teams.
Asher also said that being the first to open a retail location in a professional sports venue would not be possible without their relationship with Ted Leonsis and his team at MSE. He added that their teams are working hard to finalize the permanent sports book, restaurant and bar concept they originally envisioned inside the arena.
Jim Van Stone, President & Business Operations and Chief Commercial Officer of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, said that they were pleased to mark the day with three of the most dedicated team fans who propel their players towards excellence on the court or on the ice and for whom MSE continually innovates.
A lucky UK-based player managed to hit the jackpot on Microgaming’s Major Millions progressive slot game that resulted in the punter taking home a massive win of €1,650,382.89.
The player, who wishes to remain anonymous, hit the jackpot within a month of registering at Spin Casino, winning the amount of €1,650,382.89 from a €3 wager. The winner will, as with all payouts on Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network, receive the prize as a lump sum and not in annuities.
A UK spokesperson at Spin Casino commented on the player’s huge win by saying that they are absolutely thrilled for their winner who has become a millionaire overnight.
The spokesperson went on to say that Major Millions has always been a popular game and they are delighted that the new five-reel version is proving similarly so with their customers.
The UK player’s win marks the third seven-figure jackpot generated on the Major Millions progressive slot game this year, following a win of €1,650,910.31 on 14th March and a €1,203,349.99 jackpot on 12th June.
Other significant payouts this year include four multi-million euro jackpot wins on Microgaming’s well known Mega Moolah including the largest win of 2020 so far, as well as three wins in May across Atlantean Treasures: Mega Moolah and Absolootly Mad: Mega Moolah.
Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network has grown from strength to strength this year with the release of new progressive titles and a number of life-changing wins which include more than 550 players winning amounts of €10,000 or more.
Betway, a leading online betting and gaming operator has entered into its third Spanish football sponsorship deal in the past fortnight, despite the prospect of a ban on shirt branding.
In terms of the new deal with RC Celta deVigo, the operator will become the club’s official bookmaker for the following two years and will have its branding appear in the team’s Estadio Municcpal da Balaidos ground and cooperate with the club on a series of fan engagement activities.
Ricardo Barros, Vice President at Celta, commented that the club was very satisfied with the agreement and that Betway is a brand with ‘international prestige’.
Barros went on to say that it is not easy to obtain this type of support in the current circumstances, with so much social and economic uncertainty and for that reason in the club they value very positively this agreement, which allows them to continue growing as an entity and brand and to continue advancing in their international expansion.
The operator recently signed a similar partnership with another LaLiga team, Real Betis and also renewed a sponsorshi9p agreement with Segunda Division team CD Leganes for the 2020-21 season.
However, legislation notified to the European Commission by the Spanish government in July is endeavoring to ban gambling businesses from having branding on sports teams’ shirts. The new regulations also ban gambling companies from purchasing naming rights to stadia, competitions and event spaces. Although in-stadium gambling advertising will be permitted, it will be subject to the same restrictions as TV and radio ads and can, therefore, only be displayed between 1 am and 5 am.
Skywind Group, a multi-award winning supplier specializing in producing market-specific games and innovative player engagement tools, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Tecnalis that offers a superb online gaming platform, Alira and is a leader in the Spanish and Latam markets.
In terms of the agreement, Tecnalis clients will gain access to Skywind’s complete portfolio of games and player engagement tools.
The partnership will also see both companies further boosting and connecting on their growth strategies with localized, top-notch branded video slot games such as La Casa De Papel Classic, La Casa de Papel Deluxe and the forthcoming El Principe.
Players of Tecnalis licensees will also have the opportunity to enjoy top video slot games that include Big Buffalo, Maya Millions, Aztek Reel and Super Lion.
In addition, Tecnalis will integrate with Skywind’s player engagement tools such as split-pot jackpot, time and amount-based jackpots, in-game tournaments and the innovative reward system, Bonus Coins.
Oren Cohen Shwartz, commented that Tecnalis is a great partner for them and its complete igaming solution makes it very attractive to many operators. He added that they are excited to begin this journey with them and increase their presence in the Spanish and Latin American markets.
Alexjandro Serrano Zaera, the Chief Operations Officer at Tecnalis, said that Skywind is a slot provider that has great potential thanks to the content and features it offers.
Zaera went on to say that he is sure that their clients will find this collaboration very useful and that they are happy to work alongside with the Skywind team.