An early and vocal advocate of Bitcoin BCH, Antiguan citizen Calvin Ayre, has now taken the inevitable next step in his investment into the cryptocurrency by opening up his first mining operation.

Most of those with a long history of Bitcoin adoption are now of the view that BCH is the only genuine low-fee, peer-to-peer digital currency. With that vision in mind Ayre has invested significantly in both hardware and software in order to build the ‘hash rate’ of BCH and highlight the all-important scalability of the chain. Ayre will mine only Bitcoin BCH, the one true Bitcoin that follows the original Satoshi White paper.

The new mining operation will be under the same brand as Ayre Media’s recently purchased Bitcoin news portal, CoinGeek.com. CoinGeek.com just launched its new website and focuses on Bitcoin Commerce (bComm), which means, Bitcoin BCH, as the only technology positioned for this function.

Ayre explains: “This is the first step in a whole host of activity in the BCH space that we are rolling out this year. For instance, we are also embarking on a full merchant adoption marketing program. This will help educate not only those who have already embraced the now-dysfunctional, legacy Segwit Coin but also those who are thinking of taking the plunge for the first time; that BCH is the only option for low-fee micro-payments. This will include the industry’s first bComm merchant adoption conference in Hong Kong, May 18th at the Four Seasons.” [CoinGeek.com Conference].

10th January 2018 – Bede Gaming, an award-winning supplier of software to the online gaming industry, is further expanding its content offering via an agreement with leading virtual sports provider Kiron Interactive.

The deal will see Kiron’s full suite of 20 virtual sports and numbers games integrated into Bede’s content aggregator platform, PLAY.

Kiron’s market-leading virtuals portfolio includes football, horse racing, greyhound racing and motor racing titles.

The games will be available to all of Bede’s partners, including Tier 1 operator The Rank Group.

10th January, 2018 ­­– Yggdrasil Gaming is set to revolutionise the table games sector when it enters the vertical during the first quarter of 2018 with a game-changing new collection of products.

The supplier is developing several popular multiplayer table games, with Blackjack the first to go live, using its progressive, in-house technology, REDUX™. The product will also include popular sidebets and a range of powers unique to each dealer.

REDUX™ combines the best aspects of both live and RNG casino, providing the perfect platform for players to fully immerse themselves in a 3D casino environment, which uses motion capture technology to model the movements of the dealer.

Several different, high-quality dealer characters are being developed using the technology, and each will be programmed with detailed hand movements and facial expressions to interact and communicate with the player.

GEJE EUSTAQUIO TAKES ON KAIRAT AKHMETOV IN THE MAIN EVENT

10 January 2018 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced its return to the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, 26 January. ONE: GLOBAL SUPERHEROES is set to showcase the absolute best in local and international martial arts talent. In the main event, Team Lakay’s Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio will take on Kairat Akhmetov for the interim ONE Flyweight World Championship.

Ticket information for ONE: GLOBAL SUPERHEROES is available at www.onefc.com.

Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, stated: “This is the first in four blockbuster events in Manila in 2018, and ONE Championship is looking to kick things off with a spectacular show. Fans of martial arts in the Philippines are among the most passionate in the world, and it is our honor to present the best in local and global martial arts talent. The Mall of Asia Arena will be pulsating with excitement as hometown hero Geje Eustaquio takes on Kairat Akhmetov in a highly-anticipated main event rematch. This time, it’s for the interim ONE Flyweight World Championship.”

10th January 2018 – Premium slots and table games provider Habanero is to push into Italy in 2018, kick-starting a year of targeted commercial expansion throughout Western Europe.

All 33 games developed by the supplier in 2016 and 2017 have now been certified to the requirements of the Italian regulator (AAMS), with the remaining titles in their catalogue and all new releases to follow in future.

Habanero is also in advanced discussions to take the games live with several leading operators in Italy. The company’s expansion is being spearheaded by experienced gaming executive Arcangelo Lonoce, who was appointed as European Head of Business Development in November 2017.

Former BetVictor executive Lonoce said: “We have progressed our global reach significantly in recent months and are delighted to have all of our most recent games certified in Italy.

Mumbai, 10th January 2018: YOOZOO Games, the Shanghai based Gaming major with a strong presence in India and development centre at Pune, today formally launched ‘Poker Champions’ for the Indian market. Poker Champions is an online mutiplayer social casino game that incorporates the popular poker variation, Texas Hold’em Poker. The game is now available on Google Play and App Store.

Highlighting YOOZOO’s gameplan to capture the Indian Social Casino segment, Anuj Tandon, CEO – India of Yoozoo Games says, “Texas Hold em Poker is the fastest growing Social Casino game in India. With Poker Champions, we are bringing a world class Poker experience to Indian gamers where they will be able to play with real players from the first day of launch. It is a major initiative by Yoozoo to capture the growing Indian mobile gaming market”.

About Poker Champions

Poker Champions is a free online multiplayer poker game where one can play with millions of real players. The game gives an authentic Texas Hold’em poker experience by indulging in the world of luck, skills, bets, stakes and huge winnings. Poker Champions is only a Social Casino game with no cashout.

Visionary iGaming developer Betsoft Gaming, architects of the Shift™ platform, have announced that they have signed a partnership deal with renowned worldwide operator BtoBet. Under the terms of the partnership, BtoBet will be taking on Betsoft’s complete suite of iGaming entertainment, including the iconic Slots3™ collection of true 3D video slots and the ToGo™ line of premium mobile gaming.

BtoBet have recently won “Rising star in Sports Betting Innovation” at the SBC Award in London and as “Best Sports Betting Innovation 2017” in Budapest.

“BtoBet is a leading company and true pioneer in our business,” said Anna Mackney of Betsoft. “They carefully study both existing and emergent technologies to apply that strength to the quality of their service. Future-ready and flexible, BtoBet offers their clients the total package of customer support backed by many years of professional experience in the field. Our full suite of solutions, including Key Performance Indicator reports, will be invaluable to them. We are beyond thrilled to be partnering with them, and look forward to a lucrative business relationship as we lead the iGaming industry together.”

“I’m proud of the recent agreement signed with Betsoft,” said Alessandro Fried, BtoBet’s chairman. “Its high level digital games combined with BtoBet’s technological platform will perfectly fit our exigent clients’ needs and, at the same time, the players’ expectations. These incredible games are going to greatly enhance our offering to players, and the quality is second to none. I feel that we will reach more players and expand our business, equipped with Betsoft’s games and back office solutions.

Stockholm, January 10th 2018 – Swedish slots specialist Quickspin, a Playtech Group company, has unveiled the latest addition to its portfolio of engaging games, Pied Piper.

Based on the classic story, the action-packed slot sees players rewarded for driving the mice out of the town of Hamlin by winning big prizes.

Central to the game is the walking feature, which when triggered sees all the mice follow the Pied Piper whilst the game re-spins.

Developed in HTML5, Pied Piper features stunning graphics as well as an immersive soundtrack to capture the leading character’s musical spirit as he plays his famous pipe.

January 10th 2018 – The Peerplays Blockchain Standards Association (PBSA) has engaged iGaming creative agency Vegas Kings to build the website for the new blockchain betting exchange app, Bookie.

The Bookie website will go live during Q1 2018, ahead of the launch of the Bookie betting exchange app, which will follow later in the year. The website will allow users to download the Bookie app and connect with other members of the Bookie community.

Bookie will be the world’s first truly decentralized betting exchange, offering users a revolutionary new platform built upon absolute transparency by leveraging the power of the Peerplays blockchain.

As part of the agreement, Vegas Kings will also build the Bookie affiliate website, which will allow fully decentralized, on-chain marketing for Bookie.

London, 10th January 2018 – RISQ, the London-based technology company, have announced a new deal to boost the jackpots of game developer Happy Pay up to a record level of £25m. RISQ’s insurance-backed solution enables the creation of non-networked prizes across a wide range of game types and channels.

Now, on the heels of an already prosperous partnership operating free-to-enter sweepstakes and instant win promotions under a £10m limit, Happy Pay’s maximum jackpot size has gone through the gears to £25m.

Since launching with RISQ at the start of January, Happy Pay’s many operator partners have reported up to a fourfold increase in daily entrants to the higher-value jackpots, demonstrating their worth as a generator of leads and traffic across all platforms and devices.

It’s just the latest application from RISQ, whose unique RNG platform is proving an industry game-changer, with the flexibility to be customised to the individual needs of any operator or game developer.

January 10th 2018 – ORYX Gaming has successfully integrated and launched its proprietary and 3rd party content portfolio onto several of ComeOn!’s iGaming brands operated by XCaliber – both of which are part of the Cherry Group.

A wide range of casino games have gone live with Cherry casino, Sunnyplayer and Sunmaker. Games will be rolled out onto other sites including, EuroLotto.com, Euroslots.com and NorgesSpill.com further down the line.

Among ORYX’s third-party and proprietary games, Gamomat’s hugely popular Red Hot Firepot game feature is now available for Cherry Group’s inventory of brands. Firepot enhances a player’s experience by including a side bet jackpot feature and has had a significant impact on operator revenues.

Matevz Mazij, ORYX Gaming CEO said: “ComeON! are a hugely successful gaming operator and we expect this deployment to deliver strong results. Firepot jackpot features have proven to be a major revenue driver for our clients and we look forward to increasing their impact in the market” 

Tuesday 10th January 2018 – Betdigital has integrated a range of games for British Columbia Lottery Corporation and NYX Gaming.

The deal with BCLC underlines the progress Betdigital has made during 2017 with yet another Tier 1 operator joining the list of partners. Betdigital rapidly released games in such as Mega Pots Bar X slot, Valhalla and Free Spin City, to name a few.

Valhalla has been a standout performer and was also included in the agreement with NYX Gaming. It was one of 12 games to be integrated on to the NYX OGS platform which will be accessible through Betsson and Mr Green.

Joker 10000 has proved one of the most successful titles for Betsson and there is an exciting pipeline of games due to be released for Mr Green throughout 2018.

Isle of Man, 10th January 2018:  Online casino aggregator Iforium has completed the integration of Red Rake Gaming to its Gameflex platform. The full suite of Red Rake Gaming content including 40+ slots and video bingo titles is now available to all Gameflex operators.

Phil Parry, Iforium CEO, commented: “I am thrilled to confirm the launch of Red Rake Gaming on our Gameflex platform. Red Rake Gaming have some of the most engaging titles on the market including proven hits such as Ryan O’Bryan, Super 10 Stars and their latest game, The Asp of Cleopatra. I’m sure our Gameflex partners will move quickly to get Red Rake’s innovative games in front of their players!”

Carlos Fernández Aguilar, Red Rake Gaming Head of Business Development, commented: “I am delighted to start working with such a respected and well-established supplier as Iforium. Our ultimate goal of making our games available to the biggest operators in the industry is closer with deals like this. 2017 was a great year for us and starting this new year with a partnership with Iforium demonstrates our commitment to keep growing and expanding our reach.”

ABOUT IFORIUM

The multinational iGaming and Sports betting technology partner BtoBet has reshaped its internal structure becoming a larger group today, embracing 2 companies, ITS (I-Trading solution) and IGS (I-Gaming Solutions) that allow the launch of 2 new divisions: BtoBet Sports and BtoBet Games.

ITS is specialized in risk management and trading while IGS is an experienced Games aggregator.

All operating under the same roof and adopting the same foremost technology.

With the new structure, BtoBet offers an even more comprehensive suite of products; Sportsbook platform and services for bookmakers and IGaming Platform and services devoted to the gaming industry.