Sportster Bet and Win, the social sports betting app developed by Nordeus in partnership with the bwin.party-backed social gaming studio Win Interactive, is to be shut down at the end of January, four months after its launch.

The closure of the Facebook game comes weeks after bwin.party announced that it was in discussions regarding the potential sale of social gaming unit Win development studios.

A communication was sent to Sportster customers that says, “Dear users, we are sorry to inform you that we are shutting Sportster down on January 30th. Please note that you will not be able to log into the game after the scheduled date.”

The social betting game was launch on September 30, a collaboration between game publisher Nordeus and bwin.party’s social gaming development studio Win, aiming to extend the sports betting operators’ social coverage and product portfolio.

Scientific signed with UK-based Mecca Bingo Ltd.

Scientific Games has signed a five-year agreement with UK-based Mecca Bingo Ltd. to provide the server-based gaming solution to Mecca Bingo clubs across the UK.

The server-based gaming platform is powered by technology partner Videobet, a Playtech company and an exclusive content from SG Gaming library along with Clarity, T8 and Triple 7 cabinets.