24th April, 2017 – Yggdrasil Gaming has announced the launch of its new revolutionary portrait-mode slot, Power Plant.

The slot is the first title to take advantage of Yggdrasil’s enhanced HTML client framework, iSENSE 2.0+, which features a revamped mobile UI.

The futuristic game transports players to an electrified industrial world, where they search for big wins across 82 paylines.

This game is amped up with an innovative 5×8 reel set, which is a first for Yggdrasil and is designed specifically to be portrait-mode friendly, with its long reels and newly-introduced scrollable paytables.

Industry innovator Betsoft Gaming, creators of the blockbuster Slots3™ collection of true 3D video slots, have announced that they will have a prominent stand at this year’s G2E Asia conference. Located at stand number 1809, Betsoft will be exhibiting many of the newest games in the Slots3™ collection, including FA-FA TWINS, THE SLOTFATHER: PART II and THE ANGLER. Betsoft’s new Vault™ download client will also be showcased at the event. Vault™ will enable players to download Betsoft games directly to their desktop computer rather than accessing them via a browser, creating near instant load times.

G2E Asia is Asia’s premier conference for operators and suppliers in the ever-growing iGaming industry. This annual event will be hosted at the Venetian Macao from 16-18 May 2017. G2E Asia boasts an attendance rate of over 95% of casino operators from all across the continent, all converging for the latest developments and advances in technology in the iGaming market. G2E Asia 2017 is expected to have exceptional attendance.

Betsoft Gaming will be showcasing several of their latest Slots3™ games, most notably among them THE SLOTFATHER: PART II. This long-awaited sequel to the original smash hit THE SLOTFATHER brings back the iconic characters of the seedy underworld, and features an exciting bonus round where players can claim their own cut of the Slotfather’s ill-won earnings. Also to be shown is gorgeous, anime-styled FA-FA TWINS, which pays 243 ways and is dominated by a special functionality where reels will synchronise with adjacent reels to provide many opportunities for winning. THE ANGLER, the newest addition to the Slots3™ family, is centered around a burly fisherman and a unique fishing mini game, where players can fish up bonus credits.

“We always look forward to attending G2E Asia,” said Mark McKeown, Betsoft’s VP of Sales and Marketing. “This is an unmatched opportunity to let our Slots3™ product shine for the show’s attendees. We are pleased to introduce Vault™, our new download client, as we believe it will create a better experience for all players of Betsoft games. Our stand, 1809, at G2E Asia 2017 will be exhibiting the best games available in the market today, alongside Vault™, and we are proud to offer these creations to the show’s attendees as a taste of what Betsoft has to offer.”

Supplier makes retail debut with exclusive slot for UK operator

Sydney, 24th April 2017 – Specialist slot designer Lightning Box Games has made its UK retail debut after one of its games went live in an exclusive deal with William Hill.

A tailored version of the supplier’s popular online game Silver Lion is now available to play across Hills’ 2,300 plus network of Licenced Betting Offices (LBOs).

Silver Lion Deluxe is a 4×5 reel, 10-line slot which takes players on safari across the sweeping plains of the African Savannah in search of the mythical Silver Lion.

Casino to launch supplier’s games catalogue via NYX’s OGS Platform

London, 24th April, 2017 – Content from award-winning supplier Realistic Games is now live with leading online casino Mr Green.

The deal, via NYX Gaming Group’s OGS distribution platform, will see Mr Green increase its portfolio after gaining access to Realistic’s entire catalogue of slots and table games.

Realistic’s market-leading blackjack and roulette are now available on the site, with a selection of slots set to launch shortly.

Tokyo – TGG, the Hong Kong-based gaming technology company, has further strengthened its market position in Japan through a recent partnership agreement with leading Japan-based pachinko gaming studio – Prime Works, in Tokyo and Osaka.

“TGG’s commitment to fostering innovation in electronic casino gaming has been significantly strengthened by teaming up with our very first partner from Japan and a 10-year Japan Gaming Veteran in the pachinko gaming creation sector,” said Raymond Chan, TGG’s co-founder and CEO.  “The quality of Japanese game creations and the added capabilities they offer will enable TGG to more effectively meet the needs of the casino gaming industry at large.”

Prime Works is the first Japan-based gaming studio to have recently joined the HIRO platform, a turnkey solution developed by TGG to create an open gaming marketplace that connects game developers and the lucrative global casino gaming markets.  Since 2008 Prime Works has been a leading pachinko design company in Japan with game studios in Tokyo and Osaka.  In partnership with TGG, Prime Works’ game designers will team up with TGG’s engineers to bring the very best Japanese gaming creations to the global, real-money gaming market on the HIRO platform, and release them along the TGG global casino distribution network.

With the recent announcement concerning the legalising of casinos by Japan’s parliament, the Japanese casino gaming market offers enormous future potential.  Investment bank CLSA estimates that Japan could emerge as a $40 billion a year gaming market, almost 2x larger than Macau at $27.1 billion and 6x of the Las Vegas Strip at $6.3 billion.

Making Millionaires promotion continues with a variety of challenges that lead to a huge $1 million reward

ONCHAN, Isle of Man – April 2017 – PokerStars players have only four days left to lock in their seat to play for a $1 million first prize in the Millionaire Grand Final, an all-in shootout tournament where the winner will take home $1 million, as part of the ongoing PokerStars Makes Millionaires promotion, which runs until June.

To get the chance to win the life-changing amount of money, players have to complete two qualifying rounds, the first a unique challenge and the second the Millionaire Grand Final Daily Qualifier, a heads-up shoot-out tournament, in order to make it to the Millionaire Grand Final alongside just 41 other players on April 24 at PokerStars, an Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand.

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Online gaming software developer EvenBet Gaming now provides its poker software to GamblingTec and its platform users.

GamblingTec works as a PAAS company. It helps online gaming startups to minimize initial launch and maintenance costs by providing its own platform and games integration and directly invests in the new ventures as well. For platform users, revenue share model is used.

Now GamblingTec integrates four vendors’ games into its platform. The games list includes lottery, slots, classic casino games, betting games; and EvenBet Poker software has become the most recent offer. The platform allows creating the software mix combining different vendors’ solutions.

EvenBet Gaming has an extensive experience of third-party systems and platforms integration. Such well-known integrators as SoftSwiss represent the company’s poker software, and numerous integrations were performed for the direct customers.

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The betting industry’s leading suppliers will be debating the key issues affecting the value chain across the sector at next month’s Betting on Football conference at Stamford Bridge.

The event will explore how online gaming suppliers have been affected by a wave of M&A and an increased focus on in-house competencies within the industry.

BetConstruct CEO Vahe Baloulian, BtoBet CEO Kostandina Zafirovska, SBTech CEO Richard Carter and Jacob Lopez Curciel, the CEO for gold event sponsor OPTIMA, will be assessing how the B2B supplier side of the industry has been impacted by multi-asset enterprises such as GVC and NYX Gaming, how suppliers should be streamlining services to stand out from the competition and how they can dissuade partners from moving product development in-house.

For example, GVC Holdings has reported considerable savings from the 2016 acquisition of Bwin.party, after eliminating duplication in areas such as technology, while Coral announced the launch of an ‘in-house’ developed sportsbook platform last September to centralise its mobile, tablet and desktop devices. London based betting exchange Smarkets is another company that develops all products in-house, which includes its new mobile app for both Android and iOS.

Delegate numbers more than double to see senior execs from the likes of William Hill, GVC and Kindred Group at Stamford Bridge between 3-5 May

April 2017 – This year’s edition of Betting on Football, the leading networking conference by SBC Events, is set to see double the amount of delegates flock to Stamford Bridge next month with a record number of senior figures from the industry’s leading operators confirmed as speakers.

The number of attendees is expected to be just over 800 people for the conference which takes place between 3-5 May at Chelsea FC’s home ground, up from the 400 delegates who attended last year’s event.

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April 2017 – Prague – The organizers of Prague Gaming Summit have released a new press release about the new developments of the upcoming inaugural event. It has been a busy week over at the EEGEvents office and the team is really looking forward to giving you even more in detail news soon.

As you may know, the seminar type conference will take place between June 8-9 at Andel’s by Vienna House Prague and promises to bring together regulators, operators, affiliates and software providers in order to discuss the options of the newly regulated online gambling market of the Czech Republic.

Beside the careful examination of the current legal framework’s positive and negative aspect, the organizers have set the agenda to also target the Scandinavian and Baltic regions.

The first edition of the yearly Summit will also give way for the delegates to network with regulators, gaming experts, operators, software providers and investors.

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April 2017 – Manila, Philippines: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), sent shockwaves throughout the capacity crowd at the state-of-the-art Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines with another exciting evening of world-class mixed martial arts action. ONE: KINGS OF DESTINY showcased a series of compelling bouts, punctuated by a thrilling main event that left fans on the edge of their seats. In the main event, Eduard Folayang successfully defended his ONE Lightweight World Championship, defeating Ev Ting by unanimous decision.

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April 2017 – Yggdrasil Gaming has announced it will launch a revamped version of its HTML client framework over the coming weeks, with a host of upgrades designed to enhance the user experience.

iSENSE 2.0+ will go fully live in the summer, although some features will be available earlier on new titles, including the upcoming Power Plant.

The upgrades include a new, minimalistic UI for both mobile and desktop, that has been designed with a sleek and modern feel in step with the latest trends in mobile app development.

From a UX perspective, the upgraded framework facilitates in-game deposits, allowing players to go to the deposit screen with a single click without leaving the game client.