January 18, 2018 │Aspire Global, the complete iGaming solution for operators and white labels, has added casino products supplied by iSoftBet.

This additional game hub expands Aspire Global’s ever-growing gaming portfolio, adding new titles licensed in multiple jurisdictions, including the UK, Denmark, Portugal, and COM regions.

Enhancing Aspire Global’s market-leading platform, the launch gives the company access to games from dozens of additional games providers –  in addition to iSoftBet’s in-house titles.

Aspire Global now plans to implement CRM tools supplied by iSoftBet, such as free games, to enrich the user experience, and in turn improve retention rates and overall player value across the company’s global network.

BGB, Best Gold Bet Limited is participating as a first-time exhibitor at ICE Totally Gaming 2018 and will present both the largest Live land-based Casino offering and its most innovative Gaming Terminal yet.

The company is proud to welcome visitors to its stand S9-560 for a full demonstration of its products and services available to online operators, land-based casinos and betting shops.

BGB’s online portfolio includes Live Casino experience from the widest selection of the most prestigious and luxurious land-based casinos around the world, Live Casino Games from studios in Malta and Casino Slots. “We envision and push for a world where there is no difference between the offline and online gaming experience. Our players can play in their favourite land-based casino from their desktop, tablet or mobile device,” stated Loris Požar, co-owner of BGB.

BGB’s innovative Gaming Terminal offers players Live land-based and studio Casino Games, more than 1700 Virtual Casino Games, Sports betting, Virtual Sports, eSports and Poker, all in one place. “A player can sit in one casino and simultaneously play Live Roulette in different casinos a few thousand miles away. He can enjoy slot games, bet on live sports events or play poker, all in one place. Nobody has done this before”, commented Mimmo Lapesa, BGB’s co-owner.

Malta, 18 January, 2017 – Win Systems, the leading technology supplier for the gaming and entertainment industry, is ready for its biggest ICE to date, with new systems and gaming machines set to be on show.

Visitors to stand S6-150 will be introduced to Win Systems’ Casino Management System, as well as its Gold Club electronic roulette and GameStar slot machines.

Its powerful casino management system WIGOS, together with its innovative tools Intellia and WinUp will be demonstrated by senior personnel, along with its new-to-market WinStats, which allows management to monitor key casino real-time figures at a glance on a mobile device.

2017 saw Win Systems introduce its new electronic roulette and gaming cabinets under the Gold Club and GameStar brands respectively, with a variety of both on this year’s stand.

18 January 2018 – Omni-channel slots specialist Play’n GO has acquired gaming supplier Proactive Gaming Scandinavia AB.

The purchase sees Play’n GO follow its strategic growth plan by adding a company which can provide additional gaming products and verticals, with the aim of appealing to operators in regulated markets looking for a varied gaming solution, while also as benefitting from the synergies generated.

Play’n GO will leverage Proactive Gaming’s expertise in the number games sector, as well as Keno, digital scratch cards and integrated minigames.

Significantly, it will also be able to offer poker for the first time, utilising Proactive’s existing framework and strong history in the vertical, while also adding its bingo knowhow to Play’n GO’s existing expertise in the area.

Enhanced system sets new standards in intuitive design and customer UX

18 January 2018 – Malta (Press Release): Betstudios has announced the launch of its new adaptive mobile betting platform, and will showcase the system at next month’s ICE Totally Gaming event in London.

The Malta-based software provider has completed a comprehensive renewal of its platform, with particular focus on making it more intuitive and flowing for punters.

The casino lobby and sports betting sections have been revamped with enhanced UX through a design that reflects the changing way people perceive and use mobile devices.

ISLE OF MAN – Microgaming is adding another branded title to its portfolio with Playboy™ Gold. The new title joins Playboy’s enormously popular original Playboy online slot which launched five years ago, as well as the revolutionary Playboy Live Dealer, the industry’s first branded Live Dealer studio.

Microgaming is extending the brand partnership with a new online slot, Playboy Gold. The game delivers a new 6-reel slot format with a host of base game and bonus features to keep players entertained, while embracing the iconic and global brand to the fullest. The game is launching 7 March 2018.

Playboy Gold has been developed by Triple Edge Studios, a new independent studio that is providing exclusive content to Microgaming. Officially launching at ICE in February, the studio will be creating original, high quality games which will be available exclusively to Microgaming and Quickfire operators.

“For decades, gaming has been one of the most popular and iconic parts of the Playboy Lifestyle,” said Valerie Golson, Playboy’s Senior Vice President of Gaming and Location Based Entertainment. “From our successful Playboy Clubs and Casinos and land-based games to our VIP player events and our online gaming properties, Playboy’s unique and exciting take on the world of gaming have been some of the most successful in the industry. We’re thrilled to be working with Microgaming to expand our partnership and introduce a new gaming experience for players around the world.”

Speakers confirmed from Juventus, Leicester City and Snaitech for fast-growing conference

Thursday 18th January 2018 – Betting on Football 2018 – the world’s largest international football and betting trade conference – is set to double in size compared with its 2017 event.

The fifth edition of the show (20-23 March), which is organised by SBC Events, will feature numerous leading speakers from the worlds of football and betting, while 70% of the exhibition space at Stamford Bridge has already been sold.

Some of the major speakers include: Juventus F.C. Commercial Director Giorgio Ricci, Leicester City Head of Partnerships Engagement Harj Hir, Swansea City Global Head of Partnerships Mark Davies, Snaitech CEO Fabio Schiavolin, Danske Spil CEO Niels Erik Folmann and Pinnacle CEO Paris Smith.

18 January 2018 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently announced a collaboration with Twitter to live stream ONE Championship bouts on the platform, starting with five matches from ONE: KINGS OF COURAGE, set for 20 January at the Jakarta Convention Center in Indonesia.

Twitter will be the exclusive live stream platform for two matches from the main card (Victorio Senduk vs Yohan Mulia Legowo, and Yusup Saadulaev vs Masakazu Imanari), and will also broadcast all three preliminary matches live. The bouts will be available for free to logged-in and logged-out users on Twitter and on connected devices globally through @ONEChampionship.

Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, stated: “I am thrilled to announce ONE Championship’s partnership with social media platform, Twitter. This will allow us to further showcase the beauty of martial arts to a global audience. This partnership signifies the two companies’ commitment to developing martial arts in Asia and extend the reach of our exciting live and digital content. Martial arts fans, particularly those on the Twitter platform, will be able to enjoy free ONE Championship bouts while engaging in real-time conversation.”

Maurizio  Barbieri, Head of Sports Partnerships for Southeast Asia at Twitter, stated: “ONE Championship is a true sports media powerhouse. We are excited to team up with them to increase their reach to millions of fans around Asia and the rest of the world. More than ever before, if you can’t make it ringside, Twitter will be the best place to follow the action live, right when it is happening.”

Coming to ICE this year, Booming Games will present their new flagship release in addition to their renowned portfolio of beloved titles and a taster of the company’s future developments.

Pushing the boundaries of what a slot can really do, Golden Royals possesses exceptional performance, inventive features, and pioneering gameplay that puts it on track to truly become the king of all slots!

Dressed in an eclectic colour palette, Golden Royals presents a mesmerising bounty of wealth along with unrivalled graphics that ensure symbols pop from the screen. Based on a pack of cards, the kings, queens, and jacks are all adorned in their most lavish regalia. Sitting upon the gold filigree bordered game board it is clear they have been designed with some painstaking attention to detail. Booming Games have furthermore raised the bar when it comes to the animations, which glisten and shimmer, awarding plenty of pomp and circumstance for every win.

Far from resting on their laurels, Booming Games has created some innovative features that make the gameplay all the more beguiling. First is the Kings on the Corners feature which awards a very special payout if king symbols are achieved in 3 or 4 of the corners. Next, the Random Wild Multipliers that multiply wins they help form by either x2 or x3 and during Free Spins by x2, x3, x5 or x7. Free Spins are achieved with the 3 or more Scatter symbols and the number awarded varies depending on how many Scatter symbols are achieved.

Ladbrokes Coral and Kindred Group have both signed long term data usage licences with Football DataCo and have joined a growing list of licensed betting operators including bet365, BetFred, GVC, Paddy Power BetFair, Skybet and William Hill. The long-term agreements allow the operators to use matchday data for all Premier League, EFL and SPFL matches across their digital channels and in the case of Ladbrokes Coral in its retail operations across the UK, Ireland, Spain and Italy.

Adrian Ford, General Manager of Football DataCo, said “British football is a cornerstone of betting businesses, with Football DataCo’s high quality data a key component in driving turnover. Our agreements with Ladbrokes Coral and Kindred Group recognise DataCo’s intellectual property and the requirement to have a data usage licence”

About Football Dataco

Football Dataco was formed in 2001 by the professional football leagues in England and Scotland to protect, market and commercialise their official match related data.

Casinomeister, the advocate of fair play and the true online casino authority, was extremely busy during the holiday season. While most everyone was boozing it up, Casinomeister was relaunching its forum. Casinomeister’s forum is the largest and most active online casino player community.  The “new and improved” forum is a major step into the 21st century for Casinomeister.

Major improvements include the following:

• The forum works at lightning speed now. After the relaunch, this was the first thing that startled most members – in a good way – it is amazing new software – responsive and loads quickly.

• 100% Mobile Friendly. No longer will your eyeballs begin to bleed when browsing the forum with your phone or handheld device. All aspects of the forum are accessible via your smartphone to include our winner screenshots, contacting your friends, sending messages to casino representatives – everything.

Prompted by a combination of industry interest and its own initiative to confront an increasingly important issue, The Totally Gaming Academy launches its latest course offer Responsible Gaming at ICE 2018, at the Totally Gaming Academy Theatre (S9-260).

The Totally Gaming Academy makes a point of asking industry experts and practitioners to lead on its courses and so has asked Arno Nagelschmied, (former Head of Responsible Gaming Department of ADMIRAL Casinos & Entertainment AG, with more than 26 years of experience in the gaming industry, to lead on the course’s design and delivery.

We interviewed Arno, trying to get to the bottom of key question: why should a gaming company consider training its staff in this subject?

For many people in our industry responsible gaming is still a subject they are not familiar with, and becomes a topic to tackle once the pressure from authorities or society dictates. Due to this, strategies created do not give you the freedom to define your own and authentic way of responsibility in a sustainable way. Training is essential to turn what’s often seen as a ‘necessary evil’, imposed by legislators – into a virtue – a USP.