Category Archives: Press Releases

CORE Gaming on the grid with MotoGP Virtual Sports deal

January 2016, Solihull, UK (Press Release): CORE Gaming, the world-leading HTML5 gambling software house, has sealed a landmark partnership with MotoGP™ organiser and official rights-holder Dorna Sports S.L, to develop a MotoGP-branded Virtual Sports game for the most exciting two-wheeled series in the world.

The on-demand title will utilise the CORE HTML5 framework and innovative WebGL 3D browser technology, which has been already been demonstrated to the public successfully through a Virtual Sports partnership with Sky Vegas.

With household names such as multiple world champions Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, the world’s premier motorcycle-racing series has a loyal following of tens of millions of fans across the globe.

To complement this groundbreaking partnership, Sam Lowes, one of MotoGP’s up-and-coming British riders, will serve as a CORE Gaming brand ambassador through to 2017. Lowes will be on the Storm stand (N1, 243) from 12-1pm at ICE this Tuesday, February 2.

CORE Gaming on the grid with MotoGP Virtual Sports deal

January 2016, Solihull, UK (Press Release): CORE Gaming, the world-leading HTML5 gambling software house, has sealed a landmark partnership with MotoGP™ organiser and official rights-holder Dorna Sports S.L, to develop a MotoGP-branded Virtual Sports game for the most exciting two-wheeled series in the world.

The on-demand title will utilise the CORE HTML5 framework and innovative WebGL 3D browser technology, which has been already been demonstrated to the public successfully through a Virtual Sports partnership with Sky Vegas.

With household names such as multiple world champions Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, the world’s premier motorcycle-racing series has a loyal following of tens of millions of fans across the globe.

To complement this groundbreaking partnership, Sam Lowes, one of MotoGP’s up-and-coming British riders, will serve as a CORE Gaming brand ambassador through to 2017. Lowes will be on the Storm stand (N1, 243) from 12-1pm at ICE this Tuesday, February 2.

SafeCharge highlighting payments convergence at ICE 2016

ICE Totally Gaming is held at London’s Excel from 2nd-5th February. All gaming sectors are catered for including betting, bingo, casino, lottery, mobile, online, social and street gaming

SafeCharge will be demonstrating its payments convergence technology which enables gaming merchants improved conversions, local acquiring options in multiple regions and customised payment solutions based on a solid SaaS platform. Merchants have complete transparency by viewing consolidated transactions, access to financial reports and monitoring fraud prevention in a single back office.

At booth N6-320 SafeCharge will detail its role in the payments ecosystem and guide delegates through the deposit and withdrawal journey of a player by leading them through a specially designed demo pavilion. SafeCharge will highlight its unique technology, demonstrate customised solutions that are currently being operated by leading gaming clients and feature the following on PC, tablet, mobile, point-of-sale platforms:

• Award-winning Cashier solution

SafeCharge highlighting payments convergence at ICE 2016

ICE Totally Gaming is held at London’s Excel from 2nd-5th February. All gaming sectors are catered for including betting, bingo, casino, lottery, mobile, online, social and street gaming

SafeCharge will be demonstrating its payments convergence technology which enables gaming merchants improved conversions, local acquiring options in multiple regions and customised payment solutions based on a solid SaaS platform. Merchants have complete transparency by viewing consolidated transactions, access to financial reports and monitoring fraud prevention in a single back office.

At booth N6-320 SafeCharge will detail its role in the payments ecosystem and guide delegates through the deposit and withdrawal journey of a player by leading them through a specially designed demo pavilion. SafeCharge will highlight its unique technology, demonstrate customised solutions that are currently being operated by leading gaming clients and feature the following on PC, tablet, mobile, point-of-sale platforms:

• Award-winning Cashier solution

1960Bet and NairaBET become the first African operators live with the ₦1,000,000,000 Colossus

COLOSSUS BETS, home of the world’s biggest football and sports jackpots, today announced that its products, including the flagship Pick 7 Colossus, have gone live in Africa with Nigerian-based operators 1960Bet and NairaBET.

Bernard Marantelli, founder and CEO of Colossus Bets said: “We are delighted to be live with two of the premier betting brands in Africa’s most populous country. As a localised Nigerian product our headline weekly Colossus pool will be presented as the ₦1,000,000,000 Colossus (one billion Nigerian Naira), making it by some distance Africa’s biggest bet.”

“With partners now live in 3 continents, soon to be 4, betting firms everywhere are realising the massive potential of lottery-sized sports betting pools, together with the hugely engaging partial cash-out feature which we have developed and patented.”

Dotun Ajegbile, founder and CEO of 1960Bet said: “Our players are passionate about European football and with partial cash-out and global liquidity, this product is a great fit for the African market. Now that we are live with Colossus pools on-line we look forward to extending the offer to our retail estate and in time we look forward to being able to offer Colossus pools on African football competitions.”

1960Bet and NairaBET become the first African operators live with the ₦1,000,000,000 Colossus

COLOSSUS BETS, home of the world’s biggest football and sports jackpots, today announced that its products, including the flagship Pick 7 Colossus, have gone live in Africa with Nigerian-based operators 1960Bet and NairaBET.

Bernard Marantelli, founder and CEO of Colossus Bets said: “We are delighted to be live with two of the premier betting brands in Africa’s most populous country. As a localised Nigerian product our headline weekly Colossus pool will be presented as the ₦1,000,000,000 Colossus (one billion Nigerian Naira), making it by some distance Africa’s biggest bet.”

“With partners now live in 3 continents, soon to be 4, betting firms everywhere are realising the massive potential of lottery-sized sports betting pools, together with the hugely engaging partial cash-out feature which we have developed and patented.”

Dotun Ajegbile, founder and CEO of 1960Bet said: “Our players are passionate about European football and with partial cash-out and global liquidity, this product is a great fit for the African market. Now that we are live with Colossus pools on-line we look forward to extending the offer to our retail estate and in time we look forward to being able to offer Colossus pools on African football competitions.”

New AFC-Sportradar agreement continues battle against match-fixing

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today signed a new, extended partnership agreement with Sportradar, significantly strengthening the fight against match-fixing in Asia. Through this new agreement the AFC has positioned itself as one of the most committed sport bodies in the world on this issue.

Following the official signing in Doha, AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said: “The integrity of sport is not negotiable. It is a crucial cornerstone to protecting the sport for future generations. At the AFC we are not content to just address this key area. We want to do everything we can to protect Asian football, to protect football in each country in Asia and to lead by example. Sportradar has proven to be a valuable partner in that objective and in our vision. With this new partnership, we have taken the best the organisation has to offer and extended it to each of our Member Associations.”

The AFC’s partnership with Sportradar, a global leader in betting fraud prevention, detection and intelligence, was today extended for a further two years. Cooperation between the two organisations started in 2013. The new agreement will cover over 4,500 matches across Asia each year through the specifically developed AFC Monitoring System (AMS). This coverage will include all AFC competitions and the top professional leagues in each of the AFC’s Member Associations. In addition, prominent continental and regional tournaments will also be monitored by the system.

In parallel with these monitoring and detection solutions, Sportradar will also develop an integrity mobile app for the AFC. The app will work like a whistle-blower tool and can be used to report match-fixing cases. It will also support the AFC in the development of its integrity workshops and provide bespoke intelligence and research into match-fixing operations.

New AFC-Sportradar agreement continues battle against match-fixing

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today signed a new, extended partnership agreement with Sportradar, significantly strengthening the fight against match-fixing in Asia. Through this new agreement the AFC has positioned itself as one of the most committed sport bodies in the world on this issue.

Following the official signing in Doha, AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said: “The integrity of sport is not negotiable. It is a crucial cornerstone to protecting the sport for future generations. At the AFC we are not content to just address this key area. We want to do everything we can to protect Asian football, to protect football in each country in Asia and to lead by example. Sportradar has proven to be a valuable partner in that objective and in our vision. With this new partnership, we have taken the best the organisation has to offer and extended it to each of our Member Associations.”

The AFC’s partnership with Sportradar, a global leader in betting fraud prevention, detection and intelligence, was today extended for a further two years. Cooperation between the two organisations started in 2013. The new agreement will cover over 4,500 matches across Asia each year through the specifically developed AFC Monitoring System (AMS). This coverage will include all AFC competitions and the top professional leagues in each of the AFC’s Member Associations. In addition, prominent continental and regional tournaments will also be monitored by the system.

In parallel with these monitoring and detection solutions, Sportradar will also develop an integrity mobile app for the AFC. The app will work like a whistle-blower tool and can be used to report match-fixing cases. It will also support the AFC in the development of its integrity workshops and provide bespoke intelligence and research into match-fixing operations.

SportQuake continues expansion with new Asian offices

LONDON 28.01.2016 – SportQuake, the award winning sport marketing agency, has today announced the opening of new Hong Kong and Beijing offices as part of their expansion into the China market.

The growth represents another milestone for SportQuake in a year that marks its 10-year anniversary since being founded by Matt House, the former Tottenham Hotspur Commercial Director. The agency has delivered over £150 million worth of partnerships between sports rights owners and brands since opening in 2006. Recent highlights include football partnerships with Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, alongside 13 front of shirt sponsorships in the Premier League and La Liga.

The move to add on the ground presence in China will help the agency maximise the rapid increase of commercialisation of sport in the region. Specifically transporting western brands and ideas into the Chinese Super League as well as Chinese brands and ideas into top flight European leagues, primarily the Premier League, La Liga and Bundesliga.

Matt House, CEO and Founder of SportQuake said: “We have strategically located to be closer to our partners and expand into new and important markets. I am excited to be opening our first overseas hubs in China. At the same time – we are not overlooking our UK head-quarters and I’m really pleased with the restructuring of the business in 2015 with extra investment in specialist resource which has been well received by our clients.”

SportQuake continues expansion with new Asian offices

LONDON 28.01.2016 – SportQuake, the award winning sport marketing agency, has today announced the opening of new Hong Kong and Beijing offices as part of their expansion into the China market.

The growth represents another milestone for SportQuake in a year that marks its 10-year anniversary since being founded by Matt House, the former Tottenham Hotspur Commercial Director. The agency has delivered over £150 million worth of partnerships between sports rights owners and brands since opening in 2006. Recent highlights include football partnerships with Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, alongside 13 front of shirt sponsorships in the Premier League and La Liga.

The move to add on the ground presence in China will help the agency maximise the rapid increase of commercialisation of sport in the region. Specifically transporting western brands and ideas into the Chinese Super League as well as Chinese brands and ideas into top flight European leagues, primarily the Premier League, La Liga and Bundesliga.

Matt House, CEO and Founder of SportQuake said: “We have strategically located to be closer to our partners and expand into new and important markets. I am excited to be opening our first overseas hubs in China. At the same time – we are not overlooking our UK head-quarters and I’m really pleased with the restructuring of the business in 2015 with extra investment in specialist resource which has been well received by our clients.”

Bright solutions for land-based casinos from CTC HOLDINGS, a new demo area participant

CTC HOLDING will present traditional and customized solutions for card tables, roulettes, casino furniture and decoration materials for gaming halls within the demo area at Georgia Gaming Congress click here.

CTC HOLDINGS designers understand the specifics of furniture for gambling establishments. The company has been manufacturing equipment for land gambling for 25 years. More than three hundred customers in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America have used its card tables, roulette and hardware for slot machines.

CTC HOLDINGS provides not only traditional solutions, but also takes up individual orders. The company’s products are standardized and certified. The sales department claims that it is ready to deliver the equipment anywhere in the world.

The demo area will be an exhibition part of Gaming Congress in Tbilisi, where manufacturers of equipment, furniture and software for gambling business will show their developments. You will receive help with the choice of equipment for a poker club and a casino and you will be shown the operation of online services and applications. Only one month is left before the start of the event click here.

Bright solutions for land-based casinos from CTC HOLDINGS, a new demo area participant

CTC HOLDING will present traditional and customized solutions for card tables, roulettes, casino furniture and decoration materials for gaming halls within the demo area at Georgia Gaming Congress click here.

CTC HOLDINGS designers understand the specifics of furniture for gambling establishments. The company has been manufacturing equipment for land gambling for 25 years. More than three hundred customers in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America have used its card tables, roulette and hardware for slot machines.

CTC HOLDINGS provides not only traditional solutions, but also takes up individual orders. The company’s products are standardized and certified. The sales department claims that it is ready to deliver the equipment anywhere in the world.

The demo area will be an exhibition part of Gaming Congress in Tbilisi, where manufacturers of equipment, furniture and software for gambling business will show their developments. You will receive help with the choice of equipment for a poker club and a casino and you will be shown the operation of online services and applications. Only one month is left before the start of the event click here.

SportQuake continues expansion with new Asian offices

LONDON 28.01.2016 – SportQuake, the award winning sport marketing agency, has today announced the opening of new Hong Kong and Beijing offices as part of their expansion into the China market.

The growth represents another milestone for SportQuake in a year that marks its 10-year anniversary since being founded by Matt House, the former Tottenham Hotspur Commercial Director. The agency has delivered over £150 million worth of partnerships between sports rights owners and brands since opening in 2006. Recent highlights include football partnerships with Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, alongside 13 front of shirt sponsorships in the Premier League (EPL) and La Liga.

The move to add on the ground presence in China will help the agency maximise the rapid increase of commercialisation of sport in the region. Specifically transporting western brands and ideas into the Chinese Super League as well as Chinese brands and ideas into top flight European leagues, primarily the EPL, La Liga and Bundesliga.

Matt House, CEO and Founder of SportQuake said: “We have strategically located to be closer to our partners and expand into new and important markets. I am excited to be opening our first overseas hubs in China. At the same time – we are not overlooking our UK head-quarters and I’m really pleased with the restructuring of the business in 2015 with extra investment in specialist resource which has been well received by our clients.”

SportQuake continues expansion with new Asian offices

LONDON 28.01.2016 – SportQuake, the award winning sport marketing agency, has today announced the opening of new Hong Kong and Beijing offices as part of their expansion into the China market.

The growth represents another milestone for SportQuake in a year that marks its 10-year anniversary since being founded by Matt House, the former Tottenham Hotspur Commercial Director. The agency has delivered over £150 million worth of partnerships between sports rights owners and brands since opening in 2006. Recent highlights include football partnerships with Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, alongside 13 front of shirt sponsorships in the Premier League (EPL) and La Liga.

The move to add on the ground presence in China will help the agency maximise the rapid increase of commercialisation of sport in the region. Specifically transporting western brands and ideas into the Chinese Super League as well as Chinese brands and ideas into top flight European leagues, primarily the EPL, La Liga and Bundesliga.

Matt House, CEO and Founder of SportQuake said: “We have strategically located to be closer to our partners and expand into new and important markets. I am excited to be opening our first overseas hubs in China. At the same time – we are not overlooking our UK head-quarters and I’m really pleased with the restructuring of the business in 2015 with extra investment in specialist resource which has been well received by our clients.”

Leading Youth Entertainment Brand TheLADbible Chooses OtherLevels as its Communications and Messaging Partner

LONDON (Jan. 27, 2016) – Leading British media entertainment group TheLADbibleGroup (http://www.theladbible.com/) has chosen OtherLevels to manage communications and messaging for its mobile app.

TheLADbible is a popular social and mobile content company specialising in news, entertainment, technology, videos, photos and humour. Its followers include half of all 18-24-year-old men or “lads” in Britain, and a fifth of 18-24 women.

Launched on Dec. 1, 2015, TheLADbible’s iOS mobile app rose to the top position in the Apple App Store within 24 hours of release and remained the UK’s #1 news app for several weeks.  An Android app also launched in 2015.

OtherLevels’ marketing automation platform will provide LADbible the technology, metrics and notification solutions to understand user behaviour and to send timely and relevant notifications directly to users who have downloaded the app. OtherLevels specialises in mobile marketing tactics known to increase engagement, boost app use and associated revenues, and deepen loyalty to brands.

Pinnacle Sports open for $500k bets on Super Bowl Sunday

Pinnacle Sports goes big with $500,000 Super Bowl 50 bet limit

Sports book celebrates with $2,000 LAC affiliate sweepstake competition

Leading sports book Pinnacle Sports has sent a touchdown pass to high stakes bettors with an eye-watering $500k max bet limit on spread bets before Super Bowl 50 between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers on Sunday 7th February.

Not only that, but all new sports and casino affiliates who sign up with Pinnacle Sports during the London Affiliate Conference (LAC) between the 4th and 7th February have a chance to win a slice of $2,000 just by predicting the total points scored in the NFL Showdown in Santa Clara, California.

Pinnacle Sports open for $500k bets on Super Bowl Sunday

Pinnacle Sports goes big with $500,000 Super Bowl 50 bet limit

Sports book celebrates with $2,000 LAC affiliate sweepstake competition

Leading sports book Pinnacle Sports has sent a touchdown pass to high stakes bettors with an eye-watering $500k max bet limit on spread bets before Super Bowl 50 between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers on Sunday 7th February.

Not only that, but all new sports and casino affiliates who sign up with Pinnacle Sports during the London Affiliate Conference (LAC) between the 4th and 7th February have a chance to win a slice of $2,000 just by predicting the total points scored in the NFL Showdown in Santa Clara, California.

eGR Nordics Award Names SBTech Best Sports Betting Supplier of the Year

Great start to 2016 for SBTech as they take home the eGR Nordics Award for ‘Best Sports Betting Supplier’.

London – January 2016 – On January 21, more than 120 industry professionals came out to celebrate the achievements of the most successful and innovative iGaming companies operating in the Nordic region.  SBTech was among the big winners of the night, taking home the coveted ‘Best Sports Betting Supplier’ award – emphasizing their fully responsive sports betting platform.

Tom Light, Vice President of Business Development & Commercials, comments “This is a great start to the New Year! This award is a reflection of the endless hours and hard work each and every one at SBTech has invested in making us the best in the industry.  The Nordics is an extremely competitive market and we had some tough competition so it is an honor that eGR recognized our commercial success, game-changing innovation and leading customer service. ”

The judging criteria for this category came with high expectations. Each company had to demonstrate how it has provided the market with leading and innovative technology. In the past 12 months SBTech has done exactly that and in-turn has successfully become a global market leader within the online gaming industry – undoubtedly mastering the art of Sportsbetting. The company’s industry-leading online sportsbook, award-winning in-play betting platform, fully responsive sports betting platform provide users a one-of-a-kind betting experience across online, mobile and land-based channels, giving the judges exactly what they were looking for.

eGR Nordics Award Names SBTech Best Sports Betting Supplier of the Year

Great start to 2016 for SBTech as they take home the eGR Nordics Award for ‘Best Sports Betting Supplier’.

London – January 2016 – On January 21, more than 120 industry professionals came out to celebrate the achievements of the most successful and innovative iGaming companies operating in the Nordic region.  SBTech was among the big winners of the night, taking home the coveted ‘Best Sports Betting Supplier’ award – emphasizing their fully responsive sports betting platform.

Tom Light, Vice President of Business Development & Commercials, comments “This is a great start to the New Year! This award is a reflection of the endless hours and hard work each and every one at SBTech has invested in making us the best in the industry.  The Nordics is an extremely competitive market and we had some tough competition so it is an honor that eGR recognized our commercial success, game-changing innovation and leading customer service. ”

The judging criteria for this category came with high expectations. Each company had to demonstrate how it has provided the market with leading and innovative technology. In the past 12 months SBTech has done exactly that and in-turn has successfully become a global market leader within the online gaming industry – undoubtedly mastering the art of Sportsbetting. The company’s industry-leading online sportsbook, award-winning in-play betting platform, fully responsive sports betting platform provide users a one-of-a-kind betting experience across online, mobile and land-based channels, giving the judges exactly what they were looking for.

Casinomeister’s Meister Awards for 2015

Billed as the “only iGaming awards that matter” the Casinomeister 2015 Awards for the online casino industry have been posted for the year at Casinomeister.com.  These anticipated awards are held by many to be some of the most important and prestigious awards given to online gaming companies.

VideoSlots.com took the high honors as the “Best Casino of 2015”. This relatively new casino has been getting rave reviews from Casinomeister’s forum member. It made the shortlist with four of its competitors and was voted Best Casino by the Casinomeister Advisory Group. Bailey stated, “”VideoSlots is one of the few casinos that allow players to select not only their deposit limits, but the limit one can place on a spin.”

32Red Plc took the honors for “The Best Casino Group of 2015.”   “They are still that casino powerhouse: extraordinary customer service, award winning casino management, and they will always do the right thing whenever there is any player issue. They have over a decade of exceptional service, experience, transparency, and they are as solid as a rock…”

Best New Casino of 2015 was given to Slotsmillion.com, “These guys not only jumped into the industry feet first with a solid “thump”, but they are the leader in technological innovations in this industry. They have developed a virtual casino via the Oculus Rift – which is absolutely mind-blowing. Yes, I’ve tried it.  .”