Building on continued distribution and advertising expansion, VSiN capitalizes on explosion of legal sports betting.

LAS VEGAS – August 24, 2020 –VSiN, The Sports Betting Network, announced today an expanded lineup, new shows and additional talent heading into the most anticipated sports betting season in years. Beginning this fall, the 24/7 sports betting network will begin broadcasting nearly 100 live linear hours each week, adding several new shows and top industry talent. 

Further strengthening an already impressive lineup, VSiN is adding Tim Murray, former host of NBC Sports’ The Daily Line, former professional football player and sports broadcaster, Mike Pritchard, journalist and $1Million Super Contest winner, James Salinas, and Danielle Alvari, from the NFL Network. Pritchard and Salinas will team up to co-host Betting Across America, while Murray will help anchor weekend coverage by joining the Betting Across America broadcast team and co-hosting VSiN’s new THE Pre-game Show, and Alvari joins the My Guys in the Desert broadcast team. Additionally, the network is bolstering its entire team with key additions to its content and production teams.

“VSiN has experienced incredible growth over the past 18 months, significantly expanding distribution, advertising sales, and industry partnerships, while enhancing our product across channels,” said Brian Musburger, VSiN founder and CEO. “We’re excited to build on that momentum by launching new shows and introducing new talent. This new programming will allow us to cover sports books around the country and provide unique and valuable insights to our growing audience of sports bettors.”

(Re)Activation Cloud provider reaches historic milestone in July.

Enteractive, the leader in player reactivation and retention for iGaming brands, has announced that in the month of July, over 10,000 players were activated or re-activated for Enteractive’s operator partners through the (Re)Activation Cloud platform. 

The July milestone is a continuation of the strong Q1 and Q2 growth the company has experienced where the number of activated or re-activated players in Q2 rose over 200% in Q2 compared to 2019. The 10,000 players were either activated to make their first deposit, or re-activated making a deposit after some time of inactivity.

Benefiting from this milestone are Enteractive’s operator partners, seeing player retention and revenues increase from dormant players becoming active again or churned players coming back. Traffic driving operator partners, such as strategic affiliates, will benefit as well, since Enteractive also delivers improved retention with affiliate-tagged players.

As the Bitcoin SV blockchain expands so does the need for easy accessibility and as a result you can now buy Bitcoin SV (BSV) on BuyBSV.com with VISA or MasterCard in: Russia, South Africa and Nigeria.

This global expansion is additional to the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and European countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania and United Kingdom.

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Yes, you got it right! The very first iGaming race will be held soon.

Are you ready to boost your endorphins? It starts and ends with one run, packed with loads of fun to ensure that you’ll feel absolutely alive.

The dynamic and creative slot provider Endorphina from Czech Republic is anticipated to welcome you at the very first iGaming race – Endorphina Fun Run, happening in Malta, St. Julians, on November 16th, just one day before the grand SIGMA exhibition.

Let the breeze of the Mediterranean Sea embrace you in a warm and hot welcome. The upcoming autumn season may seem to be the same as usual, but Endorphina decided to make it truly memorable and to organize the very first Endorphina Fun Run to get your endorphins pumping like never before.

Vivo Gaming has signed a content distribution agreement with Leap Gaming, a top gaming provider! Leap games are MGA licensed and offer a top-notch gaming experience providing amazing visuals available on any device. Vivo Gaming is happy to add Leap Gaming to its third-party game’s portfolio. The wide range of games offered by Leap includes Virtual Sports, Table Games, and Slots, catching the player’s attention with high volatility, shifting wilds, wild multipliers, expanding wilds, free spins, and other in-game bonuses.

“State-of-the-art graphics and a lot of fun can be found in all the games provided by Leap and we are thrilled to share this unique experience with our customers and provide them with premium games,” said Faruq Salomon Head of Marketing

“Having our unique 3D games offering available across Vivo Gaming’s extensive footprint, reassures us that the need for immersive UX, quality and authentic content, is real. We look forward to a successful journey and a strong and lengthy partnership”, said Andreea Spiteri, Head of Customer Success

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Oddin, the engaging esports odds feed and risk management provider, has agreed upon odds and a risk management provision to Esports Entertainment Group to bring the true engagement into the global esports betting market.

“We have looked at all the existing esports odds feed providers supplying services to betting platforms, the majority treat esports as a line extension item, Oddin is different” stated Grant Johnson, CEO of Esports Entertainment Group. “Once we spoke to Oddin, we immediately saw how they can help us to bring our offering to a completely new level and continuously improve upon it. They offer a tremendous amount of unique expertise in both betting as well as esports. Their uptime and number of live markets are exceptional and we feel they are the market leaders.”

“Both Vie and Oddin have ambitions to significantly improve the esports landscape in the years to come, so we just clicked from the very first moment we spoke together,” said Marek Suchar, Head of Partnerships at Oddin: “It is an honor to cooperate with an operator with such caliber as Vie. They are the first esports betting operator listed in the NASDAQ and their ambitions within esports are limitless. Having multiple licenses in various jurisdictions positions them to became the major global esports player and it will be our privilege to be with them on that journey. It is always fulfilling to see our partners utilizing our solutions to its fullest potential and we are confident Vie will do just that.

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Casino Cabbie brings together a team of iGaming and industry experts, who have pooled their years of experience to raise the standard of U.S. online casino comparison websites and execute their vision of “a truly exceptional online casino comparison site should be.”

Innovators in the Casino Review Market

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St. John’s, Antigua –August 20, 2020: Imagine being able to choose between 365 beaches for your morning jog and then working while overlooking the ocean.

These are just a few of the perks to which anyone can look forward to if you choose to reside in Antigua and Barbuda for up to two years. Economic Envoy for Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Calvin Ayre, says he fully supports of the Government’s long-stay visa program designed for persons who can work remotely and are desirous of doing so from a safe Caribbean island. Details of the program will be launched on a dedicated government website shortly.

The idea behind this initiative is to grant eligible persons a special resident authorization that will be valid for up to two (2) years in the first instance. Antigua and Barbuda has successfully and impressively managed the COVID-19 pandemic, limiting infection and spread to comparatively very small numbers. Further, its reliable and fast telecommunications network offers a unique setting to work comfortably in an idyllic setting. All applicants would be subject to due diligence and COVID-19 pretesting.

According to the World Economic Forum, it is estimated that approximately 50% of “information workers” in the United States (U.S.) are presently working remotely. Companies in Europe with a work from home policy are at a high of 88%, up from 4% that was reported prior to the health crisis.

The 6th installment of the Coingeek Conference series (Sept 30th-Oct 2nd) has confirmed that it will be broadcast online from The Manhattan Centre in New York City – home to television productions from ABC, BBC, Sony and Warner. It is also where the film scores for the likes of Zoolander, Fargo and Batman Forever were created, and the venue has also seen live performances from the likes of Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Shakira, Harry Connick Jr. and Justin Timberlake.

This CoinGeek conference will be a virtual event, supported by speakers in NYC and London, connected via live stream from London’s Kennington Studios (which, this year, also plays host to the Virtual Notting Hill Carnival 2020).

The conference will highlight the stunning growth of the Bitcoin SV (BSV) ecosystem worldwide and as ever Jimmy Nguyen, Founding President of the Bitcoin Association, will host. Jimmy commented: “It seems surreal to say today that back in February, we had almost 1,000 delegates join us in-person at CoinGeek London. But even for that event, we had 30,000 people enjoying the livestream online from all around the world, so our team is well-versed in producing high-quality, in-demand virtual events. For CoinGeek Live, we have secured two world-class broadcast studios, The Manhattan Centre and Kennington Studios, which mirror the caliber of speakers already confirmed, as well as further leading names still to be announced in the coming weeks.”

CoinGeek Live will highlight how Bitcoin SV is the one blockchain that can do it all: One World, One Chain.

ZURICH, Switzerland – August 18, 2020 – Centi, the Switzerland-based Bitcoin SV payments processor, today announces that it has closed its first funding round headlined by Dr. Jürg Conzett, founder of Zurich’s MoneyMuseum & technology entrepreneur Calvin Ayre, founder of the Ayre Group and CoinGeek.

Founded by long-time Bitcoin advocate Bernhard Müller, Centi is a system that enables merchants to accept digital currency payments through existing Point of Sale (POS) infrastructure. By integrating with existing POS systems and acquirers and avoiding the need for additional hardware, Centi offer a streamlined solution for businesses to begin accepting Bitcoin SV payments, which attract much lower fees for merchants compared with traditional payment networks.

With Centi, from a merchant’s perspective, nothing changes. Because the product integrates into existing POS systems, no additional hardware is required, nor is additional staff training necessary. Payments are made by customers in BSV, but received by merchants in their local fiat currency, eliminating issues associated with accepting and accounting for digital currencies.

The first merchants utilising the Centi system for payments will be online and available for use later this year, with an initial rollout planned with retail partners across Switzerland.

Mobile-first gaming group and industry innovator, Casumo, announces its first acquisition as it inks a deal to purchase CasinoSecret, the fast-growing online casino with a distinct retention model and unique market expertise, which complements the group’s growing portfolio within the online gaming space.

CasinoSecret, founded in 2018, operates under an MGA license. The Malta-based operator, with its focus on player experience, brings further excellence in product and marketing to the group across multiple markets.

“We have developed an ambitious and exciting collaboration with the team at CasinoSecret, which made the merger a clear next step from all perspectives,” says Shelly Suter-Hadad, Chief Executive Officer of​ ​Casumo​. “The acquisition will enable us to further leverage the strong synergies and shared direction of both businesses, while taking our group portfolio to the next level.”

“Our ongoing drive to deliver the best online casino experience through innovation and high local relevance fits Casumo’s mission well,” says Nadir Ounissi, Chief Executive Officer at​ ​CasinoSecret​. “Together we now open new doors to shared expertise and exciting opportunities across the brands.”

Total Performance Data teams up with leading Stateside supplier for ground-breaking in-running product

17th August 2020 – XB Net, the leading provider of premium content for North American racing, has announced a ground-breaking new partnership with Total Performance Data (TPD), the definitive source of in-running data for horse racing.

Thanks to Equibase’s GPS rollout, the pair are launching an “in-running” industry-first for North American horse racing. This product undertakes to revolutionise live betting by delivering reliable pricing on a popular sport which has traditionally struggled to maintain pace with a broader sportsbook marketplace, where over 70% of turnover is generated in-play. Now, however, TPD and XB Net have combined to produce a dependable in-play offering that crystalises accurate odds for the most solid in-play, fixed-odds pricing available.

The feed fuses the PA starting price with the best of automated trading via TPD’s astonishing range of consequential in-running analytics, including stride length, stride frequency and sectional timings enabled by saddle-cloth GPS tracking. These variables are accordingly harvested in-play by TPD’s machine-learning trading tools whose algorithms train themselves on race pace for precise pricing that delivers a distinct step-change in live fixed-odds wagering.

Company to Provide 100 New Valor VLTs to WCLC 

NEW YORK, August 11, 2020 – Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (“Inspired” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: INSE) today announced its first Valor video lottery terminal (“VLT”) placement into Canada. Western Canada Lottery Corporation (“WCLC”), acting on behalf of the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (“SLGA”), selected Inspired to provide 100 premium Valor cabinets to be delivered in early 2021, following a formal Request for Quotation (RFQ) process. Inspired will provide a suite of unique game themes specifically tailored for the Saskatchewan VLT market including integration with its wide area progressive jackpot

Inspired’s Valor VLT is an open-standard G2S protocol cabinet that features dual 27” high definition floating screens and a superior sound system that delivers a unique and immersive experience. A standout in the Illinois and Greek markets, Valor’s multi-game experience includes player-popular features and content providing a compelling range of game themes designed to meet player needs.

“Following our highly-successful deployments in the United States, we are thrilled to debut our VLT products into Canada in partnership with WCLC,” said Brooks Pierce, President and Chief Operating Officer of Inspired. “WCLC operates over 4,000 VLTs in Saskatchewan and we believe this placement will be a great way for us to showcase the strengths of our offerings to the entire Canadian market.” 

Friday, 14 August 2020 (Tokyo, Japan) The Japan integrated resort (IR) consortium led by PIXEL COMPANYZ INC. announced on August 13th that Groupe Partouche SA, the world-class French casino operator with over 40 gaming properties, has entered into a formal agreement to participate in the consortium.

Pixel Companyz and Groupe Partouche will work together with their consortium partners to plan, develop and operate a premier integrated resort in Japan. The consortium aims to develop an IR unique to Japan that will highlight the tourism assets, food culture, brands and the hospitable culture that the country has to offer.

As a result of this agreement, Pixel Companyz, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, becomes only the second Japanese IR consortium leader to have partnered with a proven international gaming operator.

The inclusion of Groupe Partouche contributes another extraordinary aspect to Pixel’s Japan IR consortium, which aims to incorporate aspects of Japanese, Asian and European culture into a unique and symbolic IR facility. Groupe Partouche brings nearly 50 years of extensive casino business experience in the competitive European gaming market and is also known to progressively introduce new technology and data analysis methods to their operations.

Aspire Global’s Pariplay, a leading game studio and game aggregator, has expanded its presence in the Swiss iGaming market through a partnership with operator Casino Davos. The agreement, which will see Pariplay provide gaming content to Casino Davos’ online offering Casino777.ch, marks the second Swiss gaming operator to offer Pariplay’s renowned casino content, following its ISO certification in July this year.

This sequence of partnerships in Switzerland aligns with Pariplay’s 2020 goal of expanding its footprint throughout the global iGaming space, by continuing to establish a presence in recently regulated markets with strong growth potential. Casino Davos is a prominent operator in Switzerland and provides Pariplay with a significant platform for its top of the line casino content.

As reported by the Swiss gaming regulator Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK), Casino Davos ranks fourth in Switzerland’s gaming market in terms of revenue. Casino Davos is also highly recognized throughout Europe due to its landbased operations, which will help bolster Pariplay’s position in the European gaming market.

Léonard Huguenin, Online Casino Manager at Casino Davos said: “We are very excited about our partnership with Pariplay and the opportunity to offer their state-of-the-art casino games, which are hugely popular across regulated Europe, to our players via the Casino777.ch gaming site. We are eagerly awaiting the addition of even more Pariplay content to continue to boost our online offering and increase acquisition and retention.”

Macau – August 13, 2020 – Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia – the marketplace for the Asian gaming and entertainment industry – announced the rescheduling of 2020 events in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. G2E Asia will return to the Venetian Macao, from May 25-27, 2021, while G2E Asia @ the Philippines will reconvene at the Manila Marriott Hotel from November 10-11, 2021.

“G2E Asia made the difficult decision to postpone its 2020 shows as continued travel and restrictions present too much uncertainty for holding successful and safe events this year,” said Josephine Lee, chief operating officer, Reed Exhibitions China. “In consultation with our customers, exhibitors, and local authorities, we explored every option to safely hold these programs this year, but ultimately found the best course of action is to postpone for 2021.

“By shifting our focus to 2021, we can ensure that we meet the high expectations for these important events that we share with our valued attendees and exhibitors. This postponement will ease show preparations for all G2E stakeholders and allow us to focus on the safest and most successful G2E Asia events yet in 2021.

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