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Sisal has agreed a deal to integrate SafeCharge’s Personalised Cashier service in a bid to offer a more efficient service to its customers.

SafeCharge will manage the Italian operator’s players’ deposit and withdrawal journey, fraud prevention, cards acquiring and alternative payments acceptance.

It will have access to unique capabilities such as single-click deposits, decline recovery, dynamic 3D Secure along with additional proprietary gaming enablement features.

“We believe we will be able to streamline our payments process and offer simpler and secure processing,” Marco Tiso, Sisal online gaming business manager, said.

Tombola is set to start work on its new £5m HQ after planning permission was granted by Sunderland City Council.

The new headquarters, adjacent to its current base in the north east of England, will house the majority of the additional 80 staffers the bingo operator plans to recruit as part of a strategy to double its turnover and workforce within five years.

“We’re delighted to have been given planning permission and are keen to make a start on our new HQ,” tombola director Mike Cronin said. “We’re hoping to create the best possible working environment for the tombola team.”

SIS has agreed a three-year deal with the Mauritius Turf Club to distribute racing pictures, data, and fixed-odds prices to UK retail betting shops and online operators for the first time.

The agreement sees the SIS service broadcast eight races a day for 37 weekend fixtures, with an average of nine runner races for each of the Saturday and Sunday morning races. The content also includes a comprehensive fixed-odds provision through SIS Trading Services.

“We’re delighted to have secured top quality racing from Mauritius for the next three years, which is the ideal product for operators looking to give their customers additional content during busy periods,” Paul Witten, commercial director at SIS, said.

Realistic Games has released its latest slot title, Crystal Clear, a five-reel game with 10 win lines that has a maximum prize of 1,000 x total stake.

At the start of each new game there are eight Wild symbols on each reel. Whenever a win is obtained, all non-Wild symbols used in that win are changed to Wild symbols.

A free re-spin is then awarded using the enhanced set of reels. Further Wild symbols continue to be added and free re-spins awarded until no win is obtained or the Jackpot is won.

“We expect Crystal Clear to be particularly popular with players and therefore a commercial success for all of our operating partners,” Realistic CEO, Andy Harris, said.

Multi-channel supplier Digitain has joined forces with Mediatech Solutions in a deal that will see it provide them with its sportsbook.

Under the partnership, Mediatech will integrate Digitain’s product into its own omni-channel platform, IRIS, which will be offered to its land-based and online operator partners.

“This is a great deal for both us and Mediatech, as well as operators looking to take advantage of our innovative sportsbook,” Suren Khachatryan, CEO at Digitain, said.

Mediatech Solutions CEO and founder Jessica Ordovas, added: “Operators are well aware of the need to adopt an omni-channel strategy, but many don’t know how to go about it. Digitain’s sportsbook is one of the best out there, and will help our partners achieve the seamless transition between land-based and online gaming their customers have come to expect and demand.”

Yggdrasil has launched a new progressive jackpot slot, Empire Fortune, which shares a jackpot pool with popular title Joker Millions.

The highlight is a jackpot bonus game that takes the form of a 3D wheel of fortune, with the chance for a wide range of different wins, including coins, free spins and mystery prizes.

“Progressive jackpots are always popular, but for too long developers have focused on the big prize and neglected the core gameplay,” Yggdrasil’s product owner for games, Jonas Strandman, said.

“Following on from the success of Joker Millions, Empire Fortune is a new breed of progressive jackpot slot that provides a great experience to all users – not just the lucky individual who lands the jackpot.”

iSoftBet has added a new futuristic and colourful slot, titled Slammin’7s, to its gaming portfolio.

Pay-out is achieved by securing green, red or yellow 7s, or single, double and treble bars. Slammin’7s offers a jackpot of 25,000 coins in normal play or an incredible 50,000 coins during respins.

“Filled with vivid colours, we have managed to give this game a distinctive look that is modern and yet simplistic enough to direct players’ attention to the right place – the gameplay,” Nir Elbaz, managing director of iSoftBet, said.

Bosnia and Herzegovina operator Lutrija BiH has partnered with Comtrade to integrate its multi-channel solution.

The deal enables customers’ multi-channel access to bingo and lottery games via desktop and mobile devices.

“Comtrade’s venture with Bosnia and Herzegovina provided a unique opportunity in strengthening the Balkan region’s lottery strategy”, AleÅ¡ Gornjec, general manager for Comtrade Gaming, said.

“We worked alongside regulatory efforts with a forward-thinking approach to create solutions that fit each stakeholder’s needs. The project was a welcome challenge in energising the industry and provided an engaging solution to market practices.”