The week in B2B news (11 January 2019)

Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has signed an agreement with open gaming platform provider, Finnplay. This deal sees GiG Games deliver its exciting and highly-engaging content to Finnplays’ expanding operator base, in selected regulated markets. Finnplay will take all games from GiG Games and plans to release the first game on its platform in Q1 2019.

Martin Prantner, chief executive officer of Finnplay, commented: “We’re delighted to add the GiG Games portfolio to our platform for our growing roster of operators. GiG has a long-standing reputation of innovation in the iGaming industry, and we look forward to our operators benefiting from the engaging games that can be accessed and marketed across several regulated markets.”

Mathias Larsson, Managing Director at GiG Games, says: “We are very happy to sign with Finnplay. They are operational in several regulated markets where GiG Games are also certified with its games.”

1X2 Network has struck another integration deal to offer its full suite of slots and table games via established iGaming platform provider, Chippy Software.

Under the deal, operators powered by Chippy Software’s state-of-the-art technology will gain access to a range of titles from 1X2 Network’s 1X2gaming and Iron Dog Studio subsidiaries.

Kevin Reid, Chief Commercial Officer at 1X2 Network, said: “This is a great way to start the year for us. We are thrilled to be able to offer our games to Chippy Software’s operator partners and subsequent players, and we look forward to growing with them in 2019.”

Twin has become the latest online casino brand to sign up for FAST TRACK’s innovative CRM product.

FAST TRACK has a proven track record of delivering fully managed services to iGaming companies and has recently started offering its CRM solution as a standalone product.

Twin is one of the first brands to take a step towards what FAST TRACK CEO, Simon Lidzén, has called ‘the future of CRM’.

‘We share FAST TRACK’s vision of how easy CRM should be and believe this partnership will allow our CRM team to fulfil their mission of providing an unmatched casino experience to our players,’ Marcin Jablonski, Chief Brand Officer at Twin, said.

StarsGames, an expanding online casino brand with state-of-the-art back end software, has launched a managed affiliate programme with Income Access, Paysafe Group’s marketing technology and services provider. Income Access will manage the programme through its in-house affiliate team, which will use the company’s industry-leading affiliate software platform to optimise programme growth and acquisitions.

Income Access will leverage its own expert knowledge and industry experience to provide affiliates with strategic guidance in their promotion of 4StarsGames and its array of online casino products, including slots, table games and live casino.

QTech Games, Asia’s fastest-growing games distributor, has appointed Markus Nasholm to the new role of Global CEO, as it seeks to extend its presence and influence across the industry.

Nasholm has recently arrived at QTech Games after successful stints at Bet24 (part of the Kindred Group) and the casino and sports affiliate, Catena Media.

There, he routinely proved himself across a suite of senior roles, having taken the reins as Chief Financial Officer in 2016. Showcasing a series of core capacities, from managing finance projects (featuring an IPO / listing on Nasdaq Stockholm Mid-Cap market) to broader international finance planning.

The Board of QTech Games issued a statement saying: “We’re thrilled to have installed Markus at the helm of the QTech team for 2019 and beyond. We’ve always been intent on recruiting only the best personnel on the planet, not just the best games, and this key hire is an embodiment of that mission statement.
Award-winning platform provider FSB has announced its recent roll-out of a digital sportsbook and online casino for Fitzdares, which has once again been nominated for Racing Bookmaker of the Year.
FSB has integrated its flexible sports-betting solutions across the Fitzdares service, which now also features a highly-customisable new app, elevating the user experience for all clients.

This leap into the digital sphere has allowed Fitzdares to create two tiers of membership. While the private bookmaker still retains its traditional Private Office service for high-staking members, it’s also introducing another path to membership for new customers who are seeking a superior level of service than typical high street operators are able to accommodate.

Running off FSB’s unique pricing models, Fitzdares customers can now enjoy sophisticated and reactive in-play odds, with competitive pricing on all sports arriving in perfect time for the new year’s packed sporting calendar.