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Colossus Bets has announced a deal with BETDAQ which will see the sports betting exchange become the company’s first live UK B2B partner.

eGR first revealed last month that the firm was preparing to supply its flagship pools betting product to several “big name” operators and suppliers.

The deal will enable BETDAQ to offer the £10m Colossus from next week throughout the duration of the FIFA World Cup to its customers.”With our products, BETDAQ has the ability to offer their exchange customers, unprecedented lottery-sized football jackpots and our patented Fractional Cash-In feature, a world first in betting,” Bernard Marantelli, founder and CEO of Colossus Bets, said.

Games supplier Microgaming has announced the launch of its latest online slots game based on the iconic action movie Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

The slot went live this week with Microgaming operators and features original film footage, soundtrack and a range of “industry-first” game features.

“We’ve taken the core elements of the iconic Terminator 2 film to create an online slot that does the brand justice,” Roger Raatgever, CEO of Microgaming, said.

“Visually it is stunning and it has a fitting game mechanic that is completely unique to the online gaming market.

“Our operators and their players will be awestruck by our creation; we are incredibly excited about the game launch today,” he added.

Scientific Games-subsidiary Williams Interactive has announced its Remote Game Server content is now live on the online casino brands run by the Gala Coral Group.

The integration will see the launch of Williams Interactive’s library of casino games including Raging Rhino, Zeus III, Thai Flower and Crown Gems.

”We’re excited to be live with the Williams Interactive Game Server, which builds upon our successful relationship with SG Gaming to provide our players access to their favourite SG Gaming slot games in our shops, online and on their mobile devices,” Mark Kemp, egaming director for Gala Coral Group, said.

“Players can additionally deposit and collect funds from their Coral Connect™ multichannel single wallet anytime, anywhere to play their favourite games,” he added.

Oxfordshire-based slots and table games provider Realistic Games has announced the launch of a mobile and tablet-optimised version of its keno product.

Features of the game include a turbo mode for quicker game play and autoplay function which will be available on the desktop version set to be released in the near future.

“There are very few mobile Keno games available on the market,” Realistic Games’ commercial director, Andy Harris, said.

“But we weren’t convinced that the ones that exist were presented as effectively as they could be, so we invested some time creating our own.

“We wanted to make the game as usable as possible. We’re confident it will be popular with players in a wide number of markets who enjoy the format and want to play on the move,” he added.

UK bookmaker Coral has announced a live streaming of a one-off FIFA World Cup preview show for its online customers.

The show is to be aired from its headquarters in Stratford on Sunday evening and will feature a panel consisting of former Chelsea footballer Scott Minto and Germany international Dietmar Hamann.

“The World Cup is the biggest betting event on the planet and with football turnover continuing to grow year on year we’re expecting the tournament to smash all previous records,” Coral’s PR director, Simon Clare, said.
“Our Cheltenham preview evening was a big hit, as were the tips our panel imparted, and we were inundated with requests from customers wanting something similar on the World Cup,” he added.

Sports data provider Betradar has announced the launch of its Live Channel product in over 1,000 of Coral’s retail betting shops within the next 12 months.

Live Channel combines live odds, statistics, and live pictures from sports events on a single screen.

“I am delighted have realised the great opportunity and potential of the Live Channel for their business,” Betradar’s director of sales, Tom Edwards, said.

“We have, within a remarkably short time, integrated the streaming channel via satellite distribution and adapted it to Coral’s corporate identity,” he added.

Gibraltar-licensed operator Ladbrokes has launched its latest casino game Super Pots Bar-X in partnership with Betdigital.

The game was previously only available offline and features progressive pots and a reels-in-reels bonus.

“We’ve seen huge success with Super Pots Bar-X offline and it’s great to report the same feedback from the online version,” Heath Samples, Betdigital CEO, said.

“Betdigital offers a true cross platform content territory and we’re delighted with this game and planned releases from our roadmap,” he added.

Tropicana has launched a number of exclusives slots titles on its TropicanaCasino.com site as New Jersey operators continue to do battle over market share.

Players will have exclusive access to seven new titles from Williams Interactive, including Super Jackpot Party, Zeus, and Gold Fish, for a limited period.

The launch comes after Tropicana’s platform partner Gamesys signed a deal to integrate William Interactive’s remote game sever into its TropicanaCasino.com and VirginCasino.com brands in March.

Online fantasy sports operator DraftTeam has launched a mobile site in a bid to increase its marketing channels and to attract new players to its brand.

DraftTeam’s mobile product will be integrated into its desktop platform and will allow players to access contests while on the move.

The Canada-based operator will also leverage its new mobile site to improve retention and loyalty among registered users. DraftTeam offers fantasy contents on the MBL, NFL, NHL and the NBA.

Betfair-owned TVG has launched the first mobile real-money horserace wagering app in the US, ahead of this weekend’s Belmont Stakes event in New York.

The iOS app is available to download from Apple’s app store, and enables players to place wagers and live stream races on their mobile device at more than 150 racetracks around the world.

“A native app such as this opens the sport of horseracing to an entirely new generation of race followers ““ it speaks to their need for convenience, mobility, fast-action, intuitive operation, and instant outcomes,” Bhavesh Patel, TVG’s SVP of television operations and marketing, said.

Social gaming operator and developer GSN Games has continued its roll-out of branded slots games with the launch of Ghostbusters Slots on Android and iOS mobile devices.

The game, previously only available on GSN.com and Games by GSN on Facebook, is now the third branded-game on the company’s GSN Casino app with Wheel of Fortune and Deal or No Deal Slots.

“As we’ve seen through the success of Wheel of Fortune Slots and Deal or No Deal Slots, our players enjoy the combination of classic entertainment brands, slot machine mechanics and engaging mini-games,” Jeff Karp, executive vice president, mobile and social games at GSN Games, told SCi.

DoubleDown Casino is aiming to ride the wave of interest in the upcoming FIFA World Cup through the launch of a new football-themed slots title on mobile.

The 3X5 reel Final Goal game is available on Android, iOS and Amazon’s Kindle Fire and features football-themed bonuses and scatter symbols, and allows players to earn free spins by shooting at the goal.

“Whether spinning for the penalty kick bonus or using touch functionality for goal-line shots, players will be excited by our highly stylised reel art, engaging backgrounds, and rich sounds,” Jim Veevaert, DoubleDown Casino vice president of games, said.