Launches and sign-ups extra 21 November 2014
A round-up of the latest launches and deals in the egaming industry, including Coral and Odobo
Coral chalks-up World Snooker sponsorship deal
Coral has announced it has agreed a one-year deal to sponsor World Snooker’s UK Championship, one of the most prestigious ranking tournaments of the year.
The event, which begins next week, will once again be televised by the BBC and sees Coral replace last year’s sponsor William Hill. Coral last sponsored the event between 1978 and 1985.
“It says everything about the longevity of both the UK Championship and Coral that this sponsorship is actually a reunion after an absence spanning three decades,” Simon Clare, Coral PR and broadcast director, said.
“A lot has changed in the world of snooker and the betting industry over the last thirty years, but the UK Championship and Coral are still as pre-eminent as they were in 1978,” he added.
Genesis Gaming signs Odobo partnership deal
Genesis Gaming has struck a deal with content supplier Odobo which will see the games developer’s mobile games distributed through Odobo’s online marketplace.
Genesis Gaming will initially provide two HTML5 slots games, Orion and Robyn, to Odobo which will see the games are made available to a much wider audience.
“As we accelerate the release of mobile content to leading operators, partners with a rapid and reliable deployment model will be essential,” Geoff Hansen, managing director at Genesis Gaming, said.
“Odobo provides the ideal partnership for our mobile strategy,” he added.
Comtrade Gaming partners with Blueprint Gaming
Technology supplier Comtrade Gaming has tied-up a new game supplier deal with Blueprint Gaming giving Comtrade Gaming’s licensed operators access to Blueprint Gaming’s mobile and flash games portfolio via Blueprint’s Remote Game Server.
Comtrade Gaming’s iCore, The Enterprise Gaming Platform, is being integrated with Blueprint Gaming’s RGS, which includes popular titles such as Plants versus Zombies, Wish upon a Jackpot and Casper.
“We are delighted to be able to add Blueprint Games to our platform,” Steven Valentine, director of interactive at Comtrade Gaming, said.
“Blueprint have been hugely successful in the UK market and as their catalogue of games increases and the demand spreads internationally they are a great partner for our future growth.”
Yggdrasil launches Cazino Zeppelin
Yggdrasil Gaming has launched Cazino Zeppelin, the B2B games supplier’s eight slot release in the last 12 months.
The slot will be available to the Yggdrasil customer network from 24 November and can be played in beta at VeraJohn.com in all supported languages and currencies.
The game is unique to the extent that players can modify game speed to be able to almost ‘fast forward’ to Free Spins mode where players can win up to 40,000 times an individual line bet for each Free Spin.
“The high variance element will be particularly attractive to players who enjoy the higher volatile slots. This is a game about the high rollers in a high-in-the-sky zeppelin casino, designed for the high rollers and created by the new high rollers,” Fredrik Elmqvist, chief executive of Yggdrasil Gaming, said.
SkillOnNet tie up NetEnt partnership
Software provider SkillOnNet has signed an agreement to host the full suite of NetEnt’s popular online slots.
The multi-year deal will see the Swedish supplier’s iconic games, including their latest slot South Park: Reel Chaos, displayed on popular sites such as EUcasino, CasinoRedKings and SlotsMagic.
They will also be made available to an increasing number of white label casinos that benefit from over 50 proprietary SkillOnNet slot and table games, as well as aggregated content from WMS, Amaya and NextGen Gaming.
“We’re thrilled to agree a partnership with NetEnt, whose games are now a must have on any casino. They have an impressive track record of appealing to a wide range of customers in a number of territories,” Andy Andrew, SkillOnNet business development manager, said.
Coingaming Launches Bitcoin Poker Network with InstaDeal
Bitcoin crypto currency platform provider Coingaming.io has launched the Coin Poker Network after agreeing a deal for InstaDeal Poker’s network solution.
The Coin Poker Network allows platform partners to benefit from shared Bitcoin only player liquidity and is a direct result of the increasing trend of recreational poker players using Bitcoin.
“Coingaming is a significant player when it comes to Bitcoin gaming platforms and white label services,” Stefan Olsson, chief executive officer of InstaDeal said.
“The creation of the Coin Poker Network with the InstaDeal product allows them to offer their customers shared player liquidity, fast-fold poker and mobile products very quickly,” he added.