Launches and sign-ups extra 5 June 2015
A round-up of the latest launches and deals in the egaming industry including NYX Gaming and Amaya
NYX to provide casino content for Oryx Gaming
NYX Gaming has signed a deal to provide US platform provider Oryx Gaming with casino games through its Open Games Server (OGS).
Oryx will go live with an initial set of games from 1x2Gaming, Nextgen Gaming, ELK studios, Amaya, iGaming2go, Thunderkick, Realistic Games, High 5 Gaming and Casino Technology. The mobile and desktop titles available will include ‘Psycho’, ‘The Spin Lab’ and ‘Snakes and Ladders’.
“As more and more game providers sign up to NYX OGS, the speed of game deployments to our clients rapidly increases at an effortless pace,” David Flynn, EVP Business Development for NYX Gaming Group, said.
“This is something that really appealed to Oryx Gaming when choosing their games partner. I am very happy to make this agreement,” he added.
William Hill adds Inspired mobile content
William Hill has added two new HTML5 mobile games from provider Inspired, with ‘Centurion’ and ‘Spirit of the Samurai’ now live with the operator.
The launches see Inspired ramp up its omni-channel offering with ‘Centurion’ now available across retail, online and mobile.
“William Hill is a leader in the UK’s online betting and gaming business, and is one of Europe’s largest online gambling operators. We’re excited to be launching these two compelling games exclusively with them,” Dave Hammond, SVP of mobile at Inspired, said.
“We are delighted with their performance so far. There is huge demand from operators and players for HTML5 mobile and omni-channel content, and our extensive experience in the UK puts us at the forefront of this global trend,” he added.
Amaya partners Danish online casino
Amaya has partnered with Danish-facing online casino Spillehallen to provide slots and other third-party gaming content.
“Spillehallen.dk customers will benefit from access to our extensive library of top performing proprietary slot games and first class games from third-party games developers, all delivered through a one-point integration” Don Jaques, senior vice-president of Amaya Online, said.
Prima Networks goes live in Spain
Microgaming-powered Prima Networks has launched its first online and mobile slots in the regulated Spanish market.
The provider has signed 12 licensed operators for slots in Spain including Betway, Interwetten and Paf.
“The addition of slots to the regulated Spanish market is a very exciting development. Having a large suite of games available in both online and mobile on launch, puts us in a fantastic position to lead the way in slot provision in Spain,” Loraine Schoevers, director of Prima Networks, said.
Casinohuone partners with Quickspin and Play’n GO
Finnish casino operator Casinohuone has agreed a deal to take on new content from developers Quickspin and Play’n GO. The agreement covers games offering winnings of up to 1 million, and also includes classic titles JokerPoker and Gemix.
“We are delighted to announce partnerships with two industry-leading game providers,” Atte Sarantila, Casinohuone’s brand manager, said. “Our players will have an even wider selection of exciting games to choose from.”
Global Lottery Monitoring System launched
The World Lottery Association and European Lotteries has launched the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) to provide better monitoring of potentially suspicious betting activity.
The GLMS is powered by Sportradar and will provide member lotteries with monitoring of betting markets offered by government-authorised lotteries and commercial bookmakers.
“The GLMS, powered by Sportradar, will give our Members a unique, global view into betting behaviour and irregular betting patterns,” Friedrich Stickler, GLMS president and European Lotteries president, said.
“Monitoring constitutes a significant tool to detect fraud and manipulations and is a necessary step for the effective fight against match-fixing,” he added.
BetConstruct adds casino games
Games developer and provider BetConstruct has agreed a deal with World Match to expand its casino games offering. BetConstruct has begun the process of adding games developed by World Match to its inventory.
“The addition of World Match games to our platform will create further opportunities for our base of over 120 partners. We look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship with World Match going forward,” Vahe Baloulian, BetConstruct CEO, said.