The week in B2B news (1 December 2017)

Casino game development company ReelNRG has been awarded a licence by the UK Gambling Commission.

Calvin Kent, CEO of the London-headquartered firm, said: “It is a hugely significant milestone for ReelNRG to be granted a licence by the UKGC, as we continue to build on our engaging portfolio of slot games.

“When it comes to online casino, the UK is one of the world’s most developed and significant markets, and we are looking forward to playing an active role in its future growth.”

The Breakout Gaming Group has announced the launch of their new online poker site, BreakoutPoker.com

Building on the success of their newly-released Breakout Casino, the Group has completed the development of the new poker site, a member of top-ranked GG Network, providing Breakout members with a premier poker destination available in most global markets.

Breakout Poker is the first online poker site to accept the BRK Coin as a deposit and withdrawal currency, in addition to Bitcoin and USD. Within several months the site will add BRK denominated tables and dual cashier balances, providing players the ability to play at any table with seamless currency conversion. The BRK Coin currently trades on several online exchanges including Bittrex.com.

Leander Games has agreed an exclusive game licensing deal with The Stars Group, owners of PokerStars Casino, for the game Ave Caesar.

The game is a comic romp through Ancient Rome and was 14 months in development. PokerStars Casino is the first online casino to bring Ave Caesar to market.

Bo Wänghammar, Managing Director of PokerStars Casino said: “We are determined to make PokerStars Casino’s offering stand out further and Ave Caesar will be another factor that helps us do just that. It is a good opportunity to showcase a great game and offer our customers something exclusively new. We are confident Ave Caesar will be a big hit.”

Yggdrasil’s progressive jackpot Empire Fortune has paid out another significant jackpot over the weekend, with one lucky player scooping €1.12m.

The 32-year old Norwegian won the prize pool while playing on Betsson’s mobile site late on Saturday evening.

Fredrik Elmqvist, CEO at Yggdrasil Gaming, said: “Our jackpot pools have been very generous of late and it’s great to see one of our players winning a life-changing sum of money on Empire Fortune.

“Our progressive jackpots have now paid out almost €10m in their last three drops, but with their popularity, I’ve no doubt there’ll be paying out big wins again soon.”

Ninja Casino, the flagship brand of Global Gaming, has processed one of its biggest winnings ever in record time, with the winner receiving the funds in their bank account within five minutes.

The male from Stockholm scooped SEK 1.2m (€120,000) while playing Play’n GO’s Book of Dead slot game, with Ninja Casino facilitating one of the quickest withdrawal times in the igaming industry for such a large amount of money.

The rapid transaction time was made possible via Global Gaming’s innovative payments solution, which sees player accounts connected directly to their bank account via an Electronic Identification (eID).

Morten Madsen, CMO at Global Gaming, added: “Our innovative platform ensured all the winnings were paid out within five minutes into the lucky individual’s bank account, safely and securely. This simply wouldn’t be feasible with other online casinos, who often take days to process such a high amount of money.

“Our lightning quick payouts sets us apart from our competitors, and we’re thrilled the player had access to their winnings so quickly. This wouldn’t be possible without the technical setup that our developers have created, and it’s because of them we are able to please our players with our fast payments.”

Slot design specialist Lightning Box has secured a new agreement with High 5 Games, one of the pioneers of social casino gaming.

The Australian supplier becomes High 5 Games’ first ever external content partner, with the initial deal set to include five titles that will launch exclusively over the next 12 months on High 5 Casino.

Chilli Gold will be the first Lightning Box title to go live on 7^th Dec 2017, followed by Silver Pride (known as Silver Lion in Europe) in early 2018.

Both titles already have a strong following in the US land-based casino market, having enjoyed successful integrations with Incredible Technologies and Everi.