This week in B2B news (16 December)
All of the latest news from the supplier sector of the industry, including updates from BF Games, Oakvale Ventures and Wazdan
Wazdan expands its presence in Bulgaria
Wazdan has signed a deal with Alphawin to strengthen its position in Bulgaria.
The deal includes the integration of 14 of Wazdan’s games onto Alphawin’s casino brand, with plans for more games to be supplied in the future.
The partnership marks Wazdan’s second in Bulgaria, having partnered with Sesame earlier this year.
Speaking about the deal, Wazdan’s head of sales and business development for Balkan and southeast Europe, Radka Bacheva said: “We’re delighted to extend our presence in Bulgaria with an online casino as fresh and exciting as Alphawin.
“It’s been a fantastic year for Alphawin as the casino has expanded rapidly, and we couldn’t be happier to contribute to that success with our quality content.”
Adriana Dasheva, casino manager at Alphawin, added: “With our ambitious expansion plans, top-tier content like that supplied by Wazdan is exactly what we need to take Alphawin to the next level.”
BF Games takes its portfolio live in Croatia
BF Games has launched its slots offering with Fortuna Entertainment Group’s online casino brand PSK.
Through this deal, PSK has gained access to 30 BF Games titles. This is an extension to the partnership between Fortuna and BF Games, with the supplier’s content available in Romania with two of the operator’s brands.
Claudia Melcaru, head of business development at BF Games, commented: “It’s been an incredibly successful year for BF Games as we have continued to expand in a number of markets, including Croatia.
“We’re delighted to add to this growth by further extending our successful partnership with Fortuna. Our growing portfolio of content has already resonated well with PSK’s customers, and we look forward to collaborating together to offer great entertainment to players in Croatia,” Melcaru added.
Galaxsys joins forces with Skywind Group
Galaxsys has announced a new partnership with Skywind Group.
Various fast and skill games will soon be integrated into Skywind’s platforms, including Princess Casino, Luck.com, Magnumbet.ro and Cashpot.ro.
The integration includes nine fast games and six skill games, including Cash Show and Hexagon.
Gil Soffer, SVP of sales and business development at Galaxsys, said: “We strongly believe in the absolute success of the partnership between Skywind Group and Galaxsys. While Skywind has more than ten years’ experience and knowledge of the industry that comes with it, Galaxsys is relatively new, but surprisingly innovative, with big ambitions and solid backing.”
Alina Mihaela Popa, senior partner manager at Skywind Group, remarked: “We are delighted to start working with the next generation gaming studio, and a rising star that is becoming a leader of crash, fast and skill games in the industry.”
Gift & Go receives investment from Oakvale Ventures
Gift & Co has received a strategic investment from private investment firm Oakvale Ventures. The undisclosed amount will help strengthen the gifting and reward platform provider’s 2023 roadmap, which focuses on growth in the US market and technical development for existing and new clients.
As part of the deal, director and partner at Oakvale, Daniel Burns, will join the board at Gift & Go as a non-executive director.
On the deal, Jon Reuben, co-CEO and co-founder of Gift & Go, commented: “We’re delighted to welcome Oakvale as a strategic investor, complemented by Daniel’s appointment as a non-executive director.”
Oakvale’s Burns added: “Gift & Go has a unique and fantastic solution to gifting programmes. Utilising the power of logistics partners, it has a first-class SaaS solution which is matched with excellent customer service. This is evident by the tremendous growth which the company has seen in the last 24 months.”
Hacksaw Gaming dives into Italy
Hacksaw Gaming has gone live in Italy after inking a partnership with 888.
Under the remit of the deal, a selection of Hacksaw’s most popular content will go live on 888.it, via 888casino.
Marcus Cordes, Hacksaw Gaming CEO, said: “We’re delighted to be able to offer our favourite and much-loved games to the Italian market through this partnership with leading international casino brand 888casino.”
Talya Benyamini, 888 VP of B2C casino, added: “Partnering with leading suppliers like Hacksaw Gaming, and supplementing our portfolio of games with its exciting titles, is a core part of our product and content leadership strategy.”
Greentube heads to Ontario for the first time
Greentube has taken its content live in Ontario after putting pen to paper on a deal with Entain.
Greentube titles will go live across Entain’s BetMGM, PartyCasino and bwin brands after previously securing a supplier licence from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
David Bolas, Greentube commercial director, said: “This launch in Ontario with BetMGM, PartyCasino and bwin is the latest vital milestone for Greentube.
“As a market debut, it represents the next significant step in delivering our North American strategy and underlines the importance of our key relationship with Entain,” he added.