Launches and sign-ups extra 11 April 2014
A round-up of the latest launches and deals in the egaming industry, including EntwineTech and Net Entertainment
Swedish supplier Net Entertainment has announced that a selection of its most popular titles are now live via bet365 Vegas on desktop and mobile
The news follows a deal signed with the Stoke-based operator in December with plans to roll-out more casino games in the future.
“We are very excited and proud to realise a successful launch of our games on Vegas at bet365,” Björn Krantz, chief of GMO and MD at Net Entertainment Malta, said.
“I am positive that our innovative and exciting portfolio of best of breed games will be well received by bet365 and its players,” he added.
Egaming software supplier NYX Interactive is set to enter the regulated Danish market for the time after its NYX OGS platform passed the certification process.
David Flynn, SVP of NYX Gaming Group said receiving approval from the gaming testing and certification firm NMi is testament to the success of NYX OGS.
“Since going live 18 months ago, NYX OGS has grown at an astonishing rate delivering great games for PC and mobile from several suppliers,” he said.
“In the past 12 months alone, OGS has grown at a rate of 700% [and] with a focus on great content, OGS continues to deliver for our existing and new clients alike,” Flynn added.
Live dealer software provider EntwineTech has announced it launched live streaming from the Rainbow Casino in Birmingham earlier this month.
The company said the move will see EntwineTech become the first to bring the games to a mass market audience with the live feed available to its partners through its Alderney / FCLRC licences.
“Feedback from our seventy plus operators has been very positive and we expect a huge take up of this product,” EntwineTech spokesperson, Ian Dunning, said.
“We are particularly please to be working with Rainbow Casino a company as innovative and customer focused as we are,” he added.
Bwin.party will launch a number of updates for its real-money internet poker platform in New Jersey in the coming weeks, and continues to monitor progress in states such as California and New York.
The online operator, which has partnered with the Borgata casino in the Garden State, will also upgrade its mobile gaming platform available to customers on both Android and iOS devices.
The news comes after bwin.party released its Q1 2014 financial results this morning, which saw total revenues grow 1% compared with the previous quarter to US$228.5m, but drop 8% year on year.
Social casino developer and publisher Idle Gaming has launched a revamped version of its flagship Fresh Deck Poker app on mobile which includes additional game features and a visual redesign.
Fresh Deck Poker: Reloaded was released yesterday in the Apple iTunes App Store and on Google Play with a new layout, lobby, navigation and lobby, in addition to Rebuy Sit-N-Gos.
“We’ve been blown away by the massive success of Fresh Deck Poker, and we can’t wait to see how fans respond to Fresh Deck Poker: Reloaded,” Stuart Lewis-Smith, CEO of Idle Gaming, said.
Zynga has announced the launch of a new slots game on Hit It Rich! based on its popular farming simulation title FarmVille 2.
Also called Farmville 2, the new 5X3 reel slot features the same crops and animals from the original game which marks the first time FarmVille 2 has been “reimagined” for Zynga’s social casino business.
According to data analytics website metricsmonk, FarmVille 2 is currently Zynga’s second most popular app after Zynga Poker with an estimated 26m monthly active users on Facebook.