The week in B2B news (07 December 2018)

Betconstruct has launched its latest enhancement for Casino Suite, Jackpot Engine for B2C operators.

The company has come up with Jackpot Engine allowing operators to charge every spin their players make in their casinos with an excitement of hitting the jackpot. Jackpot Engine randomly triggers a jackpot for any set of BetConstruct’s third party integrations within company’s gaming catalogue of 5,000+ slots.

It also can provide up to 10 different jackpot levels, displayed in the casino lobbies and inside the games on all channels like web, mobile and native apps.

“The simple concept of our new tool will turn out to be a game changer,” says Edgar Mkrtchyan, Gaming Group Product Manager of BetConstruct. “For our partners Jackpot Engine is a way forward in the increasingly diversifying world of casinos where players come for life changing spins.”

SBTech, one of the leading sports betting and gaming technology suppliers and Sazka, the Czech Republic’s national lottery operator, have announced the multi-year extension of their sportsbook partnership.

Since the sportsbook’s launch two years ago, Sazka has achieved significant growth despite competition from international operators, with an enhanced product built around SBTech’s event coverage and tailored, data-driven risk management, highly configurable bonus engine and a bespoke front-end designed specifically for the Czech market.

Andrew Cochrane, chief commercial officer, SBTech, said: “We are delighted to strengthen our relationship with one of Europe’s leading lottery groups. Sazka has achieved remarkable growth by embracing innovation, while also maintaining the highest standards of player safety and corporate and social responsibility.”

Following the completion of bwin’s recent Hazard Series, the poker series fronted by Belgium football player Eden Hazard, bwin has announced it has raised €50,000 for One Drop, the charity that works in 14 countries around the world, to provide life-changing access to safe water and sanitation.

bwin poker players were invited to Change the Game via the Hazard Series, by entering freeroll qualifier tournaments for the UK Poker Millions held earlier this year. For every entry into the series, bwin made a donation to One Drop on the player’s behalf.

Commenting on the Series, Eden Hazard said: “I was excited to be involved in the Hazard Series with bwin. I love poker and the unique mental challenges it poses. More importantly, it’s great that through the Hazard Series, bwin has supported such a vital charity as One Drop.”

Green Jade Games, a company in the MRG Group, has launched its slots portfolio with Hammer of Fortune. Green Jade Games was created by MRG as part of its strategy to expand in the value chain and to bring innovative gaming products to the market.

Hammer of Fortune is the first game of the Adventure Slots series from Green Jade Games combining standard casino slots with elements from the gaming world, offering greater player control. Hammer of Fortune can initially be found at selected casino sites in the MRG Group.

Green Jades Games has an effective business model that means that the company owns all IP for the games, while external agencies develop the games.

Per Norman, CEO of MRG “Hammer of Fortune is the ideal game to introduce Green Jade Games to the market. It’s innovative and represents a new iGaming genre. Green Jade Games’ future is set to be very interesting.”

Relax Gaming, the new-breed games and platform supplier, has signed an agreement to provide its portfolio of proprietary video slots, alongside a selection of content from its partner studios, to multi-platform provider Blue Ocean Gaming.

Relax Gaming products including Erik the Red, Zombie Circus and Epic Joker will go live on Blue Ocean Gaming’s platform, alongside the entire range of slot content from its Silver Bullet partners such as Kalamba and STHLMGAMING.

Titles from Relax partners Push Gaming and Felt Gaming will also be made available to Blue Ocean Gaming’s network of operators as part of the deal.

Daniel Eskola, Relax Gaming CEO, said: “We are proud to be growing the reach of our diverse range of products with Blue Ocean Gaming in a partnership that will be hugely beneficial for both companies.”

Esports betting operator Thunderpick has confirmed it is looking to bring its social betting platform to the United States after the removal of regulatory obstacles earlier this year.

Thunderpick.com is one of the world’s fastest growing eSports betting platforms, boasting more than 275,000 customers wagering on eSports match-ups involving titles such as CS: GO, League of Legends and Dota 2.

It has also introduced a ranking and rewards system to the platform, with elements like a real-time leaderboard for players and social casino games that can be played with other eSports fanatics.

One of its newest features in development is an interactive in-play betting functionality, allowing for real-time interactions with players, taking social gamification to the next level in eSports.