The week in B2B news (22 June 2018)

Patagonia Entertainment has signed a content agreement with Kiron Interactive to integrate a wide selection of virtual sports titles onto its iGaming platform.

This latest content partnership means Patagonia’s Latam-facing clients will gain access to Kiron’s extensive portfolio of 17 virtual sports and racing games, which are well established and well recognised as market leaders in the industry.

Products included in the initial roll out are football, horse and greyhound racing, motor racing, cycling, basketball and boxing.

Leading lottery and games provider Twelve40 has launched Take5Live on Islands Lotto, the Channel Islands-based lottery operator, just as the FIFA World Cup starts to heat up.

The innovative live football betting game, developed by Spiffx and delivered through the Twelve40 platform, gives players the opportunity to place a bet on whether a goal will be scored by any team within the next five minutes of a match.

All bets are reconciled immediately if a goal is scored within the five-minute time period, providing an ideal burst of excitement for football fans looking to enhance their World Cup experience.

Leading casino supplier Habanero has signed a deal to provide its portfolio of games to aggregator and platform provider WeAreCasino.

Recent release Knockout Football will be included in the partnership, as will Fortune Dogs, London Hunter, Presto! and the full range of other titles from its extensive collection.

Featuring stunning graphics, pitch-perfect audio, and big jackpots, Habanero currently operates a portfolio of 86 video slots titles, 12 table games, and 50 video poker titles.

Playtech BGT Sports (PBS), the leading provider of omni-channel sports betting solutions, has strengthened its partnership with Betfred with the addition of 250 widescreen terminals to its network of retail outlets.

The agreement, which takes its total to more than 3,000 terminals across 1,700 shops, will see the widescreen additions installed in time for the new football season.

The extension of the successful partnership reflects the continuing customer demand for self-service products in-shop, delivering a digital experience that provides them with all the latest sporting events and information at their fingertips.

Scientific Games has announced its SG Digital division has signed a contract with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) to provide the operator with expanded sportsbook solutions over a multi-year period.

With BCLC having already utilized the OpenBet sportsbook for several years, the agreement includes a full upgrade of BCLC’s digital sports betting solutions, providing them with the latest iteration of the market-leading OpenBet™ sportsbook portfolio, including improvements to live betting, a streamlined cashout experience, and additional promotional capabilities. The upgrades are targeted for launch by the end of 2018.

Pragmatic Play has announced a new agreement with leading operator Rank Group.

Under the terms of the deal, Pragmatic Play’s experienced team of game designers will work hand-in-hand with Rank to create four bespoke video slot titles.

All four games will go live over the course of this year, exclusive to Rank’s online brands including Grosvenor Casino, Mecca and Enrancha.