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ŠPORTNA LOTERIJA ADOPTS VIRTUAL
Inspired Gaming has now launched its Virtual Sports online with the Slovenia Sports Lottery (Športna Loterija). Slovenia - Sports-betting
Inspired is supplying Slovenia’s state sports lot- tery website, e-stave, with seven sports (horses, greyhounds, football, motor racing, speedway, tennis and cycling) localised into Slovenian. The seven Virtual Sports will be streamed live and simultaneously on
www.e-stave.com every three minutes, resulting in over 3,000 betting events available to players every day. The system will be certified by SIQ and is due to publicly launch at the beginning of June.
Max Pessnegger and Johannes Weissengruber of APEX
AUSTRIA- APEX GAMING OPENS NEW OFFICE IN GRAZ APEX gaming has opened a further research and develop- ment office in Austria. The office in Graz is responsible for the game development of the Multi Magic platform.
The dedicated team in Graz will be further expanding the APEX game choice, which includes Multi Magic Classic, Hot Magic Fruits XXL and the latest Multi Magic 6. Max Pessnegger, CTO at APEX gaming, heads up the Graz office. He comments: “We are investing strongly in our R&D teams. This future-oriented strategy will enable APEX to have the opportunity to serve yet more customers in international gaming. Games are our cornerstone and our customers greatly appreciate the games choice we offer. We are here for the long-term having just celebrated our 10th anniver- sary in business only last year.”
The challenge for global gaming machine manufacturers is to be fully aware of the local legislations in each individual mar- ket sector. Thus, compliance and quality play a major role for companies wishing to expand into new markets. As APEX continues to place strong focus on international growth, the department ‘compliance and quality’ plays a major role within the company. This department has now been strengthened with the opening of the Graz office. “Gaming compliance is key to international growth and we are now in a position to enter markets at a quicker pace, bringing APEX gaming entertainment to players around the globe”, added Mr. Pessnegger.
UK – ASTROSYSTEMS READY FOR NEW €10 NOTE AstroSystems, the UK-based suppliers of currency validation solutions, is ready to support the upcoming €10 banknote for its Global Bill Acceptors (GBA) range.
Due for release this September, the bill will be incorporated into dataset software before the end of June 2014 for all GBA ST range product, which encompasses the ST2, ST1, ST1-C and GV1 models.
A new file will also be available for those users of the GBA HR1 note acceptor, which has been obsolete for over five years. It is important for customers to note, that this will be the final available update for the GBA HR1. Astrosystems will now be focusing entirely on the GBA ST note products and the Microcoin coin mechanism range. For further details, customers can contact their local AstroSystems office.
The GBA ST2 is the future-proof replacement for HR1, offer- ing a wide variety of new features such as direct USB con- nectivity, barcode reading for TITO applications, and versatile push-button programming, all at a comparable price to its predecessor.
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Primož Pöschl, Executive Director of Games Development at Športna Loterija, commented:
“We are excited about the quality and proven income performance of Inspired’s Virtual Sports with our colleagues in the World Lottery Association (WLA). Many of our players are sports fans and are already familiar with sports betting so they will welcome the increased volume of bet- ting entertainment on the website and the range of bet markets available. To have a supplier who has such a strong pedigree and one who is continually enhancing their product range was a very impor- tant factor for us.”
Steve Rogers, SVP of Virtual Sports and Mobile at Inspired, added: “We are experienced in working
with public and private lotteries, and we already supply a number of WLA members including Sisal, Lottomatica, OPAP and NSLAC. Our Virtual Sports are proven to be popular with sports betting fans and we look forward to building a strong virtual sports revenue stream with Športna Loterija now and into the future.”
Inspired supplies its world leading range of Virtual products, including 10 sports and four numbers games, to land-based, online and mobile operators in 35 countries around the world. Inspired’s Virtual Sports are proven to generate over 100 per cent more income than other virtual sports prod- ucts. Most recently launched in Italy across 6,000 venues and market-leading websites, Inspired’s Virtual Sports are the product of choice for Italian lottery, betting and gaming, operators represent- ing over 95 per cent of the Italian market.
Slovenia Slovenian resort company, Hit, celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2014, but continues to struggle to find much cause for jubilation from its financial results over the last 12 months. Operating results for the group in 2013 saw the company generate €149.2m gross revenues, of which €126.8m came from gambling (down eight per cent from 2012), €16.8m from catering (down nine per cent from 2012). Hit casinos recorded 1,331 visits, which is four per cent less than the year before. Hit CEO, Dimitrij Piciga, took some consolation in that results were not as poor as expected, where the early indicators in 2013 had pointed at a decline year-on- year of 15 per cent in revenues, as compared to the eight per cent actually recorded. He pointed to the financial restructuring plan working and future 2018 developments of entertainment/gaming destination Gorizia, tourism and gaming destination Kranjska Gora, operated gaming and entertainment center Mond and Fontana and its Italian business offering online gaming and VLT parlours in Italy.
Comtrade Gaming signs agreement with Quickfire
SLOVENIA Comtrade Gaming has signed a re-seller agreement with Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, which will enable all Comtrade Gaming’s licensed operators to now add Microgaming’s Quickfire content to their portfolio.
Microgaming Quickfire games, including Casino, Poker, Bingo, Live Dealer and Multi-player are being integrated into Comtrade Gaming’s iCore, The Enterprise Gaming Platform. This will bring
fresh content to its growing range of products; over 400 Quickfire games, with new monthly releases, will be available to its partners, enabling them to enlarge their offering, using a seamless eWallet with fast inte- gration.
Steven Valentine, Director of Interactive at Comtrade Gaming said “We are very excited to be adding Quickfire content to our iCore, The Enterprise Gaming Platform. We believe this addi- tion will be a great opportunity
for both our existing and future clients to increase player num- bers. Microgaming’s world renowned content is a great fit with our state-of-the-art plat- form technology and supports our strategy in working with leading operators.”
Neill Whyte, Head of Product Channels at Microgaming, added: “Comtrade Gaming is an estab- lished supplier to the gaming industry. This deal will enable us to leverage off their extensive clientele, and extend our reach within the markets that they operate in. We have no doubt that our award-winning cata- logue of games will be the perfect addition to Comtrade’s iCore platform.”
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