Playtech Opens Largest Live Dealer Studio EMEA
HOLLAND – SUZOHAPP has reorganised its gaming sales team with Goran Sovilj promoted to the position of VP of Sales Gaming EMA, in recognition of the significant contribution he has made to sales growth in the region in the past years. Ferry Bostelaar has been promoted to the position of Regional Sales Manager and is now the SUZOHAPP contact for the casino operators in the EMA region. And Marc Aarts has reassumed the responsibility for gaming customers within the Benelux region.
Sim Bielak, Chief Marketing Officer at SUZOHAPP, pointed out the importance of these personnel changes, stating, “Our roots are in the gaming industry and we have a great team to support our customers. This reorganization underlines our commitment to the European market - we are confident that our sales structure is now better aligned to the needs of our EMA customers”.
SWEDEN – The Board of Directors of Cherry AB has appointed Anders Holmgren as CEO for Cherry AB. Holmgren had previously served as acting CEO, and now becomes ordinary CEO with immediate
effect. Holmgren is currently a board member of Cherry AB and Yggdrasil Holding Ltd, and has been acting CEO of Cherry AB since January 2017. He will resign as a member of the Board of Directors as a result of his new position as CEO.
AUSTRIA – Lawrence Levy has taken over the position of Vice President of Global Sales within the Novomatic Group. In this position, Levy will be mainly focused on the further development and sale of
Novomatic products, and will also make a significant contribution to the development of new markets in the US, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Most recently, Lawrence Levy was responsible for the activities of the Novomatic Group in South and Central America. The 54-year-old Briton began his career in the industry 35 years ago as a croupier in London and continued to work in various senior management positions. In 2009, he became the general manager of Crown Gaming Peru for Novomatic. "The requirements of our customers vary in each market. Thanks to my experience in more than 17 countries, I am familiar with local conditions and individual needs of the various markets,” said Mr. Levy.
Lawrence Levy reports directly to the CEO of Novomatic AG. "With this appointment, Novomatic once again signals its clear commitment to strategic expansion, especially in the North, Central and South America, Asia and Australia," said Harald Neumann, CEO and Chairman Novomatic AG.
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Playtech has opened a next generation live casino studio in Riga, Latvia driven by a huge surge in customer demand and which it claims is the largest in the world
Enormous new live dealer studio is opened in Lativan capital Riga, as Playtech rapidly expands its capacity in the online segment
LATVIA LIVE DEALER ONLINE
Built on top of the city’s fortified 16th century walls in the heart of Riga Old Town, Playtech’s new 8,500sq.m. capacity studio dwarfs any existing live casino area in the market.
Te technology within the building is equally unmatched with hundreds of state-of-the-art cameras, catering for hundreds more custom- made tables and gaming areas, an advanced control and monitoring centre and large-scale dealer campus that will be used to train and develop all of Playtech Live’s staff.
Every inch of the new operation has been conceptualized, designed and delivered with a future-first approach with all Playtech Live common and Live dedicated licensee areas remodeled to accommodate the latest software and hardware presenting players with the ultimate, never-before-seen gaming experience.
Due to high demand additional space has also been set aside for new customers who will be switching on their operations throughout 2017 and beyond. Further details will be announced later this year. Te new studio will cater for the majority of Playtech’s European live casino footprint, further building on the company’s reputation as the leading, global provider of next generation live casino games, software and services.
Blueprint Gaming agrees Gamesys content deal
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Blueprint Gaming has signed a major content agreement with Gamesys, giving the leading operator full access to its proven slots portfolio.
Te agreement covers all Gamesys operated European brands, providing top performing content to their online and mobile platforms.
Blueprint Gaming, which is part of Germany’s Gauselmann Group, will make available premium branded slots such as Top Cat as well as Wish Upon a Jackpot and Te Pig Wizard, three of the most popular in the online casino industry. Matt Cole, Managing Director
Playtech Live has further studios in the Philippines, Spain, Belgium and a recently opened operation in Romania to cater for an increase in demand for the newly regulated gaming market.
As part of the Playtech ONE Omni-channel offering, Playtech Live allows players to access content anywhere, at any time and on any device through a single wallet and single account. Driven by the powerful Playtech IMS player management platform and data-driven business intelligence technology, Playtech casino delivers industry-leading in-house and premium branded games.
Mor Weizer, CEO, Playtech, said: “Tis has been a huge undertaking but, more importantly, is a huge step forwards in live casino and one no other company except Playtech is capable of making. Our licensees’ offerings have firmly been futureproofed with the completion of our new studio, leading-edge software and hardware and state-of-the art control centre. And crucially, it is their players who will benefit the most from the best live casino offering on the market.Tis now gives us the platform to deliver the next generation of live casino to our customers, and will also give us the flexibility and ability to deliver many new and innovative products.”
of Blueprint Gaming, said: “We have seen fantastic growth over the past 12 months and to start the year by signing a deal with a huge operator like Gamesys is a real boost.
“We’re committed to providing the very best branded and non-branded games. Gamesys have seen the value of this content and we’re really excited to be rolling out our games across their brands.”
Simon Mizzi, Gamesys Marketing Director, added: “Blueprint Gaming have some of the best performing slot games in the industry and we’re thrilled that we can now offer them to our customers. We’re passionate about providing our players with the most fun and engaging experience possible. I’m sure they’ll love playing Blueprint’s games.”
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NMi has announced its latest accreditation as an entity to carry out certification audits for World Lottery Association (WLA) members against the WLA Security Control Standards 2016 (SCS) on a global basis. In addition, numerous senior employees have gained formal recognition from the WLA as Certified Auditors. Tis accreditation in the market of state-authorised lotteries, further enforces NMi's commitment to serve its customers in lottery markets worldwide. Te WLA is the global authority on the lottery business and the WLA SCS is the lottery sector's only internationally recognised security standard, with the 2016 revisions incorporating additional lottery-specific security controls representing current best practice.
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