stars signed up so far, North America offers Inspired a huge opportunity. Te door edged open towards the end of last year when our Virtual Sports products passed technical field trials in association with William Hill and the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
Te roll out has commenced, but will remain underway throughout 2017 with our Virtual Sports shown alongside live sports in Casino sportsbook areas where players will be able to place bets in real time via William Hill’s CBS platform, both over the counter and via self service terminals. It’s great for Inspired to be in Las Vegas. We will have to wait and see what happens with sports betting legislation in other states.”
During the last quarter, Virtual Sports live customers increased by six from 68 to 74 in the interim period, including new RGS customers.
Inspired’s Elinor Fewster Deals ideally position Inspired for 2017 growth
Inspired has followed up huge deals in Las Vegas, Macau and Colombia with another huge breakthrough in Greece where it will supply nearly 4,000 terminals
Te volume of recent deals have been signed despite greater compteition in Virtual Sports than ever before. As the pioneer and indeed the inventor of Virtual Sports, Inspired welcomes the competition.
“Te increased competition is driving us on in terms of technology and as brand ambassadors to make sure we stay ahead of the market,” said Elinor Fewster, Director of Communications at Inspired. “Instead of just having Virtual Football, we’ve developed Rush Football Live, which has been specifically designed with mobile players in mind, to simulate the entire match day. Instead of just Virtual Boxing, we’ve based a game around one of the world’s most famous boxers in Mike Tyson, and instead of just releasing Virtual basketball, we’re developing virtual content with NBA Hall of Fame star Shaquille O’Neal, which should be ready to roll out in June. And finally, instead of just offering Virtual Racing we’ve developed ‘Virtual races in real places’ which will see us develop the first
Inspired has entered into an exclusive deal with LT Game Macau, one of the leading gaming and casino providers in Macau and the Asia Pacific region, which is expected to lead to the deployment of its Virtual Sports content to LT Game's ETG self-service terminals.
ever Virtual Grand National. It’s all about making virtual as real as possible.”
Te deal to bring the Grand National to the virtual world follows a long-term partnership with Carm Productions and Te Jockey Club. Aintree and its famous fences will be used as the back drop for a brand new suite of products from Inspired, with a Virtual Horse Race being the headline product. Legendary names from the Grand National will compete in the Virtual Grand National Race of Champions, whilst Te Virtual Grand National will feature the declared runners and riders in any given year.
Steve Rogers, CCO Digital Games, Inspired said: “Te introduction of the most famous course, Aintree, into this virtual world enables us to offer our customers a unique product, which will clearly differentiate us from other providers in the sector. Seeing 41 virtual horses thundering around the famous Aintree course in Ultra HD with complete flexibility over camera positions promises to be something very special.”
Along a similar developmental vein, Inspired has also developed Rush Darts Live, featuring legendary names from the world of darts, including former World Champion Dennis Priestly, John ‘boy’ Walton and Peter Manley. It is certainly making the most of the iconic sports stars it has brought on board. Te company’s portfolio of Mike Tyson branded games now includes Mike Tyson Slots, Mike Tyson Roulette and Mike Tyson Blackjack across retail, mobile and online channels in the UK. Te hotly anticipated Mike Tyson Virtual Boxing will be launching in 2017 with the Mike Tyson Knockout Games mobile tournament.
Elinor Fewster said: “Given some of the sports
One jurisdiction that finally seems to be moving forward definitively is Greece, where Inspired will work as a technology supplier to the leading Greek betting and lottery operator, OPAP, deploying its Virtual Sports products both online and across OPAP’s extensive retail network. Te rollout, currently expected to commence in the first half of 2017, will initially focus on Virtual Football, with other sports planned to thereafter, which follows a series of delays, changes and challenges to the legislation.
Inspired entered into an exclusive deal with LT Game Macau, one of the leading gaming and casino providers in Macau and the Asia Pacific region, which is expected to lead to the deployment of its Virtual Sports content to LT Game's ETG self-service terminals.
Inspired's expansion into Mobile continued with launches of new slot games and on-demand Virtual Sports. Inspired's Mobile games are now available to UK customers of William Hill, Gala Coral, Paddy Power, Betfred, Bet365 and Ladbrokes.
Following regulatory changes, Inspired is ready to commence Virtual Sports deployment in Poland and anticipates that its full suite of virtuals products will be available to operators in 2017.
In a deal that extends to 2019, Fortuna will deploy Inspired’s Virtual Sports content to over 200 Polish retail venues and online.
Luke Alvarez, CEO and President of Inspired, said: “Strong performance in our Server Based Gaming estate and continued expansion in Virtual Sports recurring revenue drove growth. We look forward to continuing the expansion of our geographical footprint throughout 2017. We are excited about all the things we accomplished in the first quarter and look forward to the ramp up of these initiatives as well as other initiatives we have undertaken since the end of the quarter.”
Lorne Weil, Executive Chairman of Inspired, added: "We believe our solid performance this quarter positions us well as we pursue opportunities in new jurisdictions through existing and, potentially, new distribution channels. Our excitement about our growth prospects continues to build.”
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