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MALTA – INDUSTRY HEAVYWEIGHT JOINS ODOBO Former Managing Director of Inspired Gaming Group, Mat Ingram, is now heading up Odobo’s Content Strategy. Mr. Ingram brings 20 years of indus- try experience, most of which were spent in senior-ranking positions within gaming. Mr. Ingram’s early career focused on mathematics and engineering, a combination which would later provide him with the credentials to enter the gaming industry.
Ashley Lang, Founder and CEO at Odobo, commented, “Our focus is on quality content and games that stand out in a crowded market. Mat is using his expertise to identify what operators and their customers want, delivering relevant and attractive content that drives player engagement. We’re proud that Mat has chosen to work with Odobo and we’re excited by his energy and ideas.”
SLOVENIA – INTERBLOCK INSTALLS IN NEW YORK Achieving another company milestone, Interblock is bringing electronic blackjack to New York State for the first time, with plans to install more than 228 incremental Organic ETG Blackjack stations on long term, multi-year deals.
Interblock’s popular games, including roulette and baccarat, already dominate the New York gaming landscape, where there are approximately 800 recurring revenue stations cur- rently in place at Resorts World New York and Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway. The upcoming installations bring the Interblock footprint to over 1,000 stations.
“With recent new legislation and regulatory approval of blackjack clearing the way, Interblock is happy to partner with two premiere properties in New York to bring the first-ever electronic blackjack to players, and to usher in a new era in casino entertainment in the State,” said Rob Bone, Interblock North America President. The Organic Blackjack games coming to New York are the latest iterations in Interblock’s popular blackjack game. It features several efficiency enhancements in game speed, as well as multimedia inno- vations.
UK – IAN CHUTER JOINS THE PLAYTECH TEAM Ian Chuter, former group operations director at both William Hill and Betfair, has joined Playtech as a strategic advisor with a specific remit focusing on gaming, sports betting and M&A. Mr. Chuter, who has more than 25 years’ experience in the gam- ing industry, will join Playtech on November 2nd following a four and a half year period at Betfair where he was responsible for risk, fraud, payment, customer services and sports operations and was part of the management team that led the business to huge success during its biggest period of change.
Shimon Akad, COO, Playtech, said: “Ian is one of the best operators in the business. He has a proven track record of managing large-scale transformational projects and deliver- ing great success everywhere he has worked. We’re delight- ed he has chosen to join Playtech and I’m confident he will be an invaluable member of the senior management team as we continue to grow this incredible business.”
2 0 INTRALOT LIFTS OFF IN NEW MEXICO
Greece’s Intralot has been selected by the New Mexico Lottery as its gaming vendor to provide its lottery central system Mexico - Lotteries
Intralot, Inc., based in Duluth, GA, the North American subsidiary of Intralot Group, has been selected by the New Mexico State Lottery as its gaming vendor to provide for the implementation, operation and maintenance of the Lottery’s Gaming System including the lottery Central System and software platforms, terminal network, communications and associated gaming products.
The terminal network includes 1,200 new, state of the art Photon lottery terminals. Intralot, Inc., was initially awarded a contract by the New Mexico Lottery in 2006 and is pleased to announce that it has again been named the successful vendor pur- suant to the Lottery’s competitive proposal process.
New Mexico Lottery Director, David Barden, added: “Intralot has been a valuable partner. Their technical capabilities and innovative games have
allowed us to continue to expand our product offering with new and exciting games and distri- bution channels. With these new channels and games, we have increased our sales and player base without adversely impacting sales of other products. We very much look forward to continu- ing our successful partnership with the team from Intralot.”
The new contract is for a term of eight years and will begin November 22, 2015. Under the terms of the new contract, Intralot will continue to work closely with the Lottery regarding marketing, advertising and sales initiatives.
Tom Little, President and CEO of Intralot Inc., stat- ed “We were initially awarded a contract by the New Mexico Lottery in 2006. At that time we committed to the state of New Mexico to provide the Lottery with the very best technology and services. Having been awarded this new contract is a testament to the success of our endeavors resulting in a successful partnership with the Lottery. We are very pleased that we have been awarded this second contract to continue to deliv- er, along with our partners at the New Mexico Lottery, on our commitment to the State.”
Spain Hong Kong-based MelcoLot has confirmed that it ‘remains interested’ in the tender process to operate a casino at BCN World in Barcelona, Spain, despite having severed a deal to bid for a licence with Veremonte España SL. Veremonte is reported to have walked out on the project having missed a second funding deadline and passing control of the project to the Catalan government. MelcoLot said that ‘due to the lack of basis of further cooperation,’ the two companies had opted to terminate the 50-50 joint venture. The joint venture had gone through to the second stage of the tender. “A notice of withdrawal from the tender process was sent to the Catalan government on October 8,” Melco informed adding that the joint venture ‘will be wound up in due course.’
Genesis Gaming launches Star Crystals on OpenBet platform
UK Genesis Gaming is pleased to announce the launch of Star Crystals, a video slot game with a fun and friendly science fic- tion theme. Designed for both mobile and desktop use, Star Crystals is an All Pays (243 Ways) 5 reel game with multiple random features and a free spins bonus round. The game is available now on the OpenBet platform and is offered exclu- sively for Sky Vegas.
“We are highly focused on pro-
viding entertaining and engag- ing player experiences,” said James Watson, Director of European Sales. “This game has many quirky animated charac- ters and several exciting fea- tures that only add to the enjoy- ment.”
The focus of this fast and fun science fiction game is a galac- tic mission to find and protect valuable Star Crystals. This game will keep you entertained with three Base Game Features in the form of the Win Multiplier
up to x5, Robot Added Wilds and Crystal Pick Credit Award that can be triggered randomly on any spin during the game. Three or more Scatters award 8 Free Spins with a x2 Multiplier and free Spins may be re-trig- gered with 3 Scatters for unlim- ited re-triggers.
“This game has much to offer for both the casual and serious gambler,” said Scott Sims, Head of Global Design at Genesis Gaming. “It combines frequent modest wins with interactive, entertaining random features for casual players along with a bonus feature that can result in substantial wins for the serious gambler.”
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