Atari Launches CryptoCurrency EMEA
Malta - SBTech expands with
BetGames.TV SBTech has announced the addition of live dealer betting games provided by
BetGames.TV to its platform offering.
BetGames.TV’s portfolio includes card games such as Speedy 7 and War of Bets as well as the possibility to place bets on Baccarat, poker, dice games, and a variety of lottery draws taking place every five minutes. The games also offer several proprietary player engagement features such as jackpots and system bets with tournaments currently in development.
Letizia Angelo, Commercial Partnerships Director, SBTech, said: “
BetGames.TV is a pioneer in the field of live dealer games and its diverse offering appeals to a wide range of player demographics. This latest integration marks an invaluable addition to the SBTech platform.”
The games will be initially available to SBTech’s platform partners licensed in the UK, Malta, Curacao and South Africa.
Richard Hogg, Chief Commercial Officer,
BetGames.TV, added: “Partnering with SBTech is a milestone moment for us as it will enable us to reach a wide audience through its extensive network of premium gaming operators. In this current climate of sports events being cancelled across the globe, our portfolio offers players unique betting opportunities with great win potential as we offer frequent events taking place 24/7.”
Slovakia - Golden Race partners with Evona Golden Race has announced a partnership with Evona which will see the Eastern European platform offer Golden Race’s virtual sports and games to its clients. The first two online betting platforms with Golden Race’s virtual sports available through Evona's service are Bettomax and Zlatnik. Their clients can now access all Golden Race’s on demand and scheduled football leagues as well as its other virtual sports and games.
Zlatnik.me is the a betting platform in Montenegro, while
Bettomax.cm is has a strong presence in Cameroon. Commenting on the new partnership, Martin Wachter, Golden Race CEO and Founder, said: "We keep on growing and expanding our presence around the globe. We are delighted to announce our partnership with EVONA, which will bring over our best betting technology to their clients in important markets."
A spokesperson for Evona added: “We are very pleased that we have enclosed the partnership with one of the leading providers of virtual racing and sports games in the betting world. The partnership is very important for Evona as Golden Race products are highly demanded and sought out by our customers. We are looking forward to the cooperation and we are sure that this can only bring all the best to both sides."
Georgia - Evolution reopens studio operations The floor operations at Evolution Gaming’s Tbilisi site reopened in a limited capacity on April 4. On March 23, the operations were temporarily closed on instruction from the Georgian authorities. Authorities have now approved re-opening of the operations in a limited capacity. During the closure, a large part of the operations has been conducted through the company's other studios in Europe.
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Iconic interactive entertainment producer, Atari, has announced the launch of the first private presale campaign of the Atari Token
Te Atari Token will be issued by Atari Chain, Ltd (Gibraltar), a company equally owned by Atari and the ICICB Group.
GIBRALTAR CRYPTO-CURRENCY Te Atari Group, one of the world’s most iconic
consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers, has announced the launch of the first private presale campaign of the Atari Token, reserved for qualified investors.
Te Atari Token will also be subject to a public sale scheduled for early summer 2020 in the countries where the regulatory environment in place allows it.
Tis first presale took place on March 30, 2020 for a period of several days. A series of further private presale campaigns will take place over the coming months. During these campaigns the Atari Token can be purchased using standard cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash).
Te Atari Token is a cryptocurrency aimed at the widest utilisation possible. Atari’s objective is to progressively develop the adoption and the use cases of the Atari Token throughout the ecosystem of interactive entertainment and of blockchain initiatives. Te first use cases will be in the domains where the Group is already active: casinos using crypto-currencies, video games or blockchain games. In this perspective, a non-exclusive license has been granted to the ICICB Group to launch an online casino using crypto-currencies, including the Atari Token. Tis casino website will, in due course, offer the most popular games, including Atari games, and
Ousting of entire cabinet puts plans for legal gaming in doubt
Ukraine
On March 4, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, fired his cabinet of ministers after suggesting in a speech that they had become overly solicitous of Western nations that financially support Ukraine by appointing foreigners to the boards of state companies.
President Zelensky faulted his ministers for poor performance and for appointing foreigners to company boards, although Western donors have encouraged the practice. Te move will inevitably slow
the detailed terms will be announced at launch. Te Atari Token will be issued by Atari Chain, Ltd (Gibraltar), a company equally owned by Atari and the ICICB Group. Te Atari Group is entitled to 35 per cent of the revenue derived from the sales of the Atari Token.
Te Atari Token will also be used in the blockchain game “Te Sandbox”, developed by TSB Gaming, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, a partner of Atari. In this context, the Atari Group has granted a license to TSB Gaming for the creation of an Atari-themed metaverse inside the Sandbox game, a metaverse where gamers will be able to use the Atari Token.
Lastly, Atari is also working on the integration of the Atari Token into Atari PC games as well as those of third party PC game developers.
“We have always indicated that this blockchain project was a long term project by its nature. Tis first private presale campaign is a major milestone, and we are particularly pleased to launch with our partner ICICB”, added Frédéric Chesnais, CEO of Atari.
“A new phase is starting for the ambitions of Atari to establish the Atari Token as a reference cryptocurrency in our domain of interactive entertainment, and we will continue working on achieving the widest utilisation possible for the Atari Token.”
the progress of efforts to legalise casinos and slot halls in the country, after a bill supported by the President was passed at the first reading in January. Te country’s battle with coronavirus and the lack of cabinet officials to progress legislation means that it’s now extremely unlikely that any progress will be made in 2020.
Te Ukrainian parliament had been preparing for the second reading of gambling bill No. 2285-d, with a second reading expected in April or May. A huge number of amendments submitted by deputies (over 3,500), put forward by working groups comprising members of parliament and industry experts had already been processed, with 1,500 revisions already having been made.
Belgium
Te Belgium Gaming Commission has introduced a €500 (US$543) stake limit across all licensed gambling sites in the country for the duration of the coronavirus lockdown. Players can also request a lower limit be put in place, which operators must grant immediately and those who reduce their spending cap may have it raised again to any amount up to €500 three days after requesting a higher limit. Te Commission will sanction operators that do not respect the limit and funds above the limit lost by players will be returned. Tis cap was announced the day after Magali Clavie was appointed as the new President of the Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC).
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