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PokerStars hosts ‘biggest ever’ online poker day
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okerStars has hosted what it said was the “biggest day in online poker history”, offering players more than $28 million (25 million Euro) in guaranteed prizes. The Amaya-owned operator staged 1,275 tournaments, with players around the world able to take part. The initiative coincided with the PokerStars Spring Championship of Poker Main Event.
Severin Rasset, director of poker innovations and operations at PokerStars, said: “This is a really special day for us and our players, which will go down in online poker history as a record-breaking moment. The huge prize pools on offer further cement our position as the biggest and the best and on Sunday
when players compete for $28 million we will be delivering millions of winning moments too.”
Authentic Gaming cuts ribbon on new office
ive casino pioneer Authentic Gaming has completed the latest phase of its ambitious expansion plans, opening a new
state-of-the-art office in Slovakia as it continues its march across Europe.
The office will be home to more than 15 Authentic Gaming employees, undertaking key roles in back office and big data development, as well as a dedicated client integrations team to shorten the time to market for the company’s rapidly growing list of operator clients. The supplier’s flagship product, Authentic Roulette, allows land-based operators to live stream games from roulette tables located on their casino floor to an unlimited number of online players via its network of B2B clients. The footage is captured via discreet HD
cameras located above the wheel and around the table.
Authentic Gaming managing director, Jonas
Delin, said: “We chose this location because it has a growing reputation as hub for tech companies. It is located in the heart of central Europe, and provides access to an impressive talent pool that we can tap into. In the short term this office will focus exclusively on clearing our new client integrations back log and to
support our continuous flow of new operator signings,” he added. The supplier also offers Authentic Live!
Entertainment, which allows land-based casino operators to live stream shows, performances and celebrity appearances to online players while they continue to wager.
Inspired secures deal with Finland’s Veikkaus
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nspired Entertainment has agreed a virtual sports partnership with Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus. Under the agreement, Inspired will supply a range of virtual sports products to Veikkaus land-based sports betting locations and the agency’s website. Inspired secured the contract via a public request for proposal (RFP) process. Owned by the Finnish government, Veikkaus holds an exclusive betting licence on lotteries
and sports betting in the country. Steve Rogers, chief commercial officer digital
games, at Inspired, said: “This is a significant and strategic deal for Inspired’s growing virtual sports business. Winning the RFP to supply our world class virtual sports products to the Finnish national betting agency is testament to the quality and commercial
viability of our products, and offers a significant opportunity for further growth within the Scandinavian lotteries.”
Vgambling rebrands as Esports
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nline esports-focused gambling company Vagmbling has announced it will change its name to Esports Entertainment Group in anticipation of
its new platform launch. The company said the name change is due to the launch of its new esports online wagering platform in June, to provide better name recognition in the industry, and to support and aid branding of its esports industry and trade conferences worldwide. It also said that the name change reflected the company’s aim to expand its scope of operations within the eSports entertainment and gaming industry. Grant Johnson, chief executive of Esports
Entertainment, said: “We are pleased to announce our corporate name change because it sends a signal to the world that we are preparing to imminently launch both our esports wagering platform and corporate development programs.”
GW Games partners with GAMEIOM
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W Games has become the latest gambling company to enter into a partnership with GAMEIOM. Under the deal, GAMEIOM will provide
its proprietary platform and remote gaming server to GW Games.
GAMEIOM said the arrangement will enable gaming content supplier GW Games to access its “expanding distribution reach” and connect with new customers. Andrew Henson, commercial director at GW Games, said: “For some months, we have been assessing our routes to the global gaming market, and it is increasingly more challenging to choose a partner that fits with our interests and common goals. I’m delighted to say that GAMEIOM have certainly met, and in truth, exceeded those targets; they have gone beyond what we were looking for in terms of flexibility and transparency; in fact our tech lead has commented on how easy the integration has been, which is certainly a first.”
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