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talkSPORT launches in the UK Hacksaw Gaming granted fi rst US licence
talkSPORT has launched its new UK sports betting brand, talkSPORT BET, in partnership with the BetVictor Group, the online gambling operator and B2B solutions provider. talkSPORT BET brings together talkSPORT’s editorial brand with the BetVictor Group’s proprietary technology and expertise as a gambling operator. The result brings sports fans an entertaining, informed and responsible betting experience combined with everything they love about talkSPORT.
Customers will be able to enjoy a range of exciting features, including In-Play Betting, Enhanced Accas (accumulator bets), Bet Boosts, Cashout and a Bet Builder product with progressive pricing. As a leader in safer gambling initiatives, the partnership with the BetVictor Group also means that talkSPORT BET customers will be fully supported with the operator’s suite of safer gambling tools. Gareth Williams, betting and gaming director for talkSPORT, said: “talkSPORT is the world’s biggest sports radio network with a loyal community of listeners. This partnership adds to talkSPORT’s growing digital footprint and talkSPORT BET will access our digital audiences through creative online activations, such as odds integrations and betting widgets. We’re delighted to offer our audience a new sports betting brand as part of our wall-to-wall coverage of the World Cup.”
Hacksaw Gaming has been granted a provisional licence in West Virginia.
This latest licence comes after the company
fi rst made strides into North America in May 2022 when it was granted a licence in Ontario, and now Hacksaw Gaming aims to go live in the US in Q1 of 2023 via its partnership with Light & Wonder.
Brent Almeida, chief commercial offi cer of the BetVictor Group, added: “We’re thrilled to be partnering with the UK’s leading sports radio network and global audio rights holders of the Premier League. talkSPORT BET adds an entertaining, informed and responsible betting experience to the much-loved talkSPORT brand. Customers will be able to take advantage of a generous welcome bonus, along with some innovative promotions and exclusive offers, adding even more ways for them to enjoy their favourite sports.”
IT partners with Bragg
Incredible Technologies, Inc. (IT) has partnered with Bragg Gaming Group to extend its distribution of IT iGaming products.
Incredible Technologies has a decade- long tenure of casino gaming hardware and software development experience. The company’s land-based success extends to iGaming platforms with top-performing titles like Crazy Money 2 and Big Prize Bubblegum Deluxe, both already available via Bragg’s remote games server (RGS) technology. IT’s existing partnership with Spin Games (Spin), acquired by Bragg earlier this year, sets a strong foundation for the innovation to come.
“Our games have already gained fans on existing iGaming platforms under Spin’s brand,” said Daymon Ruttenberg, Senior Vice President of Gaming. “We’re eager to extend the partnership with Bragg and are thankful for a partner that’s committed to the success of innovative games in new iGaming markets.”
Bragg’s interactive catalogue is available in numerous markets, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Connecticut
with partners Draft Kings, Fan Duel, Caesars Entertainment, and Rush Street Interactive. Through this new partnership, IT’s new content to will gain expanded access to existing and future customers.
“We are constantly looking to improve our game portfolio as we seek out third-party partners whose content complements our growing internal development efforts”, said Kent Young, president of the Americas at Bragg and founder of Spin Games. “The Spin RGS has already been a home for some of Incredible Technologies’ high-performing iGaming titles and we are thrilled to expand on this relationship going forward. Through our expanded work with IT, Bragg will be able to bring more of their great games, starting with Ultra Rush Golden Steed and Ultra Rush Sky Fire, to our RGS customers in North America and across our global platform.”
Marcus Cordes, Hacksaw Gaming CEO, said: “This latest expansion comes after our licence approvals in Romania and the Isle of Man earlier in 2022, so we’re fi nishing the year just as strongly as we started it.
“Being granted this licence is testimony to the quality of our games portfolio and shows just how robust and engaging our content is.” Hacksaw Gaming’s new licence comes as West Virginia’s licensed iGaming operators saw a 60 per cent increase in October compared to the same month last year, with a 12 per cent increase on September of this year.
This latest licence comes after the company
fi rst made strides into North America in May 2022 when it was granted a licence in Ontario, and now Hacksaw Gaming aims to go live in the US in Q1 of 2023 via its partnership with Light & Wonder.
Glitnor Group adds new venture capital arm
Glitnor Group, the Malta-based iGaming group that counts Lucky Casino, Happy Casino and Swintt among its extensive list of brands, has created a new division, Glitnor Ventures, with a view to leveraging the Glitnor Group network of divisions and investment areas. With initial interests being the recently announced investments in leading affi liate business KaFe Rocks and Time2Play, Glitnor Ventures also holds interests in India-based game development studio, RNGPlay. David Flynn, CEO at Glitnor Group, said: “Glitnor Group has always been very open about its ambitions to become the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing business group in the iGaming industry and the creation of Glitnor Ventures is another step in this direction.” Flynn continued, “our goal with Glitnor Ventures, is to work with innovative projects from pre-seed to seed and support across the entire scope of products, technology and services across the iGaming spectrum. We are primarily an early-stage investor and add support from our expertise and network in the iGaming space.”
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