CONTENTS Wizard Games goes live with BetMGM
Wizard Games has further boosted its reach in the US after taking its content live on the BetMGM Casino platform in West Virginia. A selection of its gaming portfolio, including Rumble Rhino and Dragons of the North, are now available to BetMGM players in the state. The games are offered via Pariplay’s Fusion platform, as part of a distribution deal between Pariplay and BetMGM that was announced in November 2021. Wizard Games’ established slot portfolio offering is currently available in key European markets and has proven popular with US players in New Jersey as well as in the Canadian province of Alberta. Growth in North America is an area of focus for the supplier, as the company plans to further its expansion into new markets.
Greentube achieves safer gambling accreditation
Greentube Alderney’s online brand Admiral Casino has achieved accreditation against the GamCare Safer Gambling Standard in the UK, providing proof of its credentials in protecting people from experiencing gambling-related harm. The Advanced Level 2 accreditation from the UK gambling charity has been secured by Admiral Casino following an independent quality assessment of the measures it has put in place to protect players. The assessment process included an extensive review of all safer gambling policies and processes, in addition to detailed customer case reviews and key staff interviews. Going forward, Greentube will
continue to build on the high standard of safer gambling processes it has in place, and aims to achieve promotion to the top-level Advanced Level 3 accreditation in the near future.
Greentube’s head of UK compliance, Adam Mason, said: “We are extremely proud of everyone at Admiral Casino, especially the Player Protection Team, who work extremely hard to keep our customers safe and minimise gambling- related harm.” Richard Poole, director of UK brands at Greentube Alderney, said: “We have made signifi cant investment in both people and technology to ensure gambling with Admiral Casino is as safe as possible. Achieving this accreditation is confi rmation of the improvements we have made and will continue to make in the future.”
A GamCare spokesperson said: “It was clear from the assessment that Greentube Alderney Ltd has undertaken a signifi cant amount of work in improving its approach to safer gambling.”
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Wizard Games currently has over 120 gaming titles offered in more than 15 regulated jurisdictions across Europe, North America and Latin America.
Joey Hurtado, managing director, Wizard Games, said: “Launching our content with
BetMGM in West Virginia is an important step in our journey stateside and is testament to the appeal of our content. Our games are performing strongly in North America and together with a leading brand like BetMGM, we’ll further enhance our reach and introduce our content to new audiences. The US offers great potential and we are excited about the opportunity to collaborate and grow with BetMGM.” Oliver Bartlett, director of gaming, BetMGM, said: “Wizard Games has an extensive portfolio of popular game titles and we’re excited to offer their content to BetMGM players in West Virginia. We’re constantly looking to expand and introduce new premium titles, like those from Wizard, which helps further strengthen BetMGM’s position as the leading online casino operator in the US.”
Bragg granted Ontario iGaming supplier license
Bragg Gaming Group is among the very fi rst iGaming suppliers to have been granted a license by the AGCO. The AGCO is the regulatory agency responsible for the oversight of the open and regulated iGaming and sports betting market in Ontario.
The license will allow Bragg to supply local iGaming and sports betting operators with its player account management (PAM) platform, iGaming content and managed services when the market opens on April 4.
Having already taken steps to ensure the regulatory compliance of its technology and content, the Company is now able to partner with iGaming operators to introduce Bragg’s suite of titles from its in-house studios, as well as exclusive content from third-party content partners, to local players in the Canadian province when the market opens.
The implementation of Ontario’s new online regime will allow private operators to enter the market for the fi rst time. Ontario is the fi rst province in Canada, where local lotteries traditionally have held a monopoly of the country’s gaming sector, to introduce such a licensing system.
The combined iCasino and Online Sports
Betting market in Canada is estimated at over US $2 billion in 2022 according to H2 Gambling Capital, with Ontario widely expected to become one of the largest iGaming markets in North America.
Chris Looney, chief commercial offi cer at Bragg, said: “This license is another milestone achievement for Bragg. Hot on the heels of our recent launches in the UK, which has similar regulatory standards to Ontario, and the Netherlands, where we successfully launched local partner brands on our PAM, as well as content and aggregation products, we are now fully ready to support our Canadian partners as the market prepares to open up.
“Ontario is where we call home, so we are very excited for the opening of the regulated iGaming market here, as it offers signifi cant untapped potential for Bragg to showcase our leading content and platform technology. Receiving our supplier license in Ontario will allow us to make consistent progress as we prepare to launch in this exciting marketplace, where we are seeing strong interest from a deep mix of local, and U.S. and international-based operators with both land-based and online backgrounds.”
PayNearMe adds Walgreens to retail cash network
Walgreens has joined the PayNearMe retail network, which enables PayNearMe clients’ customers to facilitate cash payments at nearly 9,000 Walgreens stores across the country. PayNearMe’s cash network now exceeds 40,000 retail locations nationwide, made possible through its expanded partnership with the Green Dot Network. Michael Kaplan, chief revenue offi cer and general manager of PayNearMe, said: “Approximately 78% of the U.S. population lives within fi ve miles of a Walgreens or Duane Reade store.”
“With Walgreens in our retail network, our clients can now offer their cash-preferred customers even more convenience by allowing them to pay their bills in the same location where they shop.”
Kaplan added: “In the last 12 months alone, PayNearMe has increased its retail footprint by nearly 50%. That means our clients can now offer even more convenience to their customers who prefer or need to use cash to pay bills or make other non-commerce transactions.”
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