Promotional feature now available to all partners

Malta, 18th June 2019: Award-winning casino software supplier Red Tiger has released its new Tournaments feature to the market following an exclusive launch with Paddy Power.

Tournaments gives players the chance to turn their spins into prizes during competitions on their favourite Red Tiger titles, such as Pirates’ Plenty and Mystery Reels.

They can accumulate points in a variety of ways, such as consecutive wins, consecutive losses, or large multiplier wins.

The gamification layer also contains leaderboards on each game, which constantly update in real-time, allowing players to keep track of their progress throughout the tournament.

Carl Ejlertsson, Director of Business Development at Red Tiger, said: “We are very pleased to now be able to offer our Tournaments feature to all of our operator partners.

“We were delighted with the results of its six months pre-launch exclusivity with Paddy Power, so we’re eager to see how the tool will received by players across the full breadth of the industry.”

The new functionality is delivered via a seamlessly integrated in-game panel which may offer any combination of the supplier’s tournaments, daily jackpots, Smart Spins bonuses or game recommendation engine.

For more information on this release contact enquiries@squareintheair.com

About Red Tiger

Red Tiger is a young and dynamic casino games supplier that creates top-performing HTML5 slots and table games. It also offers a bespoke progressive jackpot system, a Smart Spins bonus management application, and its own Tournaments gamification feature to enhance the user experience. It recently launched its Daily Drop Jackpots Network to offer operators of any size access to network-wide daily jackpots. Founded in late 2014 by a group of industry veterans from major B2B and B2C gaming brands, the company is growing fast and is now served by over 200 full time staff including mathematicians, graphic designers, software developers, audio engineers, gambling experts, QAs, account managers and secret magicians; all entirely dedicated to continuously improving the slots player experience. It holds licences in the UK, Malta, Alderney, and Gibraltar, and its games are certified for Denmark, Italy, Sweden, and Spain. Learn more at: www.RedTiger.com

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Online casino games developer and supplier Yggdrasil Gaming has recently debuted its portfolio in the Spanish online gambling market.

Under a partnership with Casino Barcelona Online, the company has launched its library and it is now available to Spanish online gambling customers. Casino Barcelona players have access to player-favorites such as Valley of the Gods, Golden Fish Tank, and blockbuster titles Vikings go Berzerk and Vikings go Wild, among a number of others.

The recent Spanish launch was part of Yggdrasil’s strategy to maintain podium positions in attractive regulated online gambling markets.

Commenting on their expansion, Yggdrasil CEO Fredrik Elmqvist said that they are thrilled to go live in Spain and “offer our games to local players together with such a significant brand as Casino Barcelona.”

He added that the Spanish market:

has shown consistently strong growth and an increase in popularity over the last few years and we are excited about the upcoming opportunities. We are looking forward to a long and successful partnership that will see us continue to bring new and innovative content to the Spanish market with Casino Barcelona.

Yggdrasil first announced that it had teamed up with Casino Barcelona Online last November. Under the terms of their deal, the supplier has agreed to supply its portfolio of games as well as its BOOST in-game promotional tool to the operator.

News about the launch of its content with Casino Barcelona comes on the heels of the recent announcement that Yggdrasil has signed a content supply deal with another Spanish operator – Casino Gran Madrid. It is yet to be seen when Spanish players of the operator will be able to access the supplier’s games.

Accelerating Growth

Commenting on the addition of Yggdrasil games to their existing offering, Xavier Ballester, Director of Casino Barcelona Online, said that they are really proud to be the “first operator to offer Yggdrasil’s games in Spain and we are certain that their products will help accelerate the growth of our brand as a market leader in the country.”

The Spanish online gambling market has seen a stable growth over the past several years. The upward direction of the revenue generated was largely attributed to the authorization of online slots games in the country in 2014.

According to information by Spain’s gambling regulator, Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), online gambling grew 25.5% last year to €699 million. The growth continued in the first quarter of the year, as the most recent figures released by DGOJ showed.

Spain’s licensed online gambling operators generated a total of €193.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019, up 20.1% year-on-year. Online sports betting claimed the largest revenue chunk with €100.8 million. The figure reported represented a 26.2% annual increase.

The online casino sector saw a 20% rise during the first quarter of 2019 to €67.1 million. Online slots were the main driver of growth with quarterly revenue of €37.5 million, up 29.2% from the same three months of 2018.

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A two-day major exhibition-forum, Russian Gaming Week 2019, came to an end on June 7. It is the largest specialized event and one of the best-known gambling events both in Russia and in the CIS countries.

For the 13th time, it has brought together 1000+ manufactures, distributors, and operators in order to discuss new gambling trends and get to know industry representatives better.

RGW is organized by Smile-Expo, an international company that has been holding events dedicated to innovations for 13 years.

What was revealed at the conference?

Russian Gaming Week involved Valeriy Petrov (Vice President at RACIB), Anton Rozhkovskiy (Chairman of the Board at Mobile Card LLC, First Self-regulatory Organization of Russian Bookmakers), Inna Babich (Co-owner at Gagarin.Partners), Mikhail Danshin (Marketing and sales specialist at Sports.ru), and other 15 top industry experts.

Attendees discovered:

• how poker affected the development of Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone;
• how Russian gambling legislation changed;
• how to attract the audience and increase revenues on betting markets using rebranding;
• how countries’ character affects gaming product sales;
• how to update the entertainment industry in the age of technology evolution.

A business zone allowed guests to talk to speakers personally, discussed obtained information with other participants, and just relax.

What was introduced in the exhibition area?

Russian Gaming Week’s exhibition area gathered a lot of industry players.

They included:

• 1?Stavka – a betting shop;
• SoftGamings – a gambling platform developer;
• Outcomebet – a software developer of iGaming solutions;
• Digitain – a provider of software solutions for the iGaming sector;
• GB Software – a company providing flexible solutions for betting and online platforms;
• Quints – a service for affiliate market with the BI module;
• Slotegrator – a developer of software solutions for online platforms;
• Support Lab – a service for load testing and system efficiency improving;
• Digital Choo – a full-service international digital agency;
• Ocean Devil – a company offering entertainment equipment;
• Pravovaya Liniya – a law firm;
• Vashe Pravo – a law company.

Winners at Betting Awards 

Besides, the event featured a high-profile ceremony – Betting Awards – for the best representatives of the gambling field.

Betting Awards is aimed at betting providers who have especially succeeded in their operations. In 2019, top industry players received 13 various honorary titles. Winners were determined by five expert judges. You can find details about nominations and prize holders on the Betting Awards website.

Event sponsors

Smile-Expo expresses particular gratitude for the assistance in organization to:

• General Sponsor of Russian Gaming Week – 1?Stavka;
• Platinum Sponsor – TVBET;
• Gold Sponsor – SoftGamings;
• Wi-Fi Sponsor – Fugaso&Groove Gaming;
• Badge Sponsor – Slotegrator;
• Registration Desk Sponsor – BetGames;
• Lanyard Sponsor – BetConstruct.

1?Stavka, a betting shop and General Sponsor of the event, also presented its services at Russian Gaming Week. It was founded in 2010 when Bukmeker Pub LLC obtained a betting license No. 17 by the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation dated October 1, 2010. It sponsors three football clubs that represent the Russian Premier League: Krasnodar, Zenit (St. Petersburg), and Lokomotiv (Moscow). In the exhibition area, company representatives were glad to provide guests with advice.

TVBET is B2B provider specializing in live broadcasts of lottery games with the betting option. It utilizes original US equipment. Besides, the service is available in online mode worldwide and from all types of devices.

SoftGamings is a developer of iGaming platforms and an aggregator of gaming systems. SoftGamings cooperates with such game providers as NetEnt, Evolution Gaming, Pragmatic Play, EGT, iSoftBet, and Kiron. At Russian Gaming Week, other potential partners were able to communicate with company representatives.

Groove Gaming is a company providing online gaming solutions, including BI tools, twenty-four-hour technical support, statistics, and reporting. An independent brand, Fugaso, develops and supplies games for casinos and foreign iGaming operators. Company’s all games are designed for the adult audience that understands clearly slot machine features. Fugaso’s products are certified and licensed by the UK, Malta, and Curacao.

Slotegrator is an aggregator of various products for gambling portals. The exhibitor has implemented more than 50 projects in many countries.

The company offers Telegram and Bitcoin casinos, platforms and games for virtual gambling venues, software for fantasy sports and betting shops. It assists in licensing gambling platforms, integrates them with software, develops marketing strategies, and focuses on promotion.

BetGames.TV has been engaged in the live gaming industry in the CIS countries for seven years. It offers diverse entertaining games for 200 partners in 40 countries. Broadcasting can be watched on PCs, tablets, mobile devices, or website widgets.

BetConstruct is a provider of technological solutions and services for online and land-based casinos. It offers Sportsbook customized software, conventional and virtual random number generators, as well as live casinos, poker, skill games, fantasy sports, gambling social platform, and sports data organization solution. It gained a lot of awards: Technology Provider/Supplier at International Gaming Awards 2019, White Label Supplier of the Year at SBC Awards 2018, Multi-Product Provider of the Year at SiGMA 2018, and others.

The organizer appreciates the media support by Login Casino, a business online publication about gambling.

Smile-Expo thanks conference participants, exhibitors, and guests for active engagement and looks forward to seeing them at the next Russian Gaming Week!

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The daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry in India is booming. There have been several new companies to step into the market recently, including media company giant the India Today Group, which teamed up with news channel AajTak a little more than a week ago for a new fantasy sports platform. Another operator has emerged, an effort promoted by former cricket star, Kapil Dev.

Dev announced the new DFS portal during a ceremony at New Delhi’s The Lalit Hotel earlier this week. The platform, Apne11, features Dev as a brand ambassador and will operate similarly to other DFS platforms. It will also include its own “Kapil League,” which will reward the highest scorer on the site’s leaderboard with possibly as much as 25 lakhs (about $35,913). The top five finishers will also be able to meet the former cricket captain.

Dev said of the new platform, “I am thrilled to be associated with Apne11 as it will present an open opportunity for millions to compete against one another and have the chance to connect with sports on an even deeper level than before.”

Apne11 was founded by Ratul Sethi, who also attended the ceremony this week. He explained of the DFS industry in the country, “The gaming industry is undergoing a revolution and with one of the world’s largest youth population, India is poised to become one of the world’s leading markets in the gaming sector. Taking forward the same vision we want to make daily fantasy sports game experience simpler and reach tier 2 and tier 3 cities. Our endeavor is to unite India in coming together to celebrate sports in the country.”

Also present was Apne11 CEO Akshay Jaggi, who added, “The aim of Apne11 is to be the number one platform with the best experience ever. We are a customer-oriented company and for us was a natural decision to launch our innovative site in this market. Our team is doing our best to become the first choice in the hearts of the fantasy players.”

The expansion of DFS in India comes when the subject of gambling is still a hot-button issue. The activity received a slight boost a few weeks ago when the Delhi High Court rejected a plea by Avnish Mehrota, an activist with way too much free time on his hands, to shut down gaming sites in the country.

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Swedish authorities team up to counter money laundering, terrorist financing in gambling and other industries

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s gambling regulator, announced earlier this week that it has joined forces with 15 other agencies and watchdogs to develop together a strategy for combating money laundering and financing of terrorism.

The main tasks before Swedish authorities in their joint work will be to act as a forum for exchange of information and knowledge between all participating organizations, to identify, map, and analyze risks associated with money laundering and terrorist financing and compile national risk assessments that would help in combating crime, and to provide businesses with information that would help in their efforts to prevent becoming a tool for money laundering and terrorist financing.

Preventing Sweden’s gambling industry from being used for money laundering and financing of terrorism has also been one of the main tasks before licensed gaming and betting operators. The country opened its market for international operations early this year and more than 70 companies have been authorized by Spelinspektionen to operate in the space.

Gambling Companies and AML Efforts

In a statement published earlier this week on its official website, Spelinspektionen said that it will ramp up its efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing in the gaming industry and urged operators to cooperate and ensure that it has deployed the right tools to protect their operations.

Spelinspektionen noted that the process of licensing operators to provide gaming and betting services on the territory of Sweden also includes detecting the true owner of a license applicant. The regulator also stressed on the fact that it requires its licensees to ensure they have deployed effective Know Your Customer procedures for identifying their customers and the sources of their gambling money. KYC is a necessary element in countering money laundering and terrorist financing within the gambling industry.

Commenting on the latest wave of AML action, Fredrik Lindquist, who works with supervision and money laundering issues at Spelinspektionen, said that they are currently working on launching a service for verifying information about license applicants, including their group’s structure.

He went on to explain that such a service is a necessity as by creating complex cross-border group structures with legal entities in different jurisdictions, license applicants can hide their actual owners and the origin of their money.

News about Spelinspektionen’s collaboration with more Swedish authorities emerged shortly after the regulator’s Danish counterpart – Spillemyndigheden – launched a new program for combating money laundering within Denmark’s regulated gambling industry.

Spillemyndigheden launched last month a special whistleblower program that encourages people employed at locally licensed gambling companies to report violations or potential violations of Denmark’s anti-money laundering regulations.

Spelinspektionen’s announcement also arrives as the UK Gambling Commission has slapped hefty fines on two of its licensees – Gamesys and Kindred Group – for money laundering failures. Gamesys received a £1.2 million penalty, while Kindred Group’s Platinum Gaming got a £1.6 million for failing to address incidents of stolen money being used for gambling.

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