Amaya Interactive signs Zukido as mobile development partner
Games to be rolled out to OpenBet customers initially and then on the Amaya Interactive AGS platform.
Amaya Gaming Group’s interactive division has agreed a mobile development partnership with London-based supplier Zukido.
Zukido will initially produce two HTML5 games, including Millionaires Club 2, for mobile and tablet devices and will also assist Amaya Interactive in integrating the games into other, third-party platforms.
The games will initially be rolled out to OpenBet customers and then on the Amaya Interactive AGS platform.
David Sargeant (pictured), commercial director at Zukido, said of the deal: “In the growing mobile slots industry time to market is key and Zukido are perfectly positioned to help Amaya Interactive convert their offering to mobile and tablet. Amaya Interactive have great content and Zukido are very proud to be helping them get these games to market”.
Joe Coughlin of Amaya Interactive added: “Amaya is committed to having the industry’s best mobile content, so we’re very happy to be working with Zukido on this project. Not only do they have great mobile development skills they also have intrinsic knowledge of the OpenBet platform. We are looking forward to the games rolling out in the near future.”
Amaya has invested heavily in the online gaming space of late, having confirmed an initial 15m fee to acquire Swedish poker network Ongame from bwin.party yesterday. The cost will rise to 25 if there is widespread online gambling regulation in the United States within the next five years.
It also announced an online sportsbook platform deal with sports betting technology provider Offsidegaming which will include the development of a managed retail solution in a number of emerging markets. The deal will see Offsidegaming launch pre-match and live betting on InterCasino.com and is expected to expand rapidly into other areas of the Amaya Group’s online gaming business.
Meanwhile last week saw Amaya complete the acquisition of US gaming machine and systems supplier Cadillac Jack for US$167m in a merger transaction.