Launches and sign-ups extra 11 October 2013
A round-up of the latest launches and deals in the egaming industry, including the award of Tanzania's first online egaming license
Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, has signed a deal to provide online content to Dunia, the first online operator to receive approval from the Tanzanian government. Dunia operates under the brand iplay8, and Quickfire will provide online casino games under its open interface.
Reigning eGR Operator of the Year bet365 has signed a deal with Newbury Racecourse to sponsor 13 of the 21 races of the Hennessy Heritage Festival, taking place at the end of November. The horse racing festival includes the Hennessy Gold Cup, one of the most prestigious races of the National Hunt season.
Instant win and lottery provider NeoGames has signed a seven-year agreement with Ukraine’s state lottery operator MSL Ukraine to provide a product suite of instant win games for desktop and mobile devices. The portfolio has been tailored to meet the tastes of various target demographic groups in the country.
Gibraltar-headquartered bwin.party has contracted cloud computing service provider Icertis to create, store, manage and monitor its portfolio of contracts. The operator will use the Icertis Contract Management tool to standardise the contracting process and enhance its contractual compliance procedures.
Zagox Management has acquired egaming operator Juicy Stakes, assuming responsibility for its operations effective immediately. Pending withdrawals have been cancelled with new requests required, and a new cash out cap of $1,000 per week has been installed.
US-based casino games provider Williams Interactive has added two new slots titles to its Jackpot Party product suite. Samurai Master is available exclusively to players via JackpotParty.be, and Vampire’s Embrace is available to players on the Jackpot Party online casino.
Social sports betting game SportzPicks, developed by start-up gaming studio SportzRush, has gone live on Apple’s App Store. The app uses data provided by live sports-related data supplier Sportradar and allows users to bet on the outcome of various sporting events against their Facebook friends.