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BTS and Epic Esports Events expand cooperation on media rights to broadcast tournaments for 2022

December 8, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Tournament operators Epic Esports Events and Beyond the Summit are expanding cooperation in the field of broadcasting Dota 2 esports competitions. As part of the new agreement, operators will be able to exchange media rights for the airwaves of all their tournaments. RuHub Studio will cover the Beyond the Summit tournaments in Russian, Beyond the Summit will broadcast Epic Esports Events competitions in English, including the Dota 2 Champions League Season 6 matches from January 2022.

David Parker, Product Director at Beyond the Summit: “We are excited to work with EEE for the 2022 Dota 2 season. This partnership sets us up to succeed in growing the audience and viewership of our events to the Russian speaking community. The CIS region has seen huge growth and success over the past year and we can’t wait to broadcast EEE events to our English speaking fans as well.”

Mark Averbukh, CEO of Epic Esports Events: “We welcome the expansion of partnerships with colleagues from Beyond the Summit and we are confident that this partnership will allow us to attract even more attention to English-speaking audiences!”

Nikolay Petrossian, Head of RuHub Studio: “This case once again confirms that the synergy between EEE and RuHub allows us to give new dynamics to the development of our business, turning into an additional competitive advantage in the market. I am sure that all parties to the agreement will be satisfied with the partnership results.”

Earlier, the companies announced that they would exchange media channels for broadcasts within the Dota Pro Circuit tournament series of the 2021/22 season for Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. Beyond the Summit plans to cover the matches of the Eastern Europe DPC tournament in English, and the broadcast of the Southeast Asian League in Russian will be conducted by RuHub Studio.

Betfair signals 10-year high of in-play bets thanks to TPD’s in-running racing data

December 8, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Percentage of in-play turnover on Exchange at highest in a decade

Despite an overall decline in horse race betting, the in-play markets on the Betfair Exchange are on the rise with Total Performance Data’s (TPD) in-running data aiding punters throughout 2021.

The percentage of in-play Exchange bets placed on racing is at a 10-year high with TPD’s low latency and comprehensive live race data proving a popular and valuable tool.

TPD operate at 23 racecourses around the UK at tracks like Doncaster, Ascot, Chester, Chepstow and Lingfield with the share of in-play betting now higher than at RMG-operated tracks for the first time since 2011. The industry-leading live race data is inspiring punters to make more informed decisions during a race.

Much of this increase has been due to the launch of TPD’s B2C arm, TPD.Zone, which has seen over 300 new clients purchase TPD’s super-fast in-play data leading to a fresh boom in mid-race betting – with Bet Angel’s integration proving very popular.

Will Duff Gordon, CEO of Total Performance Data, said: “With Betdaq’s Exchange recently changing ownership, it’s certainly an interesting time for people who want to bet in-running. With more venues, fast data and a multitude of sophisticated trading software you don’t need a drone or a box at the racecourse to have an edge.

“The diversity of those people using the data to predict winners in-running is eye-catching with artists, bankers and pharmaceutical professionals joining the fray in applying their IQ to this highly competitive market. We expect Bet Angel and Bet Mover’s clients to ramp up trading in the coming months, which will further increase the number of in-play punters.”

Young entrepreneurs booming business moves into gaming and esports

December 8, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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A young entrepreneur in the UK who set up his business at the age of just 17 with £300, has moved into the gaming and esports industry due to huge consumer demand pressures.

George Greenhill, Founder of Protein Package, established the healthy snack brand business in 2017 from his parents’ home in Wolverhampton whilst he was still at secondary school.

The business provides a ‘pick and mix’ style approach to ordering a variety of nutritional supplements and snacks online which are sourced from all over the world. The company really took off in 2020 owing to an increase in online consumer habits during the pandemic.

This recent growth has resulted in gamers and esports fans requesting that Protein Package expands into the gaming supplementation space to accompany their wide range of sports supplements and ‘better for you’ snacking options.

In November 2021, Protein Package decided to answer consumer calls and make the move, commenting on the expansion into the gaming sector, George said: “We’re very excited to be entering this ever-expanding market, especially one with innovative brands popping up all of the time. We made the progression from selling only high protein products to general healthy snacks back in 2019 and felt now was the right time to dive into the gaming and esports supplement market.

We’ve been getting requests daily to help improve the range of gaming supplements in the country and it’s a community I have always had close ties with. After looking into the UK market, we felt it has been neglected and left behind due to the lack of top brand availability such as GFUEL, CTRL and Razorwire when compared to America and Canada. At Protein Package, we want to change that so gamers don’t have to wait for weeks to receive international shipments which can face lengthy delivery and expensive unexpected customs charges.”

Sophie Edwards, Brand Manager at Protein Package said: “We’ve been working closely with various companies around the world to import all the best gaming supplements into the UK and offer the largest range. Many of the products have energy-boosting properties like the sport-focused supplements we currently stock so believe many of our existing customers will benefit from being able to try these brands out as a pre-workout.”

As of last week, Protein Package already has GFUEL Energy listed on their website that includes all the bestselling flavours and the popular collaboration flavours with industry heavyweights KSI and PewDiePie. GFUEL’s other products such as Energy Crystals, Ready-To-Drink Cans and Hydration Formulas will be imported and introduced online in the coming days.

George and Protein Package are aiming to have several other brands added to the store before the start of the New Year and prioritise offering the most competitive prices with fast UK delivery.

SKS365 welcomes ELK Studios: the international operator signs a partnership for online slots on Planetwin365

December 8, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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SKS365, the international sports betting and gaming operator ends in glory a year of steady growth for its online casino vertical with another strategic partnership.

The company has signed an agreement with ELK Studios, a Swedish provider specialized in slot machines and online games, which entered the Italian market this year. Thanks to this deal, SKS365 will be offering to its clients the most renowned titles of the provider such as Wild Toro 1 & 2, Katmandu Gold and Nitropolis via the Planetwin365 casino. Further releases such as Book of Toro, Toro 7’s and Stars of Orion are expected soon to be added to the operator’s gaming portfolio.

The extensive portfolio of games, the attention to detail, and the solid mathematical modeling are the strong points of ELK Studios combined with the X-iter mode, which allows players to pick different bonus features for each game, from single bonuses to multiple combinations.

“The titles of ELK Studios are among the best in the world for the quality of their content and the advanced game features and this will allow us to offer an even richer and more engaging gaming experience. We are confident that this new addition will immediately impress our players “, said Troy Cox, Chief Commercial Officer of SKS365.

“We are very excited to grow ELK’s footprint in Italy with such a well known brand as Planetwin365 and look forward to a long and fruitful partnership”, added Martin Lerby, CSO at ELK Studios.

TVBET goes live in Africa at eBet through Bitville Gaming

December 7, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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TVBET and Bitville Gaming are now working together, thanks to a recently signed partnership. This new collaboration is a significant step towards the provider’s aim to gain a strong footprint within Africa. B2B provider of live games, and B2B development company Bitville Gaming have united under one goal — to provide the gaming market with the best products and services.

The provider of B2B online streaming games, TVBET, stays strong in pursuing its goals and continues to conclude win-to-win partnerships. This time, the new deal is a collaboration with the B2B development company Bitville Gaming. As part of the deal, a range of TVBET live games is already available at Bitville Gaming’s partner — eBet Swaziland.

eBet Swaziland is an operator offering a wide range of gaming activities. The portfolio of eBet includes betting on sports, like soccer, basketball, boxing, rugby, tennis, etc., virtual sports, a wide range of slots, lotteries, and so on. From now on, eBet players may enjoy TVBET’s chosen live games. The products available at eBet include some of the most popular B2B provider’s games, namely Fruitrace, 1Bet, Lucky6, WheelBet, 5Bet, 7Bet, Keno.

Bitville Gaming is a well-established development company with a highly qualified team of experts. It specializes in creating fixed-odds B2B products for the betting, gaming, and gambling industries. The company’s services also include B2B iframe betting solutions, portal, and free-standing pos wagering solutions, online and SMS wagering solutions, mobile-money wagering solutions, bespoke platform and product development, B2C product development. Originating from South Africa, the company has established itself very well worldwide.

“We believe that the addition of TVBET to our suite of products displays our ongoing commitment to bringing up-to-date, contemporary, and innovative solutions to the African i-Gaming landscape. This is just the beginning of many exciting solutions and products to come!” — says Andrew von Hoesslin, Managing Director of Bitville Gaming.

The partnership promises to be mutually beneficial for all parties. Cooperation between companies will help them strengthen their positions in the betting market and offer their partners new solutions.

WSOP Winter Online Circuit Returns To GGPoker

December 7, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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At least $100,000,000 and 18 WSOP gold rings to be won from December 12 through January 9

GGPoker today launches the WSOP Winter Online Circuit poker tournament series, which runs December 12 through January 9.

This series is made up of 18 headline ring events, each awarding the winning player a coveted WSOP gold ring in addition to the prize money collected, and a full schedule of hundreds of side events and satellite tournaments.

The WSOP Winter Online Circuit series guarantees at least $100,000,000 in cash prizes across the full schedule, with 13 of the ring events boasting tournament guarantees of $1,000,000 or higher.

The series highlights include:

BIG 50 MILLION$ – $50 BUY-IN – Sunday, Dec 12 [Final Day] – $1M GTD
$400 COLOSSUS – $400 BUY-IN – Sunday, Dec 19 [Final Day] – $2.5M GTD
$400 PLOSSUS – $400 BUY-IN – Sunday, Dec 26 [Final Day] – $1M GTD
$100 MILLION$ Mini Main Event – $100 BUY-IN – Sunday, Jan 2 [Final Day] – $2M GTD
GGMasters HR Freezeout NLH – $1,050 BUY-IN – Sunday, Jan 9 – $1.5M GTD
$525 Main Event – $525 BUY-IN – Sunday, Jan 9 [Day 2] – $5M GTD

Day 1 flights to the first WSOP ring event, BIG 50 MILLION$, are already running at GGPoker, with satellites starting from $0.50.

“WSOP circuit events are great; they give every player the chance to win a big prize and gold ring, while enjoying a taste of the WSOP experience,” said Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker Global Ambassador. “This time around, there’s also the not-insignificant matter of $100,000,000 in prizes to enjoy as well; it might be getting cold outside, but the action is just heating up at GGPoker!”

Players will receive leaderboard points each time they take part in a ring event or side event, with the top 100 players on the leaderboard sharing $100,000 in prizes upon the conclusion of the series.

Two of the WSOP Winter Online Circuit headline events will be broadcast on GGPoker.TV – the $10,300 Super MILLION$ High Roller will be shown on Tuesday, December 21, while the $525 Main Event $5M GTD event will be showcased on Saturday, January 15.

New GGPoker players are eligible to claim the poker room’s Welcome Bonus, earn even more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and automatically join GGPoker’s Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer.

Swintt’s Golden Reindeer spreads the holiday cheer in two new markets

December 7, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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One of the slot provider’s top performing slot is set to bring more festive fun to MGA and SGA licensed operators this Christmas

In-demand slot provider, Swintt, is gearing up for the holiday season by making its popular Golden Reindeer slot available at all partnering casinos in Malta and Sweden.

Having been something of a staple in studio’s Christmas catalogue since its release last year, players have already enjoyed the slot’s 243 ways to win and festive Free Spins – and now it’s time for those at MGA and SGA licensed casinos to get in on the action too.

Taking place across a 5×3 reel matrix, Golden Reindeer provides everything you’d want from a holiday-themed slot. The gentle ringing of sleigh bells and whistle of cold winter wind provides the perfect soundtrack for players as they go dashing through the snow in search of top wins of 14280x their bet.

Unique symbols to feature in the game are also perfectly suited for the season, with presents, stockings, snowmen, sleighs and Christmas trees making up the slot’s higher-value icons. The theme is even extended to the more traditional ace-through-ten playing card values, with these lower-value symbols being adorned with baubles, bows and Santa hats to really hammer home the holiday spirit.
In terms of the game’s features, the two symbols players need to look out for are the titular golden reindeer and jolly old St Nick, who acts as the game’s scatter. The former is substitute wild that can replace any regular icon to form winning paylines, while the latter is used to trigger the bonus round.

In order to activate this fun, festive feature, players need to land three or more scatters anywhere on the reels within a single spin. When they do, they’ll receive between 8 and 20 Free Spins – depending on the number of triggering symbols – before being transported to a new set of supercharged reels.

With both the background and music changing to herald the start of the feature, here players will get to enjoy their bonus games with the added incentive that the golden reindeer will now add a prize multiplier to any wins that it completes. Landing more reindeers obviously results in more multipliers being added together, with a maximum boost of 15x really helping players increase their feature wins.
Golden Reindeer has already proved to be one of Swintt’s top performing slots in other markets, and the provider is confident that it will continue to spread the festive cheer on its extended re-release.

David Mann, Chief Commercial Officer at Swintt, said: “Christmas has always been a time for giving – and this year we’re giving back to players at Malta and Sweden-licensed sites by making our popular Golden Reindeer slot available to them for the first time.
“The game has already proved to be one of the most successful slots in the Swintt line-up and we’re delighted to be able to share its magic with a brand new audience just ahead of the festive period.”

1X2 Network launches Britain’s Got Talent Megaways exclusively with 32Red

December 7, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Show stopping slot has been developed using the provider’s innovative Branded Megaways^TM concept and promises to help players top the big-win charts

1X2 Network, the provider behind some of this year’s hottest slot games, is helping 32Red make its players feel like the star of the show following the exclusive launch of Britain’s Got Talent Megaways^TM.

Britain’s Got Talent Megaways^TM has been built using the developer’s Branded Megaways^TM product, which allows operators to quickly and cost effectively launch bespoke Megaways^TM slots based on their branding or other themes and IP.

The slot is a six reel, two to seven row game with variable win ways from 64 to 117,649. It is packed with show stopping bonuses and features including Wilds, x2 Wilds, Free Tumbles, Free Spins and Incremental Multipliers all designed to help players top the big win charts.

Free Spins trigger when successive Tumbles occur with a minimum of four Tumbles required to trigger eight Free Games. During Free Spins, reels with seven symbols lock at that number of symbols for the entirety of the Free Games feature.

Britain’s Got Talent Megaways^TM has been designed and developed exclusively for 32Red by 1X2 Network’s Iron Dog Studio subsidiary. The game went from concept to go live in record time, taking less than 8 weeks to complete.

Rory Kimber, Director of Account Management and Marketing at 1X2 Network, said: “We are delighted to have extended our successful partnership with 32Red by launching Britain’s Got Talent Megaways^TM exclusively to its players, who will enjoy taking centre stage in what is a hugely entertaining slot.

“Our Branded Megaways^TM concept was initially designed to allow operators to quickly and cost effectively launch Megaways^TM slots based on their own branding, but this launch shows that it goes way beyond that to include other brands, franchises and IP.

“Britain’s definitely got talent, and so does the Iron Dog Studio team which was able to take this slot from concept to launch in 7 weeks. Gameshow themed slots are incredibly popular right now and in Britain’s Got Talent Megaways^TM 32Red has a slot that will dominate the ratings.”

Adam Newnham Commercial Manager at 32Red, said: “1X2 Network and its Iron Dog Studio division have done an incredible job with Britain’s Got Talent Megaways^TM and we are thrilled to be launching it to our players on an exclusive basis.

“Britain’s Got Talent has been a hit entertainment TV show over the last 15 years and we are delighted that our players can now enjoy this fun and entertaining slot.”

Spinomenal presents Santa’s Wild Night

December 7, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Spinomenal, the leading iGaming content provider, presents its latest slot Santa’s Wild Night which promises to deliver plenty of festive cheer.

Santa’s Wild Night is a seasonal triumph and has all the trimmings to make this an instant Christmas classic. Reveal three or more snow globes on the reels and a huge spinning snow globe will appear before coming to a stop on either ‘Bonus’ or ‘Free Spins’. The Wild symbol represents any other symbol aside from the mystery snow globe.

If the bonus is unwrapped players will have a chance to spin the Wheel of Fortune where three different jackpots exist. Players initially have one spin and the maximum win is a massive x1000 total bet. If the funds allow, then players can buy another spin but only if no jackpot were landed on the opening attempt. Each total is accumulated and added to the sum paid out once the feature finishes.

Should the huge spinning snow globe, launched when three small ones are found in the main game, stop on Free Spins the player will enter the secondary feature. To begin, players are given 10 Free Spins. Four progress bars must be completed by players finding five Scattered Santa symbols and players are gifted another five spins once one of the bars is full. The progress bars are represented by a gingerbread man, bauble, present and bell. Each will turn gold once complete for the remainder of the feature to show players how they are getting on.

Spinomenal’s CTO, Omer Henya, commented: “Santa’s Wild Night delivers bundles of joy and is the perfect gift for the run up to Christmas. The game has two fun festive features for players to unwrap and both have the potential to provide untold Christmas cheer.”

Mads “Viggomopsen” Mikkelsen crowned Red Bull Solo Q Champion

December 6, 2021 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Red Bull Solo Q, the official 1v1 League of Legends tournament, came to an exciting end this weekend as Mads “Viggomopsen” Mikkelsen was crowned the Red Bull Solo Q Champion, besting Arnas “arnax” Stepanauskas in a confident 4-2 victory.

Set in one of the most visited tourist attractions in Germany, BMW Welt, and with Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere as global face of the initiative, the Red Bull Solo Q World Final closes out an amazing year for League of Legends Esports.

The Red Bull Solo Q World Final kicked off on Saturday, December 4th, with 19 of the world’s best 1v1 League of Legends players entering the group stage to decide who moves on to the elimination rounds. The single lane map Howling Abyss saw players forced to switch up their usual playstyle– along with a sudden death mechanic pushing players to fight in a shrinking Ring of Fire after 7 minutes. The opening day saw the two USA players, DarkWings and bradleyyy eliminated, leaving North American fans with the Canadian Doxa as their only hope. French top-laner Raphaël “Lingwi” Claudé, who looked like a very strong competitor moving into the final, could only put forward a 1 win 3 loss performance which saw him eliminated in the group stage.

Sunday saw the kick-off of the Playoffs and elimination matches. Mads “Viggomopsen” Mikkelsen, one of the strongest players in the group stages, continued his dominating run all the way until the final, besting Hamboly 3-1, Doxa 3-0 and You MERT Bro 3-1 with amazing adaptability, switching up the playstyle based on his opponents’ champion picks. On the other side of the bracket, Lithuanian Arnas “arnax” Stepanauskas made his way to the final with tough 3-2 wins over both Shakara and Potatis, before besting HULKSMASH 3-1, with a thrilling final game where HULKSMASH looked sure to take First Blood.

Although Viggomopsen entered the final as the clear favourite, it was arnax who took an early lead with a win in game one. However, Viggomopsen’s calmness and measured approach allowed him to take back control, winning the following three games in a calm and confident fashion. arnax took the W in a nail-biting game five, surviving with only a sliver of health left. However, staying composed in a closely fought game 6, Viggomopsen remained patient as the Ring of Fire enclosed and took First Blood, and the Red Bull Solo Q World Title.

Following the win, Viggomopsen said: “I think I really screwed up a lot, I should have won the matchup quite easily but I kinda panicked a couple of times. But thankfully the pick was too strong late game, so even though I was really nervous and really stressed out I still got it.”

Speaking on Red Bull Solo Q, runner up arnax said: “The experience overall was great. I just took it one game at a time, I wanted to not come last place so going top two is great for me. I like all the guys, I’m really great friends with them all right now, so it’s been great.”

The show stopping final act of the renowned amateur circuit, Red Bull Solo Q features 1v1 duels where the player must draw “First Blood,” take down the opponent’s tower, or reach a 100-minion score to claim victory. Having run for a number of years, the tournament has seen multiple heartwarming success stories of amateurs competing in the tournament, and then progressing on to greater League of Legends success.

Author: EuropeanGaming.eu

BTS and Epic Esports Events expand cooperation on media rights to broadcast tournaments for 2022

Betfair signals 10-year high of in-play bets thanks to TPD’s in-running racing data

Young entrepreneurs booming business moves into gaming and esports

SKS365 welcomes ELK Studios: the international operator signs a partnership for online slots on Planetwin365

TVBET goes live in Africa at eBet through Bitville Gaming

WSOP Winter Online Circuit Returns To GGPoker

Swintt’s Golden Reindeer spreads the holiday cheer in two new markets

1X2 Network launches Britain’s Got Talent Megaways exclusively with 32Red

Spinomenal presents Santa’s Wild Night

Mads “Viggomopsen” Mikkelsen crowned Red Bull Solo Q Champion

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