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Homa, a leading mobile game publishing company, has appointed Michal Kowal (pictured), former Chief Operating Officer for the publicly-listed company Boombit, as its new Director of Publishing. This addition to the team represents a significant milestone in Homa’s strategy to strengthen its publishing approach on both hyper and hybridcasual and continue to launch games that meet market demands and contribute to the overall growth and success of the company.

Michal brings over twelve years of experience in the gaming industry, having spent the last eight years at BoomBit. During his time there, he advanced to the executive team as the Chief Operating Officer, focusing on building up the company’s mid-core and hybridcasual areas while overseeing the operations, business development and process and marketing strategy. He played a key role in scaling up overall business profitability, particularly with the game Hunt Royale, which amassed more than 6.5 million downloads and generated $22 million in revenue. Michal also contributed to the organizational structure of the company and was instrumental in working on long-term predictive UA and analysis tools.

At Homa, Michal will play a key role in driving the company’s ambitious strategy of launching new successful hypercasual and hybridcasual titles. Only five years since its inception, Homa has published more than 80 games, proving a strong track record with various chart-topping hits. Today Homa supports hundreds of developers globally and the company has plans to double down on this approach while building out an even stronger studio ecosystem with a lasting portfolio of games.

“Michal is a very hands-on, knowledgeable and passionate leader of our industry,” the co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer for Homa, Olivier Le Bas, said. “We are thrilled to have him onboard to accelerate our publishing strategy and launch even more games on the market.”

“I am thrilled to join Homa, a pioneering force in the mobile gaming industry,” Kowal said. “I deeply admire the impressive portfolio of hypercasual and hybridcasual games it has built in such a short time. I can combine my experience with casual and mid-core games with Homa’s unique technology solutions for game creators to help Homa reinforce its leadership position in the gaming industry.”

With Michal’s appointment, Homa demonstrates its commitment to hiring top talent to drive growth, innovation and disruption in the mobile gaming industry. For those interested, Homa has open positions available on its website.

In a record-breaking sale, Radix has confirmed the transfer of the domain name betting.online for a staggering $400,000. The transaction, which stands out as the highest for any new gTLD in the past half-decade, was smoothly conducted directly through the registry, with escrow.com facilitating the process. According to DNJournal, this impressive sale not only marks a significant event for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) but also secures its position as the joint fifth-highest domain sale across all TLDs in 2023.

The acquiring entity of betting.online is no stranger to high-profile domain purchases. This very business group had previously procured casino.online in 2017 for a notable amount exceeding $200,000. Their investment seems to have borne fruit, as current statistics from SimilarWeb reveal that casino.online garners over 160,000 monthly visitors, with a substantial 34% coming from direct traffic.

The trend of businesses gravitating towards these category-leading domains with new extensions is on the rise. Experts believe such domains offer enhanced search engine optimization, bolster brand credibility, and naturally draw more online visitors.

Upon sealing the deal for betting.online, Patrick Gerhard, the CEO of Casino.online, expressed his enthusiasm. “The acquisition of betting.online is a significant milestone for us. We envision leveraging this .Online domain to fortify our industry presence. Such high-value domains align perfectly with our brand’s vision and objectives,” he commented.

This sale highlights Radix’s expansive ultra-premium platinum inventory, which comprises domains pegged at a value upward of six figures in USD. The Registry has plans to either directly engage potential clients or collaborate with renowned brokerages and online marketplaces for future sales.

The acquisition of both casino.online and betting.online creates a powerful synergy in the online gambling landscape. These intuitive, keyword-driven domains offer a cohesive branding opportunity, uniting casino gaming with sports betting. Together, they’re poised to set a new benchmark in providing a comprehensive and seamless online gambling experience.

In Q3 2023, the SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator achieved a significant milestone, with 860 brands now connected, which marks a 90-brand increase from the first quarter. SOFTSWISS, an international technology company that has developed a complete product ecosystem for the iGaming industry, shares the accomplishments of its flagship product.

This increase underscores the industry’s strong demand for the Game Aggregator, known for its high-quality service and outstanding player engagement tools, which are not only instrumental in enhancing player lifetime value but also in elevating the overall performance of iGaming brands. Among them, the Tournament Tool stands out, working in harmony with other engagement features provided by the team, to firmly establish the Game Aggregator as the preferred choice for operators seeking to deliver an interactive and thrilling gaming experience to their players.

In Q3 2023, the Game Aggregator released its client satisfaction survey results, providing further evidence of the platform’s success and industry-wide appeal. The survey revealed an impressive overall satisfaction rating of 8.3 out of 10. Notably, 51% of partners awarded SOFTSWISS a perfect rating of 10, marking a substantial 14 p.p. increase compared to 2022.

Among other significant achievements, the Game Aggregator has broadened its content portfolio and now partners with 200+ game providers. This expansion has enriched the collection of world-class games designed to cater to the most discerning players. Furthermore, the aggregation platform achieved a momentous milestone of €10,000,000,000 in total bets across all projects in the third quarter of 2023, consistently maintaining this result for three months in a row. This metric not only highlights the product’s operational scale but also reflects its pivotal role in driving success for iGaming operators.

In September, the SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator successfully accomplished cross-product integration with the SOFTSWISS Jackpot Aggregator, enabling clients to run jackpot campaigns without the need for additional connections. This achievement underscores the comprehensive nature of the SOFTSWISS ecosystem, where all the company’s product advantages are readily accessible to clients without any extra effort.

Tatyana Kaminskaya, Head of SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator, states: “We are pleased to witness these outstanding results for our flagship product. Our commitment to excellence and dedication to meeting the industry’s evolving needs remain unwavering. The increasing indicators testify to the product’s value and the trust our clients place in it, so we will continue to improve our offering in line with their needs and market trends.”

For those interested in learning more about the SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator, the team’s representatives will be available at stand 2129 during the SiGMA Europe, taking place in Malta on 14–16 November.

About SOFTSWISS 

SOFTSWISS is an international iGaming company supplying ISO 27001-certified software solutions for managing gambling operations. The expert team, which counts 1,400 employees, is based in Malta, Poland, Georgia, and Belarus.  SOFTSWISS holds a number of gaming licences and provides one-stop-shop iGaming software solutions. The company has a vast product portfolio, including the Online Casino Platform, the Game Aggregator with thousands of casino games, the Affilka affiliate platform, the Sportsbook Software and the Jackpot Aggregator. In 2013, SOFTSWISS was the first in the world to introduce a Bitcoin-optimised online casino solution.

Opera GX, the browser for gamers, today announced a major update to its RGX Mode that enhances videos and images during your web-surfing adventures. Opera GX has once again seamlessly integrated improved rendering and quality enhancement for videos and images to give you a turbo-charged browsing experience without having to pop open your PC case.

While GPU manufacturers would have you max out your credit for a new graphics card, Opera GX users don’t need the latest hardware, a premium subscription or to sit through a series of unskippable ads – they can enjoy the high-definition visual feast right in their browser for free. The new RGX mode also has the Split Preview option, which allows you to see the improvements you’re making to graphics in real time by moving your cursor across the image or video.

“After Opera GX originally announced RGX 1.0 in December of 2022, we knew people would think our high-def promises sounded too good to be true,” the Product Director for Opera GX, Maciej Kocemba, said. “That’s why, with this round of updates, we also added a preview window so users can see the improvements for themselves and put the improved RGX Mode to the test.”

To set up RGX, simply access the RGX sub-menu and set your effect preferences by adjusting the sliders for video and images according to what looks best to your eye. Customizable sliders allow users to fine-tune and adjust the intensity of the enhancements, letting them find the precise configuration that looks best with their setup and optimally suits their needs.

“With hardware prices skyrocketing and video streaming services all but forcing premium subscriptions on consumers, we wanted to bring our users a seamless way to ensure they’re getting sharper images and videos without the price tag or commitment,” Kocemba said. “RGX provides that same feast for the eyes without starving the wallet.”

Download Opera GX, activate RGX Mode and you’ll forever be able to watch your favorite content in YouTube Premium quality for YouTube 2006 prices. Learn more at www. Opera .com/GX.