Enlabs has launched a live casino together with Ezugi on the Lithuanian market.

The partnership will see more than 30 Blackjack, Roulette and Baccarat tables added to the Optibet brand, including a Russian language roulette and speed roulette variants.

“We are very excited to be able to add a new and very important vertical to our fast-growing brand in Lithuania. I’m confident that the combination of Ezugi’s high quality live casino and the unique promotional tools of our New Gaming Platform (NPL) will be a huge success,” Chris Davis, Head of Gaming at Enlabs, said.

Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Interactive division, has extended its footprint in Lithuania after launching with the market’s leading online sportsbook and casino TOPsport.

The supplier’s all-time classic casino games are now available to TOPsport’s players, including world-popular titles Book of Ra™ deluxe, Lucky Lady’s Charm™ deluxe and Sizzling Hot™ deluxe. More top performing content from Greentube Collections, an exclusive portfolio which encompasses all the supplier’s games series, is set to be integrated soon.

The partnership with TOPsport, the country’s largest online operator, expands Greentube’s reach in the market and cements its position as a go-to provider of quality casino content in regulated territories world-wide.

Michael Bauer, CFO/CGO of Greentube, said: “As the market leader in Lithuania, TOPsport is the perfect partner to expand our reach in the country and further increase our leading position in the Baltics. Our classics series boasts a variety of titles that players love and will make a valuable addition to the operator’s platform.”

Gintaras Staniulis, CEO of TOPsport, said: “Greentube’s classic casino games are a must-have in the Lithuanian market, and we’re thrilled to now offer our players titles which have been mainstays of the online casino sector for years. We’re looking forward to integrating more of the supplier’s quality content in the coming months, enabling us to further diversify our offering with fun and engaging games.”

In a morale-booasting news amid Covid-19-induced slow down, Baltic gaming operator Enlabs posted a profit of €2.64m for the first half of the year. The company also overcame a gaming suspension in Latvia.

While revenues were down at €16.6m from €18.4m the previous year in the same period, The number of total active customers rose by 14% during this period. But revenues slid by €1.8m to reach €16.6m. Deposits fell slightly to €53.5m (€54.4m).

Enlabs CEO and group president George Ustinov said: “During Q2 2020 Enlabs demonstrating its ability to adapt and evolve. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Latvian parliament suspended all gaming licenses in the country from 8 April to 10 June. Retail operations in Lithuania have also been suspended for the greater part of the quarter. We cut back on marketing communication in both Estonia and Lithuania.

“Despite these temporary disruptions, Enlabs recorded €6.1m revenue, €0.5m EBITDA and €0.5m net profit with positive operating cash flow.

“Enlabs’ customers have welcomed our return in Latvia with several daily activity records proving that regulated local operators can always better cater for customer demands. This also showed more broadly than ever that balanced regulation aligns the interests of players, operators and government authorities.”

Enlabs had acquired 29.9% of Global Gaming 555, introduced esports betting with EveryMatrix and signed a deal Playtech’s iPoker network.