Casino Cosmopol selects Playtech as systems partner for complete casino management solution

Casino Cosmopol the Swedish company has hand-picked as its System Partner the Intelligent Gaming Systems (IGS), a Playtech company providing management systems to retail gaming operators. The partnership will facilitate the deliverance of the complete casino management suite comprising slots, tables, poker, visitor registration, cash desk and business intelligence capabilities.

Casino Cosmopol a wholly-owned subsidiary of AB Svenska Spel has to its credit four international casinos operating in Sweden. The casinos remunerate over 1300 employees and acquired over one million visits in 2016. The surplus from Casino Cosmopol goes directly to the government treasury and is dispensed to serve an array of good causes.

Per Jaldung, the CEO of Casino Cosmopol, said: IGS was awarded the contract of System Partner following a competitive tender process. “As a public-sector organisation, Casino Cosmopol applies the Public Procurement Act and our major investments are subject to a competitive procurement process. We specified detailed requirements for a system to connect our gaming, business and compliance operations, with a focus on AML and GDPR.”

“Intelligent Gaming Systems was the supplier that met our requirements best and was consequently awarded the contract. Its understanding of the challenges that are presented by AML and GDPR with respect to casino operation has made us feel very confident that they are the right match for Casino Cosmopol,” he added.

Casino Cosmopol and IGS have entered into a framework agreement and the system will be implemented in several phases across 2018 and 2019.

Martin Sykes, the Managing Director, IGS, said: “This success underlines our position as the leading systems supplier to the European casino industry. Casino Cosmopol is one of the world’s most responsible gaming operators and is at the leading edge of initiatives such as AML and GDPR. The project includes a number of innovative developments which will underpin our position as the world leaders in AML and responsible gaming.”