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Expert slot games developer, Wazdan, has signed a new deal with Betsafe in Lithuania to bring 30 of their HTML5, tech-rich games to new Lithuanian players.

Founded in 2006 and acquired by Betsson Group in 2011, Betsafe has been keeping pace with innovation in the world of iGaming. They are a global brand, who pay close attention to each country they work in. Lithuania’s Betsafe operation offers the country’s favoured betting markets and slots, so that players have a top-class experience. Wazdan’s top 30 games are now joining the lineup of favoured slot providers. The latest slots from Wazdan will all be available for Betsafe’s Lithuanian customers to play, with recent launches Reel HeroTM, Sonic Reels, 9Tigers and Lucky9TM all on offer.

Passionate about providing superior online experiences, Betsafe’s website is designed with players in mind, and they partner with the world’s leading game providers to ensure excellency is offered via every game. This partnership is a great step forward for Wazdan in Lithuania. Betsafe are major players in the country, and sponsor the national basketball and football teams as well as the Lithuanian Basketball League. Wazdan brings more than a decade of experience to the market with its portfolio of premium games, giving Betsafe players access to their expertise with their top 30 first-class, innovative games.

The team at Wazdan are expert slot-developers. They design technically advanced games that include advanced games mechanics: algorithms, bonuses and Unique Wazdan Features. This combination sets Wazdan games apart, and ensures that each game is as engaging as it can be, tailored by the player to suit their personal preferences. Unique Wazdan Features include Volatility Levels™ which allows players to adjust the volatility of their game on each spin; Ultra Lite Mode which decreases the time taken to load the game; Ultra Fast Mode which speeds up the pace of the game; and Big Screen Mode which zooms the reels of the game to fill the entire screen.

“Wazdan is pleased to announce this new partnership with Betsafe in Lithuania, an operator as dedicated to iGaming as the team at Wazdan. This partnership allows Wazdan to extend our reach in Lithuania even further while giving Betsafe access to our most-popular games, sure to surprise and delight their players,” Andrzej Hyla, Head of Sales at Wazdan.

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The official shortlist of the Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards 2020 is now live.

 

It has been a hard and stressful period for some of the companies who battled daily by reaching out to their clients base and asking for feedback via votes to help them climb the charts and be included in the shortlist for the 2020 edition of the Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards (BSG Awards).

During June, the industry had the chance to cast their votes online for their favorite operators, software suppliers, and connected service providers and help them reach the Top 5 for their respective categories.

The online voting closed on the 30^th of June at midnight and we are happy to announce that despite the critical period the industry is facing, there have been a total of 9641 votes submitted during the session. There have been many categories in which the number of votes has been at the exact results for 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, and even 5^th place. All companies who made the shortlist should feel proud of this achievement.

The shortlists for each category can be found below and as mentioned in the statement, the winners will be decided by the attending delegates via final voting session at the third edition of the conference and awards that will be held on the 6^th of August in Tallinn at Radisson Blu Hotel Olümpia Tallinn.

Make sure to book as fast as possible as the seating is limited! You can choose one of the packages that include either delegate pass or delegate pass and accommodation combo (VIP Package)!

Here are the shortlists per category and per region:

Baltics – 18 Categories

1. BEST ONLINE CASINO IN THE BALTICS 2020 (OPERATORS)

• CBET
• NOMINI
• PAF
• UNIBET
• BETSAFE
• VIENSVIENS

 

2. BALTICS – BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN ONLINE CASINO 2020 (OPERATORS)

• CBET
• NOMINI
• PAF
• VIENSVIENS
• BETSAFE
• OPTIBET

 

3. BEST SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR IN THE BALTICS 2020 (OPERATORS)

• CBET
• OPTIBET
• PAF
• UNIBET
• BETSAFE
• BET365
• OLYBET

 

4. BALTICS – BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN SPORTS BETTING 2020 (OPERATORS)

• CBET
• PAF
• BETSAFE
• BET365
• VIENSVIENS
• UNIBET

 

5. BEST ESPORTS SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

• ULTRAPLAY
• MTG ESPORTS
• SPORTRADAR
• SIS
• TAIN BETTING

 

6. BEST FANTASY SPORTS / VIRTUAL SPORTS PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• DS Virtual Gaming
• FANTASY SPORTS INTERACTIVE (FSI)
• NSOFT
• PLAYTECH

 

7. RISING STAR IN BALTIC FANTASY SPORTS / VIRTUAL SPORTS 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• DS Virtual Gaming
• NSOFT
• FANTASY SPORTS INTERACTIVE (FSI)
• PLAYTECH

 

8. RISING STAR IN BALTIC SPORTS BETTING TECHNOLOGY 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• ALTENAR
• TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
• DIGITAIN
• STATSCORE
• SINGULAR

 

9. BEST SPORTS BETTING INNOVATION IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• SG DIGITAL
• Gaming Solutions
• TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
• ULTRAPLAY

 

10. BEST SPORTS BETTING PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• SOFTGAMINGS
• Gaming Solutions
• TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
• ULTRAPLAY
• ALTENAR

 

11. BEST MOBILE BETTING PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• Gaming Solutions
• TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
• ULTRAPLAY
• DIGITAIN
• STATSCORE

 

12. BEST ONLINE CASINO PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

• SOFT2BET
• EZUGI
• TOM HORN GAMING
• TV
• MICROGAMING

 

13. BEST ONLINE CASINO INNOVATOR IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

• SOFT2BET
• EZUGI
• TOM HORN GAMING
• SOFTGAMINGS
• TV
• PG SOFT

 

14. BEST SLOTS PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

• TOM HORN GAMING
• EZUGI
• RELAX GAMING
• WAZDAN
• PLAY’N GO
• EVOLUTION GAMING
• YGGDRASIL
• QUICKSPIN
• SYNOT GAMES
• NETENT

 

15. BEST LIVE CASINO PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

• EZUGI
• NETENT
• VIVO GAMING
• EVOLUTION GAMING
• TV

 

16. RISING STAR IN BALTIC ONLINE CASINO TECHNOLOGY 2020 (B2B)

• SOFT2BET
• EZUGI
• TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
• TOM HORN GAMING
• MICROGAMING

 

17. BEST PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (CONNECTED)

• CONNECTPAY
• GLOBALNETINT
• HEXOPAY
• BANKERA
• TRUSTLY
• ZIMPLER

 

18. BEST TESTING LABORATORY IN THE BALTICS 2020 (CONNECTED)

• BMM TESTLABS
• GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL(GLI)
• ECOGRA
• ITECH LABS
• QUINEL

 

Nordics – 18 Categories

 

19. BEST ONLINE CASINO IN THE NORDICS 2020 (OPERATORS)

• NOMINI
• WAZAMBA
• YOYOSE
• PAF
• BETWAY
• BWIN
• CASUMO
• 888
• VIDEOSLOTS
• UNIBET

 

20. NORDICS – BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN ONLINE CASINO 2020 (OPERATORS)

• WISHMAKER
• VIDEOSLOTS
• TIVOLI CASINO
• BWIN
• CASHMIO
• NORDICBET
• PAF
• KARAMBA
• UNIBET
• 888
• BET365
• POKERSTARS
• TOMBOLA
• NINJA CASINO
• CASUMO
• CHANZ
• GUTS
• JACKPOTJOY

 

21. BEST SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR IN THE NORDICS 2020 (OPERATORS)

• RABONA
• ZULABET
• BET365
• PAF
• BETWAY
• BWIN
• 888
• UNIBET
• TIPWIN
• SVENSKA SPEL

 

22. NORDICS – BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN SPORTS BETTING 2020 (OPERATORS)

• BET
• SVENSKA SPEL
• PAF
• STANLEYBET
• UNIBET
• BET365
• BETHARD
• BETSSON
• OPTIBET
• NORDICBET
• BWIN
• BETSTARS
• 888

 

23. BEST ESPORTS SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

• ULTRAPLAY
• SIS
• SPORTRADAR
• MTG ESPORTS
• ABIOS GAMING

 

24. BEST FANTASY SPORTS / VIRTUAL SPORTS PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• FANTASY SPORTS INTERACTIVE (FSI)
• VERMANTIA
• KIRON INTERACTIVE
• NSOFT
• BETCONSTRUCT
• PLAYTECH
• VSOFTCO
• MAGELLAN ROBOTECH
• SPORTRADAR
• BETSYS
• SCOUT GAMING GROUP

 

25. RISING STAR IN NORDIC FANTASY SPORTS / VIRTUAL SPORTS 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• FANTASY SPORTS INTERACTIVE (FSI)
• NSOFT
• VERMANTIA
• SWUSH
• BETCONSTRUCT
• EVENBET
• EVERYMATRIX
• KIRON INTERACTIVE
• BETRADAR
• SCOUT GAMING GROUP
• PLAYTECH
• OGS FANTASY SPORTS
• ELBET

 

26. RISING STAR IN NORDIC SPORTS BETTING TECHNOLOGY 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• Gaming Solutions
• TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
• ALTENAR
• PLAYTECH

 

27. BEST SPORTS BETTING INNOVATION IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• Gaming Solutions
• TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
• ALTENAR
• NSOFT

 

28. BEST SPORTS BETTING PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• Gaming Solutions
• TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
• ALTENAR
• TXODDS
• UPGAMING
• GIG (GAMING INNOVATION GROUP)
• BETCONSTRUCT
• METRIC GAMING
• NSOFT
• OFFSIDE GAMING
• LSPORTS
• SPORTING SOLUTIONS

 

29. BEST MOBILE BETTING PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

• GOLDEN RACE
• Gaming Solutions
• TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
• ULTRAPLAY
• ALTENAR
• FSB
• NSOFT
• GLOBAL BET
• STATSCORE
• BEST GAMING TECHNOLOGY (BGT – PLAYTECH)

 

30. BEST ONLINE CASINO PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

• TOM HORN GAMING
• SOFT2BET
• EZUGI
• TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
• GREENTUBE
• NETENT
• PLAY’N GO
• SG DIGITAL
• ASPIRE GLOBAL

 

31. BEST ONLINE CASINO INNOVATOR IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

• TOM HORN GAMING
• SOFT2BET
• EZUGI
• YGGDRASIL
• GREENTUBE
• ENDORPHINA
• NETENT
• BETCONSTRUCT
• PLAYSON
• QUICKSPIN
• ASPIRE GLOBAL
• SG DIGITAL
• SPIGO

 

32. RISING STAR IN NORDIC ONLINE CASINO TECHNOLOGY 2020 (B2B)

• TOM HORN GAMING
• SOFT2BET
• EZUGI
• TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
• GREENTUBE

 

33. BEST SLOTS PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

• TOM HORN GAMING
• YGGDRASIL
• EZUGI
• PLAY’N GO
• GREENTUBE

 

34. BEST LIVE CASINO PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

• VIVO GAMING
• NETENT
• EZUGI
• MICROGAMING
• EVOLUTION GAMING
• XPROGAMING

 

35. BEST PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (CONNECTED)

• TRUSTLY
• MONEYNETINT PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
• EML PAYMENTS
• PAYSAFE
• ECOMMPAY
• EMERCHANTPAY
• EURO PAYMENT GROUP

 

36. BEST TESTING LABORATORY IN THE NORDICS 2020 (CONNECTED)

• BMM TESTLABS
• QUINEL
• GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL(GLI)
• ECOGRA
• ITECH LABS

 

As mentioned in earlier press releases, the conference is going ahead as planned and based on official sources, Estonia has allowed from June 1 for citizens from EU and EEA countries with a slow current spread of COVID-19 to enter the country without the requirement of a 14-day self-isolation period.

You can consult the list that is updated weekly on the following link.

MARE BALTICUM – The Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Summit will once again bring together the leading companies in the Baltic and Scandinavian region for a full day of quality learning and networking with local regulators and industry experts.

You can find more details about the Agenda here or you can register here!

Browse the official event website here: www.marebalticumgaming.com

You can view the photo gallery from the inaugural event on the following link.

Browse the video archives of the panel discussions which were recorded on the 7^th of May at the virtual edition of the conference.

For further inquiries about the 2020 live edition of MBGS and BSG Awards (6 August – Tallinn, Estonia), speaking/attending/sponsoring options, make sure to send an e-mail to Andrada Bota (B2B Sales Executive at Hipther Agency) or subscribe to the weekly newsletter on the following link.

Visit www.marebalticumgaming.com for more details!

For media-related inquiries, please contact Alexandru Marginean (Marketing Specialist at Hipther Agency).

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Baltic regulators gather this August in Tallinn at the 3^rd edition of the MARE BALTICUM Gaming Summit (live conference).

 

The Baltic online and land-based gambling industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 lockdowns and tax revenues of the Baltic states have fallen drastically during the first semester of 2020.

In Estonia, the restrictions imposed due to coronavirus are having a significant impact on gambling tax receipts, to the extent they are paralyzing many activities, including those related to social welfare, financed by the tax and under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Affairs, the ministry says.

Lithuania’s gambling revenue for Q1 2020 has fallen 2.8% year-on-year to €25.9m, with an increased online contribution not enough to offset land-based declines caused by Covid-19.

Despite the decline in revenue, turnover across all licensees was up 13.8% to €296.5m in the three months to March 31. This was due to a significant jump in the contribution from online betting and gaming, which climbed 54.2% to €201.2m, meaning the channel accounted for 67.9% of market turnover in Q1. With Lithuania’s land-based venues closed from 16 March, turnover for the channel was down 20.8% to €94.3m.

The Latvian parliament (Saeima) has passed a bill on June 5 that effectively allows the return of gaming. Under the bill, both online and land-based gaming operations can return to business. As a result, the gambling industry in Latvia is planning to return as of June 9.

All gaming operations in Latvia were banned after a bill introduced on March 22. This was a direct result of the country’s government aiming at reducing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Back in April, the Latvian government updated the bill, effectively banning online gaming with an instant effect.

At the live edition of MARE BALTICUM Gaming Summit that will be held on the 6^th of August in Tallinn at Radisson Blu Hotel Olümpia Tallinn, the Baltic regulators are joining a unique panel discussion and round table discussion to bring the latest information about the outcome of the lockdowns, but also to discuss together with the industry the way forward.

The panel discussion will be moderated by the MARE BALTICUM Gaming Summit Ambassador, Andrius Gabnys (Attorney At Law – Gabnys Law Firm) and will be joined by Sören Meius (Estonian Ministry of Finance), Lolita Sumskaite (Ministry of Finance Lithuania) and Signe Birne (Director of Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection of the Republic of Latvia). More names from the Baltic regulatory bodies will be added in the upcoming weeks.

Make sure to book as fast as possible as the seating is limited! You can choose one of the packages that include either delegate pass or delegate pass and accommodation combo (VIP Package)!

As mentioned in earlier press releases, the conference is going ahead as planned and based on official sources, Estonia has allowed from June 1 for citizens from EU and EEA countries with a slow current spread of COVID-19 to enter the country without the requirement of a 14-day self-isolation period.

You can consult the list that is updated weekly on the following link.

As in earlier years, the conference will also feature the next edition of the Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards (BSG Awards). Read more here…

MARE BALTICUM – The Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Summit will once again bring together the leading companies in the Baltic and Scandinavian region for a full day of quality learning and networking with local regulators and industry experts.

You can find more details about the Agenda here or you can register here!

Browse the official event website here: www.marebalticumgaming.com

You can view the photo gallery from the inaugural event on the following link.

Browse the video archives of the panel discussions which were recorded on the 7^th of May at the virtual edition of the conference.

For further inquiries about the 2020 live edition of MBGS and BSG Awards (6 August – Tallinn, Estonia), speaking/attending/sponsoring options, make sure to send an e-mail to Andrada Bota (B2B Sales Executive at Hipther Agency) or subscribe to the weekly newsletter on the following link.

Visit www.marebalticumgaming.com for more details!

For media-related inquiries, please contact Alexandru Marginean (Marketing Specialist at Hipther Agency).