ORYX Gaming, a Bragg Gaming Group company, has partnered with Top Bet in Serbia in a deal that will see the emerging operator take on ORYX Hub.

Top Bet, a promising new operator in Serbia, will be able to offer its local customers content from ORYX’s RGS library including ORYX proprietary content and titles from partnered studios such as Gamomat, Kalamba, Golden Hero and Givme Games, as well as newly-added CandleBets.

Via a single integration, Top Bet will also gain full access to ORYX Hub’s extensive library of 10,000+ casino games from 100+ providers.

ORYX is licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) and the Romanian National Gambling Office (ONJN) and is compliant, certified or approved in 16 other major jurisdictions.

Matevz Mazij, Managing Director of ORYX Gaming, said: “We’re excited to add Top Bet to our growing list of operator partners as we continue to go from strength to strength in Serbia and across several other markets, significantly enhancing the reach of our products and offering players a fun and engaging experience.”

Mirko Golijanin, General Manager Top Bet, said: “Our strategy is to bring the future to our customers. We create new trends and offer more. By partnering with ORYX we can easily offer our customers one of the most comprehensive games portfolios from a significant number of premium suppliers that will keep our players entertained while going after the big wins.

“Furthermore, we have provided more than 1,000 selling points for our customers’ payments and they can also choose the option for payment delivery at their own doorstep.”

B2B technology provider EveryMatrix continues to extend CasinoEngine’s coverage through a new partnership with virtual sports specialists Elbet. CasinoEngine clients can now increase their virtual games offering with Elbet’s entire portfolio of virtual sports, bingo and table games.

Founded in Serbia in 2002, omnichannel gaming provider Elbet has a long track record in producing high-end virtual games, currently successfully employed by 100 operators on three continents, including 4 state lotteries.

With over 11,500+ titles from 175+ providers and 450+ local and global jackpots, CasinoEngine is the go-to content library in iGaming. EveryMatrix is permanently increasing the coverage to the benefit of its clients looking to enter promising and newly regulated markets, deliver fresh content to their players or renew their existing game collection.

Amund Stensland, COO of CasinoEngine at EveryMatrix, says: “We are delighted to deliver Elbet’s portfolio of virtual games to our customers. Elbet offers a comprehensive offering, including dog and horse racing, virtual football, different kinds of virtual table games and virtual lotteries, which I am sure will be highly appreciated by operators looking to diversify their current casino offering.”

Shivan Patel, Head of Global Sales at Elbet, adds: “There is no doubt that EveryMatrix has an incredibly successful platform and large distribution channel. We are excited to partner with leading operators whilst increasing our online presence via EveryMatrix. We are jointly looking forward to a growing, successful partnership.”

Sports clubs in Bulgaria have protested against the Government’s plans to forcibly close nearly 600 casino venues across the country. The sports clubs said that government plans to shutter the casinos nationwide as part of a clampdown on gambling threatened their survival and called for a rethink.

Gambling companies are major sponsors of Bulgarian soccer champions Ludogorets, Cup holders Lokomotiv Plovdiv as well as lower division clubs, volleyball and basketball teams and competitions.

Earlier this month, a junior coalition partner in Bulgaria’s centre-right government, the nationalist NFSB, submitted a bill to parliament which would ban all casinos except at five-star hotels in about 10 holiday resorts. Under the plan, nearly 600 casinos and other betting venues would be closed by 2025 as part of efforts to tackle corruption and curb gambling among young people.

“The changes threaten the existence of many clubs,” Ludogorets said in a statement on Sunday, which followed similar declarations by many sports clubs.

The Bulgarian basketball federation said the gambling law changes would “inflict an extremely heavy blow” to Bulgarian sport. The Bulgarian Gambling Association said any changes should be subject to a broad discussion and assessed for their possible impact on industry and the state budget.

NFSB party leader Valeri Simeonov described the plans as a “second step against the pandemic of gambling addiction” following an earlier ban on private lotteries.

“I hope we will do a good job in the interests of Bulgarian society,” Simeonov said.