Cloudbet, the pioneering bitcoin casino and sportsbook, has unveiled a raft of new features, including a world-first rollout aimed at professional sports players.

In a first for bitcoin betting operators, Cloudbet will grant all customers and affiliates open access to its machine interface (API), allowing them to more closely integrate their activities with the operator’s sportsbook.

This feature is geared towards professional sports bettors, and, at a minimum, will allow players to see changes in market odds at a vastly accelerated rate. Meanwhile, a partner API tier allows other bookmakers to interface with Cloudbet to manage their customer liabilities.

Other Cloudbet enhancements announced today include:

• Sportsbook: Easy to edit “My Favorites” section, an updated bet slip that accommodates more parlay flexibility, and “Money Talks,” a feature that highlights for selected events any divergence in opinion between market odds and actual bets placed.
• Casino: More variety and flexibility in bonus activations, and a new bonus reward for deposits greater than 20 euros.
• Fiat currency integration: Players can now deposit and bet with US dollars, Canadian dollars and euros.

The wave of improvements comes hot on the heels of a milestone 2020 for Cloudbet, during which the operator integrated six new cryptocurrencies and added features including esports, politics betting, virtual sports, social-media bet sharing and easy credit-card coin purchases.

“We had a busy year, and we continue to raise the bar for ourselves,” a Cloudbet spokesperson said. “We’re constantly looking for ways to provide players with the best bitcoin betting experience in the world.”

Founded in 2013, Cloudbet established itself as one of the world’s leading bitcoin betting operators, with a reputation built on unparalleled security and speedy withdrawals. Cloudbet’s sportsbook has made a name for itself with its low-margin odds on a multitude of markets around the world, while the Cloudbet casino has hundreds of slots and a live-dealer experience with all classic table games.

The operator now supports betting in nine cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, USD Tether, USDC, Pax, Pax Gold, Dai and Link.

EGT Interactive has reinforced its position in the Croatian iGaming market through a partnership with Adria Casino Croatia under Senator’s brand.

The deal is a logical expansion of the long-term collaboration between the gaming equipment manufacturer EGT and the land-based casino operator Senator. Now their success is transferring into the iGaming industry.

Croatia is a successful market for EGT Interactive, and the provider continues to increase its presence by adding Senator to its market’s client portfolio. Through its vast experience in the iGaming market, EGT Interactive has grown significantly over the years to become an industry leader in this territory.

Senator already released some of the provider’s top-notch content. The impressive collection of online video slots that are already available for the players includes titles like Burning Hot, Great 27, Frog Story, Rise of Ra, Shining Crown and many more.

“Senator is a well-known brand in Croatia with an impressive reach on the market. We are certain that the well-known portfolio of EGT games in Croatia will additionally support the growth of the online brand of Senator and bring great results for both of us,” Todor Zahariev, Managing Director of EGT Interactive, said.

“We are happy to expand our collaboration with EGT Interactive to an exciting iGaming market and we believe that together we can achieve the best results and ensure the growth of our companies, both in the Croatian and international market,” Dimitar Deskoski, CEO of Senator Croatia, said.

Denmark’s gross gaming revenue has declined 8.7% year-on-year in 2020. The closure of land-based gambling facilities, coupled with the cancellation and postponement of many sports events, is the reason for the revenue decline.

Figures released by the national gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden showed that revenue in 2020 amounted to DKK6.00bn (€806.7m), down from DKK6.57bn in the previous year.

Online casino overtook sports betting to become the primary source of gambling income, for the first time since regulation, with revenue here rising by 4.5% to DKK2.45bn. Spillemyndigheden said this was due to players switching to iGaming while land-based facilities were closed, but noted that the 4.5% increase was lower than the average annual increase of 13.0% since regulation in 2012.

Sports betting revenue declined 8.9% year-on-year to DKK2.29bn, while retail slot machine revenue dropped 29.3% to DKK986.0m. Revenue at land-based casinos was also down 31.7% to DKK239.0m.

“One might have expected that there would have been a marked increase in online casino games when the physical gaming halls and casinos were closed down and the opportunities to bet on sports were severely limited,” Anders Dorph, Director of Spillemyndigheden, said.

“However, that is far from the case. Although online casino increased a bit, it is the smallest increase since 2012, and it therefore far outweighs the massive decline we have seen in the other areas.”