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Final Call for Entries for the World’s Most Valuable Literary Sports-Writing Prize

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Authors and publishers are being urged to enter their sports book into the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022. Entries for the world’s most valuable literary sports-writing prize, will close on 19th August 2022.

The first William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award took place in 1989, earning it the title of the longest-established competition in the industry, and since launching, has attracted thousands of authors and publishers including Nick Hornby, Marcus Trescothick and Brian Moore, as well as last year’s winner Michael Holding and three-time winner Duncan Hamilton.

Now in its 34th year, the award is dedicated to rewarding excellence in sports writing and providing authors and publishers a platform to showcase and promote their book.

Following a rigorous judging process from a panel of journalists, authors, sportspeople and industry leaders, the longlist will be announced in September 2022, and the judges will select the shortlist late October 2022. The overall winner will be declared on 1st December 2022 at an official award ceremony at BAFTA, London.

The Award has a £30,000 cash prize for the winner and the shortlisted authors will each receive £3,000 and a leather-bound copy of their book.

Book review panelist and renowned sports broadcaster, Matt Williams said: “It’s an enormous privilege to be involved in the selection process for this prestigious award. I’m a passionate advocate for excellent sport writing and I can tell you the standard this year is the highest ever. I’m also delighted by the variety of voices who are entering this year.

“With less than three weeks left to enter, we urge any author or publisher who has launched their sports book between 2nd September 2021 and 1st September 2022 to consider entering this year’s William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award and be in with the chance of being crowned our 2022 winner and receive the recognition they deserve.”

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REEVO onboards Playson as platform partner

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REEVO, the B2B content and aggregation platform, will integrate Playson casino content to its expanding roster of platform partners.

Playson, one of the industry’s leading games providers, will add its portfolio of 85 omnichannel casino games to the REEVO platform enabling it to extend its distribution to REEVO operator partners who will gain access to an even more diverse content offering.

REEVO, alongside creating a growing list of proprietary games, is onboarding a rapidly accelerating range of the industry’s leading content suppliers to provide operator partners with a comprehensive selection of the most diverse suite of games – all through a single API integration.

Petra Maria Poola, Head of Sales, Reevo, said: “Playson have become a household name as one of the leading games providers in our industry in recent years so to add their content to our platform was a no-brainer, providing our operator partners with even more best-in-class titles.

“REEVO’s platform growth is phenomenal and we are building something special that brands will not want to miss out on and that will take their casinos to the next level.”

Tamas Kusztos, CCO at Playson, added: “We are delighted to partner with REEVO. Playson is always looking for exciting  partnerships to drive the expansion of our presence in a market, and the deal with REEVO underlines this direction perfectly.”

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Germany’s Best Employer 2023: GAMOMAT earns top place

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GAMOMAT, one of the leading independent software developers for slot games, was recognised at the “Germany’s Best Employers 2023” competition, held yesterday evening at the Flora Cologne ballroom.

Out of more than 900 participating companies of all sizes and sectors, GAMOMAT made it into the top 100 and achieved an outstanding 13th ranking. This achievement points to the strength of GAMOMAT’s value-oriented corporate culture and confirms the company’s continued success story.

The evaluation process for the “Germany’s Best Employers 2023” competition was voluntary and independent. GAMOMAT’s employees were surveyed anonymously, assessing important factors such as leadership, trust, recognition, support, care, cooperation, team spirit, and identification with the company. Additionally, the company’s management provided information about their personnel and management procedures and measures.

“Our philosophy of ‘Good Work’ is very important to us. The quality of communication and collaboration has the highest priority for us, especially because we’ve adopted a hybrid and highly flexible working model. In this respect, the excellent ranking achieved in ‘Germany’s Best Employer 2023’  competition showcases what is experienced at GAMOMAT everyday. It makes us proud as a team and gives us momentum for our current and upcoming projects,” said Dr Alexandra Krone, Managing Director of GAMOMAT Development GmbH after the event.

GAMOMAT’s competition standing highlights the company’s commitment to providing an exceptional workplace culture that values its employees. The company’s encouragement of respectful interactions and promoting a supportive work environment has led it to being known as one of the best employers in Germany. The recognition achieved by GAMOMAT provides momentum for the company’s current and upcoming projects, solidifying its reputation as a dynamic and successful organisation.

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IGT Signs Deal with Gift & Go

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International Game Technology PLC (IGT) has announced that it has signed an agreement with B2B gifting technology platform, Gift & Go. This relationship will provide casino operators who use the IGT ADVANTAGE casino management system the option to add Gift & Go’s on-demand gifting technology platform to their slot machines’ service window or secondary display via IGT’s M5 content management technology. When deployed, Gift & Go enables players to conveniently participate in promotional gift programs and collect an array of goods that are fulfilled via Amazon Business.

“IGT’s agreement with Gift & Go can provide incremental value to our IGT ADVANTAGE system customers by enabling players to get items from Amazon Business through casino loyalty club gifting programs. We view this as a great way to enhance our systems solutions offering while helping our customers reduce product storage demands, labor requirements and capital allocations through a convenient and modern experience for their guests,” said Ryan Reddy, IGT SVP Global Video Poker, VLT, Systems and Payments.

“Through our agreement with IGT, Gift & Go can integrate with the widely deployed IGT ADVANTAGE casino management system and help a diverse spectrum of casino operators significantly enhance their loyalty and continuity club gifting programs, which can help increase revenue and reduce player walk rate. The proven Gift & Go platform helps casino operators maximize player retention and replace legacy processes with automation, personalization and convenience that players genuinely appreciate,” said Jon Reuben, Gift & Go Co-CEO.

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