The SOFTSWISS Sportsbook is expanding its client network through a new agreement with Bets.io. With the strategic addition of a sports betting option to its portfolio, the online casino is committed to enhancing the player experience and diversifying its offering.

Created by crypto enthusiasts, Bets.io offers players an exhilarating gaming experience with an extensive library of titles and innovative gameplay. Operating under a Curaçao licence, the project caters to a specific audience that prefers crypto over traditional fiat currency. The company distinguishes itself by providing betting options in the most popular crypto coins: BTC, BCH, LTC, ETH, DOGE, USDT, XRP, ADA, BNB, DAI, TRX.

Following the seamless integration between the online casino and the gamified sports betting platform, the SOFTSWISS Sportsbook, casino players now can enjoy betting on a vast selection of more than 200 sports, including esports, with betting odds provided by Betradar and Oddin.gg. In addition, sports fans can elevate their betting experience with a range of enticing bonuses, such as Freebet and Comboboost.

Bets.io will enjoy the advantage of receiving top-level SOFTSWISS support and technical assistance throughout the partnership. This support encompasses tailoring the platform to meet specific customisation requirements to incorporate new functionality requested by the client. What is more, Bets.io also will have access to various player management tools, such as detailed betting statistics, flexible odds, event settings, and top-notch customer support.

Commenting on the partnership, Alexander Kamenetskyi, Head of SOFTSWISS Sportsbook, says: “Using our sports betting platform, Bets.io will strengthen their business through enhanced engagement and a broader market reach, while players will have access to a wide range of sports, events, leagues, and tournaments. I am pleased to welcome a new partner and happy to mention that we will launch another joint project soon. Inspired by the trust placed in us by our new client, the SOFTSWISS Sportsbook team will continue to add new features to offer unique solutions that lead our clients to success and improve the gaming experience of bettors.”

The Bets.io team adds: “We have a great opportunity to explore the benefits of the Sportsbook Platform and offer our players something new. Working with the SOFTSWISS team was seamless, and we look forward to the outstanding results of this collaboration. Thanks to our new partner for their continued support during all stages of integration.”

Being part of the product ecosystem, the SOFTSWISS Sportsbook offers clients a wide range of bonuses unique to the iGaming industry, and the ability to launch jackpot campaigns on sports events.

About SOFTSWISS

SOFTSWISS is an international iGaming company supplying ISO 27001-certified software solutions for managing gambling operations. The expert team, which counts 1,400 employees, is based in Malta, Poland, Georgia, and Belarus. SOFTSWISS holds a number of gaming licences and provides one-stop-shop iGaming software solutions. The company has a vast product portfolio, including the Online Casino Platform, the Game Aggregator with thousands of casino games, the Affilka affiliate platform, the Sportsbook Platform and the Jackpot Aggregator. In 2013, SOFTSWISS was the first in the world to introduce a Bitcoin-optimised online casino solution.

The world of cryptocurrencies is evolving, creating more efficient and practical technologies. Top crypto platforms focus not only on multi-currency but also on adding various networks. In this context, the BetFury platform launches Arbitrum and Optimism, two popular networks with their native ARB and OP tokens. Why is this a great opportunity for Ether holders and fans of cheap transactions?

New Networks – Great Profit

The introduction of Arbitrum and Optimism to the BetFury platform is, first of all, adding variability in the use of networks and their native tokens. For example, each Arbitrum user can transfer a supported currency (ETH, USDT, USDC, DAI, or ARB) to their account balance to play and earn more. It is a kind of another iGaming utility for all supported tokens. In turn, experienced BetFury players can use the networks to transfer assets easily and cheaply.

Over three years ago, BetFury created a native BFG token with many utilities. The most profitable of them is BetFury Staking, with up to 50% APY and the possibility of daily withdrawals. Anyone with at least 100 BFG can withdraw daily Staking payouts in five popular cryptocurrencies: BTC, ETH, USDT, BNB, and TRX. In conjunction with the new Arbitrum and Optimism networks, we receive excellent passive income with the possibility of cheap and fast transfers for most of the above currencies. Therefore, BetFury’s collaboration with Arbitrum and Optimism creates a symbiosis in the entire crypto ecosystem.

Why are Arbitrum and Optimism Top Networks?

For those unfamiliar with the networks, they are an Ethereum Layer 2 solution and work with Optimistic Rollups. They reduce the load on the main network and help its scalability. Compared to the Ethereum network, they are more practical and very cheap. To withdraw currency from BetFury through the Arbitrum network, you should pay 1 ARB (about $0.76) and through the Optimism network – 0.6 OP (about $0.77).

If we compare Arbitrum and Optimism, the latter is almost twice as inferior in Total Value Locked (TVL). Arbitrum also has a larger number of protocols. Optimism uses single-stage proofs of fraud, while Artibrum uses multi-stage off-chain proofs. Arbitrum protection is more effective, but the sequencer is responsible for the proof, and Optimism offers this function to anyone. Therefore, you should rely on your preferences when choosing one of them.

New ARB and OP Tokens on BetFury

Over three years, the ecosystem collaborated with many well-known crypto platforms. Users can place bets in games using over 50 cryptocurrencies: BTC, ETH, BNB, AVAX, DOGE, SHIB, etc. Partnership with Arbitrum and Optimism allows earning ARB and OP by playing games. It is an excellent opportunity for investors and ARB and OP holders to try a new type of income and discover the world of iGaming. In addition to cheap transactions, BetFury provides excellent conditions for deposits and withdrawals. For ARB: min deposit – 0.7 ARB, min withdrawal – 0.7 ARB, for OP: min deposit – 0.5 OP, min withdrawal – 0.5 OP.

SOFTSWISS, an innovative tech provider offering iGaming solutions, presents its latest crypto gaming trends report, derived from the data collected across five hundred brands powered by the сompany.

The presented analysis considers in-game currency conversion capabilities. In 2022, the SOFTSWISS Online Casino Platform introduced a crypto-centric feature, heralding a new paradigm where players possessing crypto holdings could seamlessly partake in games originally designed for fiat currency transactions.

H1 2023: THE BIG PICTURE

During the first half of the year, the iGaming market exhibited a consistent pattern of growth. In absolute terms, the total wagered amount demonstrated a 37% increase compared to the first half of the previous year, while the number of bets underscored even more remarkable growth of 49%.

STATE OF CRYPTO

When comparing digital coin bets between H1 2023 and H1 2022, the analysis shows stable 16.5% growth in monetary terms. Notably, the number of crypto bets has soared by 83.6% since the second half of 2022. At the same time, they remained consistent at 29.5% of the total wagered amount in the last six months, which indicates a continued player interest in this option regardless of fluctuations in cryptocurrency rates.

AVERAGE BET

Intriguing trends emerge as part of the average bet analysis spanning 2022 to 2023. While the average total and fiat bets show minor fluctuations within the 4-9 p.p. range, the average crypto bet follows a different trajectory. It initially drops from 2.84 euro in the first half of 2022 to 1.69 euro in its second half, but then rebounds to 1.80 euro in the first half of 2023. Notably, the average crypto bet demonstrates a rapid decline during the first six months of the year despite the concurrent rise in the number of crypto bets. 

Andrey Starovoitov, Co-CEO at SOFTSWISS comments: “The crypto market is rather sensitive to changes in the global environment. The SOFTSWISS analysts conducted a correlation analysis between key player activity indicators and the Fear and Greed Index. The analysis revealed that even during the period of relative apprehension in the cryptocurrency market, business indicators remain precisely high.”

PREVALENT CRYPTOCURRENCIES IN IGAMING

The Top 5 most used digital coins according to the SOFTSWISS Online Casino Platform remained unchanged in 2022-2023. 

As of the first half of the current year, the cryptocurrency distribution structure is as follows:

• Bitcoin – 76.2%
• Ethereum – 9.0%
• Litecoin – 5.5% 
• Tether – 4.7%
• Dogecoin – 2.6%

Bitcoin has seen the most growth, with its share increasing by 7.9 p.p. compared to the first half of the previous year. On the other hand, Ethereum and Litecoin have lost 5.5 and 2.5 p.p. respectively.