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Regal take Supplier of the Year crown at Stonegate Annual Awards
Stonegate Group, the UK’s largest pub company with over 4,500 sites has named Regal Gaming Technologies as its Supplier of the Year in the company’s ‘We Have Fun’ Category.
Part of the MERKUR UK family of brands, Regal beat-off the challenge of numerous suppliers thanks to what Pauline Bass, Stonegate’s Director of Customer and Guest Experience described as an ‘amazing performance, innovative spirit and great teamwork alongside Stonegate colleagues.’
Announcing the Award Pauline Bass stated: “Regal Gaming Technologies nailed an 8 percent year-over-year growth year-to-date, beating their nearest competitor by 5 percent. They also boosted the premium to standard digital mix by 22 percent, setting new trends in the industry.
“By working hand in hand, they showed how dedicated they are to creating tailored solutions and growing together. This dynamic partnership and their stellar achievements made Regal Gaming Technologies the obvious choice for this award”.
This is the second time in three years that Regal has won Gold at the Stonegate Supplier Awards as Matt Bicknell, Managing Director Operations confirmed. He stated: “To win an award for the second time in three years is on its own a fantastic achievement, however this most recent accolade best captures what Regal stands for and what I am immensely proud of.
“The ‘We Have Fun’ award recognises our continued investment in the very best cabinets, the very best content and the delivery of business-critical insight generated by our fully-connected reporting systems. However, and most significantly, it also recognises Regal’s ‘can do’ culture combined with the ability to bring some fun to the working environment.
“This award is dedicated to the entire team at Regal Gaming Technologies for its dedication, its professionalism and its commitment to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our customers and business partners.”
Regal’s 2023 capital investment programme comprised £24m on the latest AWPs, £2m on new dual payment pool tables and over £250,000 securing the latest digital jukeboxes.
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Blask Wins Prestigious “Startup of the Year” at 2024 Starlet Awards
Blask, the pioneering AI-powered analytics ecosystem for iGaming, has been named “Startup of the Year” at the prestigious 2024 Starlet Awards. The company earned this recognition for developing a groundbreaking market intelligence platform that has redefined how gaming operators leverage data and market insights.
Award Recognition
The award confirms Blask’s revolutionary approach to market analytics and its significant impact on how iGaming companies access and utilise market intelligence. Powered by AI models including Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing, Blask analyses billions of data points across 2000+ active brands to provide unprecedented market insights.
The Starlet Awards recognition follows Blask’s recent SiGMA Asia Startup Pitch 2024 Award victory. “Winning these awards affirms our belief that innovation and bold ideas can reshape the iGaming landscape. The recognition underscores the impact of our cutting-edge AI technology and our relentless pursuit to transform data into actionable insights”, reflects Max Tesla, CEO and Co-founder of Blask
Blask provides operators with a strategic edge across multiple critical areas. Its real-time market analysis capabilities deliver instant access to crucial market metrics, while the high-granularity data available at one-hour intervals enables swift, informed decision-making. The sophisticated AI modelling system estimates GGR and FTD by analysing a comprehensive range of inputs, including historical data, third-party OSINT data, market performance, competitor metrics, historical brand performance, market reports, and public company disclosures.
Beyond analytics, Blask offers robust brand monitoring and competitor analysis tools, alongside strategic and tactical planning capabilities particularly valuable for market entry decisions and maximising performance during major events. The recently introduced customer profile feature harnesses AI to generate detailed, country-specific user profiles, adding another layer of strategic insight for operators.
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Aviatrix named ‘Game of the Year’ at EGR Operator Awards
Aviatrix, the crash game featuring innovative engagement mechanics, has been named ‘Game of the Year’ at the EGR Operator Awards 2024.
The latest award marks an incredible rise for the title, which has quickly grown to become a fan favourite in markets around the world.
Vladislav Artemyev, CEO of Aviatrix at Aviatrix, said: “We’ve been proud to win several awards since we started out our journey with Aviatrix, and to now be named EGR’s ‘Game of the Year’ is a particularly great honour. But make no mistake, this is just the start of what we have planned for Aviatrix. We’re committed to constantly improving the game for both our existing players and the new ones who join this adventure every day.”
Aviatrix is regularly updated with new features and functionality, including the recent launch of free bet promo codes, which allows operators, affiliates and streamers to seamlessly promote the title without the need for additional integrations.
The game has also significantly expanded into regulated markets over the past few months, gaining licences and certifications in Italy, Greece, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, Peru, Georgia and by the MGA, with more markets to be added soon.
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Continent 8 Technologies wins Fujitsu Rising Star of the Year award
Fujitsu has named Continent 8 Technologies as the recipient of its coveted Rising Star of the Year Award at its recent Future Proof Event in London.
The awards ceremony formed part of the company’s flagship event where attendees could learn more about Fujitsu’s data center expertise and how it can be used to help iGaming operators and suppliers position their businesses for future growth and success.
The judging panel crowned Continent 8 as Rising Star of the Year for joining the Fujitsu ecosystem as a service provider and quickly building market-leading services for the global iGaming industry that leverage Fujitsu’s data center technologies.
The award was presented by Graham Bromham, Channel & Midmarket Sales Director at Fujitsu UK to Continent 8 Technologies Regional Sales Director, Aidan-Rees Williams, and Regulatory Account Director, Graham Foster, at the glitzy event held at Pullman London St Pancras.
Fujitsu provides a wide range of solutions to operators and suppliers, from data centres and infrastructure to powerful data tools powered by the latest technologies. This includes its Private GPT, an AI-driven solution that allows organisations to securely chat with their data.
Graham Bromham, Channel & Midmarket Sales Director at Fujitsu UK, said: “We have been delighted to welcome Continent 8 as a Fujitsu partner with the collaboration providing to be incredibly valuable to both companies.
“Collaborations like this present tremendous opportunities and result in shared successes, which we have already enjoyed with Continent 8. But we have only just scratched the surface of what we can achieve together and look forward to strengthening the partnership moving forwards.
“Continent 8 is a really deserving winner of our Rising Star award and we couldn’t be happier to have presented the trophy at our awards ceremony.”
Michael Tobin, Founder and CEO at Continent 8 Technologies, added: “Fujitsu has been an invaluable strategic partner for Continent 8, collaborating closely with us to deliver secure, high-availability and zero-compromise hosting, connectivity and cloud solutions to operators and suppliers in the global iGaming and online sports betting industry.
“To be named Rising Star of the Year is a testament to what we have been able to achieve through this partnership in a short space of time, and I would like to thank Fujitsu and the Continent 8 team for their efforts in maximising the potential of our collaboration.”
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