The industry’s well-known games development company, Red Rake Gaming, has agreed a new content deal with Rivalo for the Colombian market which will see it broaden its presence in the growing Latin American online gaming market.

Rivalo will launch a broad selection of Red Rake Gaming’s localized top performing games in the Colombian market, including its record-breaking Super15Stars – the non-stop, action-packed slot which combines feature games and bonus rounds from all its predecessors in the Super series of games, all of which have been very well received in Latin America.  Additional titles from the Red Rake diverse suite of games includes Million 777; giving players a million ways to win, The Asp of Cleopatra, 1st of the Irish, and Secrets of the Temple, all of which continue to hold top spots across the Red Rake Gaming portfolio.

The partnership is testament to Red Rake Gaming’s commitment to its clients by growing its market coverage and thereby play a key role in aiding their partners deliver on their growth strategies. The collaboration will assist Rivalo in its delivery of providing the best gaming experience to their Colombian players.

Colombia is one of the most recent market entries for Red Rake Gaming following recent several ones, including Belarus and the implementation of the German Toleration Regime and Greek regulatory requirements.

Nick Barr, Managing Director for Red Rake Malta, commented: “We are delighted that Rivalo have chosen to partner with Red Rake Gaming to continue its growth in Colombia. We have always had a strong response to our content in the Latin American market across both our slots and video bingos, so we are highly confident in our being able to deliver significant results for Rivalo. We look forward to our impending launch.”

Alvaro Mosquera, Rivalo’s Country Manager for Colombia, commented: “We are very excited to be launching top performing Red Rake games in Colombia and to partner with a company that offers our Online Casino users great value, performance and entertainment on their varied game portfolio. We look forward to continue to expand our Casino Game offering and to introduce the Red Rake brand and games to our Colombian users and the market as a whole.”

Another lockdown has come and gone in the UK and luckily the good news and main difference from the first global shutdown is the continuation of major sporting events, including all racing, taking place behind closed doors. While not only is this good for our own mental health to get through the colder winter days, it is also critical for our industry.

The lack of elite sport throughout March, April and May was crippling for many. AllSported, the leading trading racing trading solution from Racing Post, recently released a research paper – Trading the past for the future – looking at the state of play in the trading industry post lockdown. The paper discusses how the exchanges are playing a huge role in pricing and look at what is next for the trading floor.

The damage from a complete wipeout of sport and of course the wider economic issues resulting from a global pandemic are still to be played out in full. While the gambling world is most definitely not bulletproof to wider economic factors there is a sense that this is not the only cause in the dropoff. As part of the research contributors from Banach Technology and TXODDS, partners in AllSported, take a deep dive into how the pandemic is highlighting changes across the trading landscape.

The paper discusses how horseracing bookmaking is a different beast and the nuances involved aren’t being accounted for with ready-made solutions. The AllSported team spent some time speaking to both operators and platform providers and have come up with what they agree to be the main issues. The panel assembled came up with varying opinions throughout the research paper.

Key researcher and Head of Trading Solutions Alan Casey discussed the depth of the white paper and the effects of 2020 on horseracing trading saying:

‘2020 has been a year like no other but from our research, we’re seeing that this year has accelerated change that was already taking place rather than completely changing the direction of the industry. We now know customers have more time to expect the best customer experience and will no longer accept the norm across any industry and that includes betting.

‘We’ll be discussing the findings at this weeks Betting on Sports America conference and we’re excited to share what we’ve found and how that’s going to shape racing trading going forward.’

Pragmatic Play, a leading game content provider to the gaming industry, has signed an agreement with Pin Projekt that will see its full portfolio of award-winning slot content made available on the operators WWin brand.

The European sports betting brand will see its online casino offering boosted by Pragmatic Play’s expansive slot collection, including latest hit Christmas Carol Megaways, as well as the multi-award-winning Wolf Gold and fan-favourite Deluxe series.

Under the agreement, WWin customers will also have access to Pragmatic Play’s suite of player engagement tools, Enhance, which is proven to increase customer retention and acquisition.

Lena Yasir, Vice President at Pragmatic Play, said: “We’re constantly looking to expand our European presence, and are delighted to have signed this agreement with Pin Projekt to supply our slots to its leading sports betting brand, WWin.

“Our slot portfolio continues to grow and adds exciting revenue opportunities for operators through the diverse content which appeals to players of all tastes and demographics.”

Ivan Grkovic, Chief Commercial Officer at Pin Projekt, said: “We’re thrilled to have agreed a deal with Pragmatic Play to take their entire slot offering live.

“We’re always looking for ways to grow our offering and deliver the best possible experiences to our customers and onboarding Pragmatic Play’s slot portfolio will take our casino products to the next level.”

Pragmatic Play currently produces up to five new slot titles a month, as well as delivering Live Casino and Bingo products through its multi-vertical offering. The company’s entire portfolio is available through a single API integration.