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Neil Platt of Beacon Counselling Trust to facilitate workshops at bacta SR Exchange

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3 months ago

November 15, 2018

Neil Platt of Beacon Counselling Trust to facilitate workshops at bacta SR Exchange

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With a packed programme and registration numbers increasing on a daily basis, the bacta SR exchange is on course for an engaging and highly productive event.

Social Responsibility is core to bacta’s mission and the SR Exchange has been conceived to bring together Social Responsibility professionals, Operators and their staff for an exchange of knowledge and experience.

It is anticipated that the free-to-attend event will bring new insight into the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm. An entire afternoon at the Exchange will be devoted to a series of workshop sessions at which those at the front-line can share their views on what works, what doesn’t work, and why.

Neil Platt, Clinical Director at the Beacon Counselling Trust, will be a facilitator for two individual workshops under the banner: Sometimes it’s more than a game. The Beacon Counselling Trust is a mental health support provider delivering a wide range of community based programmes, through multiple locations across the North West and North Wales. The Trust has engaged with more than 5,000 patients in the last two years.

Neil is an extremely experienced and well respected mental health clinician with a wide range of qualifications in mental health and emotional wellbeing, having worked both nationally and internationally within this field. Neil leads on the Problematic Gambling Treatment and Support programme across the North West and North Wales, The Programme is commissioned through GambleAware and GamCare and will engage with over 2000 patients this year.

Neil also leads on the GamCare Big Deal Young People and Professionals education Programme across the North West. Neil is a Royal Society for Public Health tutor and lectures extensively in the UK and abroad.

Looking forward to the very first SR Exchange, Neil reveals: “I am extremely pleased to be part of the development team of the Sometimes it’s more than a game programme that we will be showcasing at the conference.

“The programme provides practical educational steps for bacta members and their staff to firstly recognise, and secondly to confidently engage with, and then finally to help minimise the harm to individuals and the wider community for those who may be experiencing or at risk of experiencing gambling related harm. This is a wonderfully practical initiative and a model of best practice and collaboration between bacta and Providers within the Treatment and Support network,” concluded Neil.

Anyone wishing to participate in the bacta SR Exchange should contact Linda Malcolm at bacta without delay. Linda may be reached on +44(0)20 7730 6444 or at LindaM@bacta.org.uk

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BetConstruct secures ADM approval for Italian market

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4 hours ago

February 18, 2019

Zoltan Tundik

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BetConstruct made it to the licensing list of the Italian Agenzia Dogane Monopoli.

BetConstruct continuously expands its operations to the regulated markets. In 2018 they got licensed to provide gaming products of well-known MGA-Licensed casino providers, secured Remote Operating Licence from the UKGC for their Live Casino, got their Retail Solutions licensed in Romania. And the list of the achievements goes on.

Recently the Italian Gaming Regulator has published the name-list of the new licensees and Vivaro Limited, trading as BetConstruct, was featured there.

To help their partners to enlarge the coverage of their operations worldwide, the team at BetConstruct aims to further expand to such markets as the USA, Denmar, and Sweden.

About BetConstruct

BetConstruct is an award-winning developer and provider of online and land-based gaming solutions with development, sales and service centers around the globe.

BetConstruct’s innovative and proven offerings include an extensive range of products and services, including Sportsbook, Sports Data Solutions, Retail Solutions, RNG & Live Dealer Casino, VR Casino, Poker, Skill Games, Fantasy Sports, Social Platform and more. The latest addition is the industry-first complete management infrastructure, SpringBME (Business Management Environment).

All partners benefit from the BetConstruct Spring platform with its powerful back office tools and all-inclusive services that empower operators’ growth and help contain their costs. From stand-alone set up to turn-key and white label solutions, BetConstruct offers its partners unfettered opportunity to succeed.

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Novomatic inks partnership with Indo Pacific Gaming

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7 hours ago

February 18, 2019

Niji Ng

Novomatic inks partnership with Indo Pacific Gaming

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The Austria-based gambling company Novomatic has signed a distribution agreement with Indo Pacific Gaming (IPG), which will allow it to offer its full range of gaming solutions into the Asia–Pacific region.

As per the deal, IPG will provide sales distribution for its specialist markets of Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Goa, Nepal and Vietnam. The Novomatic product suite comprises leading slot machines, market-focused games and multi-game mixes, electronic table games, systems, jackpots, sports betting and media technologies. The partnership will accelerate the expansion of NOVOMATIC in the Asia–Pacific region.

Novomatic will continue to expand its footprint in Asia–Pacific with top-performing ETG installations and the introduction of its latest gaming technologies throughout the region. In addition, the portfolio of Asian-themed NOVOMATIC slot games is expanding and brand new titles such as Dragon Hits™ and Asian Dragon™ Hot were premiered at ICE 2019 in London last week.

Loren Stout, VP of Operations and Sales IPG, said: “This agreement with NOVOMATIC further strengthens our product portfolio for our valued customers. We look forward to a successful partnership with NOVOMATIC and providing their world leading suite of products throughout our territories in Asia.”

Robert Dijkstra, VP of Business Development and Sales, Asia-Pacific NOVOMATIC, said: “Partnering with IPG, who has a very respectable track record in these territories, NOVOMATIC will strengthen its presence and reach to provide products and services to new and existing customers.”

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BBIN wins International Gaming Award

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February 18, 2019

Niji Ng

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Taiwan-based iGaming software supplier BBIN has won the Australia/Asia Focused Technology Supplier at the International Gaming Awards. This is the third straight year that BBIN this winning at the International Gaming Awards.

The year 2019 is the 20th Anniversary of the company. Winning the prestigious award reflects BBIN’s strong capabilities and long-term cultivation in Asia.

BBIN, a premier online gaming system supplier in Asia, provides award-winning technology and service. The company has been nominated for numerous times and won multiple significant gaming awards in the industry. This year, BBIN is honoured to have been bestowed with the IGA Awards. Such accomplishment is a proof and assurance of BBIN’s global credibility to existing and potential collaborative partners around the world. In the future, BBIN will continue to develop a more diversified and professional brand, offering cutting-edge products and services. Moreover, BBIN has recently built strategic collaborations with distinguished brands in popular sporting events and international charity events. Keeping moving forward with its leadership title in Asia’s online gaming industry, BBIN supports all collaborative partners to achieve greater success and leap to new heights.