Baltics

Viktorija Antanaviciute (TonyBet) joins the speakers’ list at MARE BALTICUM Gaming Summit 2019

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3 months ago

March 25, 2019

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MARE BALTICUM Gaming Summit is the leading conference of the Baltic and Scandinavian gambling industry and each year gathers the local operators, government officials and software provider for a full day of quality learning and networking.

We are honored to announce that Viktorija Antanaviciute, Managing Director at TonyBet, will join the “Focus on the Latvian and Estonian gambling industry” compliance panel discussion, alongside Signe Birne (Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection of the Republic of Latvia), Taivo Põrk (Ministry of Finance, Estonia) and Ieva Andersone (Commercial & Regulatory Practice Group partner at Sorainen). The panel will be moderated by the Ambassador of the conference, Andrius Gabnys (Founder at Gabnys Law Firm).

About Viktorija Antanaviciute

Viktorija Antanaviciute is an experienced and passionate C-level executive with marketing, sales and finance experience running successful large scale B2B & B2C projects for leading names in the industry, including PokerStars, 888Holdings, Kindred, GVC, WSOP and many more.

Viktorija, who hails from financial and gaming technology-driven country Lithuania in the Baltics, has started her journey in the Finance department at iBus Media Ltd, owner of Pokernews and introduced best-in-class BI practices, which resulted over 15% of costs savings for the group. Under her supervision, the Sales and Commercial teams increased key clients’ revenue by 65% and signed new deals with 200+ operators. She has also restructured Online Affiliate World Network, increasing operating revenues by 500% in a year.

In 2017 Viktorija moved on to TonyBet as Managing Director, focusing on geographical expansion and brand awareness across the industry, while offering her ongoing support and expertise to both her team, clients and suppliers and fellow women in the industry. She has been nominated as an influential woman in the industry in multiple awards.

Make sure you take advantage of this unique opportunity of learning and networking with the gambling industry in the Baltic and Scandinavian region via the MARE BALTICUM Gaming platform which has been launched in 2018 and is committed to bringing together industry shareholders and government officials from the Baltic and Scandinavian region on a yearly base.

Register here or View the Agenda!

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Baltics

Playson teams up with TOPsport

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6 days ago

June 12, 2019

George Miller

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Slot supplier to provide titles to Lithuania’s leading operator

Casino software developer Playson has cemented its position in the Baltic states after agreeing a direct integration with online sportsbook and casino TOPsport.

The number one operator in Lithuania will receive a host of top-performing games including the supplier’s Timeless Fruit titles.

Players at the site will also be able to enjoy access to more than 50 proven hits such as Book of Gold: Double Chance, Wild Warriors, and Crystal Crush.

Blanka Homor, Sales Manager at Playson, said: “We are extremely excited about this new partnership with the leading Lithuanian operator TOPsport. This deal is very much in line with our strategic move to expand further in regulated markets.

“We have new games and innovative features that we are excited about releasing to the market in the coming months.”

Gintaras Staniulis, CEO at TOPsport, said: “As a supplier, Playson have a great range of titles which appeal to a wide variety of players. As the leading operator in Lithuania, we want to assure that our players receive the best casino content, as they always did since gaming was added to TOPsport. This is a very positive development for us, it is going to help us to sustain number one position in Lithuania and we look forward to working with them as they roll out their back catalogue and add new hits.”

Baltics

Urve Palo Becomes the New CEO of Novoloto

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7 days ago

June 11, 2019

Niji Narayan

Urve Palo Becomes the New CEO of Novoloto

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Urve Palo, the former Estonian minister of population and ethnic affairs, has become the new executive director of the Novoloto. Novoloto is part of the Austrian holding Novomatic AG, one of the largest manufacturers of hardware and software for slot machines in the world.

“Novomatic is not only one of the largest companies in its field in the world, but also an innovative and socially responsible enterprise. My main goal is to maintain a level worthy of a parent company in Estonia and to increase Novoloto’s market share. In Estonia, Novoloto wants to be a good employer for more than 300 employees,” Urve Palo said.

Novoloto operates 22 gambling halls throughout Estonia. Palo announced her intention to end her political career in July last year. From April 2007 until May 2009, she served as Estonian Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs. She also served as the Minister of Entrepreneurship in Taavi Rõivas’ second cabinet.

Affiliate Industry

Matching Visions Opens Shop in Lithuania

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2 weeks ago

June 6, 2019

George Miller

Matching Visions Opens Shop in Lithuania

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It’s official, Matching Visions have opened their doors in Lithuania! With offices situated in Malta and Denmark, Matching Visions decided to broaden their horizons further by opening an office in Lithuania.

This began due to the company hiring quite a few Lithuanian employees and felt the need to grow at a speedy rate. First to join the Matching Visions team was Agnė Galvelytė in 2018. This opened the doors to the idea of hiring more people and opening an office.

Running the office in Lithuania, will be Matching Visions brand new hire, Alanas Ivšinas. This top affiliate manager joins Matching Visions from the successful Oddschecker Global Media. This is what he had to say:

“After few amazing years at Oddschecker Global Media (ex. iBus Media), it is time for me to take a new step and pursue other career opportunities in the gambling industry. Most in the gaming industry are very well aware about one of the best affiliate networks – Matching Visions, and knowing Dennis personally, made the decision that much easier to make the move.

Lithuania is an amazing country, known for its talented people who are looking for their next steps in the international market. There is no doubt that this market can help Matching Visions create some new ideas and find new opportunities.”

Currently, there are 4 great Lithuanian employees working for Matching Visions and we can only imagine this will strengthen them in many industries. What did, CEO, Dennis Dyhr-Hansen have to say?

“We are always on the look out for the best opportunities. Opening an office in Lithuania was definitely the next step for us as our team is growing quite quickly. We have secured a great spot and are pleased to announce the joining of Alanas Ivšinas to our team.

We have also hired some other great Lithuanian employees and can only see more success on the horizon!”
Matching Visions have officially opened their doors and are looking forward to conquering more in the future!