Industry News
Microgaming’s award-winning games go live with 888 Casino

Microgaming announces its casino content is now live with 888 Casino, one of the world’s most popular online gaming entertainment and solutions providers.The milestone agreement enables 888 Casino to expand upon its current casino offering and access Microgaming’s award-winning portfolio of games, including branded titles such as Jurassic World™ and Game of Thrones™, as well as hundreds of Casino in Bingo (CiB) side games.
888 Casino has been at the forefront of the online gaming industry for over 20 years, providing players with innovative, world-class gaming solutions. With headquarters and main operations in Gibraltar, 888 Casino has licences in multiple regulated jurisdictions, including Denmark, Italy, Spain and the UK.
Players on 888 Casino are now able to enjoy a wealth of engaging and compelling casino games from Microgaming and also benefit from access to the world’s largest progressive jackpot network, which has paid out more than €1 billion to date.
The product rollout will commence in the UK, with further regulated markets, including Denmark and Sweden, to follow.
“We are thrilled to welcome 888 Casino, a major player in the industry, to our ever growing customer base. I am confident that this will be the start of a positive strategic relationship which will further strengthen the Microgaming brand across Europe, and I look forward to providing 888 with even more of our innovative, popular content in the coming months.” -said John Coleman, Chief Executive Officer at Microgaming.
“888 Casino’s mission is to always exceed its customers’ expectations and provide the most enjoyable online gaming experience possible and this exciting deal takes our casino offering to the next level. Microgaming has a proven track record in delivering high quality gaming products; this deal will enable us to raise our position of offering the most engaging and interactive casino content alongside our existing portfolio of games.” – added Guy Cohen, SVP Head of B2C at 888 Holdings.
Industry News
Stats Perform Partners with Live Graphic Systems

Sports data specialist Stats Perform has entered into a partnership with Live Graphic Systems (LIGR) to deliver rich statistical broadcast graphics for sports leagues and broadcasters looking to streamline production costs while maintaining professional standards and commercial integrations.
The partnership highlights more than three years of cooperative projects between Stats Perform and LIGR, including customers like Gravity Media, Cricket Australia, Football NSW, and Queensland Rugby League. The partnership brings together Stats Perform’s industry-leading event and tracking data and deep storytelling expertise with LIGR’s best-in-breed live sports broadcast graphics platform, including access to LIGR’s out-of-the-box professional graphics templates and their industry-leading sponsorship modules for easy upload, display and reporting of commercial in-game inventory.
“With Stats Perform’s world-class data and advanced storytelling resources, sports broadcasters and leagues will be able to utilise LIGR’s platform to produce large volumes of data-enriched broadcast experiences with world-class graphics in a streamlined, cost-efficient production workflow. This next generation workflow is self-serve, in the cloud, out-of-the-box, and up and running in minutes, even for the most unskilled user. This is extremely exciting for sports leagues and broadcasters who have struggled to produce professional broadcasts with real-time data integrations under limited budgets, away from traditional broadcasting solutions. Now more than ever, cloud-based and automated, data-driven workflows will be a key driver for the sports and broadcast industry to move forward while live sports content is still king,” Luke McCoy, Co-founder and CEO of LIGR, said.
“Sports broadcasts today rely on slick, fast, informative graphics that drive the game’s narrative, while breaking down vast data points and analytics in a visually appealing way that fans can digest. LIGR’s intelligent, out-of-the-box broadcast graphic tools integrate Stats Perform’s advanced event and tracking data to deliver a sleek, easy-to-use tool, that also makes overlaying advertising easy, generating new sponsorship revenue for our customers. We are excited to be working with LIGR to offer new tools to power any broadcast,” Wayne Ford, Senior Vice President of Global Partners and Channels at Stats Perform, said.
Industry News
Metric Gaming Appoints Will Stephenson as Head of Business Development

Metric Gaming has appointed Will Stephenson as head of business development.
Stephenson’s hiring, a new position created within the company, highlights Metric’s plan for continued growth in 2021. Stephenson has been in the industry for 15 years. He worked at Metric Gaming previously as head of sports in 2017.
“I am delighted and excited to re-join an ambitious and growing company such as Metric Gaming,” Stephenson said.
“Their modern multi-tenant sportsbook system allows greater customisation and is industry-leading. I look forward to helping the company secure further partnerships this year,” he added.
Industry News
Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers Elects New President and Officers

The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has elected new president and officers.
David Lucchese, executive vice president of sales, marketing and digital at Everi, is the new president. Previously an AGEM’s vice president, Lucchese replaces Luke Orchard as president for a two-year term, while Orchard, senior vice president, chief compliance and risk management officer at IGT, moves to a vice president position for a one-year term.
One-year terms were also approved for: vice president Elaine Hodgson (president and CEO, Incredible Technologies), vice president Thomas Jingoli (executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Konami Gaming), vice president Bob Parente (senior vice president and chief revenue officer, gaming, Scientific Games), secretary Eric Fisher (senior vice president and GM, Crane Payment Innovations), treasurer Hector Fernandez (president – Americas, Aristocrat Technologies and) general counsel Daron Dorsey (senior vice president and general counsel – Americas, Ainsworth Game Technology).
-
Eastern Europe4 weeks ago
EGT Interactive reveals a deal with the world-known operator 888 Holdings
-
Central Europe4 weeks ago
IGT Announces Agreement to License Exclusive IP Rights for GALAXIS, SYSTEM2Go and Associated Software and Hardware to Modulus
-
Cryptocurrency4 weeks ago
300M in 24 hours: PSG and Juventus lead sports crypto charge
-
Compliance Updates4 weeks ago
EGBA Urges Finland to Fix its Gambling Policy
-
Cryptocurrency4 weeks ago
Cloudbet Unveils Year-End Treat For Crypto Arcade Fans
-
Asia3 weeks ago
Macau Delays Gaming Law Review Due to Pandemic
-
Cryptocurrency4 weeks ago
Trading Blows: Cloudbet’s expert take on the new NBA season
-
Blockchain2 weeks ago
Fortunejack introduces Christmas promotion