Operator given licence to enter regulated market

Leading online casino Videoslots.com has been awarded a licence by Italy’s gambling regulator AAMS – allowing the operator to enter the regulated market and further enhance its footprint across Europe.

Players in Italy will soon be able to enjoy the industry’s biggest and best online casino, which offers more than 3,600 slots and table games from some of the world’s most respected and innovative suppliers.

It means the operator will soon be able to offer its services in the market and comes just weeks after Videoslots was granted a Danish licence, joining a list of licenses that includes the United Kingdom, Sweden and Malta.

Alexander Stevendahl, CEO at Videoslots.com, said: “We’re always challenging ourselves to become bigger and better and this Italian licence will open even more doors for us.

“We have already been given the green light to work in a range of important markets within Europe and we can’t wait to start working in Italy, a really exciting regulated market with a lot of potential.”

Pragmatic Play, one of the leading software providers for video slots, live casino and bingo, has taken its Live Casino offering online with software solutions provider BetConstruct.

BetConstruct customers will now have access to one of the most cutting-edge Live Casino portfolios in the market, with games including Live Blackjack and Live Roulette delivered from Pragmatic Play’s state-of-the-art studio.

This latest landmark for the provider’s Live Casino vertical comes after the recent announcement that Pragmatic received a Recognition Notice to offer Live Casino and Bingo products to MGA licensed operators. The supplier was also granted an operational license by the Romanian regulator earlier in 2019.

Yossi Barzely, Chief Business Development Officer at Pragmatic Play, said: “We are very pleased to have launched our cutting-edge Live Casino product with BetConstruct.

“BetConstruct have a very exciting product, and we look forward to continuing to grow with them as a partner.”

Edgar Mkrtchyan, Gaming Group Product Manager at BetConstruct, said: “We are happy to see our partner Pragmatic Play expand their gaming catalog by launching a live casino. Undoubtedly, their true omni-channel offering will find a great success through BetConstruct’s Casino Suite and deliver an immersive gaming experience to all players.”

Pragmatic Play has signed a series of significant commercial agreements over the past 12 months in regulated markets, expanding its reach with operators including PokerStars, Kindred and Casumo.

The provider’s entire portfolio of video slots, bingo, live casino and other games are all available via a single API.

Former Interwetten CEO brought in to further enhance Sportradar’s growth and expansion in U.S. betting market

Sportradar, the world’s leading provider of sports data and content, today announced the appointment of Werner Becher as its new Managing Director of U.S. Betting.

Becher most recently served as CEO of Interwetten, where he was responsible for the global strategic positioning of the sports betting operator, more than doubling the organisation’s revenue during his seven-year tenure.

In his new role at Sportradar, Becher will be focused on the growth, development and execution of the company’s betting strategy in the U.S. Werner, who has 25 years’ experience in the digital sector, will be located in Sportradar’s New York office.

“We are delighted to welcome Werner as our Managing Director of U.S. Betting,” said Carsten Koerl, Chief Executive Officer, Sportradar. “Since we first opened for business in the U.S. several years ago, we have experienced the rapid growth of sports betting in the region and fully expect this to continue for many more years as new states regulate. I am confident that Werner’s deep expertise will help us to both maximise the tremendous opportunity we have to grow our market share and further enable the expansion of this key market.”

“On behalf of the board, we are extremely pleased that Werner has joined us to steer the company’s sports engagement platform in the U.S. Due to our continuing global success and strong balance sheet we will continue to be focused on deploying capital that helps us meet the accelerating needs of our clients through organic and inorganic investments for our U.S. and global clients, like our recent acquisition of Optima,” said Tony Aquila, Chairman of the Board, Sportradar.

Werner Becher, MD of U.S. Betting, Sportradar, said: “I am thrilled to have joined Sportradar during such an exciting period. I look forward to working closely with Carsten, Tony and management to grow our market share and ensure the future success of the organisation.”

Becher’s career to date has also seen him lead the development of several highly successful software and digital companies within the IT business community, including spending eight years as CEO of Austrian IT service provider Adesso before joining Interwetten.