Miniclip, a world leader of market-defining mobile game titles, announced today the appointment of Stefan Beurier as Chief Financial Officer. He joins from Ascential plc, where he had been EVP,Group Finance, and has previously held finance leadership roles at The Economist Group, Bandai Namco, Expedia and Electronic Arts. Stefan will replace Craig Dixon who will be retiring from full-time employment at the end of April.

“We are absolutely delighted to welcome Stefan to Miniclip”, said Jurgen Post, CEO. “Since the strategic deal with Tencent in 2015, we have continued to grow at pace and there has never been a more exciting time to join the company. With a global audience of over 250 million monthly active users across mobile, social and online platforms in over 195 countries and across six continents; and an expanding portfolio of acquisitions; we are confident that we have a great platform to build from. At the heart of this success is a highly talented, multi-national team, united in their purpose to ‘unleash the gamer in everyone’. In Stefan, we are thrilled to have found a highly experienced and visionary CFO to help lead our business to the next stage.”

“I feel privileged to join Jurgen and the team at this pivotal moment in Miniclip’s growth journey”, said Stefan. “Our talented, passionate team are focused on significant market opportunities ahead to continue to delight and grow our huge global community of gamers.”

Pragmatic Play, a leading content provider to the gaming industry, has seen its complete collection of Live Casino products made available on GGPoker’s online casino.

The operator’s customers will now have access to the supplier’s premier Live Casino products, headlined by Pragmatic Play’s first gameshow-inspired titles, Mega Wheel, and Mega Roulette. Commonly found in slot games, these titles include random multipliers that can be applied to any bet on any spin, enhancing players’ winnings.

Besides classics such as Baccarat, Roulette and Blackjack, Pragmatic Play will also supply the brand with its latest Live dealer products – ONE Blackjack and the upcoming hit Dragon Tiger.

The agreement marks an expansion of the provider’s existing agreement, with GGPoker already offering the supplier’s award-winning slot portfolio.

Lena Yasir, Vice President of Malta Operations at Pragmatic Play, said: “The growth of our Live Casino vertical has been a real success story for us, and we’re delighted for it to continue with this important commercial expansion.

“Our impressive start to the year continues with this deal and we look forward to many more milestones achieved in the coming months.”

Paul Burke, Head of Content & PR at GGPoker, said: “We’re thrilled to take Pragmatic Play’s impressive Live Casino offering and can’t wait to see how our players react. The products are well-known in the industry, so we expect nothing but the best.

“Adding this new vertical from Pragmatic Play to our offering has been easy and seamless, thanks to its single API integration.”

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.

iSoftBet, the leading online games supplier and content aggregator, has joined forces with innovative new casino MegaRush in a deal that will see the brand integrate the provider’s Game Aggregation Platform (GAP).

The agreement sees MegaRush gain access to more than 8,000 slots and table games from more than 65 of the industry’s most exciting providers, while also taking iSoftBet’s 150+ proprietary titles including its growing library of high-quality Megaways™ and Hold & Win products.

MegaRush is a new entrant to the iGaming space, launching in October 2020 with a mobile-first offering across a range of slots, scratchcards, live casino and instant win games.

The deal marks yet another partner for iSoftBet’s flagship GAP aggregation platform, that has been a key driver for the company’s impressive commercial growth in the last 12 months which has seen the provider enjoy several landmarks, including the launch of its new brand manifesto.

The GAP game offering has significantly increased in the last year with the addition of more than 1,800 new games in 2020 and the inclusion of further global suppliers with the likes of Eyecon And Tech4Bet.

As a result, GAP has driven 96% more active players in 2020 than in 2019 for iSoftBet’s network of 162 global licensees.

Lars Kollind, Head of Business Development at iSoftBet, said: “We’re very pleased to take our GAP offering live with MegaRush, which is one of the most exciting new entrants to the market.

“As a mobile-first casino, MegaRush aligns with our values of working with like-minded forward-thinking, dynamic brands and we’re looking forward to growing the relationship.”

Tom Orton, Director of Gaming  at MegaRush, said: “As a new casino, integrating strong content is vital to growing our fan base and expanding our operations, so we’re delighted to be able to take on the significant scale of iSoftBet’s GAP offering.

“With premium content for players of all tastes, we can’t wait to use the portfolio to its fullest extent and impress our customers who will love the amazing experiences iSoftBet’s games provide.”

iSoftBet is currently active in 19 regulated markets across the globe and provides some of the biggest brands with the best casino games and the quickest route to market.