CASINOBEATS AWARDS 2018
Alea
ALEA is a multi award-winning casino operator founded in 2012 by industry experts with over twenty years’ experience. Their aim was to create a world-class online casino experience, and to design and develop new technologies and innovations to drive player engagement. ALEA operates the world’s first real money 3D virtual reality online casino, SlotsMillion, as well as popular UK-facing brand, LadyLucks, acquired from IGT in 2017. It also recently launched a B2B arm, ALEA Play, which gives operators access to almost 3,000 titles from almost 100 suppliers via its state-of-the art game aggregation platform.
Betsson Group
Over the last 12 months, Betsson Group has invested efforts in providing the best casino experience for our players. The focus on providing a top-tier localised product has delivered excellent results with strong performances. We’ve taken a strong look at our strategy when it comes to our casino offering and the outcome has been to truly unify our brands and give the casino vertical a stronger definition with the company.
Global Gaming
Global Gaming’s flagship brand Ninja Casino has transformed the online casino world with its innovative approach to marketing and disruptive product development. Ninja Casino is unique in the modern online casino sphere, and outshines the traditional online model. We offer an exceptional and lightning-quick gaming experience, with no registration and cash-out in under five minutes, resulting in a smooth and enjoyable player experience. The processes used by Ninja Casino mean users can start playing their favourite games instantly and receive their winnings as soon as they decide to cash out, all without the need for an account, thanks to the Global Gaming proprietary platform.
GoWild Gaming
In 2018, GoWild Casino’s star continued to rise with an advent of growth and innovation. After implementing its proprietary GoWild HERO iGaming platform in 2017, GoWild continued to increase its variety with an unprecedented 40+ content providers, giving players an exceptional choice of 2500+ unique games. Beyond entertainment, it offers an unparalleled level of real-time micro-segmentation, for true personalisation based on each player’s actual preferences. The launch of GoWild UK was a huge success with direct conversion rates exceeding 60% within two months, and a steady 55% month-over-month retention rate for existing players. Full product localization in each market, has translated into huge success. The Nordic market alone grew 45% during the first six months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. Overall, month-over-month retention is up to 60% for the existing/core players due to our CRM approach and the in-house propriety platform we built, deposits are up 75% comparing to 2017 and unique depositing players are up 60% and the NGR is up 85%, In other words, the numbers speak for themselves.
LeoVegas Mobile Gaming Group
LeoVegas Mobile Gaming Group was founded in 2011 by Gustaf Hagman & Robin Ramm-Ericson and the journey has been truly incredible. Starting off with an idea to revolutionize the gaming industry using smartphones as a platform, it is now not only successful in the casino vertical, but also sportsbook and live casino. Since 2012, LeoVegas has gone from a completely unknown brand with a zero customer base to be the fastest growing mobile gaming company and the market leader in mobile casino. Thanks to its strong inflow of customers, exceptional growth and constant innovation, LeoVegas is the trailblazer in the mobile revolution. With the industry’s most prestigious awards under its belt, and “mobile first” approach LeoVegas continues to take the gaming experience to new heights.
MinoTauro Media
LeoVegas Mobile Gaming Group was founded in 2011 by Gustaf Hagman & Robin Ramm-Ericson and the journey has been truly incredible. Starting off with an idea to revolutionize the gaming industry using smartphones as a platform, it is now not only successful in the casino vertical, but also sportsbook and live casino. Since 2012, LeoVegas has gone from a completely unknown brand with a zero customer base to be the fastest growing mobile gaming company and the market leader in mobile casino. Thanks to its strong inflow of customers, exceptional growth and constant innovation, LeoVegas is the trailblazer in the mobile revolution. With the industry’s most prestigious awards under its belt, and “mobile first” approach LeoVegas continues to take the gaming experience to new heights.
Nektan
Nektan is a global white label gaming software and service operator for the online casino industry. We operate several in-house casino brands, including Cheeky Win, Fika Casino, Handy Vegas, Love Reels and Reel Vegas, as well as numerous white-label sites including thesunplay.co.uk. Our proprietary white label technology platform, Evolve, manages the full operator experience including the back-office operations such as CRM, player management, payments, lobby, bonusing, reporting, affiliates, live chats and much more. We work with the industry’s premium slot providers to aggregate their tier one titles on our platform, available across all our white label online casinos and in-house brands. 2018 has been a record-breaking year for Nektan, producing strong financial figures and growing its network of premium third-party suppliers and operator partners.
SkillsOnNet
PlayOJO launched in February 2017 with a mission to create a new and disruptive online casino with a braver, fairer proposition for players putting them in control of their money with generous returns paid instantaneously back into players’ accounts, free for immediate withdrawal, and with no casino wagering requirements, ever. Now 18 months later we have very much delivered on our goals.
Videoslots
Videoslots.com is an industry-leading online casino with a comprehensive portfolio of content. It offers more than 2,700 slots and table games from some of the iGaming industry’s leading suppliers, giving them more content than any other online operator. Our aim is to deliver the best possible user experience to players on our proprietary platform, complemented by diverse gamification and social tools. Over the past year we have seen a continuous and substantial increase in new sign-ups, as well as greater engagement of existing customers, leading to significant revenue growth across the markets within which we operate.
Boss. Gaming Solutions
BOSS. is an independent provider of online and land-based gaming solutions. It develops gaming platform, sportsbook and betting services, land-based casino software, affiliate system, payment solutions, casino slots and White label. Company also provides consulting services, technical and operational support, helps to get a license, develop strategies, and manage purchased online casinos. BOSS created the greater part of our products by themselves. However, years of development made them good enough to offer them to clients. As an example, our SIMPLE BET started in 2017 as a single betting solution. Now, it is used in more than 20 land-based betting shops. The rapid product’s success made it possible to integrate SIMPLE BET into BOSS. Platform and today it is available to our clients worldwide, both as Sportsbook and a land-based betting solution.
Iforium
Founded in 2006, Iforium is an independent and multi-award winning B2B software development company based in the Isle of Man. We specialise in the development of an enterprise class casino aggregation platform called Gameflex™. Gameflex is licenced to established multi-channel operators in the emerging and regulated markets. Gameflex™ aggregates and distributes over 7,000+ casino games from over 100+ content providers. Gameflex has the most 3rd party RNG casino games and the most slots integrated into a single platform in the industry.
Innovaventis
Innovaventis is a young software development and consulting company gathering a crew backed by dozens of years of experience within the iGaming industry. Creative thinking successfully brought into online gambling – is what distinguishes this company. The company is known for developing and feature improvement of 7 Gods Casino – an IGP-powered online venue with broad gamification of user experience implemented in form of the clan-based loyalty program, promo-codes solution and loyalty points exchange system. Innovaventis has managed to provide full automation of the invented features. It is especially significant with regard to the loyalty program, wherein players get unique bonuses in accordance to clans they choose upon registration.
Innovaventis provides clients with four levels of franchise contract: white label casino, managed white label, turnkey solution and VIP-turnkey. Not only it is possible for the company to deliver the whole platform-product, but also to integrate foreign platforms with its innovative modules.
Iron Dog Studio
Iron Dog Studio has grown from strength to strength since launching in November 2016. It is now a recognized developer and brand in the industry, and has achieved this within a very short space of time. Our games are available on over 60 integrations, and forking out via aggregators including SG Digital, Quickfire, GAN and iSoftBet into hundreds of sites including industry power players William Hill, LeoVegas and Mr Green. This has resulted in rapid success. For example, since March 2017 the growth in amount wagered on Iron Dog content has grown by 24 times, with an average monthly increase of 146% MoM and, with the business seeing YoY growth of 600%. Iron Dog Studio’s portfolio provides quality rather than quantity, and with this in mind the current development pipeline allows for a game every 6>8 weeks. This means our clients have a steady stream of top-quality content to help drive growth.
Omnia Casino
Omnia Casino, the world’s first ever 100% artificial intelligence-built and compliance-led casino, has been blazing a trail since its launch in March 2018. Omnia’s unique casino is designed with the new ‘Netflix generation’ of players in mind, with responsible gaming functionality at its heart, and a compliance-first platform that will request players to immediately set deposit limits as soon as they register. Its aim is to be as upfront, clear and simple, and customer-friendly as possible for a new generation of players, and to approach Omnia like a tech business in Gaming; just as Silicon Valley would.
QTech Games
QTech Games is the fastest growing game distributor in Asia. Its mission is to find the best online (RNG) games in the world and distribute them to operators in Asia. Mobile games provide the central focus of the company, which is premised on a fully-owned and customised technical platform that affords games providers and operators the fastest, most effortless integration on the market. Through this platform, clients enjoy the best performance and customer support available. QTech Games’ goal is to become the largest provider of digital entertainment in Asia by 2021.
Spinmatic Games
Spinmatic is a young company that creates and provides superior casino games –classic slots, jackpot slots, and progressive jackpot slots. Since its foundation in 2017, the company has revolutionised the world of slots producing stunning games using the latest HTML5 technology. Its first contract was signed on the 25th of September 2017 with www.1xBet.com. Later, in November 2017, the company obtained a RNG certification for the UK and Malta. By the end of 2017, it had a total of 12 operators in those countries. Spinmatic entered the Asian market by partnering with Tyche Digital in May 2018; it has since then enlarged its presence to 10 countries in the continent. Additional partnerships were signed off with iSOFTGaming, InPlayNet, Reactive E-Play24 and We Are Casino throughout the year.
Twin
Founded in 2017 and in full flow 2018, Twin are establishing themselves at the forefront of the industry. This user friendly and tech savvy site were the first online casino to implement a mini screen game view feature, which allows users to continually play their game, whilst adjusting the screen and being able to navigate around the site itself. A small and simplistic idea, yet one that changed the face of how online casino is viewed. Twin worked to secure deals with a variety of top providers very early on, ensuring their customers can play the games they want, when they want. Late 2018 and the growth has continued with a host of new providers, onsite improvements and further recognition within the industry. Cutting edge design, a clean user experience and of course, the thirst for bringing new and fresh ideas to the table helps ensure the continued rise of Twin. It is already widely acclaimed, like its award winning Twin Affiliates program which took home the Best Newcomer Affiliate program 2017.
Volt Casino
At Volt Affiliates, we pride ourselves on being the best Casino and Sportsbook program out there, nothing less can be expected to support the best product! With marking leading default commission of 40%, we treat our affiliates as true partners. The conversion rate of our casino is fantastic and this further supports our claim to be the number one program for affiliates to join. Our Affiliate Managers are who we believe to be the best in the business, with experiences from all warps of life and various other leading operators in the gaming world, who build great relationships with our valued affiliates.