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Sweden – Evolution signs deals with Scientific and iGaming

By Phil - 2 February 2018

Evolution has announced two huge deals one to extend an existing content deal with US gaming giant Scientific Games and the other with iGaming, one of the fastest growing iGaming names in Sweden.

Under its original agreement with Scientific, Evolution provides the live casino versions of two of Scientific Games’ land-based poker titles: Three Card Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold ’Em, the latter exclusively In Europe.

Evolution has extended its rights to include world-famous titles that will further expand Evolution’s live games portfolio over the coming years, including exclusive rights in Europe to Three Card Poker and Let it Ride.

Todd Haushalter, CPO of Evolution Gaming, said: “Extending our partnership with Scientific Games feels natural. We are the biggest Live Casino provider in the world and they are the largest proprietary table games supplier in the world, so offering their games in Live Casino to our partners for many years to come is a win-win. We already offer two of their great games, Three Card Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold ’Em — and now we will expand that to many more games and side bets.”

He continued: “Scientific Games offers some of the greatest table games available anywhere in the world, and this partnership enhances our library and ensures that our customers and their players have the very best content available to them.”

Bob Hays, Vice President Commercial, B2B, Interactive at Scientific Games, commented: “The Scientific Games team is excited to extend this strong relationship and bring Shuffle Master® games to more players. Our continued partnership with Evolution is an opportunity to enhance our presence in the live dealer arena through continued collaboration and innovation. There’s a lot of opportunity in the table games space, and this relationship will bring our live dealer presence and Evolution’s library to the next level.”

The deal with iGaming will see Evolution provide Live Casino services to the Stockholm-based gaming company, who will add Evolution’s full portfolio of mainstream and VIP live games to its online platform. The live online games will include Evolution’s comprehensive line-up of Live Roulette, Blackjack and Baccarat tables, as well as Evolution’s Poker offering with the recently launched Live Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker including First Five Progressive Jackpot, as well as Evolution’s award-winning Dream Catcher money wheel.

The Evolution Live Casino games, available on desktop, tablet and smartphone, are scheduled to go live in Spring 2018.
Global Gaming operates numerous successful brands, primarily in the Nordic region, including Ninja Casino, Kotikasino, NettiCasino, Viking Slots and Mr Spil.

Ninja Casino is the company’s newest and fastest growing brand. Ninja Casino differentiates itself from traditional online casinos as it does not require players to register an account or provide personal information to play. Winners can still enjoy a cash-out process that instantly sends their winnings to their bank accounts. As a result, the company has reported “a player adoption rate unheard of in the industry.”

Sebastian Johannisson, Chief Commercial Officer of Evolution Gaming, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Global Gaming and its many successful brands. We look forward very much to helping to drive further significant growth for the company in this exciting post-IPO period. Global Gaming already has a strong presence in the Nordic region and is now well positioned to expand across Europe.”

Stefan Olsson, CEO of Global Gaming, commented: “In terms of growth and our listing as a public company, we are following a similar path to Evolution. I am sure that Evolution’s world-leading line-up of Live Casino services, as well as our shared experience and ethos, will help propel Global Gaming onwards and upwards during this next exciting phase of our company’s development. Evolution’s Live Casino services fit very well with our brands and we are confident that our customers will very much enjoy playing at the world’s best online Live Casino tables.”