Operator News
US – Genting takes bet on SBTech
By Phil - 7 August 2013
SBTech is to supply the Genting group with a complete turnkey sports betting solution for its new project, Bimini Superfast Ferry.
The first stage of this project will see SBTech providing a complete betting facility to the Bimini Superfast Ferry, a 32,000 ton cruise ship that will sail between Miami and Resorts World Bimini in the Bahamas. The twice daily cruise is capable of accommodating 6,000 daily passengers and features restaurants, bars, the largest party deck in Florida and a sportsbook provided by SBTech.
SBTech will provide Genting with a turnkey sports betting services, including more than 10,000 live events monthly displayed in the sports bar via intuitive self-service betting terminals, a customer service agent manned cashier and SBTech’s impressive HTML5 tablet and smartphone compatible mobile betting platform.
The deal marks a huge step for SBTech as this latest partnership positions SBTech as a leading provider of interactive betting solutions for the land based market following past significant deals with Xhoilotto in the Albanian market and MaxBet in the Serbian market.
“We are delighted that a respected company such as Genting has chosen our platform for this ambitious project,” said SBTech CEO Itai Zak. “It further solidifies our reputation of providing very high quality turnkey sports betting solutions and we’re confident that visitors to Bimini Superfast Ferry will enjoy our wide range of US sports betting opportunities.”
“SBTech has demonstrated their knowledge and experience in successfully penetrating land based sports markets with their very attractive sports betting solution which and an impressive mobile betting platform,” says Peter Nolan, Managing Director of Genting Alderney “It’s exactly the kind of turnkey approach we’ve been looking for, one that will impress and entertain Bimini Superfast passengers.”
