Spinomenal, a flagship iGaming content supplier based in the US and Israel, signed a content distribution deal with Hollywoodbets, an online sports wagering firm based in Durban, South Africa. The agreement includes the official integration of the Spinomenal’s entire portfolio on the Intelligent Gaming’s platform, aka its local ally.
Goals of the partnership:
With this partnership, Spinomenal hopes to achieve its goal of further extending its footprint in South Africa and introducing its latest content to a brand-new audience. Examples of content that will be hosted on the Intelligent Gaming’s platform are: Story Of Medusa, Demi Gods III, Queen of Fire among many others. Moreover, during the later period of this year, the provider and Hollywoodbets plan to also extend to the regulated markets of Ireland and UK in order to achieve the long-time goal of working together in all desired Spinomenal markets.
Commenting on the partnership, CEO of Spinomenal, Lior Shvartz, said: “Hollywoodbets is the leading player in South Africa and we’re very pleased to go live with our content partnership. The operator is known for bringing the best entertainment and we know our games will enhance that commitment.”
On the other hand, Hollywoodbets will enjoy the popularity that comes with combining its portfolio with top content created by Spinomenal that is fully customized and tailored to meet its needs and expectations, which means that in the future we can expect the company to further strengthen its presence across the South African region and expand its portfolio. It will also improve player commitment by adding new, unseen content to its portfolio.
Wayde Dorkin, Head of Product at Hollywoodbets, added: “As South Africa’s leading betting operator, we are delighted to be adding Spinomenal to our slots offering. Hollywoodbets prides itself on providing its customers with the best and most exciting products that the market has to offer and we feel our clients are going to enjoy the variety of engaging content that Spinomenal offer.”
About:
Hollywoodbets is the leader in South African regulated market and provides online games and wagering on a variety of sports such as , soccer, horse racing, rugby, cricket, tennis among many others, both through mobile devices and in more than 97 retail outlets.
Headquartered in the USA and Israel, Spinomenal is a leading aggregator and developer of online slots for real money games. It was founded and officially launched in 2014 as a board game company. In addition, the company deployed the first true HTML5 cross-platform social app on Facebook.
Its content is globally recognized and distributed throughout Asia, Latin America, and Europe mainly through aggregation and distribution agreements with SoftSwiss, EveryMatrix, iForium, and Slotegrator.
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Key Points:
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