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J.P. MORGAN INVESTS IN SIGHTLINE PAYMENTS

Sightline Payments has announced the completion of a funding round following a strategic investment from J.P. Morgan Payments. As part of this deal, Sightline will work with J.P. Morgan Payments to develop an integrated omnichannel solution for resort and online gaming companies, serving the resort, entertainment and lodging ecosystem.

“A gaming patron’s money should be safe, secure, and should follow that patron effortlessly through their digital and brick-and-mortar life cycle. We are confident that a strategic relationship with J.P. Morgan Payments will allow us to deliver a unique mobile user experience for those gaming industry patrons and power the digital transformation for gaming operators,” said Sightline cofounder and Co-CEO Omer Sattar.

Sightline’s flagship Play+ product enables consumers to access gaming and entertainment in nearly every regulated digital gaming company in the United States.

KAMBI PROVIDES SPORTSBOOK SOLUTION TO ONTARIO CASINOS

The Kambi Group signed a multi-year agreement to work with 10 Great Canadian Gaming casinos in the province of Ontario, including the newest, Pickering Casino Resort. Kambi, which provides sports betting services, will power the sportsbooks.

The sportsbooks will include the latest betting kiosks. While Kambi’s revenue stream for 2022 from this partnership isn’t much, it expects to improve come 2023.

Kristian Nylén, Kambi CEO and co-founder, said, “I am delighted to form this exciting sports betting partnership with Great Canadian, which is rightly regarded as one of Canada’s premier gaming and entertainment companies with an unrivaled retail footprint.”

The deal marks the first in Ontario to involve this type of product, said Great Canadian CEO Tony Rodio.

INCREDIBLE TECHNOLOGIES, BRAGG GAMING ANNOUNCE iGAMING PARTNERSHIP

Incredible Technologies, Inc. (IT) has announced a new partnership with Bragg Gaming Group to extend its distribution of IT iGaming products.

Incredible Technologies has a decade-long tenure of casino gaming hardware and software development experience. The company’s land-based success extends to iGaming platforms with titles like Crazy Money 2 and Big Prize Bubblegum Deluxe, both already available via Bragg’s remote games server (RGS) technology. IT’s existing partnership with Spin Games, acquired by Bragg earlier this year, sets a strong foundation for the innovation to come.

Bragg’s interactive catalog is available in numerous markets, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Connecticut with partners DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars Entertainment and Rush Street Interactive. Through this new partnership, IT’s new content will gain expanded access to existing and future customers.

KONAMI’S BATTLEBOTS SLOTS PREVIEW IN LAS VEGAS

The world’s first BattleBots casino slot games debuted at World Championship VII in Las Vegas in September, ahead of the official launch in casinos in November. The game was created by global casino games developer Konami Gaming.

BattleBots slots feature iconic environments, sounds, scenes and machines from the popular robotic combat sport and TV show broadcast in over 150 countries. BattleBots slots invite players to take part in a clash for cash, as reel symbols, bonus events and action sequences bring top bots roaring to life.

“Since BattleBots slots were first announced, fans in markets from across the globe have expressed interest and excitement,” said Tom Jingoli, executive vice president chief operating officer at Konami Gaming, Inc. “The anticipation around the world’s first BattleBots slots is unmistakable, and the wait is nearly over.”