Kiron Interactive Wins ‘Best Virtual Sports Supplier’ at EGR Awards 2021 Quality in product and service recognised with top industry honour KIRON INTERACTIVE, the long-established pioneer in Virtual Sports games, has been crowned Best Virtual Sports Supplier 2021 at the prestigious EGR B2B awards in the ceremony in London. Day one of the annual event, widely regarded as the most celebrated award programme in the industry, saw a virtual ceremony that celebrates the very best service providers in the online gaming industry, recognising the achievements of suppliers from across all the major
disciplines, and it was Kiron that scooped the title in the keenly contested Virtual Sports category. The judges remarked that not only did Kiron’s entry stand out, but its development and implementation of its proprietary, cutting-edge motion capture technology was particularly impressive. Among the supplier’s achievements during the all -important judging period was a substantial growth in their online business, on the back of 17 new games,
boosting its portfolio to 45. Revenue and growth has seen Kiron partner with a host of tier-one operators globally, while it’s long-time alliances with industry leaders like Sisal, Lottomatica and Genius Sports among others illustrate the strength of its product and service provision. Kiron’s flexible, configurable solutions have been servicing the gamut of enterprise operations since 2001 and the award is recognition of its bespoke, per-client approach, providing content created using the latest CGI technology, motion capture and proprietary physics engine. Together with extensive betting markets replicating those in live sports, Kiron provides the perfect cross-sell for traditional sports bettors and its continued, rising popularity positions it perfectly for continued success. Steven Spartinos co-CEO of Kiron said: “Thank you to EGR for this award, we are very excited to have won this fantastic accolade! In-spite the Covid lockdowns, we have had an amazing past 12 months at Kiron. We would like to say a very a big thank you and congratulations to our incredible team for their hard work in achieving this.”
Nigeria Plans Rollout of Central Monitoring System for Lotteries The Nigeria government has announced that it is planning to launch a CMS (Central Monitoring System) to help unlock the potential of lotteries as a source of public funds. THE COUNTRY’S Special Duties and InterGovernmental Affairs Minister, George Akume, at a recent public event, said the government would simultaneously repeal the existing National Lottery Act 2005 and the Gaming Act 2021 as a way to help earn funds for the promotion of quality health care. Nigeria is expecting to see its annual budget deficit rise to around $13.7 billion
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by end of next year and Akume reportedly declared that the legislative move would allow the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari ‘to accommodate the growing dynamism of the lottery business’ and ‘help steer the industry to international best practices’ while bringing in more cash for good causes and ‘sanitize the industry for much approved revenues’. “The government is committed to
ensuring that returns obtainable from other non-oil sources of revenues are maximized. Hence, lottery is one of such alternative revenue source that this government has identified and is determined to make it more productive and sustainable. As the sector becomes firmly established, it is our expectation that lottery will be included in the strategic plans of the nation,” he is quoted as saying. June / July 2021
