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WA.Technology Welcomes Sander Koch as Chief Strategy Officer
WA.Technology is delighted to announce the appointment of Sander Koch as its Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). With a distinguished career spanning over 18 years in the management consulting industry, Sander brings a wealth of expertise and insight to WA.Technology.
Sander Koch is a significant figure in the management consulting industry. His most recent role was as a Partner at Arthur D. Little in Dubai, where he led the TIME (Telecommunications, Information, Media, and Electronics) practice. His expertise in corporate strategy spans strategic planning and implementation, commercial operations in marketing and sales, and organisational design and effectiveness.
Before joining Arthur D. Little, Sander co-founded Novo Management Consultants in Dubai, a specialised consulting firm focusing on the telecom market in the Middle East. His leadership at Novo showcased his ability to blend industry-specific knowledge with strategic insight, fostering an effective consulting environment.
Sander holds a Master of Science in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam. More recently he participated in the Creative Leadership program at THNK.
Sander brings an extensive skill set to the team, including business strategy, strategic consulting, corporate finance, business transformation, due diligence, and more. This diverse expertise makes him the ideal person to navigate WA.Technology through the strategic iGaming landscape.
Sander commented on his new role: “QUOTE”
“Sander’s appointment as Chief Strategy Officer marks a significant milestone in our company’s journey,” said Tim Scoffham, CEO of WA.Technology. “His understanding of the sector and strategic acumen align perfectly with our vision for the future. We are confident that with Sander on board, WA.Technology will achieve new levels of success in the industry.”
Sander joins WA.Technology at a pivotal moment as the company is expanding its comprehensive iGaming suite, including exciting updates via its WA.Sports and WA.Fantasy verticals.
WA.Sports’s updated sportsbook provision will enhance its offerings with features like live streaming, Betbuilder, Free Bets Campaigns, new Front End layouts, and more that promise a more personalised and immersive user experience tailored to player preferences.
Furthermore, the WA.Fantasy team is gearing up to launch the B2B Daily Fantasy Sports Network (DFS) in early 2024. This innovative product addresses the common liquidity issue in fantasy games by forming a robust network similar to poker networks for bigger prizes, providing sportsbooks and casinos with unique gamified products, setting them apart in the market.
2023 has been a landmark year for WA.Technology. Winning the Platform Provider of the Year Silver Award at SBC Latinoamérica 2023 recognised the company’s success. Another notable success is the considerable increase in collaborations and turnover in the Brazilian market, leading to exciting new partnerships with top-tier operators. The company’s robust platform and solutions were instrumental in the rise of PixBet as one of Brazil’s top five sports betting brands, showcasing WA.Technology’s ability to deliver impactful solutions to leading operators.
A key driver behind this growth has been the company’s dedicated team and the culture that supports peak performance. WA.Technology’s ethos of flexibility and innovation has been crucial in recruiting talented, experienced people to the team. Sander Koch’s arrival as Chief Strategy Officer coincides with these exciting developments furthering WA.Technology’s growth and success in the iGaming sector.
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Week 46/2024 slot games releases
Here are this weeks latest slots releases compiled by European Gaming
Spinomenal has welcomed another title into its Wildlife Series, Majestic Bison. Set in the Wild West, Majestic Bison surrounds players in a landscape populated with wild wolves, elegant eagles, fearsome snakes and formidable goats. A stripped back soundtrack captures the essence of the Wild West, with banjos and harmonicas immersing players in the action as they hunt for gold.
PG Soft, a world-class digital mobile games company, is celebrating the magic of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival with the release of its new slot, Rio Fantasia. A young dancer named Isabella is the star of the show as players join in the rhythm and passion of one of the world’s most spectacular parties. Rio Fantasia is a 3-reel, 3-row video slot featuring Stacked Wild symbols, multipliers, and respin until win.
Hölle Games has released Jumpin’ Jacks, a new Classic title featuring a special Duplicating Wilds mechanic. This 5×3, 15 payline slot has a theme of Halloween harvest, with scarecrows, pumpkins, corn, crows and a creepy midnight sky completing the picture. The atmosphere is there to match, with a cosy yet somewhat spooky soundtrack.
Belatra Games, the specialist online slots developer, has served up Cafe Pin-Up, a slot that whisks players away to a vibrant 1950s diner, where retro glamour meets thrilling gameplay. Players take a seat inside a charming cafe, where pin-up girls are on hand to deliver delicious dishes in a raucous atmosphere created by a jukebox playing toe-tapping tunes. The game is presented in a 5×4 grid with 20 paylines with the Pin-Up Girl Wild symbol playing the key role.
New from Peter & Sons comes Muddy Waters, a game that will send your Geiger counter up to 11. This high-volatility and highly radioactive slot comes packed with symbol multipliers, power-ups and a unique fishing mechanic. Muddy Waters riffs on the popular fishing-slot genre, but since this is the weird and wonderful world of Peter & Sons, it gets flipped on its head, because this game is about reeling in radioactive fish.
Relax Gaming, the iGaming aggregator and provider of unique content, is getting players into the festive spirit with its latest release, Money Sleigh, a Christmas-themed slot guaranteed to deliver stocking-filled fun and the chance to unwrap big wins. Santa and his team of loyal helpers are ready to guide players through this exciting holiday adventure, with the potential to win up to 10,000x their stake.
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN ZITRO AND GRUPO OSGA TO PROMOTE THE LABOT INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Zitro, a leading company in the gaming industry, has signed a collaboration agreement with Grupo OSGA, a business group committed to promoting the employment of people with disabilities. Grupo OSGA offers job opportunities to people with disabilities and supports their professional development in inclusive and accessible environments.
Through this alliance, Grupo OSGA will provide Zitro with a parcel and documentation service between its offices, optimizing Zitro’s operational efficiency and strengthening its social commitment to creating a more inclusive work environment.
At Zitro, we firmly believe in the power of diversity as a driver of growth and development. This collaboration with Grupo OSGA not only enriches our company but also reinforces our commitment to contributing to a fairer and more inclusive society,” said Albert Zorrilla, Managing Director of Zitro for Spain.
“The collaboration with a prestigious international company like Zitro not only constitutes recognition of the work that Grupo OSGA has been carrying out but also contributes to the generation of real opportunities for people with disabilities to achieve effective and stable integration in the labor market,” said Oscar Galilea, President of Grupo Osga.
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EGT Digital’s iGaming platform X-Nave and successful titles to deliver high-quality experience to BetHub’s customers
BetHub and EGT Digital have started their successful partnership, as a result of which the leading Bulgarian operator is now using the iGaming platform X-Nave. Its 4 main modules: CRM Engine, Sport product, Gaming Aggregator and Payment Gateway, enable the betting site to effectively manage all online gaming business verticals and further improve its performance.
CRM Engine provides a wide range of player management tools and bonus features, allowing the operator to create more personalized offerings for its customers, based on their preferences and behavior.
Through X-Nave’s Sport product BetHub will enrich even more the sport content it offers.
The Payment Gateway gives access to numerous payment methods and thanks to the Gaming Aggregator EGT Digital’s slot games are already at the disposal of the website’s visitors. The top-performing titles from Bell Link, Clover Chance, High Cash, Single Progressive Jackpot, as well as the multiplayer game xRide quickly gained popularity among BetHub’s customers.
“We are very glad with our collaboration with EGT Digital so far,” commented Kiril Naldzhiev, CEO at BetHub. “The platform has made the management of our business much easier, and the company’s gaming content has shown impressive results that have not only met but exceeded our expectations.”
Tsvetomira Drumeva, Head of Sales at EGT Digital, also gave a positive evaluation to the cooperation. She said: “Partnering with a prominent operator like BetHub is very valuable for us, as it gives us the opportunity to demonstrate the enormous potential of our developments and consolidate our status as a leader in the local market. I am confident that this is the beginning of a very successful collaboration that will bring a lot of positives to both companies and the players themselves.”
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