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Casinos in England to Reopen on August 1
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that casinos in England can re-open on 1 August after more than four months in lockdown. The PM’s decision has been welcomed by the industry standards body the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) as a major boost for the tourism and hospitality sector.
The trade body has urged the devolved administrations to “show their hands” and end the uncertainty for the 2000 employees who work in Scottish and Welsh casinos who still have no end to lockdown.
Casinos in England employ more than 12,000 people and contribute nearly £300 million in tax to the Exchequer. Casinos also play a vital role in the tourism economy contributing nearly £4 million a week.
The betting and gaming industry – which employs over 70,000 people across the U.K. and contributes over £3 billion a year to the Treasury – has introduced a range of strict COVID safety measures which have already seen betting shops and bingo halls re-open and now casinos in England will follow soon.
Betting and Gaming Council Chief Executive Michael Dugher said:
“After four long months of lockdown, it’s fantastic to see casinos will reopen safely for business again on 1 August. I am delighted that they can now play their part in supporting the recovery of the tourism and hospitality sector.
“BGC casino members went the extra mile to meet strict COVID guidelines some weeks ago but were left in the dark as to when they would be allowed to reopen. I’d like to thank DCMS Secretary of State Oliver Dowden, Minister Nigel Huddleston and the many cross-party MPs who supported us and worked hard to secure a reopening date.
“Britain’s casinos employ thousands of people and pay millions in tax, and they were one of the few remaining leisure and hospitality businesses to remain closed.
“The uncertainty has been awful for the 12,000 people who work in casinos in England and we now call on Scottish and Welsh governments to follow suit and permit casinos to reopen without delay. The devolved administrations owe it to the 2,000 employees who work in Scottish and Welsh casinos to end this uncertainty and help them return to work.”
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Massive Gaming Goes Live with Superbet Brazil via Bragg Gaming Group
Massive Gaming (MVG), a global iGaming content provider with headquarters in Australia, has officially launched a selection of content with Superbet Brazil, one of the country’s leading operators, via bragg hub game aggregation platform.
The initial launch features eight titles from MVG’s Blitzcrown studio, which specialises in non-traditional casino games. The initial lineup available to Superbet players includes Boom Boom Hit Plinko, Snowball Plinko, Fast Crash, Dragon & Wizard, and several more innovative titles designed to appeal to Brazil’s rapidly growing player base.
These titles are delivered via the bragg hub content delivery platform, leveraging bragg’s established aggregation relationship with Superbet in the Brazilian market. Superbet became the first operator in the country to secure a regulated license before the market’s January 2025 launch, and continues to be one of the country’s fastest-growing platforms.
Blitzcrown’s instant win games previously secured Brazil RGS, RNG, and individual game certifications from Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), establishing the studio as one of the first providers of certified instant win games in the jurisdiction.
George Cho, Director at Massive Gaming, said: “Going live on Superbet Brazil is a landmark moment for Massive Gaming, and for Blitzcrown as a studio. Brazil is one of the most exciting regulated markets in the world, and being able to bring our content to Superbet’s players through Bragg’s platform is a testament to both the quality of our games, and the strength of these partnerships. We look forward to expanding our presence in the market as we continue to grow our portfolio.”
Hristofor Hristov, Commercial Director Aggregation at bragg, commented:
“We are thrilled to facilitate this exciting launch between Massive Gaming and Superbet in Brazil. Our bragg hub platform is specifically engineered to seamlessly deliver high-performing, localized content to major operators. Blitzcrown’s certified instant-win and non-traditional games are a perfect fit for the dynamic Brazilian audience, and this rollout underscores our commitment to fueling our partners’ growth in one of the world’s most vibrant regulated markets.”
The Superbet Brazil launch is the latest milestone in Massive Gaming’s strategy to scale its global distribution through established aggregation platforms, following the company’s broader content distribution agreement with Bragg Gaming Group.
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7Games
FIRST.bet Launches Sportsbook with Brazil’s Biggest Online Casino Operator
7Games partners with FIRST.bet to deliver Tier-1 sportsbook technology to one of Brazil’s largest casino operators.
7Games, Betão, and R7—brands managed by OIG Gaming Brazil Ltda. and recognized as key players in Brazil’s casino-led betting market—have launched a comprehensive sportsbook platform powered by FIRST.bet’s leading Tier-1 technology.
As one of Brazil’s most prominent casino operators, OIG Gaming Brazil Ltda. opted for FIRST.bet to seamlessly expand its reach into the sports betting sector across its trio of brands. This partnership underscores the scalability and robustness of FIRST.bet, demonstrating its capacity to support large-scale, multi-brand ecosystems in the competitive Brazilian market.
Leveraging FIRST.bet’s SportOS operating system, 7Games developed a customized sportsbook front end tailored to its unique branding and user experience. While players interact with a platform fully reflective of 7Games’ identity—from design to functionality—the underlying engine driving trading, pricing, live markets, and overall performance is powered by FIRST.bet.
As a casino-first operator venturing into sports betting, 7Games required a sportsbook solution aligning directly with the nuances of the Brazilian market. FIRST.bet delivered exactly that: a product optimized for Brazil, complete with Brazilian-Portuguese language capabilities, odds models tailored for national leagues, and high-performance live betting, trading, and risk management systems to meet the demands of a competitive scale.
“Brazil isn’t a market where you can afford slow growth—your product must hit the ground running,” explained Fernando Oliveira Lima, Founder and CEO of 7Games. “FIRST.bet provided us with a solution already optimized for this market, allowing us to concentrate on serving our players rather than troubleshooting underlying technology.”
Echoing this sentiment, Tom Light, Founder and CEO of FIRST.bet, added, “Success in Brazil hinges on getting the product right from day one. Operators who fail to meet those expectations are quickly left behind. With 7Games already commanding significant casino traffic, they now have a sportsbook designed to handle that scale. It’s their unique brand experience backed by an engine built for top-tier performance, which is exactly why we developed SportOS.”
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7Games
7Games, Betão & R7 Launch FIRST.bet Sportsbook in Brazil
7Games selects FIRST.bet to bring Tier-1 sportsbook technology to one of the biggest casino operators in Brazil.
7Games, Betão and R7, three brands operated by OIG Gaming Brazil Ltda. and among Brazil’s largest casino-led betting brands, have gone live with a full sportsbook powered by Tier-1 technology from FIRST.bet.
Already among Brazil’s biggest casino operators, OIG chose FIRST.bet to power the move into sports across all three brands, proving the engine reaches Brazil-scale operators running multiple brands at once.
7Games built its own sportsbook front end on SportOS, the FIRST.bet operating system, with the FIRST.bet engine running underneath. Players see a sportsbook that is entirely 7Games, its brand, its design, its experience, while the trading, pricing, live markets and performance come from FIRST.bet.
7Games is a casino-led brand moving into sports, so it needed a sportsbook that already fits Brazil, not one it would have to adapt. FIRST.bet ships that out of the box: a Brazilian-Portuguese product, odds models tuned to the Brazilian leagues, and the live betting, trading and risk management needed to compete at national scale.
“Brazil is not a market you can grow into slowly. The product has to work from day one,” said Fernando Oliveira Lima, Founder and CEO of 7Games. “FIRST.bet gave us a sportsbook that already fits this market, so we could focus on our players instead of fixing the technology underneath them.”
“Brazil rewards operators who get the product right and punishes the ones who don’t,” said Tom Light, Founder and CEO of FIRST.bet. “7Games already commands serious traffic on the casino side. Now they have a sportsbook built to hold up under that kind of pressure, on their own front-end, running on our engine. That is exactly what SportOS was built for.”
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