Asia
Aakash Chopra joins online cricket with the world’s No.1 cricket game, World Cricket Championship
First professional cricket commentator on an Indian gaming platform to address 2.5 million daily users
Renowned cricket commentator Aakash Chopra will offer commentary for the world’s no. 1 digital cricket franchise, World Cricket Championship (WCC). Aakash Chopra has signed up with Nextwave Multimedia (a subsidiary of Nazara Technologies Ltd.) who owns the World Cricket Championship franchise. This is the first time a professional cricket commentator will lend his voice on virtual cricket in India. With this game Aakash Chopra’s will share his commentary and reach out to over 110 million digital cricket players all over the world.
Given the success of the WCC franchise, the company has rolled out WCC 3, the latest game from the WCC bandwagon. Aakash Chopra’s commentary will launch on the platform along with the rollout of the new game. The franchise has an average of over 2.5 million Daily Active Users and 15 million Monthly Active Users year round. It is popular in India and has a loyal fan base from the UK, USA, UAE, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
WCC has recently witnessed an increase of 20% in revenue and number of sessions. New users and daily active users have also seen an increase by 25% while in-app purchases have grown almost by 100%. With this move WCC franchise aims to cross their current mark of 110 million downloads and gain further accolades.
When asked about his move from the field to online cricket, Commentator, Aakash Chopra says, “World Cricket Championship is the perfect platform for my move to gaming. It will be my first big step to digital cricket. I am excited to share my voice and commentary with a large audience of over 2.5 million daily users.”
Mr. Rajendran P.R., Founder and CEO, Nextwave Multimedia says “We have always chosen the path of evolution and innovation for WCC. The aim was to make the game more appealing and integrate elements of real game play into a virtual world. With Aakash Chopra joining the digital cricket gaming space, we see a definite future trend of transition from real world sports to online sports”
The WCC franchise has been the most downloaded and the most awarded cricket game franchise in the world getting accredited among the Top games by the App Annie Report, listed in Google’s editor’s choice and Google’s best games.
WCC3 is a sequel to World Cricket Championship 2 (WCC2) which has bagged the no. 1 slot in cricket games in the world. WCC3 will take the excitement of realism in mobile cricket a notch higher with a plethora of cutting edge game play features, brand new controls, celebrity commentary, exciting animations, real-time motion captures of athletes and professional cricketers, and advanced AI.
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Groove joins SiGMA Asia panel on resilience of Asian iGaming licensing
Groove will take part in a regulation-focused panel at SiGMA Summit Asia, with CEO Yahale Meltzer attending and Business Development Director Giusy Campo speaking on the session titled “Jurisdiction Jungle: Who Rules Asia’s iGaming Empire?”.
According to the company, the panel will examine whether Asian licensing regimes can hold up under enforcement, cross-border scrutiny, banking pressure and rising compliance requirements. Topics slated for discussion include audit readiness, payment disruption, tax enforcement, evolving AML expectations and geopolitical shifts.
Giusy Campo, Business Development Director at Groove, said: “The conversation in Asia has matured significantly. Operators are no longer asking just about content volume or time-to-market. They are asking about structural resilience: how a platform handles a studio API failure without impacting player experience, what the data sovereignty protocols are, and whether the compliance architecture is defensive or reactive|”
Campo added: “In a region where banking pressure and regulatory expectations shift rapidly, the platforms that survive will be the ones that built integrity into their stack from the first line of code, not the ones scrambling to patch it in later.” Meltzer said: “The ‘Jurisdiction Jungle’ is not a metaphor for growth; it is a reality for every operator trying to scale across Asia’s fragmented regulatory landscape.” He added: “The mistake some make is treating compliance as a hurdle to clear. We treat it as a design constraint from day one. If your architecture is not built to generate verifiable, immutable audit trails for every transaction, you are not actually ready for Asia’s top tier. Our presence at SiGMA Summit Asia is about having serious conversations with operators who understand that trade-off.”
Groove said it has published a White Paper on navigating the Asian iGaming market, available on its website, and positioned its SiGMA Summit Asia attendance as part of a broader push in Asia following recent expansion moves into LatAm and Africa.
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Asia
BMM Testlabs to Exhibit at SiGMA Asia Summit 2026
BMM Testlabs announced its participation in the SiGMA Asia Summit May 31-June 3 at the SMX Convention Center Manila.
Attendees can visit BMM Testlabs at Stand No. 2619 to learn how the Company supports suppliers, operators and regulators across regulated gaming markets worldwide through its comprehensive compliance and product certification services.
BMM will highlight its ability to test and certify gaming products to every regulator’s standard, anywhere in the world.
In the Philippines, BMM Testlabs is licensed to provide testing and certification services for slot machines, table games, electronic table games, iGaming, bingo, retail and online sports betting, poker and mobile gaming solutions.
BMM Testlabs’ Vice President, Business Development – Asia Jeffrey Fong said: “SiGMA Asia Summit continues to be an important event for the gaming industry across the Asia-Pacific region. We are proud to support suppliers, operators, and regulators with trusted compliance expertise that helps bring products to market efficiently and responsibly. Our global experience, combined with our strong regional knowledge, allows us to help our customers grow confidently in regulated gaming markets throughout Asia and beyond.”
BMM Testlabs continues to expand its support of regulated gaming markets worldwide through its global network of laboratories and technical experts, helping customers achieve faster market access while maintaining the highest standards of quality, security and regulatory compliance.
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Asia
BetConstruct AI Showcases AI-Powered Solutions at G2E Asia 2026
BetConstruct AI participates in G2E Asia 2026 (May 12–14, The Venetian Macao, Stands A1023 & A1029) — Asia’s most significant gathering for operators, innovators and industry decision-makers, and this year, the event puts AI and other emerging innovations at its centre.
The spotlight at the stands will be on the Best Sportsbook for the World Cup 2026: Special Bets, Powerfull and Bet on League form a ready-to-deploy tournament package that lets operators capture the full commercial weight of the world’s biggest sporting event — zero development cycles, zero platform risk.
For the World Cup activation – all at zero cost. New partners unlock a 50% platform setup discount applied immediately, plus 100% Core Suite Access — meaning the Sportsbook and the rest of BetConstruct AI’s offerings are completely free for the first 3 months (50% off for 4-12 months). Third-party tools come at 51% off for 3 months.
Layered on top at this event, the AI Suite — CRM AI, Umbrella AI, AI Game Recommendation System and Betting Mate — handles everything from churn prediction and risk management to real-time personalisation and conversational betting. Beyond all of this, we’re bringing the full picture: The Sportsbook Platform offers over 140,000 pre-match events and 12,000+ monthly esports live events, while the Casino Platform integrates 350+ providers via a unified aggregation API.
The Affiliate Ecosystem, with its Affigates sub-brand, offers 7000+ vetted affiliates and AI-based scoring, completing the acquisition side of the picture.
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