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YGAM and GamCare go digital to deliver world class education programme despite Covid-19

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4 years ago

June 12, 2020

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Leading charities YGAM (The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust) and GamCare have risen to the challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic by accelerating the digital transformation of their education resources and using virtual classrooms to raise awareness of gambling related harms. The two organisations, which were selected by the Betting and Gaming Council to deliver its £10 million funded national education programme, have succeeded in delivering over 20 classes reaching out to 350 individuals since April.

Explaining the challenges, Kev Clelland, Operations Director at YGAM, said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically changed both personal and work life. The charity sector in particular has faced profound challenges impacting both funding and how organisations are able to reach the people they have the responsibility to support.

“During lockdown the YGAM Practitioner Workshops have been presented as a blended digital offering which is proving hugely popular with both teachers and other professionals. Our education team has trained over 300 practitioners online, significantly more than the number we had planned to train face-to-face. Such has been the success that YGAM is now building up to deliver a minimum of five blended digital Practitioner Workshops a week.”
He continued: “We have added to our education team during lockdown and also written a raft of new resources, including full schemes from year 3 to year 11 as well as youth work specific materials. We have also formed groups to look at how we best approach our work in Wales and Northern Ireland.”

YGAM has also launched its new ‘Parent Hub’ website dedicated to providing an abundance of important resources and activities to support families and help build digital resilience. Through the summer, the ‘Parent Hub’ will be developed further courtesy of additional video content, podcasts, and social media campaigns. With university courses expected to be facilitated online in some form for the remainder of 2020, YGAM is focused on adapting its student resources ready for the upcoming first semester.

GamCare workshops for young people and CPD accredited training sessions for professionals have been moved online, with the result that attendance has doubled from April to May with new eLearning modules in development. A brand-new delivery team has been on-boarded in order to scale up the programme both online and face-to-face when it is safe to do so.

Downloadable factsheets are available for parents and teachers who would like to introduce the topic to young people via www.bigdeal.org.uk, GamCare’s dedicated website for young people, parents and teachers, and a new working group has been convened to ensure that the team can continue to reach young people despite reduced contact and social distancing, including via YouTube.

For more information on the Betting and Gaming Council’s Safer Gambling Commitments: https://bettingandgamingcouncil.com/safer-gambling/

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Digitain And SoftGamings Expand Partnership

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2 hours ago

June 18, 2024

George Miller

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Digitain has expanded its partnership with SoftGamings through the integration of Virtual Sports.

Digitain, a global leader in Sportsbook and iGaming solutions, has expanded its partnership agreement with SoftGamings in order to include integration of Digitain’s In-House virtual sports products.

Through product expansion, SoftGamings is granted access to Digitain’s In-House Virtual Sports of Virtual Football, European Cup, Horse Racing, Greyhound Racing and more, with a new match/event every 2 minutes, 20,000+ daily events, 150+ betting markets, and 10+ extra markets.

The product has been developed through the use of the latest cutting-edge technology to give players the feeling of authentic sports, with unique betting markets to drive player engagement, cross-sports betting within events, as well as revenue opportunities.

Ani Mkrtchyan, Digitain’s Chief Sales Officer, said: “SoftGamings is a highly respected platform provider in the iGaming industry. We are delighted to expand our partnership with SoftGamings in order to provide Digitain’s In-House Virtual Sports. Our virtual games portfolio continues to grow and will be available to more operators and their players via the SoftGamings platform.”

Anna Kiselova, Head of Partnerships at SoftGamings, commented: “As a platform provider in the iGaming industry, our company has entered into a strategically important partnership with Digitain. The games of the leading gambling platform provider for online casinos and Sportsbooks are now available for seamless integration through the unique API platform of SoftGamings.

In the future, we plan to expand our existing agreement with Digitain by adding their new products to our offerings as well. We strive to provide solutions of the highest quality and are excited to enrich the gaming portfolio for our clients.”

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EGT Digital in a “winning” partnership with Winner

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2 hours ago

June 18, 2024

George Miller

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EGT Digital’s titles keep on expanding their presence in Romania. The popular winner.ro is the next betting site, where the top games from Clover Chance, Bell Link, High Cash and Single Progressive Jackpot are at the disposal of the local players.

Tsvetomira Drumeva, Head of Sales at EGT Digital, shared her impressions on the partnership: “We would like to thank Winner for adding our gaming content to their portfolio. I believe that we have launched a truly “win-win” partnership for the two parties, which will strengthen both our and their strong positions in the Romanian market.”

Panos Kritikakis, Head of Casino at Winner, said: “As a trustworthy and innovative operator established in the Romanian market, we are very happy with the performance of EGT Digital’s slots and looking forward to offering to our customers the upcoming titles from the Bulgarian provider”.

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SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator Unveils Game Release Calendar

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3 hours ago

June 18, 2024

George Miller

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The SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator, a leading content hub for iGaming projects, launched a Game Release Calendar designed to enhance operators’ convenience and operational efficiency.

The Game Release Calendar provides operators with a weekly preview of upcoming game releases. It offers advance information about new providers joining the platform and anticipated new games from existing ones. This helps operators decide which games to acquire and plan their activities more effectively.

The SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator now features over 20,000 games from 260 providers, and the number continues to grow monthly. This represents one of the largest game portfolios in the market.

Tatyana Kaminskaya, Head of SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator, comments: “We aim to provide our clients with the best and most diverse content. The Game Release Calendar helps our clients manage content effectively. This anticipated feature allows our clients to more easily decide which providers to engage with and plan their activities accordingly. At SOFTSWISS, we continually strive to deliver the tools and solutions that ensure our clients have the resources they need to succeed in the competitive iGaming landscape.”

SOFTSWISS remains committed to delivering innovative solutions that support the success of its clients in the ever-evolving iGaming industry. As a testament to this commitment, recently the SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator was honoured as the Aggregator of the Year at the AffPapa iGaming Awards 2024.

The SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator team and other SOFTSWISS teams will be at iGB L!VE on 17-18 July, stand 12 F-30. ready to share their latest advancements and discuss their products with the iGaming community.

About SOFTSWISS

SOFTSWISS is an international tech company supplying software solutions for managing iGaming projects. The expert team, which counts over 2,000 employees, is based in Malta, Poland, and Georgia. SOFTSWISS holds a number of gaming licences and provides one-stop-shop iGaming software solutions.

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