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Stadtcasino Baden Group acquires Gamanza Group AG

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5 years ago

April 30, 2021

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Gamanza Group AG, co-owned by Magnus Lindberg and Grand Casino Baden AG will be split up: The two existing 50% shareholders will each take over two business units and develop them further for their specific target groups. The transaction will strengthen the focus and ambition of the respective business units.

Stadtcasino Baden Group already holds, through Grand Casino Baden AG, 50% stake in Gamanza Group, which was founded by Swedish iGaming entrepreneur Magnus Lindberg. The group develops and distributes software that forms the technological basis for the operation of an online casino. This includes the platform (“Player Account Management System”), which manages the accounts of online players and provides the interfaces to other software modules and the individual online games. Another central element is the “Customer Engagement Platform”, a CRM tool that man-ages marketing activities and customer communication in real time.

In addition, Gamanza Group develops its own online casino games, as well as unique solutions for sports betting operators. The board sees great potential in all business areas.

Games and sports betting to be transferred to a new company structure of Magnus Lindberg

Stadtcasino Baden Group and Magnus Lindberg have agreed that the excellent starting position of Gamanza Group can be best leveraged by the two owners dividing the business units.

The two business units of game development and sports betting will be fully owned by Manus Lind-berg and continue operations under his management. Stadtcasino Baden Group will take over the units of Player Account Management System and Customer Engagement Platform and continue to manage these under the Gamanza brand.

Strong growth over the last two years

As part of the split, Grand Casino Baden AG is taking responsibility for around 60 employees of the Gamanza Group who work at the offices in Slovenia and Costa Rica, while around 30 employees at the locations in Serbia, Sweden and Malta will move with Magnus Lindberg.

Gamanza Group has grown rapidly over the past 24 months. The team was expanded from the original ten people, up to 90 as of today and Gamanza Group is now the market leader in Switzerland as a technology partner for online casinos. In Switzerland, five online casinos already work with the Gamanza platform. Two of them are online, three are in the preparation phase.

The parties have agreed not to disclose the financial aspects of the transaction.

Avanti Studios

Avanti Studios Debuts Cutting-Edge Live Casino

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1 hour ago

January 12, 2026

Wladimir P.

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Greetings to the era of Live Casino. Greetings from Avanti Studios.

Established by industry experts Gustaf Hagman and Jonas Delin, Avanti is an innovative Live Casino software provider aimed at addressing the major challenges in the live casino industry: sluggish innovation, elevated operating expenses, inadequate dealer presentation, restricted low-stakes and localized tables, and expensive scalability.

Avanti provides a completely real-time, multiplayer Live Casino experience that players can rely on and that operators can scale endlessly.

Avanti broadcasts 100% real-time action, with every card, wheel spin, or dice roll occurring live and without any pre-recorded elements.

The innovation: Avanti has created an internal motion capture studio that records the exact movements, behaviors, and skills of seasoned land-based croupiers. Using cutting-edge 3D animation and AI technology, Avanti creates an exceptionally realistic gaming experience featuring lifelike digital clones as live dealers. These dealers and environments can be tailored to seamlessly fit any operator’s branding, language, aesthetic, dealing pace, and stakes, all while ensuring impeccable performance, eliminating human error, and providing round-the-clock availability.

The live experience utilizes a unique cloud-based streaming protocol from Unreal Engine designed for mobile gamers, delivering high-definition video straight to the player.

This provides the genuine appearance, atmosphere, and reliability of terrestrial casinos, along with cutting-edge efficiency and limitless scalability.

High fixed costs for live casino suppliers, including studios, dealer salaries, shifts, and maintenance, are substituted with a flexible revenue-sharing or subscription model. Operators can instantly launch countless dedicated and branded tables with minimal notice, at any stakes or pace. Initial projections indicate a reduction in costs by 50-60%, enabling operators to swiftly respond to market demand and reducing the financial hurdle for entering new markets.

Avanti is in advanced talks with leading operators, with the official rollout beginning Q1 2026, which will initially feature multiple Live Baccarat and Blackjack variants, Dragon Tiger, and localised Top Card games. Games will launch in regulated markets worldwide, starting in Spain, where only live Roulette was previously permitted, with Avanti’s original Toro vs. Matador Live and Live Blackjack. Innovative formats, including exclusive “One Tap” and other original games, which will follow in the first half of 2026.

Gustaf Hagman, Co-Founder at Avanti Studios, said: “Player trust has always been the cornerstone of live casino success. At Avanti, we preserve that trust through genuine real-time multiplayer action while leveraging next-gen technology for flawless execution and scalability. This is Live Casino done better – it’s authentic, reliable, and has been built for the future.”

Jonas Delin, Co-Founder at Avanti Studios, added: “Traditional Live Casino has been slow to embrace innovation. We’ve put technology at the centre, eliminating human error and operational bottlenecks so that operators can focus on growth whilst providing the best possible player experience. Our model enables rapid game launches, continuous feature updates, and game innovation at a pace the industry has never seen in this vertical.”

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Adam Pentecost Chief Revenue Officer at Gaming Corps

Gaming Corps partners with BetMGM for exclusive Ontario launch

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1 hour ago

January 12, 2026

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Gaming Corps – a publicly-listed game development company based in Sweden, has announced a landmark content partnership with BetMGM, a leading iGaming and sports betting operator, marking BetMGM as the first partner to bring Gaming Corps’ full portfolio to players in Ontario. The exclusivity will run for an initial period before the portfolio is rolled out more widely in the market.

The agreement brings BetMGM players in Ontario the full force of Gaming Corps’ premium line-up, from blockbuster titles like 3 Pigs of Olympus and Gates of Hellfire to signature mechanics including the adrenaline-fuelled A-MAZE-CADES and instant-win Smash4Cash series.

Available at BetMGM Casino, the portfolio also features the innovative X-MY-WAY challenge, as seen in Hoop Champion and Golf Champion, which introduces new layers of interactivity and personalised gameplay experiences.

Adam Pentecost, Chief Revenue Officer at Gaming Corps, said: “Ontario has quickly become one of the most exciting regulated markets in North America, and we’re thrilled to be making our debut with BetMGM as our first operator partner in the province. The opportunity to launch with such a high-profile brand, on an exclusive basis, allows us to showcase our content to an engaged player base and demonstrate the unique experiences we can deliver. This is an important milestone in our North American expansion strategy, and we look forward to seeing how Ontario players respond to our portfolio.”

Oliver Bartlett, Vice President of Gaming at BetMGM, said: “Exclusivity matters because it gives our players something they can’t find anywhere else and sets us apart in a competitive market. Gaming Corps’ engaging and interactive content portfolio is a fantastic addition to BetMGM Casino.”

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Ahmed Baker Chief Commercial Officer at Incentive Games

Incentive Games, bet365 Broaden International Partnership to Introduce Real-Money Gaming

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2 hours ago

January 12, 2026

Wladimir P.

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Incentive Games, a B2B game studio focused on real-money games and data-driven player engagement, has revealed a broader global collaboration with prominent online gambling operator bet365.

Through Incentive Studios, the real-money gaming sector of Incentive Games, the collaboration allows bet365 to tap into an expanding collection of real-money games.

Expanding on the companies’ current partnership, which includes the recent introduction of Incentive Games’ content in Brazil, the new deal will allow bet365 to deploy Incentive Studios’ entire range of real-money games in all active jurisdictions, particularly in major regulated US states.

This collaboration signifies a significant achievement for both companies, merging Incentive Studios’ proficiency in top-performing real-money content with bet365’s extensive reach and industry-leading platform.

Ahmed Baker, Chief Commercial Officer at Incentive Games, said, “Our partnership with bet365 continues to go from strength to strength, and this real-money agreement is a natural evolution of our collaboration. By deploying our games globally, including in key

U.S. jurisdictions, we bring together two teams focused on quality, innovation and sustainable long-term growth. We’re incredibly excited about what the future holds.”

A spokesperson at bet365 said, “Leveraging Incentive Studios’ expertise in real money gaming, we are thrilled to expand our relationship and further enhance our global Casino offering. Customers worldwide will be able to enjoy this innovative addition to our portfolio of cutting-edge content.”

The initial real-money games from Incentive Studios’ collection will debut on bet365’s platform in 2026, with more releases to come after that.

This agreement bolsters Incentive Games’ continued growth in regulated markets globally, after recent license

approvals in the UK, Ontario, and Michigan, and further solidifies the firm’s status as a reliable real-money gaming provider to top operators.

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