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NSoft Doing Business in Q3 2021
Online casino – a new niche for versatile NSoft game development team
By Dražan Planinic, COO at NSoft
The third quarter of the year is generally the slowest one – in terms of, well, everything. We are vacationing, building our immune system by the sea, lake, mountain. It’s the heat of the summer season. Still, the numbers show that our business is steadily growing. If we compare the total stake in Q3 2021 to the same quarter in 2020 we see a significant increase of 9%. The growth results from a clear business strategy, quality client portfolio and constant improvements in our product portfolio. The promising results and proven business strategy have assured us that we’re on the right track towards successfully completing this financial year-end.
Online casino – a new niche to conquer
We did our due diligence! Casino world, hello from NSoft!
We have formed a Casino team out of the most experienced seniors to set the ground for further development in this area. Prior to setting an effective strategy, the team has analysed the market, talked to the clients, did an analytic survey and in-depth interviews with the relevant stakeholders and focus groups. The overall process resulted in the development of the on-demand casino game Slingshot 6 that celebrates the Lucky Six legacy and twelve video slot games at the moment.
The video slots feature well-known topics, such as pirate treasure hunt, Egyptian mythology, and Atlantis theme, just to name a few. In addition, we have also made slots covering some very market-specific themes such as derby between life-long rivals from Belgrade, Serbia: Partizan FC and Crvena Zvezda FC. The Everlasting Derby (Večiti derbi) is a video slot made exclusively for long-term client, Balkan Bet.
The personalised slot offers content relevant to the players of the specific market. Exceptional backend combined with our modular iGaming platform and a dedicated in-house team of designers, animators, and frontend developers allows us to create the next level of personalised video slots. We see this as an excellent opportunity for market penetration and delivery of much needed customised, exciting content to the punters.
Sportsbook platform
Talking about further development, we continue to invest time and resources into our Sportsbook platform. Sportsbook recorded steady growth and remains one of our top priorities in business development. As announced in Q2, new features are on the way, including Optimove KYC system integration. Push notification feature is another novelty that will give our clients a new, valuable communication channel.
Platform integration expands our footprint, and we are happy to have some new partners on board. One of the most recent deals is the one with BetConstruct. According to the agreement, BetConstruct will make NSoft’s well-known and ever-popular virtual betting games portfolio available to its customers. Draw based games and virtual racers like NSoft’s flagship Lucky Six or Greyhound races will now be catching the players’ attention on BetConstruct clients’ betting sites.
Stark – growing strong
Recently we have celebrated the 6th anniversary of Stark Solutions, our sister company. The premium betting terminals manufacturer entered into the Q4 2021 with one more milestone reached. Stark’s partner SUZOHAPP presented Stark’s best-seller, T-1000 terminal, to the US operators. At the beginning of this month, an all-white T-1000 self-service betting terminal was presented at the G2E Las Vegas show. Negotiations with potential customers who fell in love with this state-of-the-art piece of hardware have already started.
Industry recognition
Q3 2021 brought us one more pleasant surprise in the form of an impressive seven nominations for the prestigious industry recognition: SBC Awards Latinoamerica 2021. We have been shortlisted in the categories: Sportsbook Supplier of the Year, Bingo & Lottery Supplier of the Year, Platform Provider of the Year, Land-Based Betting & Gaming Product, Virtual Sports Supplier, Employer of the Year and Leader of the Year.
In addition to this shortlisting, we have received more good news at the beginning of this month. Namely, the jury of the SBC Award 2021 has chosen to put NSoft name among the best companies in four categories. In December, NSoft will be competing for SBC Award 2021 in the categories:
- Sportsbook Supplier of the Year,
- Live Betting Product,
- Land-Based Betting &
- Gaming Product and Virtual Sports Supplier.
It is going to be a very exciting holiday season!
Live events are back! And we are happy about it!
During Q3 2021, our Sales staff attended a few industry events in person – not just behind their laptops. We have been in Amsterdam at iGB Live, SiGMA gathering and SBC Summit in Barcelona, and this was a nice change and reminder of pre-covid times. Still, the organisers and the attendees are both cautious, as we all should be. However, we praise the opportunities to meet in person with friends, partners, potential customers and industry professionals.
Online can never fully address our needs for human contact. The fact is that we laugh harder, talk to each other clearly and finally do business better when we sit with the person at the same table.
In this last quarter of the year, our colleagues already attended G2E Las Vegas and SBC Summit Latinoamerica, which gave us valuable insight into vast markets as well as some new contacts and business prospects.
Education, education, education
In the end, let’s finish the overview with the people. After all, we are what we are thanks to the people who invest their knowledge, ingenuity and flair into everyday business. We genuinely believe in the power of knowledge and heavily invest in it. Some of the activities we have conducted during the course of Q3 2021 were NSoft Summership, an internship programme for students, a workshop for the Support operators, and an internal workshop: Communication skills 2.0 for all employees. Regular online courses and education are part of our everyday life.
An initiative we have started in Q3, and that is currently in motion, is Sales Boot Camp. NSoft is growing, and consequently, we are in constant search of candidates with a quite specific skill set. Sales Boot Camp is a clever way to groom prospective candidates through month-long, intense training.
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Gambling in the USA
Scientific Games Introduces GlowMark, All-New Fluorescent Marking System for Lottery Extended Play Scratch Games
Vibrant Neon Marking System Enhances the Play Experience for Popular Crossword and Bingo Games
Scientific Games has created an all-new fluorescent marking system for lottery extended play scratch games such as crossword and bingo, adding a vibrant neon glow to the play experience. Recognizing the expanding popularity of extended play games, which have seen significant growth in recent years, the company’s metro Atlanta-based scratch game designers, game programmers, chemists and production experts developed GlowMark to give players a bright fluorescent surprise when they scratch the game. The innovation is available to U.S. and international lotteries.
Scientific Games, the world’s largest creator, producer and manager of lottery games, offers more than 100 strategic product enhancements for its world-leading lottery instant products. The new GlowMark marking system reveals a contrasting neon fluorescent color when the player scratches the play area, a vibrant departure from the typical white reveal area found in most games.
SG Analytics indicate extended play lottery games have grown by 32% in the past five years (2019-2024). Today, they represent 18.3% of U.S. lottery retail sales. What was once a niche product is now offered by 44 U.S. lotteries, with retail sales topping $11.5 billion last year.
Scratch games featuring fluorescent inks also grew in popularity, representing more than 12% of games in the market by fiscal year 2025. Additionally, $10 scratch games with fluorescent inks outperformed other $10 games by nearly 9% in fiscal year 2025.
“Our Innovation and Discovery teams developed this innovation by using fluorescents to enhance the scratch game experience and are now thrilled to debut GlowMark, our newest advancement in extended play marking systems,” said Danielle Hodges, Senior Director, Global Product Innovation & Development for Scientific Games. “GlowMark gives games a strong, visually appealing contrast between the marked and unmarked areas of the game, adding excitement with glowing neon colors.”
Extended play scratch games produced at Scientific Games’ metro Atlanta global headquarters, as well as production facilities in Canada and the UK, can feature GlowMark. The company’s products represent 70% of lottery instant game global retail sales.
Innovating products and solutions that move the global lottery industry forward since 1973, Scientific Games provides retail and digital games, technology, analytics and services to 150 lotteries in 50 countries worldwide.
GlowMark
is a trademark of Scientific Games, LLC. © 2025 Scientific Games, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Gambling in the USA
Resorts World Las Vegas Appoints Respected Industry Leaders Lou Dorn as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary; Elizabeth Tranchina as General Counsel
Resorts World Las Vegas announces the appointments of Lou Dorn as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, and Elizabeth Tranchina as General Counsel. Together, they bring proven leadership across the gaming and hospitality industries and will oversee legal, regulatory, governance, and risk-related functions for the resort, helping to drive operational excellence and support long-term growth.
“Lou brings an exceptional depth of experience in gaming law and regulatory compliance that will be instrumental as we continue to grow and evolve,” said Jim Murren, Chairman of Resorts World Las Vegas. “His leadership will help ensure our operations remain forward-thinking, responsible and built on a strong legal foundation.”
Dorn’s distinguished career spans both public service and private-sector leadership. He comes to Resorts World from Bally’s Corporation, where he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel – North America and oversaw legal operations for 19 casino and resort properties across the U.S., including online gaming and sports wagering platforms. Prior to that, he held executive legal roles at Monarch Casino & Resort, SLS Las Vegas, Aliante Casino and Hotel and the Las Vegas Hilton, where he led legal strategy, compliance programs and regulatory affairs.
Earlier in his career, Dorn served as Chief of the Corporate Securities Division for the Nevada Gaming Control Board and as Deputy Attorney General for the State of Nevada. In these roles, he helped shape and enforce gaming regulations and compliance for the state, gaining a comprehensive understanding of both Nevada gaming law and federal securities law.
“Joining Resorts World Las Vegas at such a dynamic time in its growth is an exciting opportunity,” said Dorn. “Having spent my career navigating the complexities of gaming law and regulatory compliance, I look forward to supporting the resort’s continued success by ensuring we operate with the highest standards of legal integrity and strategic governance.”
Resorts World Las Vegas also welcomes Elizabeth Tranchina as General Counsel. A seasoned legal counsel with more than 20 years of legal and regulatory compliance experience in the gaming and hospitality industry, Tranchina began her legal career as an Assistant Attorney General in the Gaming Division for the Louisiana Department of Justice. She most recently served as General Counsel for Investar Bank, headquartered in Louisiana, overseeing the legal operations for more than 20 branch locations across Louisiana, Texas and Alabama. Prior to that, she was General Counsel at Rio Hotel & Casino where she managed the legal, regulatory compliance and risk functions for the property. Tranchina has held senior leadership roles at publicly traded gaming, sports betting, and iGaming companies, overseeing legal and compliance matters across multiple jurisdictions.
“Elizabeth brings a steady, solutions-oriented mindset to complex legal challenges. Her experience across gaming and financial services adds valuable perspective to our leadership team, and her contributions will be instrumental as we continue to grow,” said Carlos Castro, President and Chief Financial Officer for Resorts World Las Vegas.
For more information about Resorts World Las Vegas, please visit rwlasvegas.com.
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In today’s connected world, a single missed message can have a ripple effect far beyond its intended recipient. For high-volume messaging businesses, from fintech to e-commerce, reliability isn’t just a feature; it’s the foundation.
At CommsHub, we’ve seen how even the most robust communication strategies can fall apart when traffic isn’t managed intelligently. That’s why built-in failover isn’t an add-on for us, it’s at the very core of our platform architecture.
The Hidden Risk in Messaging at Scale
Sending a million messages is easy. Delivering a million messages on time without losses, delays, or duplicates is the real challenge.
Traditional messaging setups often rely on a primary route, with a manual backup plan in case of outages. The problem? Manual intervention takes time and every second loss increases the risk of failed conversions, missed verifications and frustrated customers.
For some sectors, a five-minute delay can mean thousands in lost revenue. For others, it can damage trust irreparably.
How Our Failover Works
CommsHub’s built-in failover system works like an automated traffic director.
- Real-Time Route Monitoring: Every active channel is monitored for delivery speed, message status and error rates.
- Instant Automatic Switching: If performance drops below a set threshold or a provider experiences downtime traffic is instantly redirected to the next best available route.
- Multi-Level Redundancy: We don’t just fail over once. Traffic can cascade through multiple backup routes until successful delivery is confirmed.
This means campaigns keep running without interruption, even when unexpected technical issues occur in the background.
The Numbers Behind It
In controlled environments, we’ve observed that our failover logic reduces message loss to near zero. While previously around 17% of messages were considered as lost or undelivered – while in reality, fallback mechanism saves them.
The architecture also ensures that when switching routes, there’s no spike in costs thanks to our intelligent routing engine, which considers provider pricing in real time.
Protecting Revenue and Reputation
The immediate benefit is obvious: you don’t lose communication with your audience. But the deeper value lies in protecting both revenue and reputation.
For high-volume businesses, the stakes are high:
A trading platform missing two-factor authentication codes risks losing active traders.
An e-commerce brand failing to deliver time-sensitive promotions risks wasted ad spend.
A fintech company delaying fraud alerts risks customer churn.
CommsHub’s failover was designed to address these risks without requiring extra integration work or manual monitoring.
Engineering for the Future of Messaging
We see failover not as a safety net, but as a structural pillar of next-generation communication platforms. As channels diversify and volumes grow, redundancy and intelligent routing will be as essential as delivery speed and analytics.
This is why we’ve invested heavily in creating an architecture that can evolve with market needs from adding new providers in days instead of weeks, to scaling traffic instantly during spikes.
The result? Businesses that can move faster, sleep easier and deliver messages with confidence.
In messaging, there’s no such thing as “just a delay.”
Every second counts and with built-in failover, those seconds are always on your side.
Meet Us at SBC Summit Lisbon 2025
We’ll be showcasing CommsHub’s next-generation messaging solutions at SBC Summit Lisbon 2025, from 16-18 September.
Visit us at Booth D181 to see how built-in failover can help your business deliver every message with confidence.
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