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Responsible Gambling Tips to Elevate Player Experience

In anticipation of European Safer Gambling Week 2023, SOFTSWISS, a technology company providing comprehensive solutions for the iGaming industry, shares valuable tips on ensuring the best responsible gambling practices.
Responsible gambling holds a special place within SOFTSWISS, harmonising with both licence requirements and its core values. Each licence obtained brings a distinct responsible gambling mandate, complete with specific documentation, guidelines, and directives. Rigorous internal audits demonstrate SOFTSWISS’ commitment beyond compliance, coupled with ongoing employee training for meticulous adherence to stipulations, ensuring an unmatched player experience.
In response to dynamic licence requirements, the multifunctional Anti-Fraud Team at SOFTSWISS, entrusted with diverse responsibilities, including ensuring Responsible Gambling, has crafted its proprietary approach to the issue through in-house research. Since the beginning of the year, the team has processed more than 26K requests encompassing lockout of problematic players, analysing notifications concerning at-risk players and managing player reactivations.
Ilya Nesterov, Anti-Fraud Team Lead, comments: “We are observing a steady increase in the number of players under monitoring, driven by our expanded analysis of information, indicators, and metrics. Our team is paying more attention to vulnerable groups of players, implementing dedicated monitoring segments, differentiated by factors such as age, duration and time of activity, day or night.”
Being a technology company specialising in iGaming software, SOFTSWISS is crafting an automatic tool to monitor players for suspicious behaviours and evaluate the associated risk levels, leveraging the full spectrum of available metrics and indicators.
SOFTSWISS’ diligent efforts to enhance responsible gambling practices are guided by the following principles:
- Knowledge Power: SOFTSWISS fortifies its dedicated team through rigorous and comprehensive training programs, cultivating them into fervent advocates for responsible gambling. This approach ensures not only proficiency but also instils a profound understanding of the paramount significance of player safety within the iGaming industry.
- Player Empowerment: Players are provided with a suite of tools, including options to set deposit limits, session durations, and self-exclusion measures. The emphasis is on educating players about the availability and functionality of these tools, ultimately empowering them to regain control over their gaming experience.
- Analytics and Alerts: SOFTSWISS experts continuously develop cutting-edge data analytics tools to monitor player behaviour, detect unusual patterns, and promptly address red flags, contributing to a safer gambling environment.
- Quarterly Analysis: The Anti-Fraud Team delves into the data showing a consistent upward trend in responsible gambling requests. This indicates the need for evolving tools and methods to address challenges effectively.
- Operator and Customer-Centric Procedures: Educating operators and prioritising customer well-being establishes a win-win scenario for all stakeholders, culminating in an exceptional player experience and fostering business growth.
- Regular Check-Ups: Periodic audits and assessments keep responsible gambling policies sharp and effective.
- Open Dialogues: Maintaining open channels of communication with departments, managers, and operators creates a partnership focused on safer gambling.
The SOFTSWISS Managed Services team is gearing up for the upcoming SiGMA Europe 2023, scheduled to be held in Malta from 14 to 16 November. The team is actively preparing for the meetings with partners and potential clients at stand 2129.
About SOFTSWISS
SOFTSWISS is an international iGaming company supplying ISO 27001-certified software solutions for managing gambling operations. The expert team, which counts 1,700 employees, is based in Malta, Poland, Georgia, and Belarus. SOFTSWISS holds a number of gaming licences and provides one-stop-shop iGaming software solutions. The company has a vast product portfolio, including the Online Casino Platform, the Game Aggregator with thousands of casino games, the Affilka affiliate platform, the Sportsbook Software and the Jackpot Aggregator. In 2013, SOFTSWISS was the first in the world to introduce a Bitcoin-optimised online casino solution.
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The Free Bet Wheel: Betting.bet Increases Player Engagement with New Gamification Tool

One of the UK’s leading betting aggregators, betting.bet, has introduced the Free Bet Wheel, a new free-to-play tool designed to increase user retention and interaction. Tied to the weekend’s Premier League football, this gamified feature offers users the opportunity to earn free bets and a weekly £100 cash reward.
At a time when most iGaming affiliates are focused on developing foreign markets such as Latin America and Africa, the function illustrates betting.bet’s ongoing commitment to the UK.
About the Free Bet Wheel
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Weekend Availability: The Free Bet Wheel runs every weekend, aligned with major Premier League and international football matches.
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Multiple Chances to Win: Players receive up to four spins to try their luck each weekend.
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Winning Free Bets: Match three free bet colours within five spins to win a free bet on the featured match.
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£100 Cash Jackpot: Land on the jackpot segment five times consecutively to win £100 in cash.
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Loyalty Rewards: Players also collect bCoins, Betting.bet’s exclusive loyalty currency, which can be redeemed for a range of prizes, vouchers and rewards.
Strengthening Operator Partnerships Through Enhanced User Experience
By launching the Free Bet Wheel, betting.bet is not only elevating the player experience but also delivering tangible benefits to its network of partner operators. The feature offers a new avenue to profile selected betting partners, direct qualified traffic to safe free bets and reinforce affiliate partnerships through increased user activity and conversions.
Steve Gummer, Director of Betting.bet, stated: “We at betting.bet are dedicated to developing products and experiences that not only interest players but also provide clear value to our partners. Designed to benefit our UK community in a fun, frictionless manner, the Free Bet Wheel also supports important weekend traffic and sportsbook conversions.”
Driving Retention Through Gamification
This launch is part of a broader strategic focus on gamification and loyalty at betting.bet, aligning user enjoyment with commercial objectives. As the UK version of the platform continues to grow, features like the Free Bet Wheel are designed to support player acquisition, maximise LTV and drive weekend re-engagement.
The Free Bet Wheel is now live at betting.bet and available to all UK users aged 18+,
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GR8 Tech Powers Smarter Betting with New Match Trackers

GR8 Tech has unveiled a powerful new upgrade to its high-performance sportsbook platform: high-quality, real-time Match Trackers—designed to bring more action, insight, and excitement to players. Match Trackers are available across all of GR8 Tech’s sportsbook solutions, including iFrame and the Hyper Turnkey.
“We’re always looking for ways to elevate the player experience and give our partners a competitive edge,” said Denys Parkhomenko, CPO at GR8 Tech. “Match Trackers have smart features that drive engagement, boost retention, and power faster betting decisions in real-time.”
With broad coverage across football, basketball, tennis, hockey, volleyball, and handball, the trackers are live for pre-match analytics and in-game updates. Key features include:
- Detailed Stats: From xG in football to rebounds in basketball and aces in tennis, players get live and historical stats tailored to each sport.
- Key Moments & Summaries: Goals, assists, red cards, substitutions, and more delivered in real-time.
- Pitch Animation: A dynamic, visual alternative to video streaming, showing key moments as they unfold on the field.
- Lineups & Live Updates: Full team sheets, coaches, and live substitutions, so players are always in the know.
- Live Standings: Updated rankings and tournament tables across all supported sports.
By providing operators with the tools to deliver everything players need in one place, GR8 Tech enhances the sportsbook user experience, enabling more confident betting and driving longer player sessions.
The launch of Match Trackers marks another step in the company’s long-term strategy to deliver a best-in-class, sportsbook-driven platform and become the leading sportsbook provider by 2028. Coverage will soon expand to even more sports to meet operators’ needs.
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Midnite creates free limited-edition beer for fans to enjoy at World Snooker Championship

Midnite is the new official UK betting and casino partner of the World Championship, Snooker’s greatest event, which will run from April 19 to May 5.
To celebrate the partnership, Midnite has created a FREE limited edition lager – with one free beer available per person – which will be served at a local pub throughout the tournament.
The one-off lager will be served at The Graduate, an iconic Sheffield pub a short walk from The Crucible, with fans able to enjoy a new beer on tap while the World Championship comes to the city.
Midnite has partnered with London-based brewery Drop Project to bring the concept to life. Drop Project creates the freshest, premium flavoursome beers with consistent high-quality results, and pushes creative boundaries and brews the beers that both inspire their passions for the industry and our lifestyles.
A Midnite spokesperson, commented: “We have worked with Drop Project to bring fans a Midnite lager that they can enjoy throughout the whole tournament. We wanted to create something tangible that snooker fans can enjoy throughout, and to have been able to create our own beer is something we’re pleased with.
“The World Snooker Championship brings real excitement to the city, and fans can head straight from The Crucible, to The Graduate and enjoy a pint or two of our specially brewed lager, just for the occasion.”
Midnite is providing the beer free of charge – one free drink per person of Midnite Lager Only and for ticket holders to the Snooker World Championship (18+). Redeem by showing your matchday ticket at The Graduate. While stock lasts.
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