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The Power of Partnership: A Celebration with SmartSoft
At SmartSoft, partnership isn’t just a business strategy, it’s a core value that drives everything they do. Recently, the company hosted a wonderful 3 day event in Georgia to celebrate their partners and present an exciting new project: the Partners’ Club. This gathering was all about connection, collaboration, and a shared vision for the future.
A Closer Look at the Partners’ Club
The Partners’ Club is an exclusive community of SmartSoft partners that focuses on building strong, collaborative relationships. It’s more than just business, it’s about partners coming together to share their stories of success, spread their ideas, learn from one another, and innovate in the gaming industry. Members gain access to unique resources and opportunities while helping to create a community. Through the Partners’ Club, SmartSoft aims to strengthen collaboration and ensure that every partnership leads to shared success and growth.
At SmartSoft, cooperation is one of the main values driving their mission and the idea of Partners’ Club is based on their values.. As they put it in their brand platform, “Achieving our ambitious goals relies on teamwork and unity. We cultivate collaboration within our team and with our partners, supporting each other, sharing goals, and working together with shared interests.”
This commitment to cooperation was noticeable during the recent Partners’ Club Launch. The event had a full and varied agenda, starting in Tbilisi and moving to Kakheti .For three days, industry leaders and partners from around the world gathered specifically for this occasion, experiencing Georgia’s 8,000-year-old winemaking heritage, exploring it’s rich culture, and enjoying the highlights of Georgian cuisine.
The event brought partners together in a spirit of collaboration, reinforcing the idea that shared success is built on strong, supportive relationships.
The Partners’ Club Launch hosted key partners in a warm and inviting atmosphere. It was a day filled with lively conversations, networking, and brainstorming new ideas. Guests exchanged insights and discussed upcoming projects, all while enjoying delicious food and the company of industry key-players.
As Guga Gotsadze, managing partner at SmartSoft, proudly stated: “SmartSoft is a true global player, with partnerships spanning Europe, Latin America, Asia, and beyond. Our global reach reflects the trust we’ve built over the years. We collaborate with over 1,500+ partners in the gaming industry, helping to elevate our offerings through innovative games and platforms. We’re dedicated to reshaping the vision of the gambling industry to make it more about fun and less about anything else.”
Being part of the Partners’ Club means more than just attending an event. It’s about joining a community that values innovation, support, and shared success. Members gain access to exclusive resources, insights, and events designed to deepen connections and boost strategic initiatives.

During the launch, attendees enjoyed a carefully planned agenda filled with engaging experiences and interactive discussions. The venue was welcoming, allowing for personal and professional connections to flourish. Highlights included sneak peeks at upcoming projects and valuable opportunities for partners to share their thoughts and feedback. A video capturing the event’s essence is available, showcasing the inspiring conversations and connections made throughout the day.
But this Partners’ Club Launch is just the beginning! SmartSoft is committed to creating ongoing special experiences for its partners. The company understands that these relationships are not one-time events; they are evolving partnerships that grow and thrive over time. By prioritizing these connections, SmartSoft aims to build a vibrant community that benefits everyone involved, ensuring that together, they can achieve even greater success.

In short, Smartsoft’s focus on partnership is not just a business model; it’s a heartfelt commitment to collaboration and community.
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Kai Botha
QTech Games continues to move fast with Playnetic integration
QTech Games, the leading game aggregator for all emerging markets, has announced its latest partnership with Playnetic, an emerging force in iGaming casino entertainment content allowing its platform clients access to another timely delivered portfolio of games focusing on immersive experiences.
Integrating games from one of the more visually stunning slots providers adds yet more variety to QTech Games’ premier platform, which is taking the widest range of online games to emerging territories with established names sitting alongside the industry’s most exciting up-and-coming providers. Playnetic’s standout titles include recent releases like Patrick vs Joker, alongside established fan favourites such as Joxer, Scarabs of Wealth and Lucky Licks.
Playnetic prides itself on creating engaging, innovative and high performing games that are suitable for all global gaming markets, delivering a personalised approach, which offers operators more flexibility in their iGaming content choices to suit specific markets. This integration also ensures QTech’s array of operator partners can leverage more innovative and high-performing content to stay ahead in a competitive marketplace.
Playnetic’s portfolio has been optimised for mobile, a cornerstone of QTech’s RNG model, which is founded on its fully-owned and customised technical platform, allowing games providers and operators the fastest integration available. With over 50 years’ management experience, QTech Games’ diverse range of gaming options is designed to provide a definitive one-stop shop. While its all-inclusive licence fee model, unified game launcher and wallet integration API mean clients can easily connect and access an all-encompassing portfolio in a few clicks. This has fast-become the “go-to” solution for worldwide operators across developing territories.
Philip Doftvik, QTech Games’ CEO, said: “We will continue to add fresh content to the platform, prioritising suppliers who provide unique, localised content. Playnetic’s immersive and player-focussed gaming suite fits the bill perfectly. Their content brings a new level of energy and engagement which we’re excited to share across our ever-growing group of operators.
Kai Botha, Chief Commercial Officer at Playnetic, added: “Playnetic’s mission is to create innovative, thrilling, and high preforming premium quality games that connect with players across multiple markets. For us that means casino content that is informed by market insights, advances in game play features supported by robust technology and the latest gameplay trends.
This deal marks another significant stride in enhancing our delivery efficiency, accelerating markets access to our games to connect with even more players. We look forward to seeing our games portfolio being available through QTech’s network.”
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Andrew Cardno
SkyCity Expands its Strategic Partnership with Quick Custom Intelligence
Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI), a leading provider of casino operational intelligence software, announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with SkyCity Entertainment Group, New Zealand’s premier entertainment and gaming company.
SkyCity has successfully utilised QCI Slots for several years to enhance operational visibility, productivity and optimisation across its gaming floors. Building on that foundation, SkyCity is now expanding its engagement with QCI to support a more integrated, enterprise-wide view of customer and operational intelligence across its properties, product channels and services.
The expanded collaboration will introduce additional capabilities within the QCI Enterprise Platform, enabling SkyCity to consolidate data from across its ecosystem and transform it into actionable insight. It introduces enhanced tools to support customer engagement, segmentation and targeted decision-making, helping teams better understand customers, tailor experiences and respond more quickly to changing customer and operational needs. This is a key capability in an increasingly omni-channel environment.
“Our partnership with QCI has developed into a truly strategic collaboration, supporting how we integrate critical customer, product, and operational intelligence,” said Christina Katsibouba, Chief Digital & Transformation Officer at SkyCity.
“As we continue to develop our digital and omni-channel strategy, this expanded engagement reflects a shared goal to use connected data and insights to make better decisions, achieve stronger customer outcomes and create long-term value across the organization. Collaborating closely with QCI allows us to operate with greater agility today, while also shaping the future of how integrated entertainment and gaming businesses utilize intelligence at scale.”
QCI’s Enterprise Platform supports casino resorts worldwide by integrating data from across gaming, hospitality, and digital environments, delivering real-time intelligence that empowers teams to improve efficiency, enhance customer engagement and make faster, more informed decisions.
“SkyCity has been an outstanding partner and an innovative leader in the gaming industry. This expansion reflects the strong foundation we’ve built together and our shared commitment leveraging connected intelligence to drive stronger customer outcomes, support omni-channel strategies, and create a more agile and data-led operating model,” said Andrew Cardno, Co-Founder and CTO of Quick Custom Intelligence.
The continued collaboration between SkyCity Entertainment Group and QCI reflects both organisations’ commitment to innovation, customer excellence and the ongoing advancement of technology within the global gaming industry.
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Brooks Pierce
Inspired Entertainment Announces New SaaS Distribution Agreement with Playtech
Inspired Entertainment, a leading provider of B2B gaming content and systems, announced a new SaaS distribution agreement with Playtech, one of the world’s leading gambling technology companies.
Under the agreement, Inspired’s Virtual Sports portfolio, including its market-leading licensed content and U.S. sports offerings, will be distributed via Playtech’s Sportsbook platform to operators worldwide.
The SaaS solution features a cloud-hosted back-end integration with Playtech, allowing for modular delivery that can be adapted to customer needs. Inspired’s Virtual Sports portfolio provides operators with products designed to enhance engagement and drive player growth. This integration enables Playtech’s partners seamless access to Inspired’s Virtual Sports.
“This partnership represents a major milestone for Inspired. By becoming one of Playtech’s Virtual Sports partners, we can deliver our cutting-edge content to a wider global audience via one seamless integration,” said Brooks Pierce, President and CEO of Inspired.
“We are delighted to partner with Inspired Entertainment. This agreement extends our Virtual Sports offering and reaffirms Playtech’s commitment to providing innovative, engaging experiences to players across multiple regulated territories,” said Yori Arami, VP of Sports Commercial at Playtech.
This agreement combines Inspired’s innovative content and cloud-native delivery with Playtech’s established operator network, resulting in a more engaging virtual gaming experience for players.
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