GameAccount and Novomatic in European distribution deal

iGaming Business – Online gaming systems and software provider GameAccount Network has agreed to distribute integrated global gaming firm Novomatic’s games to its operator partners in Europe. GameAccount struck the deal with Greentube Interactive Entertainment Solutions, the iGaming solutions provider for Novomatic. The deal follows similar agreements GameAccount has in place with other land-based gaming brands such as Bally, IGT and Aristocrat. “We are delighted to have been able to conclude this agreement with GameAccount Network and look forward to providing their ever growing global customer base with our most popular high-performing range of slot content,” Novomatic chief technology officer…

GameAccount Network to launch in New York casino

Independent.ie – GameAccount Network, the UK-based gambling software provider headed by Dermot Smurfit Jnr, has inked a deal to provide a simulated gaming website to the famous Yonkers racetrack and casino in New York.  GAN also announced that pre-tax profits hit £1.6m (€1.9m) last year compared to a loss of £1m (€1.2m) the year before, as net revenue rose 123pc to £12.3m (€15m). Expansion in the US remains a “strategic priority” for the group, said Mr Smurfit. Shares in the company, which floated on London’s Alternative Investment Market and Dublin’s Enterprise Securities Market last year, jumped 12pc in London yesterday…

GameAccount targets Italian market with Net Entertainment

iGaming Business – Online gaming systems and software provider GameAccount Network has moved to strengthen its position in the regulated Italian market by linking up with online casino games provider Net Entertainment. Under the agreement, GameAccount will offer Net Entertainment’s PC and mobile content to various Italian operators such as Sisal, Snai and Eurobet. “This partnership with Net Entertainment strengthens our offering and we look forward to continuing to grow our position in the regulated Italian gaming market,” GameAccount chief executive officer Dermot Smurfit said. Björn Krantz, managing director of Net Entertainment, added: “We are delighted to partner with GameAccount…

GameAccount selects Reel Time Gaming

From iGaming Business – Online gaming systems and software provider GameAccount Network has signed a multi-year partnership that will see it bring content from machine-based slot games developer Reel Time Gaming into the virtual world. Brisbane-based Reel Time Gaming is best known for its portfolio of German slot games including Eye Of Horus, which was designed by a team led by former Novomatic developer Martin Visocnik. “Our mission is to enable land-based casino slot manufacturers to swiftly move online into Europe and North America’s regulated Internet gaming markets,” said Dermot Smurfit, CEO for GameAccount Network. “Content partners are selected based…

SHFL Entertainment games go live with GameAccount Network

From iGaming Business Global gaming supplier SHFL Entertainment Incorporated has announced that some of its most popular proprietary table games have been integrated onto the GameAccount Network online platform and are now taking real-money bets. Las Vegas-based SHFL Entertainment signed an agreement with GameAccount Global Limited in early-February to offer online versions of its Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold’Em and Fortune Pai Gow Poker to iGaming operators in the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain via the GameAccount Network and has since been waiting on the necessary regulatory approvals. “The go-live of our online games is a significant milestone for…

Italy helps GameAccount Network to record first quarter

From iGaming Business Independent online gaming systems and software provider GameAccount Network has announced that its performance in the Italian slot and mobile iGaming markets has led it to post record first-quarter financial results. London-based GameAccount Network revealed that gross gaming revenues from Italy over the initial three months of 2013 increased by 170 percent year-on-year alongside a corresponding 273 percent rise in the numbers of active players. GameAccount Network stated that its first-quarter improvements were driven by ‘new product launches in Italy’s fast-growing regulated Internet gaming market and mobile gaming in various European markets’ while it posted a 110…