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Pollard Banknote Congratulates Slovakia’s Niké on Record-breaking Instant Ticket Sales
Pollard Banknote Limited has congratulated Niké (“the Lottery”), Slovakia’s largest betting company, on its outstanding success in achieving record-breaking instant ticket sales over the last several years. Since 2018, Niké’s instant ticket sales have grown by over 52%—making it one of the fastest-growing lotteries in Europe. Most recently, Niké attained consecutive record sales in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 and 2024 is set to surpass last year’s impressive performance.
As Niké’s exclusive instant ticket partner since 2013, Pollard Banknote collaborates closely with the Lottery, offering expertise in portfolio management and a wide array of sales-driving print innovations. Niké’s continued success is propelled by a forward-thinking instant ticket marketing strategy that prioritizes the development of eye-catching games, delivering value to players, carefully planned portfolio design and retail expansion.
By strategically incorporating Pollard Banknote’s cutting-edge print innovations across all price points, Niké offers a rich portfolio of bold designs to maximise appeal to players. Niké leverages the company’s industry-leading Scratch FX products, specialty inks, and innovative concepts such as Jumbo Pop ‘n’ Play to effectively increase game visibility and drive sales. For instance, for the game DVOJITÁ VÝHRA (DOUBLE WIN), the Lottery used Spectrum Scratch FX Duos to produce a striking ticket design with two contrasting holographic patterns, which delivered great results—it sold 20% higher than the average non-holiday €5 game. Niké has also utilised Pollard Banknote’s digital printing capabilities to launch the highly successful Kapitán GECO (Captain GECO) series of games, distributed exclusively at GECO retailers and tied into GECO’s loyalty programme.
Pollard Banknote has worked closely with Niké to optimise its product portfolio—increasing launches from 10 in 2017 to 25 in 2023, with a variety of options to ensure broad player appeal, including different play mechanics, price points, prize structures and ticket designs. Drawing on Pollard Banknote’s strategic advice, in October of 2023 Niké launched its first-ever €30 game, DELUXE 30—a large, folded ticket featuring Spectrum Scratch FX, offering players 30 games inside—and it became one of Niké’s top-selling games during the 2023 holiday period. Niké also strategically expanded its holiday offerings in 2023 to include games at the €10 price point, as well as released its first holiday family. Building on the sell-out success of the 2022 €5 holiday game Vianočný žreb (Christmas Ticket), Niké launched the Vianoce (Christmas) family of games at the €2, €5, and €10 price points. The family’s cute critters were once again embraced by Niké’s players, with the €10 game featuring Scratch FX almost entirely sold through during the holiday season.
“We are thrilled with how successful our partnership has been, and in particular with achieving two years in a row of record instant sales. Pollard Banknote has been an unwavering partner—constantly bringing new ideas, captivating artistic design, and portfolio recommendations that contribute to our success. We look forward to continuing to work together to provide innovative and fun games to our players,” said Marián Jamrich, Lottery Director of Niké.
“Congratulations to Niké, whose enthusiasm for innovation and implementation of proven growth strategies have led to impressive sales growth year after year. It’s always a pleasure to work with forward-thinking lotteries like Niké, and in the coming years of our partnership we look forward to delivering more outstanding games for Niké’s players,” said Laura Kroeker, Director of Sales & Marketing at Pollard Banknote.
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FairPlay Sports Media Launches Football AI Stats Assistant ‘Teammate’

FairPlay Sports Media, the fan and AI-powered global sports media network, has launched Teammate, the industry’s first sports AI assistant on its WhoScored.com brand.
Teammate translates natural-language commands from sports fans and bettors, powered by a Google Gemini partnership, and redirects them to relevant betting opportunities, forecasting insight, and sporting data, to help enhance the user experience of football stats enthusiasts, as well as help level the playing field against the sportsbook, using text and data visualisations as communication.
Utilising the FairPlay network’s 25+ years of sports data assets, and its recent integration of a cutting-edge deep-learning neural engine, Teammate is the most advanced, AI-powered and fan-first tool which will allow the increasingly stats-hungry sports audience to go deeper into the numbers to enhance both their pre-match and live engagement and betting decisions.
Google Gemini has led the AI assistant charge of recent years, mastering creative and productivity tools, advanced reasoning and complex tasks, and engaging content delivery, all powered by its various advanced LLMs. Using this sophisticated platform, Teammate will access the same, well-known UI, while adapting its design and responses for those related to sports data.
Teammate, live now in beta mode, will revolutionise how sports fans find information, whether they’re a die-hard fan, a fantasy strategist, or lining up a bet builder, with its front-end designed to fit seamlessly as a white label into partner apps and websites, increasing brand stickiness and offering monetisation opportunities for those hosting the sports lifestyle tool.
Stuart Simms, group CEO at FairPlay Sports Media, said: “AI has integrated rapidly into our day-to-day lives, but there’s not been a truly bespoke assistant service that suits the needs of sports bettors and data-hungry fans. Teammate, which combines our prowess in delivery of sporting insight, with Google Gemini’s ability to serve users with natural, conversational conveyance of information, offers just that.
“Whether you need betting inspiration, you’re looking to find the best value that backs up a gut betting pick or want to explore betting opportunities around a player’s recent run of form, Teammate will point you in the direction to find the best bets and the most relevant markets, alongside forecasted tips and associated statistics and data.”
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Nolimit City extends xMechanic licensing deal with Sneaky Slots

World leading slots innovator, Nolimit City, has partnered up with the newly announced slots studio, Sneaky Slots.
Nolimit City have licensed out their trademarked xMechanics to Sneaky Slots, for use in their future game portfolio.
The two have agreed to feature Nolimit City’s proprietary xMechanics across several of Sneaky Slots new and yet to be announced slots roadmap.
Nolimit has always prided itself in creating a brand with a rich foundation and a loyal following thanks to its relentless innovation. Boasting over 19 in house xMechanics, Nolimit’s trademark mechanics will be featured on the new studio and promise to feature some of Nolimit’s most beloved mechanics, such as xNudge®, xWays®, xBomb® and several others. Players can experience several of these mechanics on classic titles, such as Brute Force, San Quentin xWays® and Fire In The Hole.
There’s not much to be said about Sneaky Slots as of yet, the mysterious studio seems to have a lot in store.
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BetSymphony Unites Voice, AI, and Personalization to Create the First Conversational Frontend in iGaming

BetSymphony just raised the bar for iGaming. The no-revenue-share iGaming platform has introduced a next-generation Conversational AI interface, powered by its advanced AI agent BetHarmony, now delivering a player experience so intuitive, it feels like the sportsbook is talking directly to you.
Instead of dumping players into an endless library of games, long menus and static categories, players are welcomed with a personalized home screen showing relevant bets, curated game suggestions, timely reminders, and promotions aligned to their interests. Everything can be navigated by voice and in multiple languages, making discovery feel effortless.
The launch also introduced BetHarmony Copilot — an intelligent assistant that works alongside the traditional interface, offering timely, context-aware guidance, tips, and suggestions for frictionless interactions.
Valentina Synenka, CEO of Symphony Interactive, said:
“BetHarmony has always been a standout in conversational AI, but this release takes it to a whole new level. The conversational interface within BetSymphony delivers experiences that traditional sportsbook UIs simply can’t match. We’re not removing the classic interface – this is about giving players an additional, more natural way to engage. It’s intuitive, it’s personal, and it’s built for the future of iGaming.”
Conversational UI is one of the fastest-growing trends in digital experiences, and BetSymphony is the first to bring it to iGaming. Here’s why that matters:
- It’s a breakthrough. It’s an innovation the industry has not seen in the last 30 years. It opens new opportunities to boost player engagement and unlock revenue potential.
- It’s more immersive. Players move from clicking through static menus to having a dynamic, two-way interaction that feels human.
- It’s smarter. AI-driven personalization serves up only what’s relevant – games, promotions, or bets – based on actual player behavior.
- It’s more capable. By unlocking features that static interfaces can’t support, it creates entirely new ways for players to discover, interact, and engage.
- It’s safe. Integrates with responsible gaming tools that detect risky behavior and respond instantly.
BetHarmony is the conversation and interface . It is intelligent combining text, chat, and voice with:
- Predictive personalization
- Multi-agent orchestration
- Multilingual fluency
- Real-time operator integration
This integration enables players to navigate, bet, and explore entirely through conversation – with no dependency on traditional navigation structures.
With BetSymphony and BetHarmony fully integrated, this launch signals a decisive step toward a more engaging, accessible, and player-focused future in iGaming.
About BetSymphony
BetSymphony is no-revenue share iGaming platform that gives sportsbook and casino operators total control. Operators own the full source code and can adapt the flexible, modular architecture to their strategy, scale at their own pace, and innovate without limits.
About Symphony Solutions
Since 2008, Symphony Solutions has been delivering high-impact AI, Cloud, and Agile transformation services with a deep focus on iGaming. Partnering with operators worldwide, Symphony delivers end-to-end iGaming solutions — from full-scale product development and platform modernization to strategic tech consulting in the sports betting and casino sectors.
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