Canada
Strive Gaming partners with Optimove as a leading realtime CRM Marketing Solution for its Operator Portfolio
The leading US and Canadian focused iGaming platform will enable Optimove to empower its operators to scale realtime personalized CRM Marketing and execute sophisticated marketing campaigns
Strive Gaming, the first player platform business designed for modern, multi-state requirements of operators in North America, announced today a new partnership with Optimove, the leading CRM Marketing platform. The Partnership demonstrates Strive Gaming’s strategic investment in empowering its operator portfolio to execute sophisticated realtime CRM Marketing campaigns and provide each of their customers with the best experience possible.Strive Gaming, founded by experienced US executives previously at Kambi was built using the latest scalable technology designed purposefully for the burgeoning US and Canadian Sports and Casino market. The platform has put in place a myriad of capabilities to enhance its operators’ ability to communicate with their customers, adhere to state-by-state regulations, and offer a unique gaming experience across all channels and integrated products. The integration with Optimove will enhance the platform’s operators’ ability to react to individual players’ actions in real time by tailoring messages and offers across multiple channels.
Beyond the realtime marketing benefits of this integration, operators using the Strive Gaming platform will also gain several additional key capabilities via Optimove:
· Enriched customer profiles: Unifying all historical, predictive, and realtime customer data from sources such as CRM, the Strive platform, service clouds, and data warehouses via Optimove to create a comprehensive single customer view.
· Multichannel personalization and orchestration: Orchestrating hundreds of campaigns seamlessly by leveraging Optimove’s AI-mapped CRM Journeys to deliver customer communications across any channel.
· A continuous optimization loop: Leverage Optimove’s productized experimentation tools, to measure the incremental uplift of each campaign, journey, and strategy to continuously optimize CRM Marketing performance.
“We’re delighted to partner up with Optimove to enhance our operators’ realtime marketing capabilities,” said Max Meltzer, CEO of Strive Gaming. “We believe in Platform First, where customers smartly choose their platform first, embedding across multiple verticals the best possible content and tools in order to maximize customer acquisition and long-term retention. In Optimove, we found a similar mindset that we loved: a focus on delivery of highly personalized customer marketing messages to individual customers, at the moment of greatest relevance. Optimove’s realtime capabilities, coupled with our own realtime capabilities such as the Infinity Rules Engine, will allow our operators to fuel continuous growth by ensuring each player gets maximum value from every interaction, thus improving Customer Lifetime Value and the overall bottom line.”
“We’re excited to get the nod from Strive Gaming as the CRM Marketing solution of choice for their operator portfolio,” said Erik Holt, VP of Partnership Development at Optimove. “In a highly competitive market such as iGaming, a customer-centric approach powered by AI-led CRM Journeys creates a competitive edge for operators. It is the only way to orchestrate hyper-personalized communications with hundreds of segments, thereby improving retention rates, Customer Lifetime Value, and the overall bottom line. We are confident that Optimove’s vast capabilities will play a major part in Strive Gaming’s rapid growth in the burgeoning US market.”
Optimove will be showcasing its CRM Marketing Platform during ICE London, April 12-14 booth N5-210.
Canada
ComeOn Group adds sportsbook to its offering in Ontario
ComeOn Group announced a significant milestone in its sportsbook expansion journey with the addition of sportsbook to their offering in Ontario following the successful acquisition of the required permits. This addition represents a strategic advancement in the Groups sportsbook growth trajectory where they are set to double its sportsbook business in the coming years.
ComeOn Group is one of 51 active operators in Ontario. The Ontario market has experienced robust growth since its launch, reaching C$6.7 billion in revenue in 2023.* By 2029, the market is forecasted to grow by a total of 29%, with 2024 expected to close with a 20% increase.
ComeOn keeps investing in its sportsbook business acceleration that is powered by its proprietary sportsbook platform and in-house risk management and trading team. As a multi product vertical operator, ComeOn is striving to give its customer base a safe and exciting entertainment destination and this approach is now expanded to their Ontario audience.
Juergen Reutter, Chief Executive Officer at ComeOn Group, said: “We are very excited about the opportunities this new milestone opens up for us. As a casino-led operator it represents a key part of our sportsbook strategy to double our business in the coming years. Like in any of our other markets, we are striving for a differentiated sportsbook entertainment experience that is powered by our in-house technology. Our goal is to deliver top-tier entertainment to our players while fostering safe and innovative gaming experiences.”
*Source – H2GC H2 Ontario Data 25.10.2024 (excl. Lottery)
BCLC
INTRALOT Announces New Project with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation for Online Lottery Platform
INTRALOT S.A. has announced the undertaking of a new project between the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), the sole lottery operator for the Government of British Columbia in Canada, and INTRALOT Inc., its US subsidiary, for the provision of an online lottery platform. The project also includes the digitalization of the existing land-based network.
The solution will be based on the Player X platform, part of the Lotos X ecosystem, and adds to the company’s overall partnership with BCLC, which has been extended until 2028.
INTRALOT is a leading player in a changing world of gaming. With significant experience in looking forward and anticipating emerging trends, the company provides future-proof solutions to regulated lottery and gaming operators around the world.
Canada
Relax Gaming joins forces with PointsBet to strengthen footprint in Ontario
Relax Gaming, the iGaming aggregator and supplier of unique content, has significantly enhanced its presence in the Ontario market through an agreement with leading Canadian operator, PointsBet.
This partnership reinforces Relax Gaming’s aim to become a standout provider across North America, having already gained early success in Ontario. Relax became one of the first suppliers to deliver content to the region’s players in March 2022, debuting with over 120 games across multiple operators.
PointsBet pride themselves as one of Canada’s leading operators offering unmatched speed, ease of use, and a comprehensive array of pre-game and in-play sports betting options. This is complemented by a top-tier online casino which will now be boosted with the integration of Relax’s portfolio of slots and live dealer options.
With its authentic Canadian approach, PointsBet prioritises technology that minimises external dependencies to maintain control over its platform and has a commitment to responsible gambling best practices, ensuring a safe and secure environment for all players.
Martin Stålros, CEO at Relax Gaming, said: “Since we launched in Ontario we have enjoyed tremendous success, with our content hitting the sweet spot for the broad range of players in the Canadian province. This partnership with PointsBet will strengthen our presence in the market as the region’s leading operator integrates our rich content portfolio which will engage its player base.”
Scott Vanderwel, Chief Executive Officer at PointsBet, added: “Relax Gaming has established a strong reputation across North America and in Ontario in particular. The impressive range of content that will be integrated into our platform will increase engagement within our online platform and we are delighted to be able to provide more immersive experiences to our audiences.”
Established as one of the industry’s leading B2B suppliers, Relax Gaming was awarded GGA’s Product Launch of the Year in February 2023 for Dream Drop Jackpots. Money Train 3 names the 2023 CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards amongst its 6 Slot of the Year titles, while the brand also won the award for Skill Games Supplier at the 2023 EGR B2B Awards along with the Innovation in Mobile award at the 2023 SBC Awards.
Relax Gaming provides more than 4,000 online casino games, from its high-performing proprietary slots to a significant, varied library of content from hand-picked third-party studios via its partnership programmes.
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