Royal Sabah Turf Club select Sportech Racing // Digital

Sportech Racing // Digital, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Royal Sabah Turf Club of Malaysia to provide a new central betting system and associated technologies for its Tambalang Racecourse and off course betting centers.

Sportech will provide the Royal Sabah Turf Club with a new central pari-mutuel betting system and 300 WAVE® teller-terminals.

Royal Sabah Turf Club stated, “The adoption of new betting technologies from Sportech is key to the Royal Sabah Turf Club’s strategy, including offering new betting opportunities to our players, expanding the distribution of the Turf Club’s racing to off track sites, and delivering fast, accurate customer service at the point of sale. We look forward to a productive and beneficial business relationship with Sportech.”

Andrew Gaughan, President of Sportech Racing // Digital said, “We are happy to welcome the Royal Sabah Turf Club to Sportech’s growing list of customers, and are very pleased to announce this expansion of Sportech’s global market presence into Malaysia. We expect that our technologies will elevate the overall player experience in Malaysia, and help Royal Sabah Turf Club expand the distribution of their betting products.”

Sports Network Limited select Sportech Racing // Digital

Sportech Racing // Digital, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Sports Network Limited to provide a new central betting system and terminals in Vietnam for the eventual deployment to the racetracks in Vung Tau, Madagui, and Xuan Thanh.

Sportech will provide a new central pari-mutuel betting system, on-going maintenance and support, and TIM 30 agent-operated betting terminals.

Aston Gooi Khee Leng, Business Development Director of Sports Network Limited, commented, “We are impressed with Sportech’s broad range of betting technology solutions. These technologies will provide our racetracks with simplified tote betting operations, allow us to offer players an enhanced level of customer service and information at the point-of-sale, and assist in our efforts to expand distribution of our betting products to new off-track betting locations in Vietnam.”

Andrew Gaughan, President of Sportech Racing // Digital said, “We are very pleased to welcome the Sports Network Limited to the Sportech team and look forward to helping them achieve their goals for high quality tote technologies, simplified back office operations, and enhanced customer service for racing fans in Vietnam.

This news, closely following Sportech’s announcement of a contract award by the Royal Sabah Turf Club in Malaysia, provides further evidence that Sportech Racing // Digital is making meaningful and substantial advancement into the Asian marketplace for tote betting technologies.”

Global Gaming Solutions Selects Sportech Racing//Digital

Sportech Racing//Digital, a division of Sportech PLC, (LSE: SPO) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Chickasaw Nation’s Global Gaming Solutions LLC to be the new provider of pari-mutuel betting technologies and services to Remington Park racetrack and associated OTBs in Oklahoma, and Lone Star Park racetrack in Texas.

Sportech will provide comprehensive pari-mutuel betting services, built on the foundation of the world-class Quantum™ System software, and managed and operated from the state-of-the-art Quantum™ Data Center.

Patrons of Lone Star and Remington will also enjoy a significant upgrade in the betting technologies available to them, including Sportech’s new BetJet SL 2.5, the Sportech Tablet for wireless account betting, and the Digital Link™ app for convenient mobile betting while on-track. Digital Link™ offers the patented digital voucher feature, which allows the player to conveniently, anonymously, and securely store and retrieve tickets and vouchers on their own mobile device.

Scott Wells, President and General Manager of Remington Park and Lone Star Park commented, “Global Gaming Solutions has invested millions over the last few years to improve our racetrack facilities, we look forward to now offering our guests new technologies that will significantly enhance their betting experience at Lone Star Park and Remington Park.”

Andrew Gaughan, President of Sportech Racing // Digital said, “We are pleased to welcome Global Gaming to the Sportech family. This award is a yet another endorsement of Sportech’s world-class technologies and services. Remington and Lone Star join a list of operators all over the world that use our Quantum™ System, from Betfred Totepool to the Jockey Club del Peru, and one hundred customers in-between. Digital Link™ mobile will help Remington and Lone Star usher in a new era of convenient, feature-rich mobile betting, and – last but not least – our proactive services will assure that their players get the betting experience they deserve.”

Penn National Gaming selects Sportech Racing//Digital

Sportech Racing//Digital, a division of Sportech PLC, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by an affiliate of Penn National Gaming, Inc. (“PNG”) to deliver new internet and mobile solutions for pari-mutuel betting. Sportech will provide the G4 framework for Internet betting, and the Digital Link™ app for mobile betting, along with a package of associated services that includes call center betting, customer care, and tech support.

Sportech is the exclusive provider of pari-mutuel betting services to Penn National Gaming’s twelve racetracks and four off-track betting locations located in nine different jurisdictions. Sportech has also provided PNG’s eBetUSA betting website since the service first launched sixteen years ago.

The new G4 and Digital Link™ platforms will leverage the power of Sportech’s Quantum™ System software and BetJet betting terminals to offer players the convenience of using a single account and single digital wallet across all betting channels. This means that players can use their PNG account over the Internet, with the Digital Link™ mobile app, over the phone with a call center operator, or with a betting terminal located at one of PNG’s 16 brick-and-mortar locations based on the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction.

Andrew Gaughan, President of Sportech Racing // Digital said, “We are very pleased to expand our business relationship with Penn National Gaming, the largest owner and operator of racetrack and associated betting facilities in the United States. The G4 and Digital Link™ platforms, backed by robust CRM tools, and patented features like digital voucher, will deliver convenience and an enhanced betting experience to PNG players all over the country.”

Chris McErlean, Vice President Racing for Penn National Gaming, commented, “We sought to offer our current and future players a satisfying and immersive betting experience, with accounts and interfaces that move seamlessly between brick-and-mortar and digital. The new G4 website and Digital Link™ mobile, in concert with the land-based services Sportech already provides, will deliver this to our players.”

Sportech’s Bump 50:50 Selected by Colorado Amateur Hockey Association

Bump 50:50, a division of Sportech Racing // Digital, announced that they have been selected by the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association (“CAHA”) to supply technologies and services for50/50 charitable raffles at 2015-16 Colorado Avalanche games.

From the start of the upcoming season, Bump 50:50 will deliver point-of-sale software, hardware and central processing services, as well as program design and coordination, sales team training, reporting, and data analytics.While the Bump 50:50 system is only currently available at Colorado Avalanche games, Bump 50:50, CAHA and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment are working together to hopefully bring fundraising opportunities using the Bump 50:50 system to Denver Nuggets and Colorado Mammoth games at the Pepsi Center.

As the industry’s most technologically advanced provider of 50/50 raffles, Bump 50:50 is continually investing in new features and services. Fans in Coloradowill now enjoy the ability to purchase 50/50 raffle tickets for not only cash but with credit cardsas well – a feature that Bump 50:50 introduced this summer for the first time in charitable raffle history, and one that only Bump 50:50 currently offers. Fans will also have the ability to opt-in to receive text notification of winners.

In addition, the Bump 50:50systemis the only 50/50 raffle system on the market today to receive the top-level version 1.1v Gaming Laboratories International GLI-31 certification for Electronic Raffle Systems. This independent certification provides further evidence of the credibility and integrity of the Bump 50:50 system, and underscores the company’s commitment to delivering the most advanced raffle systems available.

Dan Tanenbaum, President of Bump 50:50, stated, “We are excited to provideall involved with a Bump 50:50 solution, and to support the vital work of the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association and Kroenke Sports Charities, who will both directly benefit from the proceeds raised through the use of the Bump 50:50 system. We continually provide enhancements to our system, and we are confidentour latest new features – including credit card acceptance and text notifications –will encourage participation, and deliver results for the CAHA.”

MyWinners.com Partners with TimeformUS to Sell its Past Performance Products

MyWinners.com Partners with TimeformUS to Sell its Past Performance Products

MyWinners.com, owned and operated by Sportech Venues, Inc., and offering online wagering in the State of Connecticut, has partnered with TimeformUS, the leading innovator of horseracing past performance products, to integrate its digital handicapping suite through the MyWinners wagering interface.

Designed for the digital customer, TimeformUS is groundbreaking in content, display, and speed, giving horseplayers the tools to understand races faster and more deeply. Data visualizations such as ‘The TimeformUS Pace Projector™’ have emerged as a key driver in the ongoing migration of horseplayers from traditional print handicapping products to digital content.

MyWinners.com, the only website legally permitted to offer online horse-racing wagering to players in the state of Connecticut, is offering the TimeformUS product within its handicapping store to all of its players. In addition, players who wager on the track they purchase the product for will be reimbursed the cost of the product.

“By partnering with TimeformUS, MyWinners.com is embracing a modern past performance product for the digital age,” said MyWinners GM, Josh Tepper. “We feel the innovation and forward thinking products created by TimeformUS will fit our mobile and web users perfectly.”

TimeformUS CEO Marc Attenberg added: “We are excited to deliver a tightly-integrated user experience on MyWinners.com, and look forward to developing content with their team across a variety of digital platforms. Together, we’ll grow handle by making the game easier to play.”

Sportech Venues and MyWinners.com partner with DraftDay Gaming Group

Sportech Venues and MyWinners.com partner with DraftDay Gaming Group to Provide Daily Fantasy Sports to Connecticut Customers

Sportech Venues, a division of Sportech PLC, is pleased to announce a partnership with DraftDay Gaming Group, Inc. (“DraftDay”) to provide a white-label daily fantasy sports platform, named MyWinners Fantasy (www.mywinnersfantasy.com), for customers at 14 wagering venues throughout Connecticut, and online at MyWinners.com.
Sportech Venues’ locations, branded as ‘Winners’, range from local betting parlors to a 50,000 square foot flagship venue, Bobby V’s Restaurant and Sports Bar (located adjacent to Bradley International Airport), the next generation in premier sports entertainment and wagering venues. Sportech’s second Bobby V’s flagship Sports Bar & Restaurant with wagering will open in Stamford, CT.

MyWinners.com is Connecticut’s only legal online racing betting site, offering wagers on top thoroughbred, harness, and greyhound tracks from across the country and the world.
The DraftDay platform provides Winners with an exciting new product, catering to a wider, younger demographic, in addition to the existing customer base within Winners’ successful wagering venues. “It’s another great product to play when visiting our locations or when online,” said Ted Taylor, President of Sportech Venues, Inc.

“With the popularity of daily fantasy sports at an all-time high, bringing the power of the DraftDay network to MyWinners.com customers was a logical next step,” added Josh Tepper, General Manager of MyWinners.com. “We hope to provide our players with the same excitement and thrill that they enjoy with our racing content.”

DraftDay is the market leading business-to-business daily fantasy sports platform, and is well-positioned to become an even more significant player in the explosive fantasy sports industry, by building partnerships within the regulated gaming, racing and media industries. By establishing the preeminent B2B daily fantasy sports partnership network, with six partners signed and in various stages of production, DraftDay is creating innovative digital content for organizations to increase their product range for customers, and to protect their valuable databases.

“DraftDay is excited to have Sportech as our first regulated gaming partner to join our B2B network,” said Nic Sulsky, President of DraftDay. “Bringing this trusted gaming company into our network establishes credibility and lays the ideal foundation for our imminent growth.”

Bump 50:50 Sign Multiple New Agreements

Sportech’s Bump 50:50 Signs Multiple New Agreements to Provide 50/50 Raffles to Sports Teams and Entertainment Venues

Bump 50:50, a division of Sportech Racing//Digital, announced that they have been selected by a number of charitable foundations associated with professional sports outfits to provide technologies and services to execute 50/50 charitable raffles at sporting and entertainment events. These agreements cap a period of significant new customer acquisition activity and include the charitable organizations for:

• The Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League, scheduled to launch during pre-season in September 2015;
• The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, which launched a 50/50 raffle in June;
• The Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer, which launched in early July;
• The Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix race, which was held June 7th;
• NASCAR’s Michigan International Speedway, which recently hit an all-time NASCAR raffle record at just over $75,000; and
• The Le Festival d’ete de Quebec in Quebec City, which was held July 9th to 19th.

Sportech’s Bump 50:50 provides point-of-sale software, hardware and central processing services, as well as program design and coordination, sales team training, reporting, and data analytics. Fans participating in Bump 50:50 raffles can now enjoy the convenience of the industry’s first credit card integration for raffle purchases, as well as the ability to opt-in to receive text notification of winners.

Dan Tanenbaum, President of Bump 50:50, stated, “We are very pleased to have been selected by these luminaries in the worlds of sports and entertainment to support their fundraising efforts. Since joining the Sportech Racing // Digital division last summer, Bump 50:50 has been on a significant customer acquisition trajectory, and we are very gratified to see that our investment in software, hardware and people is helping more and more foundations fulfill their vital charitable missions.”

New Owners of Emerald Downs and the Eldorado Resorts properties choose Sportech Racing and Digital

Sportech Racing and Digital is pleased to announce that it has signed new contracts to provide pari-mutuel betting technology and services to two key, long-term customers: Emerald Downs Racing LLC (“Emerald Downs”) and Eldorado Resorts, Inc., owner of Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, Presque Isle Downs & Casino, and Scioto Downs Racino.

Under the new contracts, both negotiated with new owners, Sportech will deliver extensive equipment and software upgrades to both customers. Emerald Downs, the Northwest’s premier thoroughbred racing facility, will receive upgraded field board and paddock display equipment, as well as an update of their entire betting terminal inventory to Sportech’s BetJet Series devices.

Two of the three Eldorado locations – Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort and Scioto Downs Racino – will also receive upgrades to BetJet Series devices (Presque Isle Downs already has these installed). In addition, all three Eldorado properties will receive Sportech’s Digital Link™ suite for mobile betting on track, including Sportech’s patented digital voucher functionality.

Andrew Gaughan, President of Sportech Racing and Digital, commented: “We are very gratified to have been selected to continue as the tote technology and services provider to these valued customers, and are pleased to further extend our new Digital Link™ mobile suite to three more customer locations.”

SNG Interactive introduces new online casino operations in New Jersey

SNG Interactive, Sportech’s joint venture with NYX Gaming Group Limited, has officially launched www.ResortsCasino.com and its Atlantic City based partner, Resorts Casino, has unveiled the Resorts iGaming Lounge on their casino floor.

Following its initial beta phase, the new real money online casino offers the best online user experience, by featuring a large selection of casino slots and table games, as well as exclusive titles introduced in the United States for the first time.

This announcement follows news earlier this year that a transactional waiver for iGaming operations had been granted in the state of New Jersey. This certification confirms that SNG is compliant with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. As a result, SNG is provisionally permitted to offer real money gaming online to customers, accessing the online system physically from within the state.

Rich Roberts, President of Digital US for Sportech said: “We are delighted to be officially launching www.resortscasino.com to the people of New Jersey. This marks a significant step for SNG and for online gaming in the State.”

Morris Bailey, owner of Resorts Casino Hotel, a Mohegan Sun property, said: “The launch of www.ResortsCasino.com and debut of the new digital Resorts iGaming Lounge offers all of our casino customers the best gaming experience possible. We will offer our players the opportunity to play all their favorite casino slots and table games at their leisure anywhere in New Jersey, while also providing customers the chance to experience online gaming during their visit to Resorts in Atlantic City.”