Global mobile online gaming solutions and services provider, Nektan, has announced the signing of agreements that have seen the Africa-facing iGaming sites at Betika.com and BetLion.ke integrate its E-Lite content aggregation and bonusing platform.
Developer diversity:
The Gibraltar-headquartered innovator used an official Tuesday press release to detail that the business-to-business deals will give both of the Kenya-licensed domains the ability to offer their players a plethora of HTML-friendly video slots and table games from some of the world’s most prominent developers including Yggdrasil Gaming Limited, Booming Games Limited and Pragmatic Play Limited.
Player potential:
Gary Shaw, Executive Director for Nektan, used the press release to declare that BetLion.ke and Betika.com ‘have significant presence in Africa’ and are constituents of a seven-member club that was recently re-licensed by the Kenyan Betting Control and Licensing Board. The executive also described his firm’s E-Lite advance as ‘an easily-integrated add-on module’ that allows online casino operators to provide iGaming aficionados with ‘a breadth of premium gaming content’ via desktop and mobile devices.
Read a statement from Shaw…
“Africa is an emerging market that is rich with possibilities and presents us with opportunities to build our international expansion. As we continue to grow Nektan’s business-to-business software division, deals such as this highlight how our proprietary technology is fit for purpose in emerging markets all over the world.”
Initial introduction:
For his part, Jaydeep Chakravartty, Commercial Vice-President for United Kingdom and Gibraltar-licensed Nektan, revealed that the deals represent his firm’s first foray into the iGaming market of Kenya and form part of a ‘global expansion strategy’ that is targeting rapidly-growing jurisdictions such as those seen across Africa.
Chakravartty’s statement read…
“We’re thrilled to launch our E-Lite platform in Africa. As a nimble technology provider, we are able to efficiently integrate our content into large scale operator networks across the globe. Betika.com and BetLion.ke will now be able to offer their customers a wide range of increasingly popular casino games.”