Scientific Games Enters Norway Via Norsk Tipping

Las Vegas-based iGaming and lottery trailblazers, Scientific Games Corporation has announced on Wednesday that they will be delivering their brand of games to players in Norway.

Owing to supply partnership agreement penned with Nordic country's national lottery operator, Norsk Tipping, Scientific has integrated some of their award-winning content onto their platform, making it available with number of operators.

More to Come

For the time being, the developer has helped integrate ten of their video slot titles – among which are Raging Rhino, Rainbow Riches and 88 Fortunes – as well as pair of their signature 'elnstant' games.

Both genres will be published at state-owned operator's Kong Kasino, with the latter added to scratchcards portfolio on site.

Over the coming months, additional slot and elnstant games will be gradually added...

...Norsk Tipping will be releasing new digital games, with Garden Secrets and Haunted Hotel being the first in line of so-called elnstant games that utilize new innovative mechanics put in purpose of engaging players.

Some of these mechanics include features like crosswords, hidden image, match-to-win, puzzles etc. These games will offer players various new ways in which they can play, which will further diversify Norsk Tipping gaming library.

“A Perfect Environment”

Norsk Tipping's Head of Gaming Operations, Hans Ringsvold, said that operator's relationship with Scientific Games signifies a bright future for operator's online presence.

He added: “The addition of massively popular slot titles and a library of fresh elnstant games boosts our portfolio and allows us to reach a wider audience. We're excited to see continued growth as a result of this partnership.”

Scientific Games Digital's Chief Commercial Officer, Steve Schrier, comments: “Norsk Tipping is an excellent iLottery and online gaming partner. Our expansive content portfolio empowers Norsk Tipping to level up their presence and reach more players in the Nordic region.”

He went on to say that this partnership creates “a perfect environment” for their digital games and that the company is thrilled to see a successful initial launch as they look forward to providing more top-notch content to players of Norway.

Market on the Rise

Recently, more big brands have entered Norway via the Norsk Tipping collaboration, as famous developer, NetEnt, also announced their foray onto this market in September.

Prior to that, Austria-based lottery suppliers, Novomatic Lottery Solutions, has teamed up with Norsk in order to supply about 50% of their new innovative games to Norwegian players.

On the other hand, Scientific Games had a very successful October:

During this month they've won the important industry accolade by taking major awards at 2018 Global Gaming Expo: Land-Based Industry Supplier of the Year, Digital Industry Supplier of the Year and Digital Product of the Year.

The company has also heralded the importance of their Asian endeavors, where operators have shown a strong interest in their cutting-edge facial recognition technology showcases at the said Gaming Expo.

Source:

“Scientific Games Launches elnstant and Digital Games with Norsk Tipping, Norway's National Lottery”, scientificgames.com, November 20, 2018.