International blockchain technology supplier BlockChain Innovations Corp., (BCI) recently announced that it has acquired The Games Company.
Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, BCI designs and develops blockchain technology for public and private gaming companies around the world. It offers platform, payments and sports-book solutions along with leading casino content run on its patented technology.
The UK-based Games Company (TGC) is a popular provider of online casino games licensed by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission and Alderney Gambling Control Commission. The company also has a developing unit based in Portugal.
The games offered by TGC include Hippie Chicks, Cash Cowboy and Lucky 8 Keno. They are available in over 30 languages and feature a free spin promotion engine and multi-currency wagering including cryptocurrencies. These games are available across Tier 1 online casino operators and government lotteries such as William Hill, Bet Victor, and Loto Quebec in Canada, the UK, and markets served from Gibraltar with several 1H 2019 launches out of Malta.
After this acquisition, TCG’s games will allow players to independently ensure and verify game fairness by leveraging BCI’s blockchain technology.
BCI’s President and CEO Matthew Stafford, said, “We are excited to acquire The Games Company. In addition to their proven success in the market, strong product roadmap, talented management and staff, and cryptocurrency friendliness; integrating BCI’s technology with TGC’s casino content will allow us to showcase other examples of blockchain applications in the casino content vertical. By adding TGC’s suite of casino content to BCI’s sportsbook, platform, and payments solution, it further establishes BCI as a full-product suite B2B gaming platform supplier with all the advantages of running on blockchain technology.”
The Games Company co-founder Hans Winkelmann said: “Joining the BCI family expands BCI’s product portfolio, delivers TGC’s games into new markets and on revolutionary technology. By supplying our game content and other product features via BCI’s technology we can then address cryptocurrency players and the nascent Bitcoin market that has over 22 million wallets and a market cap exceeding $60 billion USD.”
