Ongame enters casino market together with Jadestone/WMS

The first operator to offer side games within the poker client is Paf. The non-intrusive implementation of side games is designed to increase total operator revenues without cannibalizing on poker. In addition, side games also enable the promotion of other gaming products to poker players, which increases long-term player loyalty for the operator brand.

“We are happy to finally offer side games within our poker client,” says Arvid Klingström, Head of Poker at Paf. “For us at Paf, with our focus mainly on recreational players, this is a natural step to expand our offering towards our poker players and to cross promote poker and casino. The packaging of the games is great and the look-and-feel really fits Paf."

“Jadestone’s side games offering is perfectly suited for implementation within the Ongame poker client,” says Robert Henrysson, CEO at Jadestone. “With the help of Ongame we are able to offer exciting casino games to poker players without making it hard for the operator to implement. This is a new way for us to distribute content, and through the recent acquisition of Jadestone by WMS, we may ultimately look to provide WMS award-winning portfolio in a similar manner.”

“Entering the casino market is a strategic step for Ongame,” says Peter Bertilsson, Managing Director of Ongame. “Ongame’s excellence within poker and our long-term relations with our operators puts us in a unique position to offer an improved player experience and increased profits for our partners.”

The global online casino market (estimated to be worth 6.4 billion euros) is approximately twice as large as the global poker market (3.2 billion euros), according to H2 Gambling Capital (February 2012).