Evolution partners with Kiron Interactive to distribute its portfolio across retail, online markets in Africa

Evolution has announced a partnership with Kiron Interactive to distribute its portfolio across both retail and online markets throughout Africa by utilizing Kiron Interactive’s proprietary software, Betman.

Kiron Interactive will integrate Evolution’s full industry-leading portfolio of games from its Evolution, NetEnt, Red Tiger, Ezugi, Big Time Gaming, and Nolimit City brands.

The deal will leverage Kiron Interactive’s partnerships with major operators in more than 30 African countries, ensuring maximum visibility and exposure of Evolution’s live dealer, game show, RNG, and slot games.

Dean Finder, CEO of Evolution Services SA, said: “Evolution is delighted to partner with a well-known and respected brand like Kiron Interactive."

"We are thrilled at the prospect of Kiron Interactive taking our exciting retail games, especially our recently launched iconic Evolution game show Dream Catcher, to the African retail market. We also see huge value in the online opportunity for Kiron Interactive to resell our online suite of live and slot games across Africa via their tier 1 platform, Betman,” he added.

Steven Spartinos, Co-CEO of Kiron Interactive, stated: “We’re excited to bring fantastic content from Evolution’s dynamic and hugely popular portfolio to Africa for the first time with our Betman solution."

"Africa has long been a key market for us, and we’ve seen an incredibly strong performance that has given players a considerable amount of trust in Kiron Interactive’s products, so we’re thrilled to be able to use our platform to introduce such an esteemed provider to the region,” he concluded.

Earlier this month, the provider reported that its operating revenues increased by 16.6% to EUR 475.3 million ($513 million) in the fourth quarter of 2023. For the full year, operating revenues grew 23.5% to EUR 1.8 billion ($1.94 billion).

EBITDA increased by 20.5% to EUR 337 million ($363.6 million) in Q4 and 25.7% to EUR 1.26 billion ($1.35 billion) for the full year. The company reported a profit of EUR 283 million ($305.2 million) for the quarter and EUR 1 billion ($1.07 billion).