Both Victor Chandler and Boylesports have signed deals to take advantage of Flinders’ Maelstrom middleware platform. Myriad Payments, owned by Victor Chandler, will use it to keep strict control of customer data and it’s part of an even larger project between Victor and Flinders. Boyles are using it to help them achieve more growth in the Asian market and monitor new product lines being rolled out. Flinders also announced a deal with Jade Gaming ahead of any U.S. market opening and Brian Hooper, CTO for the Maelstrom product, said: “Operators in the US who are looking to make their step in the eGaming space don’t want to find themselves ‘trapped’ by the first eGaming partner or platform they choose. Maelstrom allows these new eGaming operators to evolve beyond the bottle-neck and differentiation problems that European eGaming operators have struggled with over the last 10 years.
Betfred boss Fred Done has carried on his charitable mood by donating £25,000 to charity Haven House. Done had promised to offer £200 for every century made at the Betfred.com Snooker World Championship and if it reached 75 he’d top it up to £25k. Even though the players only managed 71 he did so regardless. It comes as Fred readies himself for a big hit this weekend should Manchester City manage to pip United to the title. Good luck Fred. You’re going to need it.