Yggdrasil extends presence in Spanish market signing with prestigious brand Casino Barcelona Online
20th November, 2018 – Innovative gaming solutions supplier Yggdrasil has signed a content partnership with prestigious operator Casino Barcelona.
Casinobarcelona.es is the online platform of Casino Barcelona, a landmark on the casino map in Europe. Being licensed by Spain’s National Gambling Commission enables Casinobarcelona.es to offer all games on their quickly growing platform to a large local customer base.
Yggdrasil will provide its premium portfolio of casino games as well as its in-game promotional tool BOOST®, accelerating the growth of casinobarcelona.es as a market leader in Spain. The games will be available on both desktop and mobile devices and include latest slot release Wolf Hunters, classic titles such as Valley of the Gods and the blockbuster Vikings trilogy that has proven very successful in recent years.
Xavier Ballester, Director of Casino Barcelona Online, said: “This agreement is very important for us and is part of our strategy, since Yggdrasil’s content matches our brand values of offering our players the highest quality products, and I’m in no doubt its games will be liked by our players”.
Fredrik Elmqvist, CEO, Yggdrasil, said: “I’m delighted to be partnering with Casino Barcelona, one of the most significant and prestigious brands in Europe.
“We now have some extremely strong Spanish partners who will benefit from our premium range of high-quality content, and I’m very much looking forward to working closely with them all, as well as coming ones, while the market continues to develop.”
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About Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil is a provider of superior online gaming solutions for iGaming operators. The business was founded in 2013 and has since emerged as one of the industry’s most respected and acclaimed suppliers. Yggdrasil operates a highly scalable business model and covers three product verticals: Casino Slots, Table Games and Bingo, in addition to the business verticals: Yggdrasil White Label Studios, YGS Masters and Yggdrasil Dragons. Since its inception, Yggdrasil has embarked on a solid growth trajectory enabled by a strong corporate culture focused on innovation, creativity, quality and technology leadership. Yggdrasil is headquartered in Sweden and has offices in Malta (operational HQ), Poland and Gibraltar.
About Casino Barcelona
CasinoBarcelona.es is the online casino platform of Casino Barcelona, one of the most prestigious casinos in Europe and the leader in the Spanish market. Its range of games is equipped with the most innovative technology systems to offer a unique entertainment environment. CasinoBarcelona.es operates in Spain with the gambling licenses granted by the Director General for the Regulation of Gambling.
CasinoBarcelona.es belongs to Grup Peralada, a leader in the sector in Spain for more than 40 years, which also operates casinos in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. www.casinobarcelona.es
About the Spanish regulated market
The last five years has seen year-on-year growth in both online casino and sports betting verticals in Spain. Spain is one of the fastest growing iGaming markets in Europe and is projected to grow by c. 20% in 2018 compared to 2017 and where mobile grew by c. 30%. The Spanish iGaming market is expected to reach close to €1 billion in 2018 as measured by Gross Win, according to data provided by H2GC. Yggdrasil has significantly expanded its regulated market footprint in 2018 with partnerships in a multitude of territories including the UK, Italy, Spain, and the Czech Republic.
