Continent 8 Technologies will join over 300 operators, suppliers, and regulators from Asia’s online and land-based gaming industries at ASEAN Gaming Summit, held at the Conrad Hotel in Manila, Philippines, 19-21 March.
Continent 8 is proud to sponsor the Networking Bar at this influential event. Have a drink on us, every day from 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
As your hub for iGaming across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, we connect, manage, and secure your most valuable information. Continent 8 keeps gaming operators’ applications online and secure via a private network of over 40 connected locations across three continents. Our advanced data centers and high-quality networks can support your critical online operations in Asia and beyond.
Continent 8 team members Leon Allen, Business Development Director, Justin Cosnett, Head of Solution Architecture, Craig Lusher, Business Development Director, and Peter Williams, Chief Commercial Officer, will be attending.
Set up a meeting now to connect with our team at ASEAN Gaming Summit and see how Continent 8 can help you with your gaming needs!
ASEAN Gaming Summit
Conrad Hotel, Manila, Philippines
March 12-14, 2019
Email: sales@continent8.com
📞 +44 1624 694625
Read the latest KPMG Isle of Man eGaming Summit Report, sponsored by Continent 8 Technologies. With a focus on the theme “Raising Standards Together”, the report includes insights from key operators and service providers on global direction and priorities for eGaming. The KPMG 2018 Isle of Man eGaming Summit offered a timely and thought-provoking program.
CEO and Co-Founder Michael Tobin states:
Always in the vanguard of the eGaming sector, this year’s KPMG Isle of Man eGaming Summit was launched with the rallying cry of “Raising Standards Together”. It is a theme that is perfectly suited to the forum which brings together regulators, operators, jurisdictional representatives, service providers and other business partners to share current thinking, best practice and leading-edge developments across the industry.
Beginning with a focus on the Isle of Man’s new Digital Agency and the opportunities for business right on our doorstep, delegates benefitted from a day of wide-ranging debate that covered new regulatory approaches, an update on the industry’s response to increasing diversity, some fascinating insights into how innovation can improve the customer experience and thoughts on how the industry can become more customer centric while providing adequate and appropriate customer protection.
Continent 8 Technologies has always been a proud ambassador for the Isle of Man and a keen supporter of ensuring digital businesses operate at the top of their game. It gives us great pleasure to present this report, which will be essential reading for anyone operating in the eGaming industry, and we hope to welcome you at the next Isle of Man Summit on 3rd October 2019.
Interested in Continent 8’s managed hosting, connectivity, cloud and security services?
Email: info@continent8.com
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Tel. +1 514 461 5120
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Join us at the Grand Hyatt Macau, March 12-14 for iGaming Asia Congress – the leading event for sports betting, online casino, lottery, social and mobile gaming in Asia!
We’re looking forward to discussing the latest developments, incoming regulations, and strategies in the iGaming industry.
Continent 8 Technologies is an award-winning, multi-jurisdictional global network solutions provider that connects, manages, and secures the world’s most valuable information. Our advanced data centres and high-quality networks support critical online operations in both private and public-sector organizations in over 40 locations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Set up a meeting with Continent 8 delegate Leon Allen, Business Development Director.
iGaming Asia Congress
Grand Hyatt Macau
March 12-14, 2019
Email: leon.allen@continent8.com
📞 Tel: +44 1624 694606
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It’s a wrap! The Continent 8 team had an incredible week at ICE London 2019. Here’s a quick recap of our experience at ICE as we engaged with leaders in the iGaming industry on our range of innovative data security, cloud connectivity, and multi-jurisdiction hosting solutions. We enjoyed discussing the industry’s critical issues and new developments, including the consequences of the DOJ’s revised interpretation of the Wire Act and Continent 8’s rapid expansion across the United States.
At the Global Gaming Awards, powered by Gambling Insider, on 4 February, Continent 8 Technologies won the Corporate Services Provider of the Year award. We were honored to receive this award recognizing our service to the gaming industry. Congratulations to all the winners and those who were shortlisted! View full list.
Continent 8 and SBTech released an important announcement last week. Michael Tobin, CEO, Continent 8 Technologies, shared his insights on the partnership with SBTech, stating, “We are delighted to support SBTech’s rapid growth, particularly in the ever-changing US landscape.” View the press release.
We celebrated our continued partnership with Playtech with the signing of a new global agreement. This agreement builds on a highly successful relationship spanning over 20 years, in which we have partnered to spearhead global expansion initiatives and collaborated to deliver world-class infrastructure and software solutions. View the press release.
Continent 8’s continued expansion across the U.S. was a hot topic at the event. With the recent debate over the U.S Department of Justice’s revised interpretation of the Wire Act, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Attorney Generals Gurbir Grewal and Josh Shapiro have come out in strong support of iGaming operators, asking for assurance that no enforcement action be taken until the issue is resolved. They stated, “This decision puts jobs and livelihoods at risk for the thousands of people who work in the online gaming industry and jeopardises critical state funding for the public good that is generated by lottery sales and other internet activity that is legal within our states.”
With the support of lawmakers like Grewal and Shapiro, Continent 8 is confident that the future of gaming in the United States is bright. In 2018, Continent 8’s US multi-state capacities increased to include Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, with upcoming locations in New York and Ohio. We are now partnering with New Jersey to open a new data center at the Atlantic City Convention Center. To learn more, download our new Atlantic City Convention Center data center FAQ handout.
In what has become an annual tradition at ICE, Continent 8 announced the imminent arrival of key global solutions to address the evolving needs of the industry: Cloud WAF and SD-WAN.
Continent 8 was the subject of three ICE Daily featured editorials, discussing our new partnership with SBTech, our global expansion, and our new security and connectivity solutions.
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InterGame’s ICE Daily features the breaking news from ICE London 2019. The third day’s edition highlights Continent 8’s new security and connectivity solutions. View the full edition in digital format.
In what has become an annual tradition at ICE, Continent 8 Technologies – the industry’s leading managed hosting, connectivity and security service provider – announced the imminent arrival of key global solutions to address the evolving needs of the industry.
A web application security breach is one of the biggest fears for any business here at ICE this week. Not a day goes by without reports of a data leak or hack, which can instantly affect the reputation and longevity of a service or brand.
To provide an additional layer of defence, Continent 8 will introduce a new cloud web application firewall service, which will complement its already successful DDoS mitigation service used by many of the key players here at ICE. The platform will roll out this year and will give global coverage for a service that will soon be as necessary as DDoS protection is today.
In the connectivity space, the company has also announced a new method of rapidly scaling and deploying corporate connectivity. In the past, Wide Area Network (WAN) connections used proprietary hardware and costly private circuits often on long lead times. The new solution, known to many as SD-WAN, enables rapid deployment and scale while maintaining control and security. This exciting development will clearly be an enabler for our geographically-dispersed industry.
InterGame’s ICE Daily features the breaking news from ICE London 2019. The second day’s edition highlights how the global expansion of Continent 8 Technologies is empowering the creative adoption of cloud services for security, connectivity, and infrastructure. View the full edition in digital format.
With over 40 global locations spanning multiple continents and licensed jurisdictions, Continent 8 Technologies remains uniquely positioned to serve the iGaming industry with a range of innovative data security, connectivity, and hosting solutions.
This year, the company’s global expansion is empowering the creative adoption of cloud services for security, connectivity, and infrastructure. As regulated jurisdictions across the world begin to consider cloud services, Continent 8 is working alongside regulators to offer a seamless suite of services. Operators will benefit from unique, tailored cloud services across multiple geographies and providers while remaining compliant and secure, without compromising on application performance.
To support this move, in 2018 the company rolled out a new self-serve platform in Europe, the United States, and Asia, giving the industry immediate access to on-demand self-serve cloud infrastructure. The services are an extension of an already successful cloud portfolio, comprising of DDoS protection, data backup, and cloud connectivity.
The company’s physical and virtual footprint continues to expand in 2019.
InterGame’s ICE Daily featured the breaking news from ICE London 2019. The opening day’s edition lead with the continued partnership between SBTech and Continent 8 Technologies. View the full edition in digital format.
In the post-PASPA US land-grab, SBTech has secured multiple top-tier domestic partners in both online and on-property sports betting in what is unquestionably the world’s largest untapped betting market. Success has been driven by the adaptability of SBTech’s products, coupled with the recent recruitment of several of the industry’s most experienced and credible names.
SBTech continues to entrust in Continent 8 Technologies as its global data centre and connectivity provider. In 2018, Continent 8’s US multi-state capacities increased to include Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, with upcoming locations in New York and Ohio.
Richard Carter, CEO, SBTech, said: “We have made an excellent start in the US since the market went live in September last year securing a series of key strategic partnerships across regulated states and with many more to come as other states begin to open. We have an excellent relationship with Continent 8 and they will be a major partner of ours as the market continues to evolve and we continue to expand across the country.”
Michael Tobin, CEO, Continent 8, said: “We are delighted to support SBTech’s rapid growth in the US. Continent 8 has operated in New Jersey since 2014, and spring 2019 will see the delivery of our independent, licensed data centre in the state-owned Atlantic City Convention Center. This neutral hub will connect to our global network and expanding US multi-state presence, enabling SBTech and others to prosper in this growing market.”
Omni-channel sports betting solutions provider SBTech has reflected on a busy period of trading in the post-PASPA US sports wagering market, particularly the securing of multiple top-tier domestic partners in both online and on-property sports betting. Success, said the firm, has been driven by the adaptability of its products, demonstrated by the varying approaches of the group’s new US partners across multiple states.
Coupled with the recent recruitment of several of the industry’s most experienced and credible names, 2019 promises to be another exceptional year, the company predicted.
In support of this growth, SBTech confirmed it will continue to work with Continent 8 Technologies as its global data center and connectivity provider. In 2018, Continent 8’s US multi-state capacities increased to include Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, with upcoming locations in New York and Ohio.
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LONDON, ICE 2019 – 5 February 2019 – Mutual growth through partnership is being celebrated by Continent 8 Technologies and Playtech this week following the signing of a global partnership agreement at the industry’s annual ICE exhibition in London.
This agreement builds on a highly successful relationship spanning over 20 years in which the companies have partnered to spearhead global expansion initiatives and collaborated to deliver world-class infrastructure and software solutions into global regulated markets.
Signed today at ICE London 2019 by Mor Weizer, CEO/Executive Director of Playtech and Michael Tobin, CEO and co-Founder of Continent 8, the multi-year agreement continues the 20-year partnership between the global leaders and delivers a platform for further expansion into emerging markets in 2019 across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
As the industry continues to develop and react to global regulatory developments, it has become more important than ever to provide a flexible, compliant and innovative platform which can provide agility yet remain focused on the best player experience. Both of these industry-founding companies working in partnership is a significant step toward this goal.
To support the industry, the partnership will see an increasing number of mutual customers and operators benefitting from an integrated solution designed specifically for iGaming. In recent years too, Continent 8 has supported Playtech’s acquisition campaign by ensuring that technology alignment and integration is simplified to ease transition and integration activities.
Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data-driven gambling technology across the retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B basis to the industry’s leading retail and online operators, land-based casino groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries.
Mor Weizer, CEO Playtech plc commented, “The partnership with Continent 8 Technologies has been central to our distribution strategy in emerging and newly regulating markets across Europe and the Americas. Playtech is renowned for its robust, reliable and industry leading technology and in our strategic partnerships we require that same commitment to the highest standards in the industry, we look forward to continuing our partnership with Continent 8 to achieve this.”
Michael Tobin, CEO, Continent 8 Technologies, sharing his insights about the new agreement with Playtech, said, “We are extremely proud of the strong partnership that has grown between Playtech and C8 over the last 20 years, and we look forward to serving them through their global expansion.”
Playtech is the world’s leading technology company in regulated markets. Traded on the London Stock Exchange Main Market, Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data-driven gambling products and services across the retail and online value chain. For more information visit www.playtech.com.
Continent 8 is an award-winning, multi-jurisdictional global network solutions provider that connects, manages, and secures the world’s most valuable information. Its advanced data centres and high-quality networks support critical online operations in both private and public-sector organisations in over 40 locations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. For more information visit www.continent8.com.
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LONDON, ICE 2019 – 5 February 2019 – In the post-PASPA land-grab, SBTech has secured multiple top-tier domestic partners in both online and on-property sports betting in what is unquestionably the world’s largest untapped betting market. Success has been driven by the adaptability of SBTech’s products, demonstrated by the varying approaches of the group’s new US partners across multiple states. Coupled with the recent recruitment of several of the industry’s most experienced and credible names, 2019 promises to be another exceptional year for SBTech.
Supporting this unprecedented growth, SBTech continues to entrust Continent 8 Technologies as its global datacentre and connectivity provider. In 2018, Continent 8’s US multi-state capacities increased to include Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, with upcoming locations in New York and Ohio. Continent 8’s seamless suite of hosting, security and network managed services is primed for those immediately entering the sports betting market in the US and planning further growth as the landscape evolves.
As Richard Carter, CEO, SBTech, said, “We have made an excellent start in the US since the market went live in August last year, securing a series of key strategic partnerships across regulated states, with many more to come as other states begin to open. We have an excellent relationship with Continent 8, and they will be a major partner of ours as the market continues to evolve and we continue to expand across the country.”
Michael Tobin, CEO, Continent 8 Technologies, shared his insights on the partnership with SBTech, stating, “We are delighted to support SBTech’s rapid growth, particularly in the ever-changing US landscape. Continent 8 has been licensed and operating in New Jersey since 2014 and continues to add creative US offerings. Spring 2019 will see the delivery of our independent, licensed data centre in the state-owned Atlantic City Convention Center. This neutral hub will be connected to our global network and rapidly evolving US multi-state presence, offering our full range of industry leading services. This is an exciting time for sports betting in the United States. We are confident our dynamic, evolving solutions will enable SBTech and others to prosper in this growing market.”
SBTech provides award-winning omni-channel sports betting and gaming solutions and a full range of management services to 45 global partners. Defined by technical excellence and informed by deep market knowledge, SBTech’s innovative solutions deliver competitive edge and rapid growth for all its clients. For more information visit www.sbtech.com.
Continent 8 Technologies is an award-winning, multi-jurisdictional global network solutions provider that connects, manages, and secures the world’s most valuable information. Its advanced data centres and high-quality networks support critical online operations in both private and public-sector organisations in over 40 locations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. For more information visit www.continent8.com.
— Download the press release here —