Popular developer and supplier of various gaming solutions Playtech announced earlier today that it has decided to recruit as many as 300 new employees in the course of the next eight months, so as to be able to proceed with its major omni-channel undertakings both on the territory of the United Kingdom and the emerging markets the company is currently operating on.
At present, Playtech is discussing several agreements with international betting companies and government-managed gambling operators, but no further details have been revealed so far. Since the launch of the Playtech ONE omni-channel technology, the number of the company’s employees has increased more than 20%. Currently, a total of 4,000 people are working for Playtech.
The gaming developer also stated that it is to invest more substantial funds into the further development and improvement of Playtech ONE. The sports betting sector is expected to be paid more special attention, as it is considered to be the company’s fastest growing one. What is more, Playtech Sports has been restructured and all omni-channel efforts have been combined under one division, in order for the currently existing sports betting-related contracts to be strengthened.
New acquisitions, which are yet to be announced, will, too, aim at strengthening Playtech Sports. Furthermore, a new EPOS system is currently being developed and is to be installed at betting shops. Retail operators will be expected to quickly replace the old retail systems with self-service management technology.
Gambling operator Ladbrokes has already put into use the Playtech Sports solution. Last year, Coral launched Coral Connect, one of Playtech’s first omni-channel products, in more than 1,800 shops across the United Kingdom. It proved to be quite successful, as according to latest information, more than 200,000 new customers have been signed for the past twelve months.
Mor Weizer, Chief Executive Officer of the developer, commented that their main purpose is to provide customers with one-wallet and one-account products that are available on personal computers and other types of devices.
He also pointed out that Connect’s success has changed the industry, as the company has been among the first developers to offer solutions of this kind.
Mr. Weizer said that their attention is now focused on signing several important agreements, so as for the company to be able to proceed with its major investment plan.
