The solution also uses information from Deutsche Post and Deutsche Telekom and will enable clients to verify the name, address and date of birth of over 65 million German adult consumers.

“We are now able to launch the most extensive German solution in the market thanks to our partnership with SCHUFA,” said Grant Greenwood, Product Director for 192business.

“The 192Business model is to license and integrate best-of-breed data sources into our identification check solutions. Our new German capability can help our customers such as e-commerce merchants and online gaming operators to acquire and welcome customers from new markets.”

SCHUFA agreed a similar deal with British age and identity verification firm GB Group earlier this month and stated that its latest agreement marks an important step towards becoming a truly international concern.

“For SCHUFA, it is vitally important that we extend our reach beyond our own borders and develop a strong platform of international activity,” said Professor Dieter Steinbauer, Chief Operating Officer for SCHUFA and Managing Director of CreditInfo SCHUFA Limited.

192Business revealed that it is constantly adding new technology and datasets in order to replicate the depth and breadth of its UK identification check solutions. In addition to using official data sources, 192Business also offers a range of other checking tools including the ability to authenticate data contained in German passports and identification cards.

By using multiple datasets and technology in order to verify customer identity, 192Business stated that it has become the first firm to offer identification check tools that meet compliance requirements across multiple channels under the Third European Union Money Laundering Directive.

“Germany is a key market for any online business and, in more uncertain economic times, we want to help our clients to be ready to verify and acquire customers from any market,” said Greenwood.

“The latest statistics show that Germany is home to the most online consumers in Europe. By 2011, 43 million Germans will buy online and we want to help our clients to benefit from that market.”

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The contract was awarded following a competitive procurement process and will see GTech deploy its latest ES New Media solution beginning in the fourth quarter of 2009 alongside four years of ongoing support services.

The Providence-based firm revealed that its system would offer traditional lottery-style games such as EuroMillions and Swiss Lotto alongside fixed-odds, horseracing and other sportsbetting titles in a multi-phased rollout. Initially launching online, the system will also support the expansion of services across interactive television and mobile channels in the future.

‘LoRo has been a valued customer since 1994 and we have developed a partnership that has brought about mutually-beneficial innovations and increased revenues to support the good causes in the Romande region of Switzerland,’ said Jaymin Patel, President and Chief Executive Officer for GTech.

‘Over the past five years, GTech has invested significant resources to develop a flexible, end-to-end eCommerce solution that positions lotteries for the future direction of interactive channels. ES New Media combines the expertise from the commercial gaming sector gained through the acquisition of Finsoft with GTech’s proficiency in world-wide lottery technologies. We are grateful that LoRo continues to view us as a true partner as they enter the emerging new media market segment.’

GTech stated that proceeds generated from the new interactive system would increase the contributions LoRo provides to the cantons, which aid causes benefiting the environment, among others.

‘GTech’s proposal offered a clear understanding of the issues in deploying a new media platform,’ said Jean-Luc Moner-Banet, Managing Director for LoRo.

‘It proposed an eCommerce lottery solution that the assessment panel felt accurately addressed our needs and demonstrated a thorough comprehension of our new media marketing business development plans and corporate social responsibility objectives.’

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PGE is a leading parimutuel horseracing and tote betting organisation and Dragonfish is to provide it with a comprehensive sportsbook offering followed by the introduction of casino, poker, bingo and quick play games once a more developed regulatory regime is in place in South Africa.

Dragonfish will also globally distribute horseracing pools and live race streaming through its licensees and via 888.com from tens of tracks for which PGE owns exclusive distribution rights.

“As a recognised world leader in harnessing the latest technology to globalise horseracing, we are very happy to sign with a partner that can provide us with market-leading technology to expand our offering worldwide,” said Rian Du Plessis, Chief Executive Officer for Phumelela Gaming And Leisure Limited.

“Working with Dragonfish going forward will help us to diversify our online offering and build on our current success.”

In addition, Dragonfish will provide PGE with its e-payments service and back-end software allowing for its swift integration into 888’s shared wallet, cashier and customer support systems.

“Horseracing is the largest sector in worldwide sportsbetting and we are delighted to work with a global leader in this area,” said Gabi Campos, Managing Director for Dragonfish.

“Phumelela has a huge user-base in South Africa and this deal will ensure that it has the best tools available with which to provide its customers with a cutting-edge online gaming offering.”

Manila-based Haydock Sports is the firm behind online casino and sportsbook 9Play.com and has been operating in Asia since 2006 under a license issued by the Philippines’ First Cagayan jurisdiction.

Bodog signed an exclusive brand license agreement with Haydock in March to use a large ‘portfolio of creative assets and resources’ and the new site has premiered at Bodog88.com offering players a live dealer experience alongside proposition bets and running ball wagering on a wide variety of sports.

”It’s has been a pleasure to work with Entertasia and the Macom Group in general,” said Ian Dunning, Managing Director for the new Bodog88.com.

“The transition from 9Play.com into Bodog88.com was smooth and easy. Their professionalism is one of the rarest in the industry and I am fully confident in long-term win-win co-operation.”

Bodog88.com also offers players the opportunity to enjoy baccarat, blackjack, roulette and sic bo in English and Chinese with Haydock revealing that it has big plans for the brand in Asia.

“The Bodog brand is known around the world for entertainment and a truly unique online experience,” said industry veteran Dunning.

“The Bodog culture is very different from anything currently offered in the Asian market today so we feel we have a competitive advantage as a lifestyle brand.”

“We are proud to be able to work with such an energetic group and we look forward to working with them globally in phase two after the success in Asia,” said Jason Chan, Chief Executive Officer for Entertasia.

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The ESSA was established in 2005 by leading European online sportsbook operators to monitor irregular betting patterns or possible insider betting from within each sport. It maintains the inter-member Early Warning System to highlight any suspicious betting activities.

StanleyBet stated that it has had procedures in place for many years to identify suspicious betting patterns and that it would now report any uncertainties through the Early Warning System.

The Early Warning System enables the ESSA to work with national sports regulators and their disciplinary and legal departments to ensure that, when an alert is given, these regulators are informed immediately to prevent any game manipulation.

“Licensed sportsbetting operators are the primary victims of match fixing and responsible operators like us are the first to be attacked,” said John Whittaker, Managing Director for StanleyBet.

“We at StanleyBet intend to remain at the forefront in the fight to ensure integrity and I am pleased that we have joined ESSA, a young but increasingly key player in this struggle.”

The ESSA has agreements in place with the International Football Federation, the Union of European Football Associations, the European Professional Football Leagues, the Football Association, the German Football League, the Association of Tennis Professionals, the International Tennis Federation and the Women’s Tennis Association alongside close relations with the International Olympic Committee and many other global sports regulators.

“StanleyBet’s decision to join the ESSA is a massive boost for our security network,” said Khalid Ali, Secretary General for the ESSA.

“Although StanleyBet is mainly an offline operator, our members agreed that it should come into the association because of its excellent investigative unit, which operates in seven markets. This means the ESSA will be able to obtain valuable information in our quest to combat illegal betting and game manipulation.”