Evolution Signs a Live Casino Deal with SunBet for the South African Market

Two days ago, Evolution has announced that it has gone live in South Africa with Sun International Hotel and Casino Group’s online betting platform, SunBet, through an agreement with Bede Gaming.

The developer will power its portfolio of Live Casino games to the operator, and in the coming weeks, will even include Ezugi’s offering. The deal will enable Sun International players who were unable to visit the actual physical locations, due to Covid restrictions and closings, to enjoy a casino experience similar to the land-based one.

Evolution and SunBet Go Live for the South African Market

Evolution has announced that it has signed a deal with SunBet, the online betting platform, the arm of Sun International Hotel and Casino Group, for its Live Casino offering. Its Live Casino games will be as of now available through the online sportsbook which went live recently. With the agreement the two signed, SunBet will get access to Ezugi’s offering as well, to be added in the following weeks.

So, players on the platform will be able to enjoy Live Casino games by both Evolution and Ezugi, the most popular Live Poker variants, classics such as Live Baccarat, Blackjack and Roulette, the Live Game shows like Dream Catcher, Gonzo’s Treasure Hunt, Crazy Time and Deal or No Deal Live, as well es Evolution’s First Person/RNG versions of its most exciting titles.

For those of you who don’t know, Sun International Hotel and Casino Group is one of the largest South African land-based casino operators. It has well-located casinos all across the country, world-class 5-star hotels as well as premier resorts in its diverse profile of assets. And now, with this deal with Evolution, it will also be able to extend the casino experience and offer players fun beyond the normal opening times. In fact, players who are unable to visit the physical land-based casinos in person will now have the ability to play at times whenever they want to. Due to Covid protocols and curfews, its fans and players will still be able to enjoy casino fun delivered by Evolution, considering some of its venues were unable to open.

Statements by the Two Partners

The CEO of Evolution Services South Africa, Dean Finder, said that they were all really excited by the SunBet agreement. Evolution’s Live Dealer solutions were extremely complementary to the existing offering of the online sportsbook and Sun International, not only in terms of replicating the brick-and-mortar gaming experience but also by diversifying their existing and strong online sports betting offering.

The General Manager: Sports Betting at Sun International, Nitesh Matai, said that SunBet was a renowned name in sports betting, for its unrivalled online betting experience across a whole range of sports, with exhilarating features like over 100,000 live in-play events, action bets and cash out. The first-class Ezugi and Evolution Live Dealer offering, according to Matai, would now take the operator’s online service for their players to another level. The most exciting of all, Matai continued, was that it would provide all the Live excitement of a visit to a modern land-based casino plus a new generation of entertaining Live Casino game shows that offer huge choice and variety.