At Google I/O 2024, Google and SuperGaming showed how developers can empower over three billion Android devices with an unprecedented level of accessibility. The Project Gameface for Android showcase was also powered by SuperGaming’s upcoming made-in-India-for-the-world battle royale, Indus.

“We believe that with Project Gameface and Google AI, developers have the opportunity to bring gaming to everyone,” says Roby John, CEO and co-founder, SuperGaming. “We’re proud to partner with Google to showcase the fullest expression of accessible gaming through Indus at Google I/O 2024.”

Accessibility is crucial because it allows for games to be enjoyed by a wider range of players — regardless of their cognitive, physical, or sensory abilities. With Project Gameface, players can raise their eyebrows to click and drag, or open their mouth to move the cursor, making it possible for anyone to pursue gaming.

Blask, a pioneering company in iGaming analytics, is excited to announce the launch of its groundbreaking AI-based market analytics tool designed specifically for the iGaming industry. This cutting-edge solution empowers iGaming operators, affiliates, and platform providers with unparalleled clarity about the market and their performance within it, revolutionising how they approach brand marketing and other GGR-driving activities.

Blask has already secured the support of strategic partners Yolo Investments and Oakvale Capital and early adopters of the product, including Sportingtech, BC.Game, bet365, and Already Media.

One of Blask’s most innovative features is the Blask Index. This revolutionary metric serves as a barometer for the iGaming industry, similar to how the Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average gauge the U.S. stock market. By analysing extensive search data, the Blask Index provides a comprehensive overview of the iGaming market’s size and individual brands’ market share within a particular country, offering valuable insights into the industry’s overall health and sentiment.

In addition to the Blask Index, the platform offers a range of powerful tools, including Relative Market Share, Market Dynamics, and Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) prediction. These features enable brands to benchmark their performance against competitors, identify areas for improvement, and uncover potential expansion opportunities.

The platform is powered by two SOTA (state-of-the-art) models that work in tandem to extract features from over 1 billion data points, including 450 active brands. Our custom-built Computer Vision Model is designed to identify and classify iGaming-related websites with exceptional accuracy of up to 91%. In addition, our Natural Language Processing (NLP) Model is fine-tuned to understand the unique language and terminology used within the iGaming industry and has multiple language capabilities. With the automated brand discovery and up to 1 hour of data granularity, businesses can make informed strategic and tactical decisions, from analysing a Sunday football match’s impact on market performance to deciding which new markets to enter.

“We are excited to introduce Blask to the iGaming industry. This is the product that I wish I had access to when I acted as the CMO of a leading iGaming company. The clarity it provides leaders to make informed decisions can drive significant GGR increases,”said Dmitry Belianin, Co-founder of Blask.

Co-founder and CEO Max Tesla added,“Our team has worked tirelessly to develop a solution that offers unparalleled market insights, with a cutting-edge use of AI technology.”

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) today said the country’s Gross Gaming Revenues (GGR) in the first quarter of the year reached Php81.70 billion, an 18.54% increase from the Php68.92 billion in the same quarter last year.

The latest GGR is another new record, sustaining an upward trend for the local gaming industry since the post-pandemic recovery started in the last quarter of 2022.

PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco said the Electronic Games (E-Games) sector continues its record-breaking performance, bringing in Php22.5 billion or more than six times the 2023 first quarter revenues of Php3.5 billion.

“The E-Games revenue performance continues to exceed our projections, and this reflects how gaming technology and the proliferation of mobile devices is influencing not only our daily lives but our entertainment choices as well,” he said.

“With the way technology is constantly shaping our lives and the way we do business, and even the way we choose to be entertained, the future of gaming clearly lies in this sector,” Mr. Tengco added.

The PAGCOR chief said the state-run gaming agency’s improved regulatory policies and reduced fees also contributed to the success of the E-Games sector.

“We are confident that with our new regulatory policies, more gaming companies both here and abroad will continue to look at business and investment opportunities in the Philippine gaming industry,” he said.

The biggest contributor to the 1Q GGR is still the country’s licensed casinos which brought in Php49.7 billion, although it is lower than the PhpPhp54.15 billion year-on-year.

PAGCOR-operated casinos under the Casino Filipino brand brought in Php4.69 billion, also lower than the previous year’s Php5.13 billion, underscoring the challenge faced by the segment as more players continue to migrate to online platforms.

Bingo operations contributed Php4.81 billion to the GGR, also lower than the 2023 first quarter take of Php6.13 billion.

The country’s projected full year GGR is Php336 billion and the first quarter total is more than 24% of the target. Gaming revenues traditionally spike in the last quarter of the year.

The first quarter GGR for 2024 is however still higher than the previous record of Php80.12 billion set in the last quarter of 2023, when full-year GGR reached Php285.27 billion.