Recently looking at making a change in how NoLimit City approaches certification in regulated markets, NMi and NoLimit City agreed on a test project to see what long-term relationship would look like going forward.  After a successful completion of testing their new title ‘Kitchen Drama Sushi Mania’ on their EJS Platform in the UK, NMi are picking up additional great titles as a permanent partner of NoLimit City going forward.

“Nolimit City are a team of highly experienced gaming designers and I’m very excited for NMi to be partnering them for the UK and their future roadmap within regulated markets. Our team have been impressed with the quality of the interaction and look forward to a highly successful long term relationship.” Julian Borg-Barthet, Director of Business Development.

Jonas Tegman, Chief Technology Officer at NoLimit City added “The people at NMi match our culture perfectly, they’re eager to meet our goals and expectations, without pushing us to work differently to achieve the same results”.

About Nolimit City
Nolimit City is a Stockholm-based online casino platform and game developer, offering high-quality content and services to operators around the world. The company has designed and developed its platform in-house from the ground-up; delivering a strong and powerful engine that can take large volumes of play and social interaction in its stride, on both desktop and mobile. It is coupled to an innovative back office and bonus toolbox, providing a one-stop shop for our partners. It is hugely flexible, and can be tailored to individual operator requirements and needs. We employ some of the smartest minds and artistic talents in the industry; people passionate about gambling and technology. They have helped us to create a portfolio bursting with fun and engaging games for both casino and lottery operators, including Oktoberfest, Space Arcade and Bet on Poker.

About NMi
NMi Gaming has more than 40 years of experience in the gaming industry and offers a full range of compliance testing and auditing services in its markets. Its gaming laboratories are located in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, and Spain. NMi Gaming has extensive knowledge of regulations and procedures and a multi-disciplined team of experienced professionals qualified in IT, mathematics, ISMS auditing, and security testing.

NMi has opened a new SMDA test facility in Southampton for interoperability and interchangeability testing, which is live since the 4th of August 2017!

Smart metering systems are being installed in around 26 million homes and small businesses in Great Britain. Correctly performing and secure smart meters and devices will ensure that smart metering benefits are delivered to energy consumers, energy suppliers and other industry parties. Assurance that smart metering devices will meet requirements and can be exchanged without impact to other devices will provide confidence and eliminate avoidable costs.

SMDA scheme
Energy suppliers in liaison with other key players decided that specific Smart Meter Device Assurance (SMDA) scheme was needed to deliver the necessary confidence to consumers, suppliers and financiers that smart metering devices in homes and small businesses will work properly. In January 2015, Gemserv was appointed as the SMDA Scheme Operator by the SMDA Company (SMDA Co) to take the main task of setting up the assurance testing scheme.

One of the key aspects of the SMDA scheme was to have an independent test house that conducts testing of the devices. NMi was selected to take this forward as the official SMDA Test House at the end of last year. This was an important step towards supporting the smart metering rollout in Great Britain.

A new dedicated SMDA laboratory in Southampton that offers all necessary testing services for smart metering devices was opened by NMi. Since the 4th of August 2017 this laboratory is live. Manufacturers of smart gas and electricity meters and other devices, such as In-Home Displays (IHDs) and Pre-Payment Interface Devices (PPMIDs), can have their products tested in this laboratory against a set of test specifications developed by the SMDA Scheme Operator in consultation with the scheme members. When after testing a smart metering device is found to meet the SMDA test specifications, that design will be awarded the SMDA assurance mark and registered in the Device Assurance Register (DAR).

SMDA testing
The SMDA testing consists mainly of two items:

• interoperability testing, to demonstrate that smart meters are able to communicate properly with the Data Communications Company (DCC) systems; and
• interchangeability testing, to check that all devices connected to any individual Home Area Network (HAN), such as meters, IHDs, PPMIDs or HAN Connected Auxiliary Load Switches (HCALCs) can communicate and operate with each other correctly, irrespective of the device manufacturer.

Henri Schouten, Business Development Manager Utilities at NMi explains: “We are proud to be selected SMDA Test House and offer those services to support the Smart Metering rollout in Great Britain. In our Southampton lab the smart metering devices will be tested and examined using all necessary Wide Area Network (WAN) and HAN communication technologies and applications. We have also prepared specific equipment for electricity meters to perform the interoperability and interchangeability testing to simulate real life operation using actual electrical load where required. Furthermore, for gas meters a specific rack is installed, producing air flow that will also simulate real life conditions during testing.”

The iGaming Super Show, taking place on the 11th – 14th July 2017, is the biggest dedicated iGaming exhibition and conference for the iGaming industry and for the 5th consecutive year NMi will be exhibiting.

The 2016 show saw over 100 speakers and 150 exhibitors attract an audience of over 4000 delegates. This is an ideal opportunity for partners new and old to understand how NMi can be the catalyst for global access into their desired regulated jurisdictions.

Julian Borg-Barthet commented “A regular at the Super Show, we see this as an important ‘must attend’ event in the iGaming Calendar year bridging affiliates, suppliers, and operators like no other conference/expo. There’s quite a bit on the horizon including Sweden, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and changes in Germany, some closer than others, which we’re only too happy to discuss during the show”.

Julian will also be a speaker at the Annual Global Lottery Messenger Forum (GLMF) portion of the Super Show, discussing compliance around messenger and insurance lottery products in regulated markets.

Book a meeting at our booth M3 in advance, or simply come along and meet the team led by Julian Borg-Barthet, Business Development Director and Antonino Santangelo, Business Development Manager.

NMi is the market leading compliance testing and auditing lab, committed to being first to market in emerging jurisdictions, whilst maintaining accreditation’s in all existing regulated jurisdictions and global standards. NMi have over 40 years of experience in the gaming industry with testing facilities in the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Canada.

NMi’s services include:

• iGaming certification
• Gaming machines & systems
• Business security & auditing services
• Lottery certification