NEKTAN is a mobile business which develops, licenses and operates Real Money Gaming (RMG) and Freemium Gaming in global regulated markets. It is focused on the Casino and Bingo markets delivering innovative and unique touch gaming products, platforms and services for Commercial Operators, Land Based Operators and Brand Owners. NEKTAN's content and gaming technologies create new markets, acquire new players and access new revenue streams.

We support both iOS and leading Android handsets.

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Nektan to operate The Sun's new mobile games
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16 February 2015

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Nektan to operate The Sun's new mobile games



Nektan, the international B2B mobile gaming platform provider, is delighted to announce that it has signed a contract with News UK to create and operate Sun Play, an innovative new gaming product for The Sun newspaper in the UK, due to launch later this year.



Sun Play, powered by Nektan's market-leading mobile gaming platform, Evolve, will combine free-to-play skill games alongside a suite of real money games that are designed to be played on the go by the readers of The Sun newspaper's print and online formats.



Sun Play has been developed specifically around the growing entertainment needs of online players who are graduating from virtual currency games to real money gaming across smartphone and tablet. Sun Play will entertain and reward players with compelling games and innovative content that builds on the engaging content and heritage of the title, as well as the chance to win prizes and real money.



Over the past 24 months, Nektan has invested heavily in its Evolve gaming platform and proprietary games to create a best-in-class white label mobile gaming product. The Evolve platform can be customised to suit the specific needs of Nektan's partners to deliver unique gaming experiences on smartphone, tablet and online.



Under the terms of the agreement, Nektan will retain a share of the net revenue generated by Sun Play, and is likely to have a significant impact on the Company's trading in calendar year 2015.



Gary Shaw, Nektan's Executive Chairman, said: "I am delighted that News UK has chosen Nektan as its partner following a rigorous selection process and this reflects the quality of our market-leading mobile gaming platform and best-in-class B2B offer. We are looking forward to working closely with the team at The Sun to bring the exciting new Sun Play mobile games to millions of Sun readers. This is a significant development for the Company."



Neil Martin, News UK's Business Development Director, said: "Having carefully evaluated the market, Nektan were the stand-out partner for News UK to power Sun Play. We are very excited to be working together to deliver the most enjoyable gaming experience to seven million print and online readers daily. Entertaining our customers across different points of their media day is a key focus for our business. "



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Nektan shares advance as it lands Sun Play deal

By Jamie Ashcroft

February 16 2015, 9:45am
Nektan expects the new venture will have a significant impact on trading


Nektan (LON:NKTN) is to provide readers of the Sun newspaper with mobile phone games for prizes and cash.

The mobile gaming firm’s Evolve platform will power the new Sun Play operation which aims to provide Sun customers with both free-to-play and ‘real money’ games, the company said.

Sun Play will ‘graduate’ the red-top’s readers from ‘virtual currency games’ to real money gaming on smartphones and tablets, according to Nektan.

Nektan will receive a share of net revenue generated by Sun Play, and the newly listed AIM company expects the venture will have a significant impact on its trading for the 2015 calendar year.

"I am delighted that News UK has chosen Nektan as its partner following a rigorous selection process and this reflects the quality of our market-leading mobile gaming platform and best-in-class B2B offer,” said Gary Shaw, Nektan’s executive chairman.

“We are looking forward to working closely with the team at The Sun to bring the exciting new Sun Play mobile games to millions of Sun readers.

“This is a significant development for the company."

Nektan was the “stand-out” potential partner, according to Neil Martin, News UK’s business development officer.

“We are very excited to be working together to deliver the most enjoyable gaming experience to seven million print and online readers daily. Entertaining our customers across different points of their media day is a key focus for our business," Martin said.

Nektan floated on AIM in November 2014 with a placing of £4.1mln worth of shares, priced at 236p, which valued the whole business at £50.1mln.

The shares advanced 7.5p, 4%, in early deals on Monday to trade at 199p.
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Nektan wins 'Come Dine With Me' contract
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NEKTAN PLC STRIKES WHITE LABEL DEAL FOR 'COME DINE WITH ME' BRANDED MOBILE BINGO GAME

Nektan to Operate Freemium Bingo Game



GIBRALTAR - NEKTAN PLC, the international B2B mobile gaming platform provider, today announces it has secured a white label contract with Channel 4 for a freemium bingo game branded with the popular award-winning television programme Come Dine With Me.



The game will be available as an innovative freemium, non-gambling app. The app will be available to download and play for free with extra game credits and special features available for in-game purchase.



This is the third white label gaming partnership to be announced by Nektan this year, following Nektan's agreement with City A.M. announced on 13 January 2015. In February Nektan announced a partnership with News UK to launch Sun Play which is due to launch later this year and will combine free-to-play skill games alongside a suite of real-money titles targeted at readers of The Sun newspaper's print and online formats.



NEKTAN’s CEO, David Gosen, commented: “We’re thrilled to be able to use the Come Dine With Me brand for this deal which endorses our white label model whereby we provide the technology and gaming experience whilst Channel 4, via its award-winning show Come Dine With Me, provides the brand and the audience.”




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Nektan to power 'Kerching Casino' brand
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NEKTAN TO POWER 'KERCHING CASINO' BRAND



GIBRALTAR - NEKTAN PLC, an international, B2B, gaming platform provider, today announces a real money gaming agreement with established casino brand 'Kerching'. The partnership will see Kerching utilise Nektan's multi-channel platform, which is compatible across all screens, to provide end-to-end, real money, gaming content and services to Kerching's loyal customer base. The deal will see Kerching migrating their existing desktop customers to Nektan's platform, followed by their mobile customers in Q2. In addition, Kerching will be investing a marketing budget in excess of £5m for continued customer acquisition over the next 48 months.



NEKTAN's CEO, David Gosen, commented: "We are delighted that the team at Kerching selected Nektan as their gaming partner of choice. It is also excellent to see a well established gaming operatorendorse our gaming platform. Our core competency of delivering end-to-end, real money, gaming solutions is clearly resonating strongly with operators and brand owners alike, as they look to generate revenues and deeper engagement with their customers."



Warren Jacobs, Managing Director of Active Win Media who manage all of Kerching's marketing commented: "Combining our proven acquisition expertise with Nektan's market leading real money gaming content and platform will undoubtedly lead to a highly productive partnership with Kerching and its customers. Nektan has already displayed excellent partnership qualities and remarkable agility in getting Kerching to market ahead of schedule on its gaming platform".



This is the fourth white label gaming partnership to be announced by Nektan this year, following:

· Nektan's agreement with City A.M to launch a real money, gaming casino.

· A partnership with News UK to launch Sun Play, which combines free-to-play skill games with a suite of real money games that are designed to be played on the go by the readers of The Sun newspaper's print and online formats.

· A partnership with Channel 4 to launch a freemium bingo game branded with the popular award-winning television programme Come Dine With Me. The game will be available as an innovative freemium, non-gambling app. The app will be available to download and play for free with extra game credits and special features available for in-game purchase.



During the past 24 months, Nektan has invested heavily in its Evolve gaming platform and proprietary games to create a best-in-class, white label, real money gaming product. The Evolve platform can be customised to suit the specific needs of Nektan's partners to deliver a complete end-to-end gaming experience on smartphone, tablet and desktop.



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Independent News and Media casino partnership
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16 April 2015



NEKTAN AND INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA ANNOUNCE WHITE LABEL CASINO PARTNERSHIP



Nektan will develop and operate IN&M's Irish multi-platform real-money casino



GIBRALTAR - NEKTAN PLC, the international B2B gaming platform provider and operator,today announces it has entered into an agreement with Independent News & Media (INM) to develop and operate a multi-platform real-money casino.



This is INM's first real money gaming casino and will launch shortly in Ireland with Nektan as part of an innovative strategy to provide a suite of real money casino games that will be available via mobile, tablet and desktop.



INM has market-leading newspaper brands in Ireland and Northern Ireland and has established a strong and growing digital presence, including market-leading digital positions with more than 35 editorial, classified and transactional sites.



David Gosen, NEKTAN'S Chief Executive Officer, said: "We are thrilled to be working with Independent News & Media for what will be a ground-breaking partnership with Ireland's leading news and media group. We are looking forward to providing its readers with a best-in-class real money gaming service."



Brendan Murray, Product Manager at Independent News & Media, said: "Nektan's white-label gaming solution is a great fit for our digital strategy of growing non-core revenue though innovative products and we're excited about the possibilities this partnership brings."



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Nektan and TV3 Group agreement
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NEKTAN AND TV3 DIGITAL JOIN UP TO DELIVER AN ONLINE CASINO GAMING PLATFORM FOR THE IRISH MARKET



3Games will be TV3's first multi-platform casino operation



Nektan, the international B2B mobile gaming platform provider and operator,is excited to announce that it has reached an agreement with Ireland's leading commercial broadcaster, TV3 Group, to create and operate a white-label multi-platform real-money casino under TV3's '3games.ie' brand.



Nektan, using its market leading gaming platform Evolve, will provide TV3 with a suite of real money slots and table games that will be available via mobile, tablet and desktop and will represent a valuable component of TV3 Group's digital strategy. Nektan's white label platform will simplify the route to gaming revenues for TV3 by managing the full customer experience and back-office operations, allowing TV3 to solely focus on its core business.



Launched in 1998, TV3 is the largest commercial channel in Ireland with an 8% market share for Adults 15+. The channel reaches over 2.5 million individuals each week and over 3.4 million individuals each month. TV3 has a bigger market share for Adults 15+ than BBC1, Channel 4, Sky 1 & E4 combined.



TV3 Group continues to differentiate itself through an emphasis on Irish and home produced programming, and in 2015 more than 50% of its current schedule will be produced in Ireland. The development of the brand new Sony HD Studio has allowed for the production of bigger formats and even better content for distribution - giving scope for greater impact in the international market.



David Gosen, Nektan's Chief Executive Officer, said: "Broadcasters with valuable audiences are realising the benefits of providing real money gaming entertainment to build program and channel loyalty whilst also generating new revenue streams. Our partnership on mobile, tablet and desktop with the TV3 Group offer immense potential to help 3Games become one of Ireland's leading gaming providers. We are delighted to have the opportunity to play a key role in helping TV3 realise their wider digital entertainment vision."



Evelyn Peters, TV3's Digital Sales Manager, said: "We are constantly working to bring new entertainment platforms to TV3's digital audience, increasing the level of engagement users have with our sites. We are very excited to launch 3games.ie as the new gaming destination for the Irish market and we are delighted to be working with Nektan to provide an enjoyable gaming experience to all of our users across mobile, tablet and desktop.



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Launch of Sun Play in partnership with News UK
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Nektan and News UK launch Sun Play for The Sun newspaper

Nektan plc (AIM: NKTN), the leading international B2B mobile gaming content developer and platform provider, is pleased to confirm in partnership with News UK the launch of Sun Play - a fun new gaming app for mobile, tablet and desktop, offering free and real money cash games that bring to life the key themes of The Sun brand.



News UK partnered with Nektan to create and operate the Sun Play gaming site, following the enormous popularity of The Sun's existing gaming portfolio, which includes Sun Bingo and Fabulous Bingo. News UK will be responsible for marketing Sun Play and Nektan will continue to bring new content to the site as well as operating the end to end player management experience and back office operations through its Evolve technology platform.



Sun Play includes two exclusive free skill games - the football themed Striker Keepy Uppy and, just in time for summer, Beach Blast, where players must match three symbols within a set time limit. Credit bonuses are awarded for high scores, which can be used towards Sun Play's 12 cash games including, another Sun Play exclusive game, Reel All About It, which has been specially designed to include much-loved sections of The Sun such as Puzzles, Showbiz and Sport.



David Gosen, Nektan's Chief Executive Officer, said:

"We are excited to be working with News UK as their partner of choice to develop and operate Sun Play, an innovative, best in class gaming and entertainment experience across mobile, tablet and desktop platforms. To be working with such a large and trusted partner as The Sun on a multi-year contract to deliver free and cash games is a tremendous endorsement for everyone at Nektan. We fully expect our partnership with News UK, powering Sun Play, to underpin our European gaming revenues through 2015 and beyond."



News UK CEO, Mike Darcey, said:

"News UK constantly strives to increase the level of engagement users have with our brands and we recognise that the fastest growing way to play games is now on smartphone apps. We've had huge success offering The Sun on mobile and tablet and believe Sun Play is the ideal way for us to continue to extend our entertainment platforms, while also reaching new audiences. We are delighted to be working with Nektan to provide a state of the art gaming experience across mobile, tablet and desktop platforms."



Editor of The Sun, David Dinsmore, said:

"Sun Play is an exciting new addition to The Sun's digital bundle. Our games, whether in the paper or online, are a firm favourite among readers and we fully expect Sun Play to become another popular part of The Sun's gaming offerings."

Trading Update
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20 July 2015

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Trading Update



Nektan PLC (AIM: NKTN), the leading international B2B mobile gaming platform and content provider, today issues an update on trading ahead of its results for the full year ending 30 June 2015. Nektan plans to publish its preliminary results for the period in late September 2015.



The Board expects FY2015 net gaming revenue to be approximately £0.5 million, with the adjusted EBITDA loss (excluding listing costs, exchange differences and non-cash charges relating to share based payments) to be better than expected, at approximately £5.5 million for the period, resulting from tight management of the fixed cost base.



The Company made considerable progress during the period in its target European and US markets, despite the delay in securing additional funding earlier in the year. This held back the Company's rate of investment and revenue growth in the second half, but investment has since resumed. The Board remains confident of achieving significant revenue and EBITDA growth, albeit at a lower level in the short term, from a more focused investment in the high growth and higher margin Real Money Gaming sectors. Our Freemium Gaming business, whilst remaining an exciting opportunity, will continue to be secondary in focus until we demonstrate its revenue and profit potential. In parallel, the drive for operating efficiency continues with cost optimisation programmes in place.



Key highlights for the period include:

· Strong progress across our key performance indicators in Real Money Gaming ("RMG") for H2 versus H1.

o White label RMG casino live partners increased to 20 (H1: 10)

o Net Gaming Revenue from RMG was £244k (H1: £115k)

o As a result of operational improvements, new payment methods and a growing portfolio of quality games, conversion percentage of registrations to first time depositors doubled

o The number of players making a deposit increased fourfold

o The successful launch of Sun Play in June 2015 in partnership with News UK, to develop and operate Sun Play, a best in class gaming and entertainment experience across mobile, tablet and desktop, on a multi-year contract

o Granted approval for both a software and a gaming licence for the UK market from the UK Gambling Commission

· Building tangible momentum in the US from our first mover advantage from Nektan's joint venture, Respin LLC ("Respin"), with Spin Games LLC. The first Respin gaming units deployed with US land-based casinos are Xtraspin wheels that allow casinos to provide additional bonus opportunities for their players playing slots in venue.

o Live in four land based casinos with 25 HTML5 enabled Xtraspin gaming wheels, across two states, Nevada and California

o A further 18 land-based casinos have currently contracted or signed letters of intent ("LOI") for delivery of in-venue mobile enabled gaming (H1: 10), with a strong pipeline of additional casino partners in existing and additional US states

o Early indications show an increase of more than 30% "coin in", the amount players deposit in slot machines that have the Xtraspin wheels installed

· The Company announced in April and May 2015 a new financing package totalling approximately £8 million, ensuring that the Company is well positioned to continue to execute on the strategy, scale the business and drive profitable growth.



David Gosen, Nektan's Chief Executive Officer, said:

"The combination of Nektan's mobile platform and leading HTML5 content continues to prove very attractive in our target European and US markets. Our strategy to penetrate both these markets remains unchanged and we are now prioritising higher margin Real Money Gaming as the growth engine to ensure the Group delivers profitable revenue growth and sustainable value to our shareholders.



Our focus is already delivering positive results with increases in our Real Money Gaming live partners and a growing pipeline. The number of depositors and net gaming revenues from our real money casinos have at least doubled in Q4 over Q3, all helping to ensure we grow sustainable lifetime revenues from players. In the US, with our joint venture partner, again we are seeing a growing list of casino partners as a result of clear demonstrable uplifts in performance from the Xtraspin installations. Whilst still early days, our first mover advantage combined with the growing number of casinos with signed letters of intent or contracts demonstrate our market potential."

Q3 trading update

SHARE PUNT OF THE WEEK: Mobile gambling firm Nektan is boasting some impressive figures
By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail
Published: 21:51, 21 April 2017 | Updated: 21:51, 21 April 2017


Who is it? Headquartered in Gibraltar, Nektan develops, licenses and operates mobile games. It is particularly focused on the casino and bingo markets.
What's the latest? This week it reported gaming revenue jumped 63 per cent to £3.7million in the three months to March 31 compared to the previous year, while total bets grew by an impressive 235 per cent to 132.3million. 
At the end of March, the firm signed a partnership with casino games developer High 5 Games, which operates more than 70 games.


Who backs it? Nadigadda Sandeep Reddy, non-executive director and co-founder of Indian private equity firm Peepul Capital, has the largest stake in the firm at 19.6 per cent. 
Executive director Gary Shaw, who founded Nektan in 2011, holds a 16.2 per cent stake. 

Shaw is a proven entrepreneur who left publisher Johnson Press in 1994 to launch online app pioneer Hughes Rae before a long career in the online gaming market.
Why you should invest After a long period of decline last year and the first couple of months of 2017, the company has begun a turnaround. 
Shares have soared in recent weeks on the back of stellar results and high level appointments. 
The company's US subsidiary Respin Games secured its first major US contract last month, granting it access to the country's huge casino market.
...And why you shouldn't Tech firms can be cash-hungry and it can take a long time for profits to materialise.
 Online gaming is also a fiercely competitive area with hundreds of rival apps and very fickle consumers. Some investors may be uncomfortable with investing in gambling.

Nice opening rise.

bought 6-7-17 @ 22p amount i don't want to lose, follow the money, will hold
long term, ingredients are good for a takeover noting holders names not until 2020

NEKTAN ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH METRIC GAMING TO PROVIDE SPORTS BETTING CONTENT IN THE US

Nektan plc (AIM: NKTN), an international B2B and white label gaming software and services provider, announces that it has signed a partnership deal with Metric Gaming ("Metric"), one of the most compelling and dynamic independent sports betting suppliers in the world, to provide Metric's betting content to the US market.

Through their respective U.S. operating subsidiaries, Metric Gaming LLC and Respin LLC ("Respin"), Metric and Nektan will be offering high quality horse racing and sports betting services via Respin's Rapid Games™ platform, the US casino gaming industry's only independently certified Class II (Protected Tribal Gaming Category) and Class III On-Premises Bring Your Own Device ("BYOD") mobile platform.

Last year, Rapid Games announced its first major contract with a Tier-1 US casino operator to launch its Rapid Games™.

Gary Shaw, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Nektan said:
"With last week's Supreme Court decision, the combination of Metric's leading sports and race products, and Nektan's Rapid Games Mobile Casino, creates a large opportunity for both companies working in partnership. The sector will look to a combination of sports and casino and having a partner combining both will create additional opportunities for both companies."

Martin de Knijff, Chief Executive Officer of Metric said:
"Last week's Supreme Court decision signals a sea change in the U.S. We are impressed by the Rapid Games™ platform, and believe that its multi-device approach gives our state-of-the-art horse racing and sports betting counterparts a price and functionality advantage over legacy based competitors in both the retail and iGaming spaces."

This company seem to be more focused on the on-line gaming (Casino, slots, bingo, poker etc) rather than the sports betting market, presumably this is why the sp didn't react to the US gaming law change the way other companies have?

proactive investor - Nektan shares advance as it enters US sports betting with Metric Gaming partnership
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Companies will offer horse racing and other content

Mobile betting is now allowed on US sports after the Supreme Court's decision
Mobile gaming software group Nektan PLC (LON:NKTN) shares gained on Wednesday after news the firm has partnered with Metric Gaming to enter the US sports betting market.
Last week, the US Supreme Court lifted a federal ban on sports betting and numerous US states are expected to pass legislation to enable gambling across a whole range of events.
READ: US gambling shake-up stakes: the runners and riders
Broker Jefferies reckons the US market for legal betting on sport could be worth more than US$57bn a year.
Set up in 2013, Metric Gaming is a significant supplier of sports betting content around the world and in conjunction with Nektan will offer horse racing and other content.
Nektan’s Respin's Rapid Games platform already provides in-venue interactive betting to US casinos through its smartphone and tablet platform.
Gary Shaw, Nektan’s interim chief executive, said: "With last week's Supreme Court decision, the combination of Metric's leading sports and race products, and Nektan's Rapid Games Mobile Casino, creates a large opportunity for both companies working in partnership.
“The sector will look to a combination of sports and casino and having a partner combining both will create additional opportunities for both companies."
Martin de Knijff, Metric’s CEO added: "Last week's Supreme Court decision signals a sea change in the US.
“We are impressed by the Rapid Games platform, and believe that its multi-device approach gives our state-of-the-art horse racing and sports betting counterparts a price and functionality advantage over legacy based competitors in both the retail and iGaming spaces."
In early trading, Nektan shares soared over 40% higher to the day's peak of 32p, though by the afternoon those gains had been pared back to just 2.3% at 22.5p.

Cheers dc. So NKTN have only recently entered the sports betting market with Metric Gaming. Seems they might have to play catch up for a while.

Don't hold this Harry, do you ?

No, not at the moment. Hold GAN & WEB.

Cheers Harry.