Sportingbet Founder Invests into New Venture

Big interest in Win United for Blandford It has been reported this week that Win United, a group in which Sportingbet founder and respected industry exec Mark Blandford has a substantial interest closed a multiannual deal with Chartwell Technology on software supply for two online gambling websites in its stable. Therefore, Win United's sites YouWin and Sportsbook will be able to offer their customers Chartwell table games, card games and live dealer content with no downtime via the Canadian provider's rapid game deployment technology. In terms of the YouWin site, the latest addition to the Win United stable, its major shareholding has been acquired by Blandford, who rebranded YouWin as part of his gaming portfolio through Valhalla Investments. Its goal is to deliver and manage white-label projects and become competitive against the major European brands in on-line gaming. In a comment on the new deal, Win United CEO John Overett stated: "We are delighted to be associated with Chartwell. Strategically, their casino games portfolio fits our business model very well. They understood our needs and worked tirelessly with us to deliver the integration in a robust and timely fashion. We look forward to a long and prosperous business partnership with them."