Gamesys is a software and website development and maintenance company that was founded in 2001, with over 900 employees, and a main operating headquarters located in London, United Kingdom.
Originally conceived by Noel Hayden and a group of developers, the head office is located in the West End of London, where staff undertake roles such as analysts, designers and marketers.
Gamesys is a group which is comprised of several independent divisions, including software development and technical support services, marketing, and the licensed operators for various ventures.
Noel Hayden continues to head up the coming in the role of Managing Director, while Michael Mee has the role of Finance Director and Lee Fenton is the Chief Operating Officer, and Roger Devlin is on-board as a Non-Executive Chairman.
Figures released by Gamesys for 2012 reveal that 4.3 billion pounds in cash bets were made during the year; group wagering was over 4.1 billion pounds; and group revenue enjoyed a growth rate of 25% to rise to 168 million pounds.
Prominent gaming magazine eGaming Review noted that Gamesys is one of the top 5 most influential online gaming companies in the world.
What Gamesys Is Interested In
Gamesys develops gaming software and websites for an online environment, and also undertakes the maintenance, management and operation of a number of online gaming websites.
What They Do
Gameys currently operates some of Europe?s and the UK?s top online bingo, casino, real money slots and online social media platform gaming websites.
Their technology extends across mobile phone and standard internet platforms including mobile, tablet and PC.
Gamesys has a rich history of being awarded for their technologies and innovation.
In 2006 they were named as the UK?s fastest growing private technology company by the Sunday Times.
In 2007 Jackpotjoy.com won the Bingo Operator of the Year award as present by Egaming Review.
2011-2013 saw them win a host of categories at the EGR Awards.
Gamesys Games
Gamesys is famed for one brand in particular ? Jackpotjoy.com, which offers gamers both free to play and pay to play online games. The games are played from the players browser and do not require a download of any software or an installation process. Some of the most popular slots on the site are Winstones, Tiki Island slot and Double Bubble.
Some other well-known titles in their gaming portfolio include: Deal or No Deal, Strike it Lucky and The Price is Right.
Online bingo has proved a very popular product for Gamesys, and they hold the full service contracts for FabulousBingo.co.uk and SunBingo.co.uk.
The Technologies That They Use
There are a number of technologies that Gamesys use that are vital to their gaming and website operation, and we have listed some of them here:
Java is the most used technology that features in their games and websites, and can be seen everywhere throughout their operations.
Flash is another important technology for Gamesys, and it features in over 50 of their online games.
HTML5 is a programming language that is used heavily by Gamesys.
Strategic Partnerships
In a partnership with online behemoth Facebook, Gamesys became the first company to launch real cash gaming on the Facebook site.
Other strategic relationships with Gamesys has is with companies such as Caesers, News Corp and Tropicana Casinos, while the acquisition of Virgin Games is also notable.
The recent announcement of an alliance with Net Entertainment will most likely see the company grow even stronger.
Customers Of Gamesys
Gamesys has a number of high profile customers including Caesars Palace and News International.
The Future
Gamesys continues to grow and their recent moves into mobile platforms and partnership with Net Entertainment should see them continue to grow strongly into the future.
For information on Gamesys can be gathered at: www.gamesyscorporate.com
