Taiwan-based online game provider GigaMedia Ltd has launched the first Asian face-to-face casino platform. Launched in Taiwan, Fortune888.com.tw is an open platform that aims to create new distribution channels for game developers targeting Asia using revenue-sharing models.
Nasdaq-listed GigaMedia said in a press release that the platform now includes a number of free social casino games from Microgaming Software Systems.
In December, the company plans to offer a completely proprietary solution. The solution, named ClubOne, will include a "broader range of free games" developed by the company.
The solution is designed to work on a variety of platforms and improve player revenue generation, GigaMedia said.
Players can invite friends through social networking services and personal contact lists, and they can also win virtual rewards to manage and promote their own clubs and convert them to use in third-party assets.
Following Taiwan, GigaMedia is focusing on expanding its social casino platform to mainland China. 동행복권파워볼
"We believe that a Play for Fun gaming platform with the look and feel of Vegas and Macau casinos will appeal to a large pool of players in China, including many who want to play on our platform to make real money at real casinos in Macau and Las Vegas," company investor relations director Brad Miller said on a second-quarter conference call in July.