<![CDATA[Pressat Main Newswire]]> https://pressat.co.uk/rss/ <![CDATA[Pressat Main Newswire]]> https://pressat.co.uk/media/site/logo.png https://pressat.co.uk/rss/ en-gb Copyright: (C) Pressat Pressat <![CDATA[ Stakers.com becomes the first bookmaker to introduce Ethereum-based blockchain smart contracts ]]> https://pressat.co.uk/releases/stakerscom-becomes-the-first-bookmaker-to-introduce-ethereum-based-blockchain-smart-contracts-89fd59b54fd44957d11d835312317fb0/ https://pressat.co.uk/releases/stakerscom-becomes-the-first-bookmaker-to-introduce-ethereum-based-blockchain-smart-contracts-89fd59b54fd44957d11d835312317fb0/ Tuesday 12 December, 2017

The newly emerged Maltese iGaming operator Stakers Limited has announced a breakthrough blockchain-powered security system. All transactions will be now verified with self-enforced smart contracts, signed by the parties and digitally sealed with the computed hash.

Following in the footsteps of American Express, who have recently launched their blockchain-based business payments, Stakers introduces its own “secure by design” transaction handling system, with data protected against interception and any other unauthorised involvement. Smart contracts will be executed as final with the score coming in, leaving no loopholes for fraud as all player bets are processed almost instantly the time they are deposited. In the end, the players are guaranteed with both their odds and payout, while Stakers finds a yet another way to bolster their trust and credibility.

Although Malta Gaming Authority is on the verge of legalizing and regulating cryptocurrency gambling, it may take some time for these innovations to be fully implemented, yet Stakers has already made the first steps in this direction. Until it is done, all players may still benefit from the new security technology, as all their bets are accepted and paid out with real money, while odds and transactions are secured with Ethereum smart contracts, encrypted, stored and processed by the network, thus ensuring that the history of all past events, as well as bets placed and odds in force remain available with no downtime for both parties.

Michael Schmidt, company’s business development manager claims: “I am sure that introduction of smart contracts running on enormously powerful shared global infrastructure will serve as a confidence boost for the growing number of our players. We’ve been always promoting the principles of fair play, and blockchain technology makes yet another way to prove it”.

In absence of efficient international regulating measures, trusted by both bookmakers and their customers, the whole industry’s reputation has been tarred for a long time by offshore semi-legal gambling operators. Consequently, even the world’s renowned sports betting companies are often bombarded with accusations and the newly appeared bookmakers have a hard time winning players’ trust. However, Stakers proves to be up to this challenge.

“We abide to the gold standards, set by our predecessors, yet there is no use denying that today’s betting services require a totally new approach. Stakers has already been in the limelight with its innovations for some time and we are going to keep to this path”, noticed Michael Schmidt.

Most analytical agencies agree that blockchain is about to form the backbone of tomorrow’s electronic commerce. In accordance to forecasts published by IBM, around two-thirds of banking transactions will be performed on the basis of blockchain by the end of 2020. The banking sector will not surely be the only one to benefit from its features as the core principles behind blockchain make it perfect for any kind of business management. The transparency of blockchain’s data trail as well as its ability to process transactions in near real-time proves well that the underlying principle of smart contracts has only yet begun to show its full potential.

Stakers.com is licensed in Malta and regulated by the Maltese Gaming Authority. License number MGA/CL2/1306/2017




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http://www.stakers.com/ 12 Dec 2017 17:11:16 GMT Business & Finance Crypto Currency Entertainment & Arts Sport
<![CDATA[ Stakers releases a Progressive Web App ]]> https://pressat.co.uk/releases/stakers-releases-a-progressive-web-app-81a64db20e06492db70a3d5da9fbf22b/ https://pressat.co.uk/releases/stakers-releases-a-progressive-web-app-81a64db20e06492db70a3d5da9fbf22b/ Tuesday 14 November, 2017

Zurich, Switzerland, November 14, 2017 -- The iGaming operator Stakers.com releases a progressive web app for its mobile version. Instantly available with no lag time, the application forces the update of sports data and the odds movements even in uncertain network conditions. The application presents the same speed as a native app with no download required. It is also confirmed by the global trends that the role of mobile communication is clearly increasing. In accordance with the report published by OC&C Strategy Consultants around 49% of e-commerce transactions involved a smartphone in 2016, and this tendency is expected to grow and make more than 80% by the end of 2019.

Michael Schmidt, company business development manager said: “We are quite aware of continuous increase in the number of smartphones, for this reason I am delighted to announce the new technology build in house by excellent developer team of Stakers. Thanks to the user-friendly new features, the new app will serve as a reliable companion for our customers and guide them through their whole sports betting adventure from the moment they place a bet until they withdraw the winnings by their preferable payout method.”

Applications with great loading time are no longer fit for today’s world of mobile communications. During peak hours, the volume of actively traded events reaches up to 300 with up to 1,400 odds traded per event. With an average change of forces every ten seconds, the volume of transmitted data requires naturally new approach when it comes to the need of being in touch with all the changes on the field using a smartphone, even the older models. “One should abandon relying on the same old tools we used in the pre-mobile era, because smartphones have dramatically changed the very nature of how we interact with the internet,” said Michael Schmidt. “Stakers’ highly proficient team is working to remove any hurdles deteriorating our customer’s betting experience. With Stakers.com mobile application score updates become sometimes available even faster than you might get them on your TV broadcasts. Our new mobile application will drastically increase player experience and would allow player concentrate on the actual odds, rather than see the goal scored 10 seconds ago on the TV . No longer need you to follow all matches you might be betting on - all the scores are now just one tap away in your Stakers’ app”.

The application seamlessly features with a statistics offering a real time view of the passed events, live event statistics as well as lineups. The event tracker follows the game with a tracker in tact with the action.

The all-new Stakers mobile application is available for all mobile devices users and is supported by all popular mobile browsers. “Our new mobile PWA is available on all mobile devices and tablets with Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Opera installed”, Schmidt said. “Our proprietary compression algorithm changes the game having the application fully stable even on the slowest networks”.

Besides sports pre-match and live-in-play betting, users of the app will benefit from more notable features including casino, live casino, financial betting and many others to keep the customers engaged and enhance their betting experience. It is the first time when PWA has been introduced for financial betting, thus allowing settling this kind of bets without any delay.

Progressive Web Apps is a Google’s initiative to make mobile web better. PWA’s eliminate friction by using the web to deliver app-level experiences. Stakers is the first in the industry to present a fully progressive mobile web application.

Stakers.com is licensed in Malta and regulated by the Maltese Gaming Authority. License number MGA/CL2/1306/2017.




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