Casino Plus deepens Evolution ties with first live collaboration in Philippines
Philippines casino and online gaming operator Casino Plus has become the first in the Philippines to host an offline collaboration with global giant Evolution, hosting an invitation-only event in Manila where select Casino Plus players enjoyed an exclusive preview of Evolution’s newest live casino game show, Game Night.
The players became the first in the country to see Game Night ahead of its commercial release. Built around a 54-segment money wheel, with multipliers on every spin and five bonus games – “Connect 4,” “Battleship,” “Hungry Hungry Hippos,” “Snakes and Ladders” and “Rock Paper Scissors” – Game Night adapts the format of a classic games night into a live casino game show.
Evolution said it also plans, where possible, to offer Casino Plus players early access to selected new Evolution games, alongside continued joint online and offline campaigns in the Philippines.
Casino Plus began its partnership with Evolution in 2022 with slot games and expanded its online casino offerings to include Evolution’s live casino portfolio in May 2023. However, the exclusive preview brought this partnership into a live setting for the first time.
“This is a historic first for Casino Plus and for the Philippine market,” said Casino Plus CEO Evan Spytma. “Evolution’s decision to bring its first-ever offline collaboration in the country to Casino Plus reflects years of consistent work under PAGCOR’s regulatory framework. For our players, it is assurance that the platform they use every day is held to the standards of one of the most established names in live casino. For the industry, it shows what a regulated Philippine operator and a global supplier can build together.”
Spytma added that the company’s mission is “to bring fun to people, and to do it responsibly.
“Taking Evolution’s games off the screen and into the room for our players is that mission at its best. They deserve experiences built to global standards, and that is what we intend to keep delivering.”
Present at the preview event was Gionata La Torre, Evolution CEO Asia, who described Casino Plus as the company’s “trusted partner in the regulated Philippine market” and “the natural choice” for its first offline engagement in the country.
“We value their reliability, how they run their platform, and their commitment to responsible gaming and the player experience,” La Torre said. “Our decision to work with Casino Plus on this milestone reflects the trust we have built in the relationship and the standards we have seen through our years of working together.
“For Evolution, partnering with Casino Plus means taking a relationship we have built over several years and bringing it to life in a new way for Filipino players. We share a focus on quality, innovation, responsible gaming and the player experience.”
Casino Plus is one of the Philippines’ largest online gaming operators and platform providers, as well as operating a physical casino at Hotel Stotsenberg in the Clark Freeport Zone – around two hours north of Manila – from which it streams much of its live dealer content.
The company recently demolished much of the hotel facilities with a view to developing a larger integrated resort, although Complete iGaming understands this project is currently paused given the recent headwinds facing the Philippines market.
