About GameZBoost

Powering branded gaming experiences for 20+ years — trusted by global brands to drive loyalty, engagement, and fun.

To be the world’s leading white-label gaming platform, empowering brands to build lasting connections through fun, frictionless, and reward-driven digital play.

GameZBoost enables brands, telcos, and loyalty platforms to launch scalable, fully branded gaming portals that drive engagement, deepen loyalty, and deliver measurable business results — all without the complexity of traditional game development.

About GameZBoost

GameZBoost, based in Centurion South Africa, is a turnkey white-label casual gaming platform, designed for brands, telcos, loyalty programs, and media publishers. We provide a scalable solution to launch gamified digital experiences — fully branded, reward-driven, and built for engagement.

We deliver fully branded gaming hubs with skill-based games, tournaments, and real-world rewards — powered by SSO, API integration, and flexible monetization options.

The Problem We Solve

Brands and digital platforms struggle to create scalable, cost-effective experiences that drive retention, increase loyalty participation, and deliver measurable ROI — without the complexity and cost of full-scale game development.

What Drives Us

GameZBoost exists to help brands solve this challenge with a plug-and-play gamification platform that delivers:

Real-world reward integration – Bridging gameplay with loyalty and user behavior

Infrastructure & scalability – Fast deployment without internal dev strain

An always-on engagement engine – A library of casual and competitive games

Turnkey gamification – Customizable branding, rewards, tournaments & quests

GameZBoost Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation in Online Gaming | A Legacy of Growth & Excellence

GameZBoost: A Timeline of Innovation & Impact

With over two decades in the casual gaming space, GameZBoost has evolved from launching viral Flash-based games to powering white-label gamification platforms for telcos, loyalty programs, and super apps across the globe. Our journey is marked by platform innovation, global partnerships, and a relentless focus on turning gameplay into real-world engagement.

This timeline highlights the milestones that shaped our white label games platform — and the future we’re building with our clients.

From flash-based pool games to powering loyalty-driven gaming for Africa’s largest telcos and super apps — GameZBoost has been innovating in branded casual gaming since 2005.

2005 – 2016: The Publisher & Broadcaster Era

  • Accepted in The Innovation Hub incubation and mentorship program
  • Launched a Adobe Flash based multiplayer pool games community (275k DAUs in 3 weeks)
  • Launched multiple Naspers games sites – News24, Beeld & Jip
  • Ran our first tournaments with DSTV’s KTV and partnered with RTL Netherlands on a Dutch games portal
  • Built Flash Lite games for Nokia & Adobe and launched native mobile games on US app stores
  • NBC Universal generated $1.2M in affiliate revenue in Year 1 of launch
  • Rolled out cross-device platform support, setting the stage for multi-platform continuity

2017 – 2021: Telco Expansion & Subscription Gaming

  • MTN South Africa drove R20M in subscription revenue in the first year of launch
  • Hosted the first live brackets-based tournament events (rAge Expo)
  • McDonald’s campaign delivered 10.2M game plays and 400k rewards in just 6 weeks
  • Telkom SA launched loyalty-linked tournaments with GameZBoost tech (Comic Con Africa)
  • Debuted HTML5 games, multiplayer experiences, and the Casual Tournament Gaming Platform

2022 – 2024: B2B + Direct-to-Consumer Growth

  • Strategic launches with FNB, MoyaApp, and Ayoba — focusing on Super App integration
  • Expanded player value mechanics and introduced competitive multiplayer formats
  • Rolled out Head-to-Head tournaments, Quiz solutions, and Ad Tech tools

2025+: Engagement Reimagined

  • Introduced branded sponsorships, advergaming solutions, and freemium-based advertising models to drive revenue — giving partners more flexibility, monetization control, and creative freedom.
  • Expanded platform use cases to include internal employee training through gamified quizzes that support company culture, onboarding, and knowledge retention.
  • Ability to structure tailored gamification frameworks for casino and sportsbook operators, enabling regulated engagement through skill-based games, head-to-head tournaments, and reward-driven play.

Investor Milestones

  • 2005GameZBoost is founded, with seed capital provided by Mark van Diggelen.
  • 2007Brabys — the oldest registered company in South Africa — becomes an angel investor, supporting early growth and platform development.
  • 2008Convergence Partners acquires Brabys’ stake and invests further, bringing venture capital backing and scaling support.
  • 2016Tritech Global acquires Convergence Partners’ stake, marking a successful VC exit and supporting GameZBoost’s continued evolution as a leader in white-label gamification.

Meet the Founder, Mark van Diggelen

Founder Spotlight: Mark van Diggelen

This initiative is led by Mark van Diggelen, founder and CEO of GameZBoost — a platform that’s been innovating in the casual and skill-based gaming space for over 20 years. Since launching the first iteration in 2005, Mark has grown GameZBoost into a globally trusted white-label gaming solution, powering engagement experiences for millions of users.

With a background in digital media, gamification, and scalable SaaS deployment, Mark’s mission has always been to create ethical, accessible, and brand-aligned gaming ecosystems — from enterprise activations to community-driven experiences like student gaming clubs.

“We’ve built GameZBoost to be more than just a gaming platform — it’s a bridge between brands, communities, and the culture of play. If we can help students connect, learn, and grow through gamified experiences, we’re doing something meaningful.”
Mark van Diggelen, Founder & CEO, GameZBoost

Our Incredible Team

At the heart of GameZBoost is a passionate, experienced team that lives and breathes casual gaming and brand engagement. With decades of collective expertise across product development, gamification strategy, and platform innovation, we’re united by a shared commitment to building exceptional solutions for our clients. We thrive on collaboration, move with purpose, and take immense pride in helping our partners grow — because we don’t just build platforms, we build long-term relationships and game-changing results.

Engage. Reward. Retain. The Smart Way to Gamify.

Ready to level up your customer engagement? Let’s build your branded games portal.