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A casino lobby that feels brand new. In two weeks.

Playabets asked for a significant refresh of the outdated look and feel. We changed the user experience (which was the actual problem) and the look and feel for just 14 days.

Client · Playabets.co.zaIndustry · Online casino, South AfricaTimeline · 2 weeks, brief to handoverStatus · Live
The transformation

Analog to digital with a few changes.

Before - one page with a filter that reveals an endless list of games. After - scrollable category sections, standardized icons and fonts and components, smooth and easy navigation on desktop and mobile.

Playabets redesigned casino lobby
Playabets old casino lobby
BeforeAfter

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The new Playabets lobby on mobile

The new lobby on mobile - bottom navigation, focus games, 2.5-game shelves.

2 weeksfrom brief to developer handover
2.5games per carousel view - the built-in scroll cue
2new navigation systems: desktop + mobile
Fullhandover + support during implementation
What changed

Four decisions did the heavy lifting

New desktop side menu with named collections

Navigation players can use intuitively

We introduced a desktop side menu that leads to all key categories and pages. On mobile, a dynamic bottom nav puts key actions under the user's thumb.

Game carousel showing two and a half games

Category sections instead of category pages

A new collection (Casino Lobby) now shows the key collections in scrollable carousels. Easy to navigate to the game you like. Top games from different categories now at a tap's distance.

Focus game with higher prominence in a category

Focus games

The casino team can now emphasize particular games by increasing their size and placing them first in the category and category carousel.

Check the prototype out!

The whole redesign was delivered as a clickable Figma prototype the platform provider implemented directly - with us supporting until live.

Click through the prototype →

Was great to work with you and thanks so much for your great work! I'm sure we will work together again soon.

Brad van der Vyver
Brad van der Vyver
CEO, Playabets
Results

Live on playabets.co.za

Brief to handover in two weeks. A lobby with hierarchy instead of a wall of tiles, navigation built for how players browse, and a merchandising layer the team steers without a designer in the loop.

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