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Stakelogic & Jelly shake things up with online casino deal

September 18, 2020 by Admin

Stakelogic is emerging as a force to be reckoned with in the iGaming sector, thanks to the rapid expansion of its online casino development partner network. Recently the brand signed Hurricane Games and Touchstone Games up to its Greenlogic partner platform and Jelly is about to join their ranks.

As per an official statement, the studios will be working closely together, playing to their strengths to achieve their combined goals. Jelly will be responsible for game mechanics, gameplay, and features while Stakelogic’s team will handle the intricate back end.

The combined talents of these two companies will be used to forge unique and engaging online slots.

The more the merrier

Stakelogic’s Greenlogic platform has grown rapidly in size and reportedly encompasses agreements and partnerships with over 500 specialized organizations and 8 aggregator partners across the globe. The network is a talent and resource goldmine, it includes game logic specialists, localization teams, and distribution partners to name a few.

So far, Stakelogic has only attracted the aforementioned three developers to the network but the company plans to get these numbers up in the near future.

Any titles released via the Greenlogic platform will be distributed in strict accordance with the Stakelogic brand and collaborators on projects will be given appropriate recognition and publicity.

Promising horizons

Victoria Newbolt, Jelly’s marketing lead expressed pride at the finalization of the deal, particularly since Jelly will now be counted among the first developers to join the Greenlogic network. She also revealed that the company’s first collaborative title with Stakelogic would be released soon.

Newbolt wrapped up her statement by saying that this opportunity would ultimately strengthen her design team’s essential skills and knowledge.

Jelly is an assembly of industry veterans with a wealth of combined experience who have managed to build a reputable and professional operation in under a year.

The Stakelogic deal is a mutually beneficial one and will have an impact on the future of the iGaming industry for years to come.​

Filed Under: NZ Casino news

Red Rake Gaming obeys the call of nature with new Wild Animals Pokie

September 15, 2020 by Admin

Red Rake Gaming is ready for a wildlife-packed excursion in its latest pokie, Wild animals. The game revolves around America’s fauna and includes some of the nation’s most iconic beasts, including eagles, wolves, bears, and horses.

The game’s graphics offer a scenic depiction of America’s untamed countryside. Towering trees dominate the slot’s background, accompanied by a serene lake and clear skies.

The depiction of the animals doesn’t come across as the finest of art, but they are adequately rendered and serve the pokie’s overall purpose of providing a tranquil atmosphere.

Immerse yourself

This pokie might be relaxing by design, but there’s no time to meditate with a pile of cash worth 2000x your stake on the line. The 5×3 reel, 243 ways to win format offers bonus features in the form of free spins and the innovative Wild Fusion mini-game for which you will need to match a minimum of 3 bonus symbols.

Running with wolves

When the Wild Animals Fusion round is triggered, you will start a seemingly regular round of free spins, but the unusual nature of the mini-game soon reveals itself. A grid appears with wolf symbols placed randomly across its positions. With each spin, you stand the chance to land new wolf symbols and expand the existing ones on the grid. If two wolves appear beside each other, they will combine into a single, larger symbol. The larger the symbol the better for you as it will become increasingly easier to land high-value symbol combinations.

If a Gold Eagle alights on the reels while a Wild Fusion game is active, you will receive an extra 3 free spins.

Wild Animals offers a unique combination of a soothing theme and a pulse-raising mini-game, making it an intriguing addition to Red Rake Gaming’s online offering.​

Filed Under: New online slot games

Online gaming boom mitigates the coronavirus effect in New Zealand

September 11, 2020 by Admin

SkyCity Entertainment has revealed that it anticipates a continual increase for its online gaming customer count, which is serving to offset the economic impact of the closure of its New Zealand and Adelaide venues due to coronavirus lockdowns.

SkyCity Entertainment is New Zealand’s largest tourism, leisure and entertainment company and posted a 63 percent increase in reported net profit to $NZ235 million for the 12 months to June 30. This was principally driven by a $NZ160 million impairment for the company’s Adelaide operation.

Prominent casino operator, NCA has also reported that online gambling has somewhat made up for the closure of its venues according to NewsWire.

SkyCity recently downgraded its earnings expectations for its Adelaide venue, which is currently undergoing expansion and is expected to open later in the year with the company expecting further earnings losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Skycity, Adelaide

Malta is home to the SkyCity online gambling operation that launched in 2019, started turning a profit in April, and has attracted over 35,000 new customers.

The company views this rapidly growing business unit as a logical extension of its land-based business that has proved its value, even in the early days of its existence.

In its full-year results report, SkyCity said, “The launch is an important step on the journey of pursuing opportunities to grow and diversify our earnings.”

The company acquired New Zealand based broadcaster and e-sports tournament operator, Let’s Play Live Media, in July 2019.

In a mixed bag of fortunes, SkyCity’s Asian tourist business has been negatively affected by New Zealand’s border closure to international visitors, with predictions that it may remain closed through to the end of 2020-21 informing the organisation’s future plans.

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Filed Under: Australian Casino News, NZ Casino news

BlueOcean Gaming onboards Pragmatic Play’s Live Casino offering

September 8, 2020 by Admin

The new partnership between Pragmatic Play and BlueOcean is set to change the future for both companies.

Pragmatic Play’s Live Casino offering is now available with BlueOcean Gaming, giving players access to a whole new world of entertainment.

Expansion ambitions 

Over the past year, Pragmatic Play has advanced its expansion plans significantly by cultivating its Live Casino portfolio, adding more products that include classics like Roulette, Baccarat, and Blackjack, and localized products and speed variants.

BlueOcean in focus

BlueOcean’s B2B online casino software provision business has been in operation for over a decade. Notable achievements include the development of the popular game aggregation platform GameHub and the brand’s White Label and Turnkey solutions for online casinos.

Pragmatic Play’s Vice President, Lena Yasir, said: “BlueOcean Gaming has a fantastic reputation in the industry, and we’re delighted to be expanding our audience with the company. Our aim is to enhance the Pragmatic Play brand and deliver our innovative games to as many players as possible and we’re delighted to collaborate with the brand.”

BlueOcean Gaming’s CEO Dejan Jovic stated “Pragmatic Play’s state-of-the-art Live Casino product is one of the most popular on the market and will make a great addition to our diverse and vibrant offering. Providing our customers with the best gambling experience possible means incorporating the sector’s most innovative products, and we know our fans will be thrilled with this new offering.”

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Filed Under: NZ Casino news

Spinomenal pens a new chapter with Book of Tribes pokie

September 4, 2020 by Admin

Spinomenal has been in the iGaming industry as a developer for a few years now, but the company has yet to make a significant impact. The developer’s latest pokie, Book of Tribes, looks set to change all of that. The title takes the inspiration for its impressive theme from Aztec culture.

No effort was spared in the creation of the sumptuous graphics and design. The symbols are richly detailed hand-paintings enhanced by fluid animations and lush, scenic backgrounds. The design also features fierce jungle cats and noble tribesmen in traditional dress.

The packaging of this online pokie is certainly impressive, and it is matched by the engaging gameplay.

Gorgeous gameplay

Book of Tribes is another addition to the ‘Book of’ pokie series and plays out on a 5×3 reel format with 10 paylines and an RTP of 95.9%. The base game is standard, aside from expanding symbols, allowing the theme to keep you engaged. The Free spins mode contains the action and potential you are truly after.

The free spins mode contains expanding symbols, multipliers, and scattered wilds to boost your wins. It also boasts an impressive 5000x your stake maximum prize.

The overall experience of this pokie is an atmospheric and exhilarating and should propel Spinomenal into the prominence it has been seeking.

Player satisfaction in focus

One of the developer’s spokespeople availed themselves to comment on the new game.  They advised that the ‘Book of’ series had proven largely popular in the past and that this new addition is expected to elevate the overall series and the company’s profile.

The spokesperson went on to explain how much effort had been expended in crafting the striking graphics and sound that the design team created to fully immerse players in a sensory experience. With all these meticulously crafted elements in place, the spokesperson expressed the company’s certainty that this new pokie would find huge success.

Book of tribes is live and ready to play now, so gear up for jungle exploration and find the ultimate riches of the ancients.

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Filed Under: New online slot games

Play’n GO set sail with Jolly Roger 2 pokie

September 1, 2020 by Admin

The ocean is an alluring place of freedom and adventure for many, forming the perfect setting for Play ‘n Go’s high seas sequel, Jolly Roger 2. This nautically themed pokie with a pirate edge even features a ship battle mini-game so get your cannons ready.

Jolly Roger 2’s graphics have been meticulously crafted and it shows in the stunning visuals created to convey the theme. The reels are framed in aged brass and wood and swirl patterns are echoed throughout the theme. This pokie certainly looks the part but the proof is in the pudding.

Red Roger on deck

The adventure takes place on a 5 reel, 3-row format with 20 fixed paylines. The base game is standard fare with the expected range of low to high symbols and a pirate flag wild that stands in for all other pay symbols.

When Red Roger makes an appearance the pokie goes from regular to exceptional. The Red Roger scatter symbol launches you into multiple mini-games, each one an individually crafted and lucrative innovation.

A treasure trove of features

The first bonus feature you could trigger is called Sea Compass. This feature adds a random multiplier ranging from 2x to 8x to each win.

Red Roger takes you on an adventure with Bonus Quest where you will be presented with a grid of scrolls that pave your way to pirate adventure. Picking 3 of the same scroll will set you on a particular quest.

The bottle of rum quest is a wild symbol extravaganza, the Freebooter Spins quest is a ship-on-ship mini-game battle that includes a special modifier, and the Treasure Hunt quest sets you on a map while dishing out free spins and multipliers.

Jolly Roger 2 is an excellent all-rounder with an engaging aesthetic and enjoyable gameplay, whether as a mobile pokie or on desktop. Play ’n GO’s newest creation is sure to sail into the hearts of many.

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Microgaming’s Mega Moolah 2020 millionaire-maker spree finds another winner

August 28, 2020 by Admin

The stars aligned for a player at Lucky Casino recently when they won the coveted mega jackpot from Microgaming’s Mega Moolah progressive jackpot.

On 17 August 2020, the player who hails from Sweden tested their luck and walked away with a mind-blowing €14,239,532.84 mega jackpot win. As per Microgaming’s standard procedure with progressive jackpot prizes, the player will receive the winnings as a lump sum.

Microgaming recently celebrated creating seven millionaires in seven months and this latest win brings the total for the year to eight.

Lucky Casino’s Casino Director Martin Sidenvallwas thrilled on behalf of the winner, saying, “From everyone at Lucky Casino, it is a historic moment, to be able to call our lucky winner and announce that the third-largest euro jackpot win ever in Mega Moolah has gone to one of our customers in Sweden is something we could only dream of.”

Microgaming’s Director of Games Andrew Booth also reached out to applaud the player, adding “Congratulations to Lucky Casino and their player on the tremendous win through Microgaming’s Mega Moolah. The win marks the largest euro jackpot win in Sweden through our progressive jackpot network Mega Moolah continues to be a favourite among players worldwide, and we are thrilled to add even more progressive games to the jackpot and network this year!”

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Hotline 2 online pokie brings back ever more excitement

August 25, 2020 by Admin

Hotline 2 revisits the excitement of the original as you travel back to the action-packed streets of Miami

This 5-reel, 3-row video pokie from NetEnt that launched on 24 August 2020, features Expanding Wild symbols, the Hotline feature, and Free Spins with expanding reels with an RTP of 96.05%. The game has 243 bet ways that increase up to 1944 in Free Spins.

The nitty-gritty

The stylized spectacle of 80s Miami in the twilight hours is accompanied by a retro-soundtrack to bring you back into the thrilling world of the first Hotline slot. Join detectives Quinn and Riviera as they try to solve a daring jewelry store robbery, but this is no ordinary case once you realize you’re chasing down the notorious Kitty Weiss.

The Hotline feature makes a welcome return in the sequel, this handy bonus turns reel 3 into a ‘hotline’ so that when a wild lands on the reel, it transforms into an expanding wild, covering the entire reel on a winning spin. Other reels can also be turned into hotlines via bonus bets.

Bet on bets

Hotline 2 slot has multiple betting options, you can select from the Base Bet and two Bonus Bet levels, which are the Double Bet and the Triple Bet.  With Base Bet, reel 3 will be the allocated Hotline, but more reels can be made into Hotlines too.

Double Bet activates, reels 3 and 4 as Hotlines, and your bet will be doubled. With the Triple Bet, reels 2, 3, and 4 are activated as Hotlines, and the bet is tripled.

Wilds and expanding wilds

Wild symbols can appear on reels 2, 3, and 4 in the base game as well as Free Spins. Wilds stand in for any symbol besides the scatter and are the highest value pay symbols.

 Free spins and expanding reels

If you get enough scatter symbols, you will access free spins. Landing wild symbols while the feature is active will increase the height of the applicable reels, creating more bet ways. When you start free spins, you will begin with 243 bet ways that you can increase to a maximum of 1944.

Conclusion

The call of the ’80s is as strong as ever and it’s inviting you to be thrilled once again by Hotline action. The seedy streets of Miami are waiting for your detective skills and extraordinary luck, so take a chance and walk away a winner.

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Playtech revels in 2020 casino growth

August 21, 2020 by Admin

Playtech’s strong performance in the first half of 2020 has been a testament to the organisation’s dynamic management and growth acceleration in its online casino vertical. An adaptive organizational approach allowed the company to secure the preservation of its cash flow and allowed it to boost liquidity in a time of profound adversity for the casino industry.  The year’s challenges have resulted in an adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for the business of  €160 million or approximately $189 million for the first half of the year.

Management matters

Despite the hard-knock that Playtech’s B2B sector took due to the suspension of live sporting events and the shuttering of casinos and retail outlets in response to the global health crisis, the brand maintains a positive outlook for the remainder of the year.  The organization credits this success to increased market volatility and a subsequent uptick in trading which yielded a positive outcome for its TradeTech division coupled with an upswing in its online business. Playtech’s Bingo, Poker, and online casino operations all experienced growth in the first half of the year.

The winds of fortune are only a small component in the business’ overall positive performance, with its management strategy being hailed as the keystone of its success.  The company’s dynamic response allowed it to effect changes to maximize its available liquidity to over €600 million. This profound reaction included a flurry of early-response measures designed to protect the business, including holding on to shareholder distributions from 2019, which netted the brand €65 million in cash.

The unbanning of live sports and the re-opening of a large percentage of the company’s land-based and retail operations spurred on its positive performance for 2020.

Hope on the horizon

The continued success of Playtech, considering its position as an online casino software supplier industry leader, is indicative of a future positive change of fortunes for the entire industry. The company was originally based in Estonia, eventually moving to the Isle of Man and celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019.

The brand’s primary offering is turnkey online casino and sports betting solutions for the iGaming sector, and it is a leading force in this global market. The company’s turnover exceeds €1.5 billion over its 20-year existence and its operations include subsidiaries like TradeTech Alpha Limited, Quickspin, and YoYo Games.

Playtech, not satisfied with just being resilient, plans on cultivating existing relationships and simultaneously growing its player offering. In the first half of 2020, the company launched in the New Jersey market, in conjunction with long-time partner Bet365.

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SkyCity provisionally shutters Auckland casinos

August 18, 2020 by Admin

The new freedom of movement and business limits imposed by the New Zealand government in response to the resurgence of the coronavirus does not bode well for the fortunes of the Auckland SkyCity venue. The establishment has again had to close its casino and entertainment areas to the public.

The casino and accommodation monolith is currently enforcing stricter physical distancing and hygiene measures at its Hamilton and Queensland operations, following new coronavirus cases being recorded in New Zealand after 102 days of no new infections. The government’s response has been to re-implement stage 3 warnings and restrictions.

Limited hotel functionality in Auckland

SkyCity has advised that regular guests occupying its hotel rooms on an “in-house” basis will be permitted to remain on the premises, but the casino side of the business will remain closed.  Any further moves the business makes will be informed by the government’s decisions going forward.

As per the re-introduced restrictions, Auckland residents must stay home as much as possible, refrain from attending or holding large public gatherings, and temporarily close any non-essential businesses.

Toeing the line is paramount says CEO

SkyCity CEO, Graeme Stephens, has advised that his company is committed to being fully compliant with government regulations. He stated that the casino operator is “well prepared” for sudden changes, having formulated a rapid response strategy to counter sudden changes. According to Stephens, SkyCity Entertainment is in good enough financial standing to weather the impact of any temporary restrictions.

In July, SkyCity unveiled plans for a $330 million expansion of its Adelaide-based casino and accommodation/amenities offerings. “The District” will feature the first-ever fully functional microbrewery inside a casino.

This announcement followed hot on the heels of the organization signing a partnership deal with Pirate Life. The Pirate Life branded microbrewery will exist alongside a poker room, sports bar, bistro, and a live entertainment venue.​

Filed Under: NZ Casino news

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