Lucky Sector by Evoplay

By placing a bet, a player is assigned to a specific sector with its own color, the size of which depends on the number of opponents present and the bet. The bigger the player’s sector is, the bigger are the chances to win. When all bets have been accepted, a 10 second round begins in order to determine the winning color. The player in the sector that the wheel stops spinning on takes all the winnings, which consists of the sum of the bets of all players in the round, minus the 4% casino margin. But it doesn’t stop there, when a round is bolstered with additional opponents, a player can make additional bets that will increase the chances of winning.

You can play a demo of Lucky Sector here!

Game Type: Instant game
Go Live Date (expected): Already live
RTP% (recorded/theoretical): 96%

Guardian of Athens by Quickspin

Immerse yourself in history and marvel at the magnificent architecture and grand statues. And there’s something else to marvel at: the reels are full of gold. Lots of gold.

You can play a demo of Guardian of Athens here!

Go Live Date (expected): June 29th
Game special features: Free Spins When you get 3 Bonus Scatter symbols, the phoenix will rise from the flames! This triggers the Choose your fate Bonus, where you get to choose your future fortune. There’s a total of four free spins options available, and those with fewer spins carry a higher risk, but also the potential for a much bigger win!
Number of paylines: 20
Number of reels: 3×5
RTP% (recorded/theoretical): 96,58%
Variance/volatility: 5 (1-5)
Number of symbols to trigger feature/bonus?: 3
Can feature be retriggered?: No
Number of free spins awarded?: Players choice of 6, 9, 12 or 15
Stacked or expanding wilds in normal play?: No
Stacked or expanding wilds in feature play?: No
Number of jackpot tiers?:
Auto-play function?: Yes

Fishin’ Frenzy: The Big Catch by Blueprint Gaming

The latest installment from Blueprint’s Fishin’ Frenzy series features a new Free Spins round, where four appearances of the Wild Scatter Fisherman awards The Big Catch. This upgrades the cash value of the smallest fish to the next size and grants an extra five Free Spins.

You can learn more about Fishin’ Frenzy The Big Catch on the Blueprint Gaming website here!

Go Live Date (expected): 24th June
Game special features: New Free Spins round
Three or more Bonus Symbols in view awards Free Spins. Collect four Fisherman to upgrade the smallest fish into the next size fish, as well secure five extra spins.
The Big Catch
Collect enough fisherman and turn every fish into the BIG CATCH, meaning all fish symbols that land in view are worth 50xbet! That’s the Cod’s Scallops!
Number of paylines: 10
Number of reels: 5
RTP% (recorded/theoretical): 95.32%
Variance/volatility: Medium
Number of symbols to trigger feature/bonus?: 3
Can feature be retriggered?: No
Number of free spins awarded?: 25 Max awarded from base play with +5 extra spins awarded for every 4 fishermen collected during The Big Catch Feature
Stacked or expanding wilds in normal play?: N/A
Stacked or expanding wilds in feature play?: N/A
Number of jackpot tiers?: N/A
Auto-play function?: Yes

Marvelous Furlongs by Habanero

Play through the calendar to compete in the Marvelous Race Day where placements pay big! Also featuring Moving Stacked Re-Spins.

You can play a demo of Marvelous Furlongs here!

Game Type: Video Slot
Go Live Date (expected): 29 June 2021
Game special features: • 9 Free Games (the Horse Race Feature) is guaranteed to trigger a maximum of every 140 spins or for 3 Wild symbols anywhere.
• Choose your horse each race and win up to 50,000 coins.
• Stacked horse symbols trigger the walking horse respin feature.
Number of paylines: 15 Lines (Starting Anywhere)
Number of reels: 5 columns x 3 rows
RTP% (recorded/theoretical): Available RTPs – 92.73%, 93.80%, 96.83%, 98.15%
Variance/volatility: Very High
Number of symbols to trigger feature/bonus?: Every 140 spins or for 3 Wild symbols anywhere
Can feature be retriggered?: No
Number of free spins awarded?: 9 Free Games
Stacked or expanding wilds in normal play?: No
Stacked or expanding wilds in feature play?: No
Number of jackpot tiers?: Yes (optional)
Auto-play function?: Yes (optional)

Swiss Casino Association appoints new president and vice president

Pfister replaces Dr. Beat Vonlanthen in the role. Vonlanthen served as president of the 21-strong association for four years.

The SCV thanked him for his “great commitment to the Swiss casino industry”, which included overseeing the introduction of a new gaming law which came into effect in 2019. Under this law, casino operators in the country were allowed to offer online gambling for the first time.

Eight other board members were elected during the meeting held at Casinò Lugano.

Casino chairmen Guido Egli (Grand Casino Luzern), Emanuele Stauffer (Casinò Lugano), Dr. Christoph Thurnherr (Grand Casino Baden) and Ueli Winzenried (Casino Bern and Neuchâtel) were all added.

Other members of the board include Casino Barrière de Montreux director general Jérôme Colin, Casinò Mendrisio director Michele Marinari, Dominik Racic of Casino Bad Ragaz, and Grand Casino Basel vice president Dr. Gert Thoenen.

Intralot completes sale of Brazilian business

Greece-based lottery and gaming group Intralot owned 80% of the Intralot do Brazil business, with Saga owning the remainder. The business contributed just 0.5% of Intralot’s group earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in 2020.

The business agreed to sell its stake in the business last month.

Commenting on the deal recently, Intralot confirmed Saga would take full control of the business, but it would continue to provide its gaming technology to Intralot do Brasil.

Intralot opened its first office in Brazil in 2008 and two years later Intralot do Brasil started operating with Loteria Mineira, the state lottery in Minas Gerais, with the launch of its first game, Keno Minas.

In May last year, Intralot, in partnership with Loteria Mineira, transferred around R33m (£4.7m/$6.5m/€5.5m) to the State Health Fund. It is operational in 500 municipalities in Minas Gerais, with 3,000 points of sale.

The completion of the deal comes after Intralot in February also completed the sale of its 20% stake in Intralot de Peru SA to private equity business Nexus Group. The original deal saw Nexus agree to pay $21.0m to take ownership of the stake, but after taxes and transaction expenses, the final value of the transaction was $16.2m.

British operators donate £1.25m in Britannia Stakes profits to charities

Prostate Cancer UK, Marie Curie, the three Armed Forces charities and Care Radio will all share in the profits that came courtesy of the race, which was won by Peretto, ridden by Oisin Murphy, at 18/1 odds.

Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) members including Flutter Entertainment, Bet365, Entain, William Hill and more agreed to donate the profits earlier this month as part of a fundraising initiative.

BGC chief executive Michael Dugher said: “I am absolutely thrilled by the amount raised by this fantastic initiative at Royal Ascot. This money will make a huge difference to the incredible work done by the charities involved.

“I’d like to thank all the BGC members who took part – as well as their customers who enjoyed a flutter on the race – for their generosity in supporting some really great causes.”

The Britiannia Stakes event is the latest fundraiser from BGC members, after helping the British Greyhound Racing Fund raise £1m earlier this year.

Marie Curie’s head of special events Susan Boissier added: “We’d like to thank the Betting and Gaming Council members for this incredible donation, which enables us to support people across the UK through our frontline nursing and hospice care and support services.

“Our fundraising has been impacted by coronavirus and its thanks to generous initiatives such as this that we are there for people and to help improve everyone’s experience at the end of life.”

Gaming Corps enters Croatian market with Supersport deal

Gaming Corps is an online gambling developer offering slots, table and multiplayer games. The business has now secured its first deal in Croatia after meeting the necessary regulatory standards.

The supplier said that stringent regulatory standards had often made it difficult for technology providers to enter the market. These standards include having servers located in the country.

With the technical requirements in order, the Swedish game developer will now distribute its games in Croatia. With SuperSport’s strong position in the Croatian marketplace, the partnership will help the supplier to expand and distribute its content globally.

Chief commercial officer Mats Lundin said: “Croatia is a growing market with so much potential, and I can think of no better way to establish our presence there than partnering with the competent team at Supersport. I am confident that all of our games, and especially our upcoming iJect series of multiplier games, will do well in a young market like Croatia and on the reputable Supersport platform.”

Tugomil Cerovecki, head of casino for Supersport, said Gaming Corps’ games fit the operators core customer base.

“Gaming Corps has an exciting portfolio that I think fits very well with our key demographic,” he said. “I am also happy to be introducing Gaming Corps to the Croatian market and that they have recognized its potential. We are two modern companies in a fast-moving industry and I am sure that this partnership will prove to be mutually beneficial now and in the long term.”

Altenar enhances esports offering through Oddin deal

Through the new partnership, Altenar will incorporate Oddin esports odds feed, which comes with live streaming, multiple live markets and comprehensive coverage of esports tournaments.

Altenar, which has a particular focus on the Latin America, Africa and Europe, said it was keen to enhance its esports offering in response to client feedback from across the world.

“The esports phenomenon is global,” Stanislav Silin, chief executive of Altenar, said. “We work with multiple operators from very different regions. However, we received many requests for a more attractive esports offering.

“We were very lucky to find a partner like Oddin in this regard. Their product is ready to deliver a very competitive live betting offering. Our clients can’t wait to connect Oddin’s odds feed for Counter-Strike, League of Legends, or Dota 2. This is going to be a game-changer that will help them attract Millennials to their sportsbooks.”

Altenar launched Lottoland‘s first sportsbook last year and has also worked with FinnPlay and Lucky Casino since it was founded in 2011. Oddin has worked with clients such as TipSport and Aspire Global and offers markets on leading games such as CS:GO, FIFA and League of Legends.

Marek Suchar, head of partnerships at Oddin, said: “More and more operators will have the chance to deliver a truly engaging esports betting experience to their clients. Esports betting is meant to play a key role in the industry for the upcoming years and big partnerships like this are just the beginning.”