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NetEnt has chosen two release two new slot games in July. Players of NetEnt casinos will now have access to Lost Island and Piggy Riches Touch. NetEnt has promised “stunning animations, sounds and gameplay” from these titles. Find out more about each below. Lost Island Starting with Lost Island, this mysterious slot is set against a backdrop of lush vegetation and enchanting ancient ruins. The aim is to locate a prehistoric counting device deep within the wilds of the island. The main lure for players will be the prospect of a maximum jackpot worth 500,000 coins. Other appealing features include the 1x multiplier triggered by a single wild symbol, as well as the free spins that will be unlocked when three or more scatter symbols appear anywhere on the five reels. Lost Island is a tranquil experience that only grows more pleasant as you are whisked off to enjoy free spins amidst a magnificent meadow populated by lotus flowers. Free spins can be retriggered during this time, further highlighting the appeal of Lost Island. Piggy Riches Touch Piggy Riches is the latest addition to NetEnt’s TouchTM catalogue, which is entirely dedicated to providing unbeatable mobile casino experiences to players. And this mobile slot does that through displaying intricately designed visuals throughout the game. Piggy Riches looks impressive on smartphones and tablets alike. NetEnt has opted to design Piggy Riches as a five-reel experience, as opposed to displaying just three reels for a more compact feel. But with mobile devices constantly getting bigger, five reels and 15 paylines definitely work here. During play, wilds can substitute for missing symbols and will trigger a 3x multiplier. Moving on to the scatter symbols, just three of these will trigger free spins up to a maximum of 28. Piggy Riches appears set to continue the advancement of TouchTM.
The 2014 Comic Con convention in San Diego wrapped up Sunday, seeing attendance by some 100,000 people in 500 separate events. The convention ground itself was massive as the events took place in a hall stretching 460,000 square feet. Here are some some of the top highlights. Batman vs. Superman The hyped "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is set to hit theaters only in May 2016. Director Zack Snyder appeared together with main actors Ben Affleck who plays Batman, Henry Cavill who plays Superman, and Gal Gadot who wore her role's actual costume – Wonder Woman. The crowd was treated with a sneak peek by Snyder but there were no questions as the bunch returned to filming. Mad Max Trailer The 1979 cult post-apocalyptic flick starring Mel Gibson Mad Max is set to be rebooted next year with the release of Mad Max: Fury Road. Convention goers got a very impressive first look at the intriguing movie which stars Tom Hardy in the main role as Mad Max. The Walking Dead Season 5 Zombies are still very much alive with AMC's hit show The Walking Dead returning for a fifth season this October. The season will follow Rick Grimes and his buddies as they deal with the challenge of the Terminus group which holds them captive. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Guardians of the Galaxy is hitting theaters this week and film star Chris Pratt confirmed that a sequel is already in the works. The first film is currently enjoying a 9.0 rating in IMDB. Superheroes in Slots The popularity of superheroes and comic book stars is also very evident in online casino videos slots. A prime example is Playtech's Marvel slots which feature games like Captain America, Spider-Man, Wolverine, The Avengers and Iron Man. These and more can be found in Playtech powered online casinos the likes of Casino Tropez, Winner Casino, EuroGrand Casino and 888 Casino.
In their constant effort to innovate, online casinos go extra lengths to provide players with new games, special tournaments, lucrative promotions and raffles starring mouthwatering prizes. This competitive search for innovativeness is something from which players always benefit from: Regardless of how you look at it, players always receive and enjoy more. Supercharged™ Games Slotty Vegas, an online casino which was launched just recently in June, has put something completely new on the table which could very well revolutionize the market in the future. It's called Supercharged™ Games and the premise is simple: For every single win landed on games which carry the Supercharged™ logo, players are given extra funds. There's no catch here whatsoever – Slotty Vegas is making games even more worthy to play by offering players extra funds on the house on the designated Supercharged™ games: Players receive an extra 1% on every win they land in the specified games. The extra funds which are won in the Supercharged™ games are stored in a separate Supercharged™ balance which is unlocked twice a week for players, every Tuesday and Friday; then players can simply go ahead and redeem them. Most Popular Games are Supercharged™ The games carrying the Supercharged™ logo in Slotty Vegas' gaming collection are good and many. Powered by software powerhouses Microgaming and NetEnt, Slotty Vegas boasts the latest and most popular titles from these companies including The Wish Master, Aliens, Terminator 2, Avalon II, Lights, Girls with Guns and many more. Speedy Withdrawal Times A source of major concerns and complaints by many online casino players is withdrawal times. The minds behind Slotty Vegas were certainly attentive of these withdrawal times gripes as they promise their players lightning fast cashouts which can range anywhere from four hours to instant, using major credit cards and e-wallets.
An agreement has just been reached that will see NYX Interactive use its award-winning OGS gaming platform to deliver leading slot games from High 5 Games to regulated online markets. The upcoming result of the agreement will be for 80 games from H5’s VAULT gaming server to be made available to NYX customers of the OGS platform, thereby adding to the 300+ titles currently provided. Innovative Gaming, Expanding Markets Matt Davey, CEO of NYX Gaming Group, sees the agreement as a vital step to ensure that OGS customers receive “best of breed games,” which is to say that they deserve innovative gaming content. For High 5 Games, the agreement offers a different strategic purpose. Rather than attempt to satisfy current customers, High 5 will be using the opportunity as a stepping-stone to enter new international markets. Anthony Singer of High 5 explained that the group is seeking develop its “presence as a leader in the iGaming space.” Central to achieving that aim will be reaching new players throughout the world. In regard to scope, High 5 is experienced in developing games for online, social, and mobile platforms. On top of that trio, High 5 has also built a reputation in creating slot games for land-based casinos. To summarise, the agreement offers the potential for future land-based and digital collaborations to be undertaken between NYX and High 5. Mutual Benefits Based on the presentation of a 2014 EGR Award for Special Achievement, it would therefore appear that High 5 has chosen an innovative provider with which to partner. The current NYX Gaming Group was formed after the joint venture between NYX Interactive and NextGen Gaming. NYX has come along way from being founded in Stockholm by ten gaming experts in 2006 to possessing headquarters in Las Vegas and offices in London and Sydney. Further growth will next be targeted by the rapidly ascending NYX.
Yggdrasil Gaming’s newest online game release is the fantasy-themed slot Magic Mushrooms, the first-ever high performance slot to feature an unchronological draw slot. Magic Mushrooms consists of the classic slot set-up of 5-reels and paylines, but the way these features are arranged is anything but standard! Most standard online slot games have paylines on one side and reels that stop in sequence. Magic Mushrooms, however, divides its 40 paylines into 20 from the left and 20 from the right, and they are spread across a diamond shaped 3-4-5-4-3 reel position. The five reels are drawn in an unchronological order of 1-5-2-4-3. Special features include free spins, multiplier wilds and spreading wilds. The game also has unique audio and visual effects, which add to the fantasy-theme and the magical ambience. Its distinctive sounds and music were created by specialist sounds artists, and the characters of the slot were created in-house and first modelled as clay figures before making it to the big screen. Fredrik Elmqvist, chief executive of Yggdrasil Gaming, commented, “There are plenty of slots out there based on aliens and zombies but this is the first that uses spreading and multiplying wild Magic Mushrooms. “This game is unique in every way, from the reel structure and the characters we’ve created to the sounds and music we’ve encapsulated. Players will love it!” About Yggdrasil Gaming Yggdrasil Gaming has produced a number of popular casino games, including the new release Fruitoids, the high-roller video slot Winterberries, the ever-popular Jokerizer and Lotto7, a daily lottery draw that allows players to play for a €2.5 million progressive prize. Yggdrasil Gaming has offices in Malta, Poland and Gibraltar. In the past year, they have signed agreements with a number of household names including Mr Green, Vera&John, Cherry Gaming, ComeOn! Casino and Unibet.
Online poker participation is dropping of late. According to the latest statistical data of PokerScout, traffic results for the global online poker market revealed rather alarming industry figures: the size of the market is shrinking by 13% on an annual basis, with several sites reporting record drops in player volume. Disproportional Drop in Activity While a standard drop in traffic is typical to the summer season, the reduction figures this time out are disproportional to the usual activity fluctuations in this time of year. Further, an expected post-World Cup rebound for all intents and purposes failed to materialize. Widespread User Reduction This activity was reflected in the fact that 9 out of the top top online gambling 10 experienced a drop in traffic last week. The most dramatic dip was experienced by online gaming juggernaut PokerStars, whose traffic fell to its lowest levels since Christmas Day, 2008, keeping in mind that people seldom gamble during the Christmas holiday as a rule. European Deterrents In Europe, deterrents to online gambling have manifested in the form of restrictive taxes placed by individual countries on domestic online operators--particularly in France, Spain and Italy--as well as widespread blocks on gambling sites in Europe that encroach across national borders. Stagnation Leads to Decay The impediments to online gambling in Europe have led Poker Scout to conclude that such developments as the steady decline in online poker accounts since 2011, the year that France began regulating and “ring-fencing” online poker, have stagnated online poker to the extent that it is now in a state of “rapid decline” in Europe. US Update Meanwhile, in the US, the three states with online gambling are having different results. Predictably, Nevada is thriving, the latest boost coming from the 45th Annual World Series Of Poker, good for a 20% boost in online poker revenues in Nevada. However, economically challenged New Jersey experienced a significant drop in revenues of nearly 10% to $2.05 million; hot and cold Delaware's latest month was cold: a free-fall of 55% to just $25,607 in online gambling revenues for June. Can Supply Meet Demand? Plenty of people are still playing online poker, and there is no shortage of operators looking to meet that demand, but over regulation in major markets such as Europe and the US threatens to cut off access to significant portions of the online gambling sector.
Warsaw's Polish Army Stadium is the venue for today's first leg in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round pitting home team Legia Warsaw vs Scottish champions Celtic (7:45pm UK time). Legia Confident at Home Legia triumphed 0-5 over St Patrick's Athletic a week ago in Dublin, and they're going to be extra confident at home today, reinforced by the win. Legia's main goalscorer Miroslav Radovic who scored three goals in the two legs against the Irish champions will again be looked at by his teammates to bring the win. Legia is managed by Henning Berg who has played in Manchester United, Blackburn and Rangers. Talking about today's match, Berg said that he acknowledges Celtic is a little bit further ahead of Legia as a club, but assured that the team will give its best. Celtic Unbeaten Run Celtic climb the Polish pitch today with a 13 game unbeaten run in all competitions: They are unbeaten in their last 6 away games, winning four of them – one again KR Reykjavik in the second qualifying round. To get to the third round, Celtic beat Reykjavik 1-0 in Iceland, and then proceeded to crush the Icelanders 4-0 at home. Celtic is a favorite today, but one must take into consideration that they've had problems in away fixtures against other European teams, and that Legia will be very confident by their home advantage and ecstatic fans. Whatever happens we're sure to have a thriller. Bet Live Winner Sports will be covering this fixture with a full range of betting markets including match result, goals, half betting, player markets and everything which goes to the smallest of resolutions: There are 62 betting markets in total. In full time result, Winner is offering 37/20 on Legia Warsaw, 6/4 on Celtic and 21/10 for a draw.
As virtual currency Bitcoin continues to struggle for credibility, investors harbor hope that Bitcoin use can take hold most prominently in the online gambling sector. Niche Still Sought Recent blows to Bitcoin credibility include a scandal, a ban from a major e-commerce company, and the blocking by a US court of the sale of a major Bitcoin trading site. Nonetheless, Bitcoin supporters, investors, and entrepreneurs continue to find a financial niche for Bitcoin. Online gambling may well be that niche. Mt. Gox Scandal Mt Gox is the Bitcoin trading site which imploded in scandal. Created in 2009, Bitcoin values peaked in December 2013 at $1,151. Scandal erupted last February when Mt. Gox, a website relying heavily on Bitcoins to sell “Magic: The Gathering” cards, announced a shut down in all trading as a result of their Bitcoin trading mechanism being hacked. This development saw a drop in Bitcoin overall value by over 50% to $534. Bitcoins have fluctuated post Mt Gox, plummeting to a low of $360 in April, but overall values have remained stable, with Bitcoin values at approximately $598 today. Auction for Separation The connection between the Bitcoin trading site and Mt. Gox is also potentially troublesome, as Bitcoins.com is owned by Mt. Gox ex-CEO Mark Karpeles. An auction of the Bitcoins domain name was scheduled at Heritage Auctions for Thursday, but has now been delayed y by court order. Concurrent Lawsuit The court ordered block stems directly from a concurrently existing lawsuit involving Mt. Gox and another former partner company, CoinLab. In the suit, CoinLab claims they are still owed money by Mt. Gox, proceeds which Mt. Gox can avoid forking over with the sale of the Bitcoin site domain name and other related assets. US federal judge Marsha Pechman's approval of those terms of settlement resulted procedurally in a 14 day auction delay. In terms of the hit to Bitcoin popularity, the Mt. Gox scandal was compounded by a Bitcoin usage ban imposed by payment service industry leader Neteller, a global digital currency leader. Keys to Hope for Bitcoin However, the Isle of Man continues to move forward with plans for full and cohesive regulation of Bitcoin usage, while other gambling operators are embracing the digital currency more and more, through such innovations as Bitcoin-dedicated poker rooms. Bitcoin Investor Outlook If Bitcoin takes hold in the online gambling market, then general reliance on Bitcoin conversion as a medium of currency could prove beneficial to Bitcoin investors. However, expecting Bitcoin to replace digital transactions may be overly speculative, because there is as of now no way to secure the value of the virtual currency that Bitcoin remains.
Williams Interactive iGaming is expanding its Game Server Library with the launch of an online slot based on Hasbro board game Yahtzee. First Release Under New Agreement This will be the first game released by the subsidiary of American gaming and lottery provider Scientific Games Corporation under an expanded licensing agreement signed between Hasbro and Scientific in January of this year. Subsidiary Advantages The deal calls for an extension of the relationship from 2017 to 2020 with an additional three-year option. The unique arrangement enables Scientific and all subsidiaries to distribute Hasbro games across real-money and social casino channels, meaning that any number of slots and casino games will be modeled after Hasbro branded games, themes and images. Scientific and Williams have pre-existing portfolio licensing agreements with Hasbro, since 2003 and 1997 respectively. The New Slot The newest Yahtzee slot is an optimized version of an originally land-based slot machine game. The online version offers enhanced play styles and customized preferences. A unique bonus feature is the Yahtzee Party Bonus, wherein a special mechanic enables players to save bonus triggers for use at the moment of their choice, positioning even lower stakes players to win larger amounts, provided the timing of their triggers is right. Optimism from Williams Interactive Williams Interactive Director of Casino Products Tom Wood expressed his excitement at having Yahtzee as the first Hasbro game online game to be rolled out under the new agreement: “With multiple exciting bonuses and a unique ‘store your bonus’ mechanic, we expect the Yahtzee game to appeal to a wide range of players with multiple motivations and game preferences.” Current Status As of this writing, Yahtzee has been integrated into Williams Interactive's Remote Game Server, and is currently available to all Williams Interactive’s European customers.
Jurassic Park was, at one point, the most successful movie in history, and a new slots game based around this dinosaur filled adventure is due to be released at Crazy Vegas Casino in August. urassic Park Slot Due for launch on 6th August, Jurassic Park, based on the first film of the trilogy, comes from the Microgaming developer, and features their '243 Ways to Win' system. This does away with regular paylines, and replaces them with multiple winning chances across the 5 reels. The symbols are made up of actual images of the cast, including Sam Neill as Dr Alan Grant, and Jeff Goldblum as Ian Malcolm, plus several of the dinosaurs such as the Triceratops and Velociraptor, all set against a lush tropical background. Features include five free spins bonus rounds, each based on a different dinosaur, while the T-Rex Alert Mode adds 35 extra wild symbols into the game. Stacked wild symbols can be nudged by a dinosaur running across the screen to possibly add extra winning combinations, and these can also be held in place for re-spins. Realistic Graphics and Film Clips In common with many of the movie themed titles from Microgaming, Jurassic Park carries clips from the film, and symbols become animated when they are part of a winning combination. Pre-release viewings of the game show that the graphics are in keeping with other film based slots from Microgaming such as The Dark Knight. Manager and spokesperson of Crazy Vegas, Harry von Schussel has said of the new slot ''It doesn't get much bigger and better than this! Jurassic Park was such an iconic film, and we expect the same big things for the game.'' Carrying a full range of Microgaming titles, Crazy Vegas welcome new players with either 60 minutes of free play, or up to £/$/€500 in bonus funds, spread over the first three deposits.
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