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GambleAware Publishes Details of Donations Received in 2023/24
GambleAware, the leading commissioner of programmes focused on gambling harms in Great Britain, has published the details of donations it received in the 2023/24 financial year.
The charity received £49.5 million in voluntary industry donations over the year. Of this, 94% of the voluntary donations came from the largest four gambling operators in Great Britain, who donated a total of £46.6 million. This represents an increase of £3.1m from the previous year’s contributions of £43.5m from these operators.
Voluntary donations are essential for GambleAware’s continuing commissioning work. The charity believes the gambling industry should be held accountable to contribute financially to the vital services that prevent gambling harms, which is why it has consistently advocated for a statutory levy. Until the implementation of the statutory levy, gambling operator funding remains the primary source of funding for research, prevention and treatment. Despite the donations received, as an independent charity, GambleAware has an extremely robust system of governance processes in place, works to hold the gambling industry to account, and the gambling industry has absolutely no input, influence or authority over any of its activity.
GambleAware’s work includes commissioning the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN), which provides free, confidential treatment across Great Britain, as well as the National Gambling Helpline which takes around 52,000 calls and online chats a year. Funding is also used to enable GambleAware to commission research and evaluation to increase knowledge and understanding of the prevention of gambling harm, as well as reducing stigma associated with gambling harm, for public health campaigns, and for providing support, advice, and tools to help people make informed decisions about gambling.
The voluntary donations received in 2023/24 mark the last year of a four year commitment made in 2020 by the largest four operators to gradually increase the percentage of Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) donated as RET from 0.25% in 2019/20 to 1% in 2023/24.
There remains uncertainty of funding for the current financial year 2024/25 while the sector awaits clarity on the process and timing around implementation of the statutory levy. GambleAware continues to work with the Gambling Commission and the Department for Culture Media and Sport during this transition period.
Zoë Osmond, GambleAware Chief Executive, said: “While we await the implementation of the new statutory levy, donations from the voluntary funding system are key to ensure GambleAware can continue to deliver the essential gambling harm prevention and treatment programmes we commission.
“For many years we have been calling for the introduction of a statutory levy on the gambling industry and we are pleased the Government has committed to delivering this as part of the Gambling White Paper. However, during the transition period it is vital that steps continue to be taken to ensure there is no disruption to existing services and provisions in the wider system as they adapt to the new levy funding model.”
As well as voluntary donations received, the Gambling Commission also allocated £33.5 million of regulatory settlement funds to GambleAware during the last financial year. These are managed as a restricted fund to be allocated to playing a part in stabilising the wider system of gambling harm prevention, support, and treatment during the transition period from a voluntary to a statutory levy system. The regulatory settlement funds were allocated to GambleAware by the Gambling Commission in accordance with its Statement of Principles for determining financial penalties.
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Spinomenal sets sail with Wild Sailors – Tides of Adventure slot
Leading iGaming content provider Spinomenal has launched its new Adventures series title, Wild Sailors – Tides of Adventure.
This game is set within a 5×3 framework and includes nautically inspired symbols like a golden compass, pirate hat, treasure map and pirate flag. Players who find three or more Scattered Free Spins symbols will initiate the free spins game. Three Free Spins symbols will grant 10 Free Spins, four will grant 15 Free Spins and five grant 20 Free Spins. The pirate Wild can appear on all reels only during the Free Spins round, and has the ability to replace all other symbols except for the Scattered Free Spins symbol.
A standout part of the game is the much-loved Instant Cash element. Each time the reels spin, the Instant Cash symbol will randomly display a value, there are four kinds of Instant Cash symbols. The Instant Cash symbols also function as a paying symbol in regard to the pay-line combinations. During each spin, these symbols will show a random value that can be won.
During the Free Spins feature, each Wild symbol will collect all the values from the Instant Cash symbols that appear. These Wild symbols will be accumulated until the end of the round.
After collecting four Wild symbols, the player will be awarded 10 additional free spins. From that point, the Small Instant Cash symbol, which pays x2 or x5 of the total bet, will be boosted to a Medium Instant Cash symbol, paying x10 or x15 of the total bet.
Upon collecting eight Wild symbols, the player will receive six additional free spins. All proceeding spins will see the Medium Instant Cash symbol boosted to a Large Instant Cash symbol, paying x20 or x25 of the total bet. After collecting 12 Wild symbols, the player will be awarded four additional free spins. For the remaining spins, the Large Instant Cash symbol will be boosted to a Huge Instant Cash symbol, paying x50 or x2000 of the total bet.
Spinomenal CO-CEO, Omer Henya commented: “Wild Sailors – Tides of Adventure promises players a swashbuckling slots adventure where golden bounties await only the most hardened sea goers. Bright graphics, a jovial soundtrack and the Instant Cash feature all make for a treasure of a game.”
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LuckyStreak and Ethereal: iGaming for real in 2024
LuckyStreak, the Riga-based iGaming services provider established in 2014 has added another powerful games provider to its content aggregation solution: Ethereal Gaming.
The deal means LuckyStreak’s content aggregation API, LuckyConnect, will welcome Ethereal’s diverse games portfolio, and will be be available to its network of over 1000 online casinos worldwide.
Ethereal is the fourth major content provider to join LuckyConnect in 2024, marking an uptick in new content partners, powered by its recently launched Universal Provider API (UPAPI).
Ethereal Gaming, founded in 2023 by industry veterans, is a pioneering tech-centric company dedicated to delivering top-tier technology solutions to its partners. Focused on the online casino space, Ethereal Gaming offers a diverse range of innovative products.
Ethereal Gaming is made up of three brands:
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Ethereal Gaming is the main brand and also the brand for technology solutions
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Sport Slots: sports-themed slots
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Xin Gaming: themed slots for the Asia market
From innovative gaming content to suit the needs of diverse gambling customers and businesses, to the provision of RGS and an advanced games development kit, Ethereal aims to be a game-changer in the iGaming industry.
Rory Kimber, LuckyStreak Commercial Director said: “I’m delighted to welcome Ethereal to LuckyConnect, our content rich aggregation solution. It’s a real win-win: for LuckyConnect customers it’s the addition of unique content and a solid pipeline based on years of industry knowledge. For Ethereal, boosting their reach to our growing customer base of operators and leading platforms is a great early step in their development. For our players, it means even more great games.”
Iñaki Fernandez, Ethereal Co-founder and CTO added: “It’s been an incredible first year for Ethereal, and we’re delighted with what we have achieved. We have made some invaluable partnerships, and LuckyStreak, an established player, provider and aggregator in igaming, we’re really pushing on. We see this as a fantastic opportunity to take our content and solutions to our core audience, at scale, with a highly professional and well-connected partner”.
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HÖLLE GAMES UNLEASH A BONANZA
“Book of Bonanza” is available from today, a 5×3, 10 payline slot and the latest title from Hölle Games, with a bouncy new twist on the Book mechanic.
The sweet style and bubbly soundtrack lets you know you’ve arrived in the land of plenty, with the base game featuring various wild bonbon symbols – which multiply the winnings of any payline they touch. They can even multiply each other. Juicy!
Meanwhile in Book Spins, the background changes as you enter the real bonanza of the title. This part of the game offers the usual special expanding symbol but adds a progressive collection bar. Every three Gumdrops collected on the reels will unlock a segment of the bar, which applies a 2x, 3x and 5x multiplier to any special symbol winnings. This can result in some truly epic wins if you’re lucky to get a full screen of symbols plus a multiplier!
With 4 different RTPs available the game is now available in Sweden and MGA regions with additional territories to follow soon. Hölle Games will continue their adventures next month with a tribute to Siegfried the Dragonslayer!
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