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New Zealand Cricket Selects Stats Perform’s Opta as Exclusive Official Data Partner

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  • Stats Perform’s Opta analysts to Collect and Distribute Official NZC Data to Betting, Fantasy, Broadcasters, Media and Sponsors
  • World Cup finalists choose world’s largest live cricket scores and statistics provider to power official digital platforms, social media content and professional player analysis tools
  • Innovative agreement also includes expansion in live video streams for betting and news video distribution

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has renewed its innovative agreement with Stats Perform, the SportsTech leader in data and AI technology, as their Exclusive Official Data Partner for international and domestic competitions.

Under the agreement, Stats Perform’s trusted Opta data analysts will collect, analyse and deliver official ultrafast ball-by-ball event data and insights to the NZC high performance team as well as broadcast, media, fantasy and betting operators, including NZC’s official digital and social media platforms, providing insights and information to deepen the engagement of fans and bettors with NZC’s competitions, teams and players.

Stats Perform will also distribute live match video streams to licensed sportsbook operators through their Watch&Bet live streaming platform from an expanded set of NZC competitions including the T20 Super Smash and the previously un-broadcast Ford Trophy and Plunket Shield.  NZC news video clips will also be distributed to media worldwide through Stats Perform’s sports news content service.

The deal covers all of NZC’s international fixtures across all formats and domestic competitions including the Ford Trophy 1 Day competition, the Plunket Shield 4 day competition and all Super Smash men’s and women’s T20 competitions.

Stats Perform is the largest provider of cricket data in the world and the new NZC renewal represents an important part of the company’s comprehensive official cricket data service.

It is now the exclusive official data partner of the ECB, Cricket Australia, New Zealand Cricket and Cricket South Africa, as well as the ICC, providing world-class data services and analysis to media and the coaching units that include three of the four semi-finalists at the last Cricket World Cup. Stats Perform’s unique commercial model, extensive distribution network and innovative products provides an unrivalled ability for leading cricket boards to elevate the performance of their professional teams whilst also growing fan and sponsor interest in their properties.

“We are thrilled to have renewed our partnership with New Zealand Cricket. We look forward to continuing to provide extensive coverage for all of the premier Cricket New Zealand matches and supporting the production of live streams from previously un-broadcast competitions,” Chief Rights Officer, Alex Rice, said. “Through our new agreement, Stats Perform data and video will be used to maximise significant opportunities for global engagement and improve the way it is experienced and understood by fans. We look forward to providing an expanded premium in-play gaming experience, improved data insights and providing more content for sponsors.”

CNZ will welcome the West Indies to New Zealand when the visitors tour New Zealand on 27th November.

 

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Games Global and Fortune Factory Studios launch Gold Blitz Fortune Tower Fusion

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Games Global has launched Gold Blitz Fortune Tower Fusion™ in collaboration with its exclusive partner Fortune Factory Studios, the companies said on 25th June 2026. The new title expands the Gold Blitz™ franchise and introduces the Wild Fusion multiplier tower.

In the base game, the slot features bi-directional Pays. The companies said landing a collect icon on reel three alongside Prize Activators triggers the Fortune Tower™, awarding prizes up to 15x for purple activators and 1,000x for blue activators.

Games Global said Gold Blitz™ tokens and wilds are collected in separate pots during base play and can randomly activate one of two bonuses. Landing three bonus symbols triggers a bonus game where players choose between the Gold Blitz Fortune Tower™ and Wild Fusion Fortune Tower™ features.

The Gold Blitz Fortune Tower™ uses the franchise’s Cash Collect mechanic, with Above Reel Interaction awarding prizes from the Fortune Tower™. In the Wild Fusion Fortune Tower™, cash values convert to multipliers of up to 20x, applying to wins containing wilds.

Alexander Monsma, Team Manager, Game Sales at Games Global, said: “Each new iteration of the Gold Blitz™ franchise aims for subtle differentiation while staying true to its roots. This release pairs two Fortune Tower™ bonuses and Prize Activators, adding a distinct twist on the Cash Collect mechanic.” Dave Reynolds, Director of Games Strategy and Partner Management at Games Global, added: “Gold Blitz™ is one of the most versatile and recognisable game brands across the industry, and Fortune Factory continues to find exciting ways to extend its lifecycle. Gold Blitz Fortune Tower Fusion™ marks another milestone in one of Games Global’s best-performing series.”

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Toucan report: Casino.org leads AI search visibility among US iGaming affiliates

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Casino.org ranks as the most visible US-facing iGaming affiliate across major AI platforms, according to a new AI Search Visibility report from Toucan International. The study tested 100 iGaming-related consumer prompts across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity.

Toucan said it ranked 146 affiliates using four measures: the number of times a brand was cited, the number of prompts it was cited in, the total number of times the brand was mentioned, and the number of prompts mentioned in. Casino.org scored 96.8 out of 100, driven by 198 citations across 61 of the 100 prompts—giving it a 19-point lead over BettingUSA.com.

BettingUSA.com placed second with an overall score of 77.6. Toucan noted the affiliate had the most “times mentioned” (27) and “prompts mentioned in” (23), but appeared in fewer “prompts cited in” (50), which the report weighted most heavily. SportsLine ranked third with a score of 74.4, leading the study on “prompts cited in” with 64 and recording 178 total citations.

Covers.com (72.2) and RotoWire (69.8) rounded out the top five. Toucan said the top three affiliates accounted for 37% of citations from a total of 1,755 across the dataset, with the remaining 143 affiliates comprising the rest.

George Webb, Organic Search Director at Toucan International, said: “What the findings reveal is that there is a clear dominance among some of the top affiliates, there is a reasonably broad ecosystem, and dominance isn’t a foregone conclusion.

“We gave the number of prompts a brand is cited in the highest weighting, at 40 per cent, because it’s the best measure of authority in AI Search. Total citations tell you how often a brand shows up, but those can stack up inside a handful of answers. The number of prompts you’re cited in tells you how many different questions the AI trusts you to answer, and that breadth is much harder to earn and much harder for a rival to take off you. It’s also where the commercial value sits: the wider the range of prompts you appear in, the more of the real search demand you’re exposed to.

“Casino.org’s leadership in the report stems almost entirely from citation volume (198) rather than prose mentions (26), meaning it appears as a referenced source rather than a naturally embedded recommendation, whereas BettingUSA.com punches above its citation weight (94) by securing 27 prose mentions, suggesting more organic integration into AI reasoning.

“What I would express to the brands looking to make gains in AI search is that the results are not random and that best practice in terms of how you present onsite content, technical setup and targeting backlinks and coverage from the sources that LLMs are trained on, through Digital PR, can see you improve.”

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Kendoo adds 4 Fire Rockets to 4 Pots slot portfolio

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Kendoo has launched 4 Fire Rockets, a new slot added to its 4 Pots portfolio, the supplier said on 25th June 2026. The title is now available for demo and real-money play across Kendoo partner platforms.

According to the company, 4 Fire Rockets builds on Hold & Win gameplay with an “upgraded 4 Pots system” and adds a Collect feature, random multipliers, a Life feature and a Double Reels mechanic. The Hold & Win bonus triggers by landing one or more Bonus symbols, locking values while players get a series of respins.

Kendoo said Multiplier symbols can apply 2x, 3x or 5x boosts to Bonus values, while Double Reels duplicates the entire bonus board so play continues across two sets of reels. The Collect symbol can appear during the bonus to gather the values of a specific type of Bonus symbol and remains locked until the round ends.

The Life feature may trigger when respins are running out, adding an extra Bonus symbol and refreshing the counter. Kendoo also highlighted four jackpot tiers from Mini to Grand, with the Grand paying up to 1,000x total bet; with Double Reels active, the company said players can potentially land two Grand Jackpots in a single bonus.

Olga Mugliett, Commercial Director at Kendoo, said: “When we introduced 4 Pots, the response from players showed there was real appetite for a format that offers multiple things to chase at once. With 4 Fire Rockets, we wanted to build on that while making every bonus round feel less predictable.

“The combination of Double Reels, Collect feature, Multiplier feature and the possibility of extending the action through Life creates plenty of moments where a feature can suddenly take a different direction. Those twists are often what players remember most, and that’s something we focused on heavily throughout development.”

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