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Golden Whale forms strategic sales partnership with SCCG management
Golden Whale Productions, the pioneering data science company that specialises in AI and machine learning-powered solutions for the iGaming industry, has announced that it has formed a new strategic partnership with advisory firm, SCCG Management.
While the industry expertise brought by the firm will undoubtedly bring myriad benefits to Golden Whale’s operations, the major goal of the collaboration will be to promote awareness of the company’s products and services across the Americas and beyond over the coming months.
Founded by Stephen A. Crystal – a seasoned veteran in the global gaming industry with over 30 years of experience under his belt – SCCG Management has an established track record of delivering expert solutions for strategic success in areas such as iGaming and casino technology.
With a global network of clients and offices in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Latin America, SCCG is well-known for connecting companies with the right strategic partners for global-scale growth, which is exactly what Golden Whale is looking for as it enters its next phase.
Having already made a major impression across Europe – where its innovative data-driven solutions and pioneering products for the Gaming industry such as Foundation – scalable optimization modules for high-leverage decision making or the iterative machine learning system, LOOPs, have already been short-listed for a number of industry awards – Golden Whale its understandably keen to expand its outreach and the new partnership will give it the foothold to do precisely that.
As such, both parties are looking forward to the collaboration and the business opportunities SCCG will create for Golden Whale in the near future, with the former’s industry know-how and far-reaching network combining with the latter’s trailblazing technology to hopefully great effect.
Eberhard Dürrschmid, Chief Executive Officer at Golden Whale, said: “While Golden Whale has enjoyed an incredible year of growth during which the company quadrupled its revenue without the help of an external investor, our partnership with SCCG is definitely the next big step.
“By teaming up with an industry expert like Stephen, we’ll be able to broaden our horizons, expand our reach and really start pushing our game-changing products across the Americas and beyond. We’re really looking forward to collaboration and are hugely optimistic about the business opportunities it’ll bring as Golden Whale enters the next exciting stage of its evolution.”
Stephen Crystal, Founder and CEO of SCCG Management, expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership: “Golden Whale Productions brings a wealth of expertise and a proven track record in data science to the gaming industry. By combining their state-of-the-art technology with our global reach and extensive industry relationships, we are well-positioned to deliver unparalleled value to gaming operators worldwide. This partnership will empower companies to maximize their data potential and achieve new levels of success.”
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1spin4win presents Lucky 1spin4win Hold and Win to mark its 5th anniversary
On May 14, 2026, 1spin4win reached a significant milestone — five years on the iGaming market. The anniversary motto, The Gold Standard of Classic Slots, reflects the studio’s evolution into a recognized name in the classic slot niche, built on years of industry expertise and commitment to delivering authentic gambling experiences.
Today, its portfolio features more than 200 games combining timeless appeal, advanced mathematics, and strong performance. In 2025, 1spin4win achieved a 52.06% increase in bet count and a 56.62% rise in GGR compared to 2024. This growth has helped the provider earn the trust of over 1,000 global operators, including leading brands such as SOFTSWISS, EveryMatrix, Alea, SoftGaming, Digitain, and BetConstruct.
As part of the milestone celebration, 1spin4win introduces Lucky 1spin4win Hold and Win, a special slot highlighting the studio’s landmark titles and renowned characters. Alongside traditional fruit, bells, and sevens, the colorful 3×3 grid features Wild symbols shaped as red bezel-set diamonds. When activated, they illuminate the “5 Years” sign, reinforcing the game’s anniversary theme.
The celebratory atmosphere continues through the slot’s rewarding features. Landing nine identical symbols doubles the win, while three or more Coins trigger the exciting Hold and Win Bonus round. With three starting respins, players get the chance to claim two festive Jackpots — the x100 Minipot Coin and the x1000 Megapot.
To mark the 5-year anniversary, 1spin4win is also launching special promotional campaigns in collaboration with Olymp and Selector. To give players additional opportunities to join the celebration, the partners will distribute exclusive promo codes, which will also be available to the registered users of the provider’s Players Room platform.
Olga Hlukhovskaya, Business Development Director at 1spin4win, commented, “Five years in the industry is an important testament to how far 1spin4win has come. Since 2021, we’ve grown into an acknowledged iGaming brand trusted by top global companies. Looking ahead, we plan to keep expanding across African and Latin American markets, deepen our relationships with regional operators, and further strengthen our presence in Europe. For us, this anniversary is not only about celebrating past achievements, but also about building the next stage of 1spin4win’s journey.
Olga Bogdanova, Art Director at 1spin4win, shared, “Lucky 1spin4win Hold and Win is dedicated to the 1spin4win 5th anniversary in the casino industry. The game’s design brings together iconic characters and signature symbols from our previous releases, well-known to both our players and partners. The result is a vibrant product featuring engaging Hold and Win mechanics and the recognizable 1spin4win classic style. We invite everyone to join the celebration of our anniversary, test their luck in the slot, compete for festive jackpots, and revisit their favorite 1spin4win games!”
About 1spin4win
1spin4win is an established game provider founded in May 2021 by ambitious developers with over 15 years of experience in the gambling industry. Since its inception, the company has expanded its portfolio to include over 200 classic online slots, all characterized by quality mathematics, transparent mechanics, and well-balanced gameplay — key factors that drive strong player retention. The studio aims to release an average of four new games each month in 2026 and offers effective promotional tools for casino operators to help them enhance player loyalty.
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Stake releases Zoo casino game: a fast, multiplayer Stake Original where players bet on the wild side
A new live-round Stake Original where every player bets on the same outcome – six animals, a 20-tile track, three results per round, and wins up to 1,000x in play.
Stake, the world’s largest online casino and sportsbook, has today launched its Zoo casino game, a new multiplayer Stake Original that brings every player into the same live round to bet on six animals across a 20-tile track. Available worldwide on Stake, Zoo is the latest title to join the growing Stake Originals collection.
Zoo takes the shared-round excitement that has made games like Crash a Stake Originals staple and pairs it with simpler, more visual decision-making. Each round, six animals – Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Crocodile, Rhino, and Penguin – appear on a 20-tile circular track, with each animal showing up a different number of times to create clear volatility tiers and payout differences across the board. Players have ten seconds to back one or more animals before the track spins up and locks in three result tiles in the center of the screen.
Zoo launches with a 98% RTP, a top multiplier of 1,000x per round, and full auto bet controls that let players preset their wager amount, number of rounds, and chosen animals. Designed as a simpler, more visual evolution of popular casino games like Roulette and Sic Bo, Zoo strips back the complexity without compromising on depth. The rarer the animal, the bigger the reward – Lion and Cheetah each appear only once on the track, Elephant and Crocodile twice, Rhino four times, and Penguin ten, giving players a clear read on the risk and payout of every play. With three result tiles drawn each round, players win based on how many times their chosen animal lands across all three.
“Zoo is exactly the kind of game we want Stake Originals to be known for – fast, simple to pick up, and genuinely fun to play in an online setting filled with other players. There’s real tension in watching the three tiles land for the whole table at once, and we think players are going to find their favourite animals pretty quickly,” said Stake’s Chief Marketing Officer, Akhil Sarin.
Zoo joins a growing line-up of in-house multiplayer game creations on Stake Casino, with the goal of keeping every Stake Original easy to learn, quick to play, and a little bit different from anything else in the iGaming industry.
About Stake
Stake is the world’s largest online casino and sportsbook, attracting over 100 million monthly visits across its global domains – more than any other iGaming platform on earth. Founded in 2017, Stake attracts over 80 million monthly visits and processes more than 100 billion bets per year. Stake is renowned for its innovation in crypto wagering and its growing expansion into regulated local-currency gaming markets, including Italy, Denmark, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. The brand boasts an extensive global sponsorship portfolio including Drake, X Games, Everton Football Club, and the UFC.
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Cloudbet Adds ELA Games to Its Casino Roster in Latest Move to Diversify Content for Global Crypto Players
Cloudbet, the world’s longest-running crypto casino and sportsbook, has added ELA Games to its casino content roster, bringing new titles to its crypto casino lobby, adding 16 new titles to Cloudbet’s slots catalogue. The Malta-certified studio, founded in 2022, joins a supplier lineup that Cloudbet actively curates to keep its catalogue varied and its players finding new content to explore.
Operational since 2013 and supporting more than 30 cryptocurrencies, Cloudbet has built one of the broadest casino and sportsbook products in crypto gaming. Its approach to supplier selection pairs established providers for depth with challenger studios for variety and discovery. Crypto casino players tend to be internationally mobile and highly engaged with the full lobby rather than a fixed handful of titles — which means the range and freshness of available content carries more weight than it does on a conventional fiat platform. ELA Games, certified across MGA, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, and Romania, and with a catalogue that has expanded consistently since 2022, fits the profile Cloudbet looks for.
ELA Games has moved quickly since its founding. In four years the studio has built a catalogue that spans Latin American festivals, East Asian mythology, maritime adventure, and classic fruit formats — thematically diverse in a market where many studio portfolios default to the same handful of settings. The 16 titles now live on Cloudbet represent the studio’s most-played content, selected by performance. More titles are expected to appear in Cloudbet’s new casino releases as the content relationship develops.
“Our players explore. They don’t default to the same handful of titles; they go looking for something new. ELA Games has built a catalogue with genuine range, and that’s exactly the kind of studio we want in the lobby.” — Cloudbet Spokesperson
Featured Titles
Four titles from the current catalogue:
Piñatas Festival
The most-played title in ELA’s catalogue. A Latin American festival theme on a 5×3 grid where a Collector Symbol charges the piñatas across the base game until they burst into a Hold & Win bonus round. Coloured coins trigger Grow Reels — pushing the grid from 3×5 to 5×5 — alongside multipliers and extra respins, and multiple features can land in the same round. RTP 94%, medium volatility, max 5,000×.
Riches Express
A gold train heist slot built around an escalating bonus structure. Coin drops from the train trigger Hold & Win, where four distinct train types arrive with different features and three locked rows must be opened to summon the Golden Train. Completing the reels unlocks four jackpot tiers. Scatter symbols activate Free Spins. RTP 94.03%, high volatility, 35 paylines, max 5,000×.
Wealth of the East
An Eastern celebration slot where God Fu’s twenty-sided dice activates Fortune Coins, revealing multipliers or triggering instant jackpots. Coins collect into a golden pot that, once full, opens a Hold & Win vault for 3 respins. The Imperial Lotus symbol can boost multiple prizes simultaneously. Grand Jackpot sits at 1,000×. RTP 93.97%, mid volatility, released January 2026, max 5,000×.
Kraken Coins
The sequel to ELA’s SBC-nominated Kraken Bay. A 3×3 high-volatility slot where landing 3 symbols on the middle row triggers Hold & Win. Random multipliers up to 4× apply during the bonus, and collecting all 9 symbols unlocks a Grand Jackpot of 500× total bet. RTP 95.3%, max 5,000×. Marked new in the Cloudbet lobby.
About Cloudbet
Founded in 2013, Cloudbet is the world’s longest-running crypto casino and sportsbook. Over the past decade, players worldwide have placed millions of bets using over 30 different cryptocurrencies. In 2024, Cloudbet introduced the most generous welcome offer and loyalty program online, featuring stacked rewards and guaranteed daily cash drops for frequent bettors.
With a wide selection of slots, live casino games, and sports markets — ranging from esports to Premier League and NFL player props — Cloudbet is the leader in secure crypto betting. Visit us at Cloudbet.com; Instagram (@cloudbetofficial); X (@Cloudbet).
About ELA Games
ELA Games is a premium slot provider founded in 2022, dedicated to narrative-driven casino content. Its portfolio spans diverse themes and formats, unified by strong visual production and Hold & Win mechanics. The studio holds MGA certification alongside approvals in Sweden, Denmark, Greece, and Romania. ELA Games titles are now available at cloudbet.com/en/casino/studios/elagames.
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