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GAMING1 ramps up the festive mood with latest Christmas titles
Christmas Dice and Robo Santa’s Factory stuffed full of seasonal goodies
Leading gaming and sports betting partner GAMING1 has unveiled its final two Christmas titles as the holiday season draws near.
The first, its thrilling branded slot, Robo Santa’s Factory, is set to be a true Christmas cracker. Packed with festive fun, the 4×5 game challenges players to work their way around Santa’s workshop, with Robo Santa playing a starring role surrounded by shiny baubles, candy canes and stacks of Christmas presents waiting to be unwrapped.
Players can collect the Wild symbols to keep the Christmas cash rolling in with a sleigh-busting 178 different ways to win.
Players who unlock Robo Santa’s Factory with three jingle bells bonus symbols will see them get everything they wished for – the chance to win big. Presents are handed out all over the place in this generous bonus feature when players can win up to 5,000 times their stake.
The second, Christmas Dice, is designed for all table games fans out there – combining all the excitement and anticipation of the festive period to offer a captivating dice game that all players can look forward to during the countdown to Christmas.
Players will need to line up three bonus symbols to bag five goes on the feature with the chance to win big. With stacks of presents on the Christmas trees among the twinkling lights and glistening baubles, a mystery bonus is waiting to be unwrapped on the top of the tree – or alternatively, players can hold out for even more top prizes.
Commenting on the launches of Robo Santa’s Factory and Christmas Dice, GAMING1 COO Sylvain Boniver said:
“With Christmas fast approaching, we’ve pulled out all the stops to make sure our players and fans can truly have a holiday season to remember no matter what may be happening outside.
“Both our games are real crackers and stuffed with stunning graphics and catchy festive music to ensure that Robo Santa’s Factory and Christmas Dice deliver for players every time – whether they’ve been naughty or nice this year!
“After all, there’s nothing like seeing a stack of presents under a beautifully-decorated Christmas tree and we’re sure our loyal players will love trying to unwrap them to discover some amazing prizes.”
Robo Santa’s Factory and Christmas Dice joins GAMING1’s acclaimed in-house games catalogue, comprised of more than 120 engaging slots, dice and table games.
In addition to its celebrated in-house gaming suite, the company currently operates more than 20 online gaming brands with land-based partner operators in Spain, Portugal, France, Serbia, Peru and Colombia.
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Black Label
Pragmatic Play signs Latam Agreement with Black Label
Pragmatic Play, a leading content provider to the iGaming industry, has strengthened its reach in the regulated Latin American market through a multi-product deal with platform provider Black Label.
The partnership will see Pragmatic Play’s premium portfolio, including Slots, Live Casino, and Virtual Sports, integrated into the Black Label platform, enabling regulated operators across LatAm to seamlessly access the supplier’s content.
Pragmatic Play titles, including multi-award-winning slots such as Gates of Olympus and Sugar Rush, as well as popular crash games like High Flyer and Spaceman, are now available to Black Label’s partners in the region.
Black Label, a 360‑degree online gaming experience, serves as an end‑to‑end integration platform for launching or scaling online casinos.
Built with a deep understanding of Latin American players and offered in Spanish, it provides locally aligned solutions for one of the fastest‑growing regulated markets in the industry.
Victor Arias, VP of Latin America at ARRISE, a global iGaming software and services leader and a key partner to Pragmatic Play, said:
“Latin America remains one of the most dynamic and fast-growing regions in the industry, and partnering with Black Label allows Pragmatic Play to further boost its reach across the market.
“Combining Pragmatic Play’s award‑winning content with Black Label’s locally aligned platform to support operators and players across the region is another positive step, and one that further cements Pragmatic Play’s status in Latin America.”
Roberto González, general manager at Black Label, added: “Pragmatic Play is a globally respected supplier, and integrating its multi–product portfolio is a major milestone for Black Label.
“Our platform is built specifically for the needs of Latin American operators, and adding Pragmatic Play’s high‑performing content further strengthens the value we deliver to our partners.
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Advanced Compliance Technology
Advanced Compliance Technology partners with the Soccer Federation of Rio Grande do Norte
ACT has been selected to collaborate in building integrity programs of Brazil’s football leagues through its independent, real-time Sports Integrity monitoring technology and specialized education programs to strengthen Brazilian Sports Integrity.
Advanced Compliance Technology (ACT), a leader in compliance, sports integrity and risk solutions for the global regulated betting and gaming industry, has entered a partnership with the Soccer Federation of North Rio Grande, a regional member of the national Brazilian Soccer Confederation (CBF).
The agreement signifies an important step forward in Brazilian football’s vision for the future as it adapts to the needs of the country’s new sports betting regulations, with an equal focus on safeguarding the integrity of competitions and protecting the athletes.
Under the agreement, ACT will conduct a comprehensive analysis of the current status of the leagues’ needs operating within Brazil’s emerging regulated market.
ACT will also deliver educational programs tailored to the Brazilian sports markets, drawing on its expert sports leadership team, who share decades of experience and who have identified some of the largest match-fixing incidents in the United States.
The ACT team will combine their knowledge of sports betting, insider trading, and specialized analytics to address the growing need for sports integrity monitoring across Brazilian leagues. This will include the application of advanced technology through ACT’s proprietary online monitoring platform, the only real-time technology of its kind that is independent from betting operators and trading services.
Susan Bala, Co-Founder and Director at Advanced Compliance Technology, and former Delegate for the U.S. Commerce Department in Central and South America said:
“We are entering a new chapter in global sports with the introduction of legalised sports betting in Brazil. The country has an incredible and proud history in soccer, producing many of the game’s greatest athletes.
ACT is very pleased to collaborate with the leadership of the Soccer Federation of Rio Grande do Norte league in their mission to build a strong future through education and application of the most advanced technology solutions to safeguard the sport.”

Felipe Silva, Acting President of the Soccer Federation of Rio Grande do Norte, and José Silva, Vice President of the Brazilian Soccer Confederation, said:
“We are extremely pleased to be working with ACT on this initiative. We recognise the importance of educating our athletes and protecting the sport we love. It is our mission through this work to contribute to the future success of Brazilian football.
About Advanced Compliance Technology (ACT)
Advanced Compliance Technology is a leading provider of regulatory technology solutions for compliance and integrity monitoring in the global betting and gaming sector.
ACT’s all-in-one platform delivers the most advanced technology tools to help leagues, operators and regulators meet their complex compliance requirements with an independent expert service and real-time performance.
The company’s technology combines advanced geolocation intelligence, identity verification, advanced anti-fraud mechanisms, sports integrity and behavioural analytics to prevent circumvention, strengthen market integrity and support player protection.
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EPT
Roman Stoica wins EPT Monte Carlo Main Event for €825,000
Roman Stoica won the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo €5,300 Main Event, taking €825,000 after coming through a 1,011-entry field on the French Riviera. Stoica defeated Austria’s Bernhard Binder heads-up to secure the title.
Stoica, 31, is from St Petersburg in Russia. PokerStars said he became Russia’s ninth EPT winner and followed Aleksandr Shevliakov, named by the operator as the 2025 EPT Monte Carlo champion. “I’m very happy that I’ve become an EPT champion,” Stoica said. “This is the dream of every poker player. I’m feeling great – I just won €825,000, so how else can I feel! The secret to running as deep as I did is to play and practice as much as you can. It’s what brings you to the final table and to winning the tournament.”
The Main Event final table payouts listed by PokerStars were: Stoica (€825,000), Binder (€515,000), David Djian (€368,750), Samuel Ju (€283,550), Jose Malpelli (€218,300), Longmao Fan (€167,850), Raul Mestre (€129,050) and Oshri Lahmani (€99,450).
In the high-roller schedule, PokerStars said the festival’s €250,000 Super High Roller was the largest buy-in event ever held at a PokerStars-branded event. Alex Kulev won the tournament for €2,786,332, beating Bryn Kenney heads-up.
Elsewhere, the €100,000 High Roller for One Drop raised €228,000 for the One Drop Foundation, with PokerStars stating 3% of each €100,000 buy-in was donated. Albert Daher won €2,055,000 after defeating Stephen Chidwick heads-up. Jason Koon won a €100,000 Sit & Go Invitational for a winner-takes-all €1 million first prize, beating Chidwick in heads-up play.
PokerStars also reported movement in the PokerStars Live League standings after EPT Monte Carlo, with Juan Pardo leading the High leaderboard, Julien Sitbon leading Medium, and Danilo Donnini leading Low. A total of €157,500 in PokerStars LIVE credit is set to be awarded across the top three finishers in each leaderboard category, according to the operator.
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