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Week 3/2021 slot games releases
Here are this weeks latest slots releases!
Pragmatic Play, has unveiled the latest addition to its Reel Kingdom collaboration, Emerald King Rainbow Road. Utilising a high-volatility, casino classic feel, the 3×5 slot sees players return to the Kingdom of the Emerald Isle in search of even more riches. Packed with features, Emerald King Rainbow Road rewards players for finding Pot of Gold Symbols, which can trigger the Eliminator Bonus, with more Scatter Symbols leading to bigger wins. Through this round, players can also trigger the Rainbow Road Bonus or Emerald King Bonus. The Emerald King Bonus sees reels light up green with each spin, starting a mini-slot machine in the middle of a reel, which can pay out huge amounts if Lucky 7s line up.
GAMOMAT, one of the leading independent slot game developers, has launched its industry-first TRIPLE RUSH feature for the much loved Take 5 title. TRIPLE RUSH offers players the thrilling experience of enjoying three spins from just one bet. TRIPLE RUSH limits stake size to 1€, has no effect on individual game RTP or the maximum player return. This new feature follows the successful roll out of the DOUBLE RUSH feature at the close of 2020. Following rave reviews for DOUBLE RUSH, this innovative feature has been added to Fruit Mania.
FunFair Technologies, has launched its most popular blockchain slot title, Shamrock Treasures, into the online gaming vertical. Players enjoying the game follow the charming Leprechaun Fergus O’Fun on his quest for Shamrock Treasures, within a 3×3 title showcasing a classic Irish theme which appeals to both slot enthusiasts and total newcomers. Bettors on the hunt for a four-leaf clover discover the slot’s inviting symbols, ranging from pots of gold to Leprechaun pipes, as well as its thrilling gameplay features and immersive soundtrack. Landing three Shamrock Scatter Symbols on the reels triggers a multi-level wheel bonus, which generates increasingly attractive prizes after three successive spins, offering potential wins of over x6000.
Kalamba Games is inviting players to a spooky fairground to try their luck at shooting ducks for big wins in their feature-filled title Ducks Till Dawn. Set in twilight and featuring familiar characters from the fairground, Ducks Till Dawn comes with a fresh new mechanic and a modern theme which is sure to thrill players of all demographics. Ducks move across the reels and if one is caught in the crosshairs the player will win the amount shown on the duck. If multiple ducks are landed, the win can be multiplied up to 200x the bet for extra volatility. The Spin Boost feature allows players to fill two meters at the top of the screen by simply playing the base game. The gauges increase with each spin and when full, award up to 15 Free Spins, adding an extra layer of engagement to the title.
Scientific Games Corporation has expanded its portfolio of games developed under license from Hasbro, Inc. with the launch of its new feature-packed online slot game CLUEDO Cash Mystery. The new title from Scientific Games’ in-house studio builds on the Company’s popular portfolio of Hasbro branded content, the two companies having collaborated together since 1998 on leading gaming brands, including the top selling MONOPOLY franchise. CLUEDO Cash Mystery is based on the globally recognized board game brand and incorporates all the familiar characters, rooms and weapons associated with the brand. Offering a top prize of £250,000, the online slot brings the classic game to life across 5 reels, offering 180 free spin combinations, up to 6x multipliers, and up to 25 spins that will make for a high action gaming experience with thrilling reveals.
Inspired Entertainment, Inc is pleased to announce the launch of Vegas Cash Spins
Stakelogic is taking players on a mystical adventure where they must smash away ancient blocks and charge magic totems in order to unlock the most valuable treasures hidden deep within a Mayan temple. Mayan Rush
A brand new Play’n GO title comes crashing into the market today, as they release their 5×3 video slot, Bull in a China Shop. Bull in a China Shop is the perfect release to prepare for, Chinese New Year, which this year is the year of the Ox, the inspiration for this title. The game focuses on a shop owner who brings a bull to their store to celebrate the new year. Of course, it doesn’t go well, and now players have to save the day and pick up rewards along the way. The bull itself is not only the focus of the theme; it is also the Wild symbol in the game. Not only does it help players create wins on paylines every time it lands, it also triggers one of three special features, so there’s always something for them to look forward to. Variety is also a part of the game’s free spins, where players can choose one of those three features to play with during their spins; giving them more control over their session.
Playson has released its latest immersive slot, 5 Super Sevens & Fruits. Seven symbols are key to the 3×5 title, as prizes for them are awarded when three appear adjacently on a payline. The rest of the game symbols pay regularly: from leftmost to rightmost on the five bet lines. To ramp up the excitement, Gold Star Scatter symbols land on the grid to pay out wins regardless of where they appear. As the newest addition to Playson’s Timeless Fruit Slots portfolio, the game joins successful hits such as Super Burning Wins: Respin, Imperial Fruits: 100 lines and the recently-launched Diamond Wins: Hold and Win.
Pragmatic Play, has put together a vibrant jungle expedition in its latest game, Congo Cash. In partnership with Wild Streak Gaming, the 5-reel video slot provides players with 432 different ways to win and immerses them in a dense jungle environment. Players will need their walking boots and map at the ready, since this exploration is littered with exotic animals, wild beasts and big potential wins. The Butterfly and the Congo Cash symbols can land players one of the huge money prizes displayed on the jewels above the reels. Congo Cash also features three available jackpots – Minor, Major and Grand, with plenty of adventure awaiting in the Free Spins mode, which can be triggered if three Scatter Symbols land on the reels.
Yggdrasil, has embraced the icy return of winter with Frost Queen Jackpots. Players are welcomed into the frozen palace of the beautiful Frost Queen in search of hidden treasures scattered throughout the castle. Explorers are tasked with collecting matching keys. If they find all five keys in the same-coloured set they are awarded with 10 free spins for a chance to win five different progressive jackpots. Each jackpot is colour-coded and players can win more than one jackpot in the free spins mode. The game follows the same successful concept featuring in many of Yggdrasil’s local jackpot titles with five of a kind collectibles which have proven popular with global players. If players land three Magic Mirror scatter symbols in the base game, they are transported to either the Jackpot Free Spins or Treasure Chest Bonus Game.
Fruit Million, a traditional-style fruit slot released in the middle of December, has quickly become one of the most successful games in BGaming’s line-up. It has become one of the top eight slots of a major casino in just 10 days. The slot with 100 paylines and features such as extended wilds and a gamble round surprises casino lovers with its simplicity and generosity. Furthermore, it is designed in a way that keeps players involved and entertained.
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Corporate Governance
SolutionsHub appoints former PokerStars and VGW executive David Lyons to lead Irish operations
SolutionsHub, a leading provider of iGaming licensing and regulatory services, has appointed David Lyons as a Non-Executive Director to support the development of its Irish business as the country’s gambling regulatory framework enters a new phase.
Lyons brings three decades of experience across online gaming, financial services and corporate governance to the consultancy at a time when operators, suppliers and investors are preparing for regulatory change in Ireland.
Ireland is entering a new regulatory phase following the introduction of the Gambling Regulation Act and the establishment of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI). As licensing structures, compliance requirements and regulatory expectations take shape, businesses operating in the market face important decisions around governance, operational readiness and long-term planning.
SolutionsHub has been building its Irish capability with that environment in mind. SolutionsHub opened its Dublin office last year to support companies looking to obtain an Irish gambling licence. The appointment of Lyons strengthens the firm’s ability to support businesses preparing for the next stage of regulation.
Based in Dublin, Lyons has held senior leadership positions across several major gaming businesses during a career spanning Ireland, Malta, the Isle of Man and Australia.
He spent eight years with PokerStars on the Isle of Man, where he held a number of senior roles including Associate Director of Poker Engagement, with responsibility across payments, product and player engagement. He then joined Luckbox as Director of Player Engagement and later as Associate Director of Player Engagement at partypoker, before joining Virtual Gaming Worlds (VGW), where he became General Manager of Global Poker, later extending his brief to include the social casino brands Chumba Casino and LuckyLand Casino.
Alongside his career in the online gaming industry, Lyons spent more than 16 years in financial services with Bank of Ireland and Standard Life, working across technology, risk and operations. He is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and is a Board Member of the Asthma Society of Ireland.
Lyons is also a board member of VGW Games Limited, bringing additional governance experience to the role.
The appointment comes as SolutionsHub expands its presence in Ireland to support operators and suppliers preparing for new regulatory requirements.
Lee Hills, CEO of SolutionsHub, said: “Ireland is entering a new phase, and businesses will have important decisions to make as the regulatory framework takes shape. David has worked at senior levels inside gaming businesses for many years and understands the practical challenges operators face.
“He’s seen the industry from different angles, from player engagement and operations through to governance and board-level responsibilities. That experience will be valuable as we continue to grow our Irish portfolio.”
David Lyons said: “I’ve spent a lot of my career working inside businesses that have had to balance commercial priorities with regulatory obligations. Ireland is moving into a period where businesses will need to get governance, licensing and operational readiness right from the start.
“SolutionsHub has built a strong reputation for helping businesses approach licensing, governance and compliance in a practical way. That focus on real-world outcomes was a big part of what attracted me to the role.”
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40 Under 40
FIRST.bet Founder and CEO Tom Light Named to Emerging Leaders of Gaming 40 Under 40 Class of 2026
The FIRST.bet Founder and CEO joins the 2026 list of influential leaders shaping the global gaming industry
Tom Light, Founder and CEO of FIRST.bet, has been named a member of the Emerging Leaders of Gaming 40 Under 40 Class of 2026. Presented by The Innovation Group in partnership with Global Gaming Business and iGB, the program recognizes professionals under 40 who are making a significant impact on the global gaming industry.
The professionals recognized were selected from a record field of more than 250 nominations from around the world. Tom Light is also featured in a profile published by Global Gaming Business magazine as part of the Class of 2026. The recognition follows his Individual Achievement Award at the EGR Awards 2026, where FIRST.bet was also named Sports Betting Supplier of the Year.
“Building in this space requires long term thinking. Results take time, and consistency matters more than short term wins,” said Tom Light, Founder and CEO of FIRST.bet.
Building FIRST.bet with one clear focus
Born and raised in Israel, Tom Light moved to Bulgaria in 2013. Over more than a decade, he has built sportsbook and trading platforms used by some of the largest betting operators in the world. He was part of the early evolution of live betting and helped shape many of the core mechanics that are now standard across the industry.
Under Tom Light’s leadership, FIRST.bet has grown to more than 500 employees, with major operations in Sofia and Plovdiv, two of Bulgaria’s largest cities. The company delivers a full sportsbook engine built for speed, scalability, real-time performance, dynamic pricing and efficient risk management.
“Today we are talking about thousands of events per day and hundreds of markets,” said Tom Light. “We focus on speed, scalability and real time performance.”
Product leadership through focus
FIRST.bet covers a broad range of global and local sports while adapting its product to real player behavior in each market. In Brazil, for example, the company offers vaquejada, a traditional local sport that ranks among the most popular betting categories in certain regions.
The company continues to develop areas including bet builders, automation, data driven pricing and personalization, giving operators more flexibility and stronger tools to compete.
“This reflects our approach. We adapt to real market demand and local player behavior,” said Tom Light.
Looking ahead
Tom Light expects the industry to become increasingly sophisticated as regulation expands and operators demand stronger products, faster execution and better compliance.
“In this industry, product quality and speed of execution are what ultimately determine success,” said Tom Light. “Unlike many providers, we are fully dedicated to sportsbook. That focus allows us to move faster and deliver a stronger product to our partners.”
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BetGuard
World’s Third-Largest Gambling Market Has No National Self-Exclusion Register, New CasinoCanada Research Warns
Canada is now the third-largest online gambling market in the world with an estimated CAD 13.15 billion generated in 2025, yet new research from CasinoCanada.com finds it still has no national self-exclusion register and no national licensing framework – meaning a player who self-excludes in one province can continue gambling offshore, or across provincial borders.
Drawing on iGaming Ontario figures, provincial regulatory data, Blask’s 2025 iGaming Landscape Report and peer-reviewed public health research, the analysis traces the gap to a constitutional structure that leaves gambling to the provinces and Ottawa without a national regulator. In effect, there are ten parallel regimes that do not connect to one another.
As a consequence, estimated offshore leakage outside Ontario ranges from 49% in British Columbia to 93% in Saskatchewan, with Alberta and Manitoba at 88%. Offshore platforms also grew 40% year-on-year in 2025 – nearly double the 23% growth of licensed operators.
Most starkly, a January 2026 study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found gambling-related contacts to Ontario’s ConnexOntario helpline rose an estimated 198% after the market opened in 2022, concentrated almost entirely among boys and men aged between 15 and 44.
Ontario remains a success, with channelisation at 91.1% and its new BetGuard self-exclusion tool drawing more than 500 registrations in its first two weeks. But set against 1.235 million active player accounts, and stopping at the provincial border, it underlines how far the country still has to go.
Eugene Ravdin, Head of PR for CasinoCanada, said: “Record wagers and a near-200% rise in helpline contacts are happening at the same time, which tells you market growth and player protection are not the same thing. The tools that work internationally – GAMSTOP, Spelpaus, BetStop – all cover the whole market under a single registration.
“Canada has nothing like it. A national register wouldn’t just protect players, it would also help licensed operators compete against offshore sites. This is a commercial argument as much as a moral one.”
The full article can be read here: https://casinocanada.com/blog/canadas-safer-gambling-gap-why-market-success-doesnt-always-equal-player-safety/
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