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Week 21/2021 slot games releases
Here are this weeks latest slots releases!
KING OF CATS is another world first from BTG, featuring the brand new Player Select allows players choice over two very different games. Players can dial in an entirely new game at the touch of the alt spin button. King of Cats takes players on a psychedelic world safari from the Savannah’s of Africa to the Jungles of darkest Peru; these cats are wilder and more ferociously volatile than any cats in any online slots before this release. It really is the King of Cats!
Inspired Entertainment, Inc is pleased to announce the launch of Bullion Bars – Grab the Gold
BB Games’ new Martian Miner title is set to transport players to Mars on a futuristic mining expedition in search of hidden treasures after going exclusively live on Videoslots.com Drilling as deep into the Red Planet as possible, players will hope to unearth its valuable rewards, in this thrilling new release that combines two of the most popular themes in slots. BB Games’ latest instalment is now exclusive to Videoslots, before going on general release in June, and feature free spins triggered by a player achieving 10 consecutive infinity reelTM wins or more.
Betsoft Gaming has released its latest slot game, Lava Gold, with huge fanfare. The 5×5 cluster game, with a theme of prehistoric creatures in a steaming jungle hosting a spitting volcano, promises to take players to new horizons of audio-visual entertainment and gameplay. The game comes loaded with multipliers, free spins and an innovative cluster mechanism that can guide players.
Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Interactive division, has introduced its fiery new slot Cash Connection , which is packed with scorching winning opportunities. The classic 5×3 fruit slot will have players breaking into a sweat as they spin the reels, with exciting features including four jackpots and Greentube’s popular lock n spin feature. To stand a chance of winning one of the Grand, Major, Minor or Mini jackpots, players must first collect six golden Disc symbols in the base game, which triggers the lock n spin feature with three free spins.
Wazdan, the innovative games provider, invites players to dive for riches in its latest thrilling Hold the Jackpot creation, Prosperity Pearls. The oriental 25-reel slot is based on a 5×5 matrix grid with a pays-anywhere capability, with players needing to land a minimum of 10 identical symbols to trigger a win. According to Chinese mythology, pearls are a secret weapon hidden on the bottom of the ocean and protected by the Dragon King. In fact, these precious pearls can be found in the thrilling Hold the Jackpot bonus round!
iGaming content producer Spearhead Studios latest release is a fun-packed, highly volatile slot based on Mexico’s beloved celebration of life and death. Players get to experience the unique atmosphere of the Day of the Dead traditional holiday. On the colourful backdrop of Mexico’s renowned holiday, players venture into a world of magic festivities and special symbols that hold the power to release fantastic wins. Three expanded Book of Muertitos reels can generate a combined scatter win multiplier of 27x, and mammoth 27,000x wins on any single free spins panel. The 5×3, 10-payline slot adds an epic twist to the classic “Book” series, packing it into an immersive experience with an exceptional soundtrack and graphics.
Slotmill will be releasing its next game “Vegas Gold” on Monday May 31st. Vegas Gold is a video slot featuring timeless Vegas symbols such as 7’s, gold bar and dices. The game is based on the popular matching symbols concept which Slotmill introduced with “Neon Dreams” released earlier this year. Vegas Gold holds both re-spins during which 6 additional reels can be unlocked and a Free Spins bonus feature with re-spins and progressive win multipliers.
3 Secret Cities, 4ThePlayer’s latest game released today across the Relax network today, will be played live later this week by slot streamer extraordinaire, Hideous Slots! The game features 4ThePlayer’s new BONUS↑UP mechanic, which improves your bonus the longer you play without hitting one. In addition, once you’ve completed a bonus, the game improves the chance to hit your next bonus quickly! This player-centric innovation takes the player on a unique adventure, and is bound to make an exciting stream for Hideous Slots. 3 Secret Cities is the first 4ThePlayer game to allow players to Buy Feature (depending on territory); those who do will enjoy an enhanced RTP of 98%. The game also boasts a top win of 50,000 times your stake!
Stakelogic, the developer behind some of the biggest blockbuster slots this year, is taking players into battle with its latest Norse-themed game, Viking Smash. The 5×3 reel, 243 payline slot is set against the backdrop of a fierce battle where Vikings wander across the reels in search of the enemy before turning Wild for some truly smashing wins. This exciting new slot has an additional and unusual plot twist, paying both ways – left to right and right to left. These Walking Wilds land at each side of the reels and move from one side to the other for extra win combinations – each step they take triggers a Respin. The Respins keep on coming until all of the Walking Wilds have exited the reels or the Free Spins bonus is triggered.
Ever dreamed of crash landing on a world rich with wondrous wealth? Then follow High 5 Games’ latest slot game release on a Cosmic Convoy to a planet thriving with fortune! The 10×10 reel title welcomes players to journey to this delectable surface on this colorful fun planet. In the base game, when a winning cluster of alien symbols is formed, the Racking Up Riches feature is activated. All symbols not a part of the winning cluster will disappear and new symbols will appear in the empty spaces. If any of the new symbols are added into the cluster, or if a new cluster begins to form, this process will repeat until there are no more additional symbols to add to the clusters, awarding the player the winning amount they racked up.
Endorphina has just shot out a fiery, new slot game called Hell Hot 100, which sizzles with excitement and flair. This creative gaming provider never disappoints, and we’re looking forward to turning up the heat and seeing what this feverish slot has in store for us. Rumors say that this Hell Hot 100 slot can bring out the best and worst of every player who dares to get close enough to this fire. You’ll have to balance diplomacy and intrigue to get lucky enough for demons to grant you with a rush of twisted luck! Prepare yourself for highly explosive graphics of hot and spicy fruit symbols like never before.
Play’n GO unveiled their newest release into multiple markets today, the cascading payways slot Prism of Gems. The title is another instalment of one of their growing games series, this time the ‘Gem Series’ of games; it is the third title after Perfect Gems and Frozen Gems. The games in this series are all connected by the splitting symbols feature, which increases the number of payways on the grid, giving players even more ways to win. Starting from a standard 576 payways, splitting symbols can raise it all the way up to 3087.
Pariplay Ltd, the leading aggregator and content provider, is inviting players on a mission with ancient Nordic gods in latest title Aesir Treasures, offering plenty of rewards for the brave and fortunate. The Norse gods are summoning players to battle on the reels with an abundance of exciting features turning up the excitement. Freya, Loki, Thor and Odin all feature in this action-filled title with each god representing a progressive level of free spins with unique features and payouts. As players progress through the Great Hall of Asgard Free Spins journey, more spins with wilds, multipliers and morphing symbols will be unlocked.
Yggdrasil, the leading worldwide publisher of online gambling content, has released its latest Gigablox. The high volatility hit takes place in the riverlands of the Serengeti, where wild beast roam the reels as players search for big symbols and even bigger wins. With 4,096 ways to win, super-sized symbols can land on any reel, with at least 2 reels spinning the colossal symbols on every spin. The Golden Gator is the highest-paying symbol, paying out for at least two of a kind.
Blueprint Gaming’s new Wild West adventure slot King of the West features an exciting new reel mechanic that can award big prizes on any spin. The leading slot developer’s new Prize Reel functionality sits above the traditional game field and holds the key to securing the fearsome gunslinger’s bounty. During every spin, a prize outcome will step one position left on the Prize Reel. When the Bounty Hunter scatter symbol is in view, the prize shown above the reels in the same column will be awarded to the player, which has the potential to be an instant cash prize, the Wanted Wilds feature or Free Games.
Booongo, the global content developer, has launched its first Megaways. The slot release marks the first time the provider has introduced the Megaways hit is packed with features expected from the thrilling brand of games, with up to 117,649 possible ways to ways to win, increasing multipliers in the bonus round, a Max Megaways
Realistic Games has hit the back of the net with another instant win game from its Pull Tab series with Slot It In! Pull Tab. A high volatility title, the globally-loved football theme positions itself as a game that has great potential across the vast majority of markets. Taking inspiration from its namesake slot, which ensures familiarity and drives engagement, the Pull Tab mechanic offers the player four tabs that are virtually pulled back to reveal prizes, which include cash payouts, free games and re-triggers up to a maximum win of 4,000x the stake.
GameArt, the Malta-based game developer, has launched a brand new HTML5 slot game called Maradona HyperWays, is second in the HyperWays series, with the first being Mega Bunny HyperWays. Football fans would particularly love this, as the action unravels on a football stadium with a large and noisy crowd. The 5×4 reel slot game provides the players with a chance to win up to 15,000x their bet through 60,466,176 ways.
Red Rake Gaming, the casino game specialist, has just released a 6×10 reel video slot with impressive mulitipliers, both in the regular game and the free spins feature. In a hidden workshop in the basement of a castle you will find an old alchemist, working away on the most unimaginable mixtures of gold and silver, as he tries to find the perfect potion to help players win this slot game. A perfect setting for fantasy lovers, with incredible graphics that are typical of the well-known game developer Red Rake Gaming. This video slot offers a feature called Mystery Blocks, which reveals symbols hidden behind non-winning blocks, as well as the Hand of Alchemy feature, which randomly duplicates symbols in the reels.
Betsoft Gaming, the well-known game content creator based in Malta, has launched its exciting new game Hat Trick Hero. The 5-reel, 25-payline slot game based on a football theme typically have the trademark amazing graphics and adventure features of Betsoft. Player can take winning POWER SHOT and fill the SCORE METER amidst crowd cheer and a host of football stadium settings for quick payouts.
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With Bill 55 on increasingly shaky ground amid a transitional era for online gambling, what does the future hold for Malta’s point-of-supply industry?
This week has seen the EU heap yet more pressure on Bill 55, a defensive measure introduced by the Maltese government to hold back a tidal wave of player refund lawsuits that could cost the industry hundreds of millions of euros.
Players in Austria and Germany have been able to successfully argue in court that they should be repaid all money lost to operators that offered gambling in their countries without a local licence. The cases stand to erase years of grey market earnings at many operators.
Bill 55, which in June 2023 became an official amendment to the Malta Gaming Act under the title Article 56A, allows judges to reject court rulings from other EU nations if they threaten the economic security of the island’s gambling industry.
It has served Maltese operators well since it was enacted, effectively blocking lawyers from passporting claims from Austria, Germany and elsewhere to the location where operators are legally headquartered, in order to force them to pay out.
This has triggered an international legal wrestling match, now being fought via a series of cases at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s highest judicial authority.
So far, the judgements and opinions issued have not made comfortable reading for the Maltese industry or its regulatory officials.
Earlier this month, the court appeared to settle a longtime debate on which the entire premise of Malta as an offshore hub is founded. Judges said that the freedom to provide services within the EU does not allow for operators to ignore local prohibitions on certain types of gambling.
That was followed this week by an Advocate General (AG) advising judges that if they were to consider the legality of Bill 55, it should be struck down.
It also reaffirmed the court’s dim view of gambling as a cross-border service.
As the opinion put it: “Under the current state of EU law, Member States are under no obligation to recognise gambling licences issued by other Member States. Accordingly, a Maltese gaming licence is, in principle, valid only in Malta.”
This opinion is only advisory, and is unlikely to amount to anything in this particular case (C-683/24) because the AG also recommended that the case as a whole should be ruled inadmissible.
But this is just one in a handful of similar issues being considered by the CJEU and the more time that passes, the greater the pressure appears to be on Malta and Bill 55.
The EU is also taking a tandem approach: The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, has itself opened an investigation into Malta and the legality of Article 56A and has indicated through its own statements and submissions to the CJEU that it considers the provision to be against EU law.
New tactics needed?
All of which leads to several difficult questions for Malta and the many gambling companies based there.
The first is a defensive issue: With Bill 55 on the ropes, how will the nation prevent the many operators who call its islands home from being stuck with a huge refund charge?
Work is already underway to mount a new defense. The tactic uses the same inspiration as Article 56A, which argues that allowing the foreign court judgments that demand large payments from operators would seriously damage the Maltese economy and thereby upset its “public policy”.
The EU principle, also known as “ordre public”, allows for member states to make legal exceptions in order to protect their society.
In a pair of new cases addressing transferred player refund claims from Austria, Maltese lawyers have argued, without reference to Bill 55, that granting the payment orders would upset the nation’s public order.
These two cases are a clear attempt to establish that, even without any specific Gaming Act amendments, the principle of ordre public protects Maltese gambling firms from having to pay up.
The problem is, the CJEU may have seen this coming.
“The fact that the enforcement of certain judgments may entail serious economic consequences for a national operator, an industry or even the Member State addressed does not justify recourse to the ‘public policy’ clause,” reads the recent AG opinion.
Although lawyers in Malta insist that the AG’s comments should be taken only to refer to Bill 55.
Meanwhile, lawyers fighting to recover refunds believe that cases like these, which have already been appealed, will themselves wind up in the CJEU and at least buy more time for Malta before payouts need to be made.
A new kind of industry hub?
Perhaps the more fundamental question is what Malta offers as a gambling hub over the next decade.
It’s been apparent for some time that the value of a Maltese licence is degrading, through no fault of local authorities.
As European nations gradually switched on their own licensing models, operators have needed to collect local approvals.
Even where nations have clung firmly to monopolies, like in Norway, authorities have also become more effective in enforcing against offshore operators who offer into their territories.
The clear trend of the CJEU also indicates that arguments based on the freedom to provide services are practically finished.
In face of this reality, regulators and business leaders in Malta are looking further afield. Maltese law firms have appeared in locations as far afield as the UAE and Taiwan in recent years, as they look to advertise the nation’s status as a centre of iGaming excellence to emerging online gambling markets.
Leaning into the density of online gambling expertise is also an increasingly important strategy for those looking to attract investment to Malta.
The reason that the industry flocked to Malta in the first place may no longer be relevant, but it’s still the case that two decades later the nation boasts a greater concentration of industry talent than in any other European nation.
There’s also been an increased focus on suppliers, which typically have lower local compliance overheads and more ability to run their businesses remotely from the territories where their content is used.
Although this sector is increasingly subject to local licensing, as well as new compliance burdens designed by regulators looking to drive a wedge between on- and offshore online gambling markets.
Change is inevitable
Malta has demonstrated its ability to adapt and survive, but there’s little denying that the nation’s gambling industry has never been more under siege than it is now.
After decades of growth and success, new ideas are needed to steer the sector into a new phase.
The success with which it emerges from the Bill 55 era will have a dramatic impact on Europe’s online gambling sector and beyond.
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BVGroup’s flagship brand BetVictor has launched a new brand campaign, “For All Your Favourite Things”, backed by what the company said is its largest AV investment to date.
The campaign, created by Barn Door Studios, uses a rewrite of “My Favourite Things” from The Sound of Music over visuals of sporting events. BetVictor said the creative focuses on “the uncomplicated thrill of sport and betting”.
BetVictor is timing the launch around this weekend’s Premier League schedule, with spots running alongside Arsenal vs Newcastle on Saturday evening and Chelsea vs Leeds on Sunday afternoon.
Media planning is led by Bountiful Cow. The plan includes a new partnership with Sky, spanning live sport integrations, on-demand, YouTube channels and targeted digital placements via Sky Advance. BetVictor also outlined a data-led SVOD and BVOD strategy across ITVX, Channel 4, Prime Video and Netflix, plus digital and social.
Richard Walters, Director of Brand and Creative at BetVictor, said:
“‘For All Your Favourite Things’ captures what BetVictor stands for today – a premium, straightforward experience that enhances the thrill of sport.
When done right, we believe that gambling is a simple pleasure; one that we love connecting our customers to. We wanted to celebrate the moments that matter most to sports fans.”
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QTech Games has won the Leader in Online Casino award at the Annual Sports Betting East Africa (SBEA+) 2026 Summit in Nairobi, Kenya.
The company said it beat other shortlisted suppliers including SA Gaming, BetConstruct, and DST Gaming. The award is described by the event as recognising the “top all-round online casino platform for innovation, user engagement, and sustained growth” over the past year.
The SBEA+ Eventus Awards focus on the East African igaming and sports betting sector and were presented at a gala ceremony at the Argyle Grand Hotel. QTech Games said the judging period covered 2025/26 and that its aggregation platform performance was ranked highest by the panel.
QTech Games CEO Philip Doftvik said: “We’re thrilled to have walked off with another notable award for the best overall online-casino-platform provision in East Africa. Being shortlisted in such good company was already a result, but victory provides the real validation, particularly after running a great campaign at recent Eventus events in Africa. We’ve been promoting QTech Hybrid, our breakthrough retail solution, to great effect and it’s been fantastic to see that going live with a handful of top-tier clients on this continent has led to such overwhelmingly positive feedback and immediate success cases in the realm of genuine innovation.
“This win is testimony to our diligent team at QTech Games, and to the constantly growing group of innovative suppliers that our platform represents. It’s a truly collaborative effort. We remain committed to rolling out high-quality content that drives revenue for our worldwide partners across Africa and beyond. After all, in today’s marketplace, only premium games of the highest standard will separate you from the crowd, so we were delighted to see the panel acknowledge how our premier platform is delivering across Africa’s eclectic ecosystem. We’ve made our name as the pre-eminent aggregator in these evolving margin markets, delivering localised games that speak to a host of player proclivities. This award win will spur us on to new horizons.”
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