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Week 13/2022 slot games releases
Here are this weeks latest slots releases!
Santa Fe Mix, one of the most popular hospitality machine games in the history of land-based gambling, launches in its digital version for casino operators throughout Spain. This is possible thanks to the collaboration agreement between the leading iGaming developer in the country, MGA Games, and Grupo Recreativos Franco, creator of the legendary machine. Both companies have worked together to bring the historic 3-reel land-based slot game to the digital environment. MGA Games has managed to adapt Santa Fe Mix to online entertainment while maintaining the philosophy and style of the classic slot game.
Scandinavia’s boldest band of Vikings are set to return in one of Yggdrasil’s most epic releases to date, Vikings Go To Valhalla. The narrative revolves around the Vikings protecting the Hall of Heroes as it is under attack in this sequel. The ruthless snake king Jörmungandr looms near, hellbent on destruction and players are asked to join Gunnar, a fearless Viking, and his army to protect Asgard. Combatants look to bring great riches to players as they build rage points during base gameplay in order to trigger the highly lucrative Berzerker mode.
Wazdan, the leading casino games supplier, welcomes players to a grassy meadow to kick off the Easter celebrations with egg-straordinary new release, Magic Eggs. Wazdan’s brand new spring-inspired release is jam-crammed with recognisable symbols, including colourful Easter eggs and the Easter bunny as the game’s valued Special symbol, which provide players with endless fun and a variety of prizes.
Habanero has announced its latest title, Disco Beats, a vibrant game that’s takes players back to the retro-music scene. The new 3×3 slot provides a party atmosphere, with an array of dynamic sounds and animations bursting through the screen. The energetic design is primed to boost engagement and retention figures, engrossing players with an impressive gaming experience. In keeping with the party-theme, Disco Beats offers players the chance to spin a Bonus Wheel if they collect three Scatter symbols. The wheel is complete with a mesmerizing list of bet multipliers, elevating the event.
This month, innovative software studio Swintt is boldly going where no slot provider has gone before in the Jelly Mania XtraStreakTM – a revolutionary 1×1 video slot that provides wins on every spin and a ground-breaking XtraStreakTM feature that can award top multipliers of 960x. Set in a galaxy far, far away, Jelly Mania XtraStreakTM features a colourful cast of jelly-based lifeforms as its unique symbols. On starting their session, players will notice that the game is quite unlike anything the team at Swintt have released before, with just one giant icon filling the slot’s single reel and a special XtraStreakTM multiplier metre on the left of the screen detailing the potential pay outs.
Play’n GO’s impressive portfolio of music slots grow further with their latest title, Def Leppard Hysteria. It’s worth noting the innovative visual sync with the Pour Some Sugar on Me feature. The player’s goal is crystal clear, they must unlock the ‘sugar’ which is hidden behind the grid. Inspired by one of the bands most famous songs, Pour Some Sugar on Me, the Pour Some Sugar on Me feature visually syncs with how the symbols act on the grid, dropping to the bottom of the grid as if pouring sugar.
Fantasma Games, the developer of slots that go beyond gambling, has launched its latest blockbuster hit, Alice in Adventureland to the global market. Alice in Adventureland is Fantasma’s take on the timeless classic and sees players venture down the rabbit hole in search of fun, Free Spins and potential big wins in what is one of the most visually striking slots to leave the developer’s production line. Fantasma’s team has gone all out by combining bold and bright colours with symbols and characters from the famous fairy tale. This includes Alice, the white rabbit and the ticking pocket watch. The gameplay promises to be just as crazy.
Realistic Games has launched its latest slot Gorilla Riches, a high volatility adventure through the jungle that offers operators variable return to player (RTP) options. The game takes place deep in a secluded, mysterious jungle where a stone temple erected in honour of a giant ape hosts the 5×4 reel set. Offering 1024 ways to win, its five reels are populated with other exotic jungle residents including Butterflies, Tree Frogs and Parrots whilst the free spins bonus round offers unlimited retriggers for two or more Scatters.
Jelly invites brave players to don their finest armour and sharpest weapons alongside one of Ancient Greece’s greatest heroes as he leads the assault on Troy in Achilles. This 5-reel, 20 payline medium volatility slot is a light-hearted take on the legendary Trojan War and is filled with a whole host of lucrative bonus features and mechanics. Three modifiers can be triggered during base gameplay. The Agamemnon Modifier reveals at least one full column of wilds, the Helen Modifier creates supersize symbols up to 3×3 in size and the Skinny Greek Solider Modifier fires rocks at the reels, turning symbols into Mystery symbols.
Pragmatic Play, takes players down to the farm on a countryside escape in latest slot release, Barn Festival. This slot is played across a 6×5 grid, with at least eight matching farmyard-inspired symbols needed to unlock a win. These are then removed thanks to a tumble feature that replaces missing symbols to generate additional wins. Money Symbols that land in conjunction with these wins carry a predetermined multiplier value ranging from 1x to 500x. Landing three of these transforms their values into win multipliers, which are then added together and used to multiply the value of the current or next winning spin.
Blueprint Gaming has unveiled the latest iteration of its iconic Fishin’ Frenzy franchise, which combines two popular elements found in previous releases to deliver an elevated gaming experience for players. Fishin’ Frenzy: The Big Catch Megaways™ brings together the popular mechanic under license from Big Time Gaming (BTG) with the Big Catch version of the famous fishing-themed slot, which introduced a new Free Games round to offer players even more opportunities to reel in huge prizes. With the inclusion of Megaways™, there are 15,625 ways to claim the catch of the day and trigger the expanded Free Games round.
iSoftBet, the leading online games supplier and content aggregator, invites players to spin the reels on the high seas, where modifiers and bountiful riches await, in new release Plunderin’ Pirates: Hold & Win. The 5×3, 20-payline slot boasts an impressive collection of features, with Hold & Win Respins, Booty Boosters and Explosive Modifiers added to bring new levels of excitement and engagement to the player experience. The pirate captain serves as the highest paying symbol in the game, awarding an incredible 25x the bet for five of a kind, while the female pirate, monkey and parrot symbols complete the top pays.
Discover the story of Sehkmet, protector of the pharoahs and daughter of the sun god, Ra, in this 5×3 reel video slot with the new Locked Gold Coins feature. A new twist on this popular feature that increases player engagement, and it is available along with a win wheel and a free spins feature loaded with excitement. The main aspect of this new video slot that adds extra value is the Locked Gold Coins feature, where Locked Gold Coin and Locked Gold Wheel symbols appear and award respins, remaining fixed in place and providing coin symbols.
NSoft’s, Classic Neon is a slot game that combines a classic, retro-style fruit slot game and a modern online video slot. It is thematically located in a dark street of the metropolis – a brick base and neon symbols take you to another, forgotten time. In this game, you can find a familiar trend regarding the symbols’ payout rate; low-paying fruit symbols are cherries. Other fruits are included to round out its variety of symbols, and the watermelon symbol offers the highest payouts in the game. Besides the food-centric theme, the Classic Neon includes all palettes of the classic fruit slot symbols such as diamonds, BARs and bells. The famous 7s are acting as a bonus symbol and trigger pick a prize game.
Push Gaming has announced the network-wide release of its new gothic-inspired slot Nightfall. The aesthetically eerie title will be available to all partners across regulated markets and follows a string of recent hits from Push Gaming such as the immensely popular Big Bamboo and Bison Battle. Nightfall’s spooky concept immerses players into a gothic-themed village at night, which provides the backdrop to gameplay. Players will be creating matching combinations of menacing symbols across the slot’s 20 pay lines to award wins.
BF Games, the dynamic games development studio, invites players to throw on their diving suits and descend to the depths of the deep blue sea, in brand new title Squid from the Deep™. The game plunges players into a realm of majestic sea creatures, a magical underwater world brimming with hidden treasures and a mystical golden presence that lurks underneath, just waiting to surface. Squid from the Deep™ is a 5×4 slot featuring 40 paylines, Golden Squid Scatters and Blue Squid Wilds which canny players should stay on the lookout for throughout their adventure, as these symbols can replace any others besides the Golden Squid on the reels, giving an extra shot at scoring rewards.
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Malta Prepares For EU Budget Battle To Stave Off Gambling Levy
Malta’s Prime Minister has said his nation will veto any attempts by the EU to introduce a bloc-wide online gambling levy, threatening to place the industry at the centre of febrile European politics.
Robert Abela has told Malta’s parliament that he would use his nation’s member state veto to block the passage of the next EU budget, if a proposed gambling levy is included.
The budget, formally known as the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), lays out how the EU will spend its €2trn budget from 2028 to 2034.
The prospect of adding a continent-wide tax to the budget remains only a proposal, but the idea has heavyweight backing.
Vice-president of the European Parliament Victor Negrescu is spearheading these efforts, arguing that a fast-growing digital industry that generates billions in revenue should be subject to EU-level taxation.
Negrescu says that the levy could generate between €2-4bn every year.
“This industry fully benefits from the EU’s single market, digital infrastructure and crossborder access, but operates under fragmented rules, unequal taxation and insufficient enforcement,” he said.
The online gambling sector might well quibble with the specifics of these claims.
The idea that it “fully benefits” from the EU single market may have been unassailably true in the point-of-supply era, but the subsequent fragmentation of national rules that Negrescu refers to has significantly complicated that picture.
Nevertheless, backing for the levy from a senior European politician has naturally spooked the industry and its primary champion within the EU, Malta.
The levy would be so damaging to Malta’s economic interests that it is willing to use its most powerful EU instrument by executing a veto in the European Council in order to block the budget from being approved.
That would likely plunge the island nation into the centre of a political firestorm, but recent history suggests that smaller EU nations and their allies can successfully disrupt budget negotiations.
During discussions over the 2020 EU budget, Poland and Hungary successfully secured concessions after they both threatened to veto the MFF over rule-of-law requirements.
Malta will also hope to rely on support from the Friends of Cohesion, an informal alliance of 16 nations concerned with regional development, of which it is a part.
Negrescu’s pledge to pair his levy with a “clear EU directive against illegal and unlicensed platforms” is unlikely to satisfy the online gambling industry, despite growing complaints of a rampant black market from a number of quarters.
Malta strikes again
In simple terms, Malta is seeking to protect an industry which accounts for 10 percent of its gross domestic product.
The nation has shown a clear willingness to ignore the EU’s wishes in order to shield the many gaming firms that host their headquarters within its borders.
Most notably, the creation of Bill 55 has successfully protected local companies from having to repay hundreds of millions of euros in player refund settlements.
Ongoing cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union suggest that Europe’s top judges will soon rule against Bill 55, which is now Article 56A of Malta’s gambling act.
The European Commission also launched infringement proceedings against Malta over the provision
Tax troubles.
There are so far no specifics on how the levy would be calculated or what value it would be set at, but beyond Malta an additional levy would also be extremely challenging for operators in European markets already struggling with high tax burdens.
This includes the Netherlands, where a government report released this week has shown that staggered increases to taxes of 37.8 percent of gross gambling revenue (GGR) have failed to deliver any benefit to the country’s budget.
Even a relatively slight increase to this tax rate could send more operators scurrying out the market and see channelisation dive further than its current rate of 55 percent.
Nations like France, where online betting is taxed at 59.3 percent of GGR, or Portugal, with its 8 percent turnover tax on online sports betting, would also feel an impact.
Negotiations over the contents of the EU budget are set to continue for several months, with the approval process expected to be completed in late 2026 or early 2027.
Leaders in the Council of Europe have agreed to come to a preliminary deal on the MFF by October, according to a coordinated statement issued earlier this month.
Malta’s devout opposition to a possible gambling levy is just one of a range of issues under discussion, including a stark divide between nations such as Germany, which favour spending cuts, and the Friends of Cohesion, who want additional cash for agriculture and regional funding.
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G2 drops limited-edition One Piece streetwear capsule on June 25
The esports organisation’s second anime apparel collaboration will be sold exclusively via g2esports.com/shop.
G2 is launching a limited-edition G2 | One Piece capsule collection on June 25, with the drop available exclusively through the organisation’s online store at g2esports.com/shop.
The collection is inspired by One Piece’s Gear 5 Monkey D. Luffy and includes hoodies, zip-ups, t-shirts, caps, sleeves, and tote bags. According to G2, the items use a black-and-white palette and feature a minimalist embroidered logo alongside a custom G2 | One Piece Jolly Roger that combines the G2 samurai emblem with Luffy’s straw hat.
“At G2, we’re continuing to push the culture and fashion of esports beyond competition alone, and this One Piece collection is a natural extension of that,” says Sabrina Ratih, COO of G2 Esports. “We wanted to create a capsule that continues to elevate the esports fashion space – understated, premium, and stylish enough for everyday wear, while still carrying the spirit of adventure, ambition, and individuality that defines One Piece and G2 alike. Every piece is designed to bridge the gap between fandom and everyday style, and continuing our mission to redefine what esports fashion can be.”
G2 described the drop as its second anime collaboration, following a previous apparel collaboration with Solo Leveling. The company positioned the release as part of its broader effort to connect esports, anime, and streetwear.
One Piece debuted in 1999 and remains one of the largest anime franchises globally. G2 cited over 600 million manga copies sold and more than 1,160 episodes for the series.
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Ygam joins four UKRI-funded gambling harms research partnerships
Projects sit within UKRI’s Research Programme on Gambling and the GHR-UK Evidence Centre, backed by the statutory levy.
Ygam has been named as a partner on four projects funded through the UKRI Research Programme on Gambling, supported by the statutory levy. The charity will work with academic teams including the University of Birmingham, Bournemouth University, the University of Plymouth, Lancaster University, and Liverpool John Moores University.
The four projects sit within the Gambling Harms Research UK (GHR-UK) Evidence Centre, which coordinates 19 one-year Innovation Partnerships under the programme. UKRI has been appointed by the UK Government to oversee research commissioned through the new statutory Gambling Levy. Under the levy, 20% of annual funding will be allocated to research, equating to £22.1 million in 2025/26.
Emily Tofield, Chief Executive of Ygam, said: “We are pleased to be working in partnership with leading university partners, contributing our expertise in a key strategic area of our work. A defining strength of our approach is that it is grounded in robust insight and research, underpinning everything we do. This enables us to understand how and why harms emerge and translate that into practical, preventative education that is credible and scalable. We look forward to achieving these outcomes together and informing effective measures to prevent harms among children and young people.”
Ygam said its advisory panels — including young people, individuals with lived experience, community and faith leaders, gaming and esports representatives, and student ambassadors — will help shape the research to reflect “real-world experience and diverse community perspectives.”
The four partnerships are: INTEGRATE (University of Birmingham, Ygam, Al-Hurraya and Community Connexions), focused on intersectional gambling harm and interventions for children, young people and emerging adults; “From Evidence to Action: Safeguarding Neurodivergent Young People in Gamified Digital Environments” (Bournemouth University, Ygam, Work’n’Diversity CIC), focused on gambling-like risks in gamified digital environments; GRASP (University of Plymouth-led partnership including NatCen, NHS and third-sector organisations, and Ygam), mapping support pathways and gaps in prevention and recovery; and GRACE-Net (Lancaster University and Liverpool John Moores University with local authorities, NHS partners, third-sector organisations and Ygam), testing collaborative approaches in the North West of England and sharing learning more widely.
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