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INSPIRED KICKS-OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH THREE FESTIVE ONLINE & MOBILE SLOT GAMES
Inspired Entertainment, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its three festive games: Big Santa Fortune™, Santa LinKing™, and Santa’s Winning Wishlist™.
Combining the thrill of iGaming with the joyful spirit of the holiday season, all three games encompass rich, vibrant graphics and an array of mechanics and gameplay styles, to engage a multitude of players.
Inspired presents its magic three, offering players a fun and festive, best-in-snow slots experience:
Big Santa Fortune
Bringing players festive cheer is Big Santa Fortune, a Christmas-themed 5×3 reel, 10 win-line slot game, with an RTP of 94.8%. As a descendent of Big Fishing Fortune™, a top-performing Inspired game, Big Santa Fortune encompasses exciting mechanics that offer players big wins and a reely engaging experience, where any fin is possible!
Set in the depths of the ocean, three, four or five scatters in the base game trigger the Match 3 Game. Here players determine the value used on the bonus Big Sticky Fish by finding three matching fish symbols and enabling the game’s highly entertaining Big Santa Bonus.
During the bonus, players have unlimited Free Spins until Santa catches the Big Sticky Fish. Other fish values that are collected are also awarded to the player, offering good chances of catching big wins!
Santa LinKing
In full regal and festive glory, comes the launch of Santa LinKing, a 5×3 reel, 20 win-line slot game, with an RTP of 95%, from the iconic and highly popular Reel King™ brand.
Featuring a Santa version of the franchise’s highly popular protagonist, this latest Christmas installment will delight fans with its nostalgic appeal combined with its cutting-edge graphics. Its classic slot symbols and innovative bonus mechanics offer players a unique and entertaining iGaming experience.
Hear the “dings” and light up the reels to kick-start the Santa King Bonus, where players can gamble their prizes or be in with a chance to win up to a staggering 500X their bets. Landing six coins enters players into the Santa LinKing feature, for added fun and excitement. Packed with sticky coins, the feature presents players a chance for even more magical Christmas wins!
Santa’s Winning Wishlist
Getting players firmly in the mood for a traditional Christmas is Santa’s Winning Wishlist, a 5×3 reel, 20 win-line slot game, with an RTP of 95%. Set in the North Pole, the game’s snowy graphics and festive gameplay offers players potentially big wins and bags of festive fun!
Expanding Wilds appear in-game as the colorful Santa, and bonus symbols trigger the Santa’s Winning Wishlist Bonus with 10 Free Spins. A progressive Wishlist trail appears above the reels with multiple stages, collecting Santa symbols throughout. The aim is to advance along the trail for more spins and to knockout the lowest-paying symbols.
Claire Osborne, Vice President of Interactive at Inspired, said: “Inspired is thrilled to announce the launch of its three tree-mendous holiday-themed games to suit an array of players, from the regular bonus hit player to the classic slot lover. Each game adds more festive cheer and a depth of gameplay variety to our growing portfolio of seasonal content. Our festive collection also features top-performing titles including Santa King Megaways™; Merry Christmas Megaways™; Big Christmas Present™; Santa Stacked Free Spins™; Christmas Cash Pots™; Christmas Cash Spins™; Book of Christmas™ and Santa’s Free Spins™.
“With top brands, player-favorite mechanics and a plethora of themes to suit all, Inspired iGaming serves operators in all major jurisdictions, as the one-stop shop for premium slots content.”
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Deal covers travel and hospitality packages across BLAST’s event slate, starting with BLAST Premier Hong Kong Rivals in November.
BLAST has signed a one-year partnership with MATCH to develop premium fan travel experiences and related commercial opportunities across BLAST events in 2026 and 2027, including the BLAST Premier Hong Kong Rivals 2026. The companies said the work will start immediately, with an initial focus on the BLAST Premier Hong Kong Rivals event in November.
BLAST VP of Destinations and Market Development James Woollard said: “We’re thrilled to partner with MATCH, a company with an unrivalled track record in delivering top-tier fan travel experiences at the biggest sporting events in the world. As BLAST continues to grow globally and attract growing numbers of travelling fans, this partnership represents an exciting opportunity to further elevate the live event experience for fans and audiences across esports.”
MATCH is best known for hospitality and accommodation programmes at major sports events, including four consecutive FIFA World Cups
from 2010 to 2022, as well as Ryder Cup tournaments, Formula 1 Grands Prix and ATP tennis tournaments. MATCH Director of UK Events and Business Strategy Richard Parker said: “Esports is one of the most exciting growth frontiers in live entertainment, and BLAST stands out as a world-class platform with incredible potential. At MATCH, we see a tremendous opportunity to bring our expertise in creating premium fan experiences into the esports arena. We are very enthusiastic about the possibility of working together with BLAST to deliver innovative, unforgettable experiences for esports fans worldwide.”
BLAST said MATCH will also bring its network of clients, sponsors, federations, agents and media partners to support international attendance and partner activation, alongside MATCH’s technology and operational infrastructure. The announcement follows BLAST’s 2025 live events activity, where the organiser said it delivered 15 arena shows across 10 countries spanning five titles and sold 194,421 tickets.
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BLAST and MATCH Announce Strategic Partnership to Elevate Premium Esports Experiences Worldwide
Partnership to focus on fan travel experiences for BLAST events in 2026 and 2027, including the BLAST Premier Hong Kong Rivals 2026
BLAST, one of the world’s leading esports entertainment companies, today announced a new strategic partnership with MATCH, a globally renowned leader in premium sports experiences with extensive expertise spanning product development, production, marketing, sales and customer service.
The one-year agreement will see MATCH work alongside BLAST to deliver premium fan travel experiences and commercial opportunities across BLAST’s global esports events portfolio, with an immediate focus on the upcoming BLAST Premier Hong Kong Rivals in November.
MATCH, and its associated group of companies, are internationally recognised for delivering world-class hospitality and accommodation programmes at some of the globe’s biggest and more commercially successful sports events, including four consecutive FIFA World Cups between 2010 and 2022, multiple Ryder Cup tournaments, Formula 1 Grand Prix and ATP tennis tournaments.
The partnership comes amid continued global growth and demand for elevated live esports events. In 2025 alone, BLAST delivered 15 arena shows across 10 countries spanning five of the world’s leading esports titles, selling 194,421 tickets to fans worldwide as esports continues to establish itself as one of the fastest-growing sectors in live entertainment.
James Woollard, VP of Destinations and Market Development for BLAST, said: “We’re thrilled to partner with MATCH, a company with an unrivalled track record in delivering top-tier fan travel experiences at the biggest sporting events in the world. As BLAST continues to grow globally and attract growing numbers of travelling fans, this partnership represents an exciting opportunity to further elevate the live event experience for fans and audiences across esports.”
Richard Parker, Director of UK Events and Business Strategy for MATCH, said: “Esports is one of the most exciting growth frontiers in live entertainment, and BLAST stands out as a world-class platform with incredible potential. At MATCH, we see a tremendous opportunity to bring our expertise in creating premium fan experiences into the esports arena. We are very enthusiastic about the possibility of working together with BLAST to deliver innovative, unforgettable experiences for esports fans worldwide.”
Through the partnership, MATCH will bring its extensive global network of clients, sponsors, international sports federations, agents and media partners to BLAST events, helping expand international attendance, elevate fan experiences and further position esports within the premium live entertainment landscape.
The collaboration will also leverage MATCH’s proven technology, infrastructure and operational expertise that has supported some of the world’s largest sporting events, creating scalable fan travel solutions tailored for esports audiences and commercial partners.
MATCH’s integrated model combines rights-holder expertise with full-service delivery capabilities, enabling efficient setup, operational consistency and premium guest experiences across global events. The company’s proven international reach attracted attendees from more than 150 countries during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, demonstrating the scale and effectiveness of its worldwide hospitality and marketing network.
The partnership reinforces BLAST’s continued ambition to innovate and expand the esports event experience globally, creating new opportunities for fans, brands and commercial partners alike.
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Operator publishes World Cup outright odds as of June 11 and promotes fast markets and bet builder products around the tournament.
GG.BET has launched its “Big Game Summer” campaign ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, positioning the promotion around tournament betting and a “special tournament prize pool,” according to the company.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup runs across the USA, Canada and Mexico and expands to 48 teams, 104 matches and a 39-day schedule. Under the new format, the field is split into 12 groups of four, with the top two in each group plus eight best third-placed teams moving into a newly added Round of 32.
GG.BET said its World Cup offering includes “Fast Markets” for selected matches and a Bet Builder product for custom combinations, alongside “exclusive tournament bonuses” and “fast payouts.” The company did not disclose the campaign’s prize pool size or any eligibility terms in the release.
The operator also published outright odds taken from gg.bet “as of 12:00 CET on June 11, 2026,” noting they are subject to change. GG.BET listed Portugal at 5.17, followed by Spain (5.77), Germany (5.87), England (7.2), Colombia (8.62), Argentina (9.88), France (9.89) and Brazil (10.38).
In the release, GG.BET pointed to the tournament opener on June 11 between Mexico and South Africa at Azteca Stadium, describing it as “the first stadium in history to host a men’s FIFA World Cup for the third time.”
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