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Push Gaming’s Giga Jar is back in solo slot outing

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3 years ago

March 28, 2023

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B2B gaming supplier Push Gaming, returns to the legendary Cluster Link mechanic and popular characters, in its latest wild release Giga Jar.

Played across 7×7 reels, familiar symbols from the studio’s hugely successful Jammin’ Jars series return in their own spin-off slot, highlighting the success of its proprietary games and the value of careful character development in its imaginative and engaging slot offering.

With a fresh cube and cold aesthetic, Giga Jar requires five or more adjacent fruit symbols or instant cash prizes to land to award a win. These winning symbols are removed from play, triggering a cascade of new icons to fall from the top of the matrix, providing the opportunity for additional clusters to be made.

Each cascade increases the player’s position on an incrementally increasing ladder with every three cascades awarding a Wild Jar. These substitute all symbols in-game, with each win the wild is part of increasing its multiplier by 1x, before moving to an adjacent cell on the gameboard.

In-game features aid the player in climbing this ladder. The Snowball mechanic can award multiple giant symbols up to 4×4 in size, revealing a matching symbol. Additionally, the Ice Breaker feature can remove up to three types of symbols from the game board, allowing for an additional cascade to be triggered.

Creating 12 cascades in total awards the bonus, unlocking the Giga Jar which occupies 2×2 spots on the grid, but acts like four 1×1 wilds. This guarantees three wins will be formed, at which point the Giga Jar will be frozen in place and three additional wins are needed to retrigger the Giga Jar and award an increasing multiplier that can climb as high as 50x.

This multifaceted, feature-focused release follows hot on the heels of other innovative titles such as Generous Jack, Retro Tapes and Mad Cars.

Commenting on the release, James Marshall, CEO at Push Gaming said: “Building upon the ground-breaking features seen in Jammin’ Jars and introducing revolutionary gameplay mechanics that consistently provide high-intensity action for players, underpins the entertainment found in Giga Jar.

“The slot empowers players through direct interaction and decision-based choices where they can increase their bet amount and start further up the incrementally increasing ladder. We are excited to see players’ reception to this Giga release.”

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Richard Woodbridge Elected to ATG Board of Directors

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22 minutes ago

May 11, 2026

Wladimir P.

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At the Annual General Meeting of AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) on Thursday, May 7, 2026, Richard Woodbridge, CEO of Scandinavian Heritage AB, was elected as a new independent member of ATG’s board. He succeeds Mårten Forste, who left the board at the end of 2025.

“We welcome Richard to ATG’s board. His solid experience from the gaming market will add significant value to the board’s work,” said Peter Norman, chairman of ATG.

“I am pleased and grateful for the trust in me to take a seat on ATG’s board. ATG is a very strong company and brand with an important role in both gaming and horse racing, and I look forward to future collaboration with the rest of the board,” said Richard Woodbridge.

The Nomination Committee’s proposal for re-election of other board members was approved by the meeting.

ATG’s board thus consists of:

• Peter Norman (Chairman, independent)

• Boris Lennerhov (Vice Chairman, trotting representative)

• Katarina G. Bonde (Board member, independent)

• Marie Osberg (Board member, independent)

• Richard Woodbridge (Board member, independent)

• Marie Thelander Dellhag (Board member, trotting representative)

• Anders Lilius (Board member, galloping representative)

Employee representatives on the board:

• Björn Haglund (Board member, employee representative)

• Camilla Hasselström (Board member, employee representative)

• Alternates: Gustav Enström and Leo Wilson, both employee representatives.

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ReferOn completes management buyout as Alex Bukin becomes CEO

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22 minutes ago

May 11, 2026

Wladimir P.

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ReferOn has completed a management buyout, with former General Manager Alex Bukin acquiring the iGaming affiliate management platform and taking over as Chief Executive Officer.

Bukin said the deal is intended to support longer-term product and market plans: “This is an important moment for ReferOn and the beginning of a new chapter for the business. The management buyout provides us with the long-term focus required to continually advance the platform. We remain committed to product development, strengthening our offerings for partners, and supporting ReferOn’s continued growth across key markets.”

ReferOn reported that in its first 12 months post-launch it recorded 35.7 million clicks, 2.4 million registrations, 18,000 affiliates, and 136,000 active trackers. The company also said it was named “Best Affiliate Platform” in 2025 and 2026 by industry stakeholders.

The company said the ownership change will not affect day-to-day operations and that existing support and partnerships will continue. It also pointed to recent product updates including Refie, described as a built-in interface layer, alongside features such as dynamic reporting, Company Grouping, Sub-Affiliation, Independent Deal Calculation (IDC), two-factor authentication (2FA), and mobile optimization.

As part of the transition, ReferOn said its leadership team remains in place, with Vlad Bondarenko moving from Head of Product to Chief Product Officer and David Harris moving from Operations Lead to Chief Operations Officer.

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ELA Games’ Joker Winpot shortlisted for Game of the Year at SBC Awards Americas

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22 minutes ago

May 11, 2026

Wladimir P.

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ELA Games said its slot title Joker Winpot has been shortlisted for “Game of the Year” at the 2026 SBC Awards Americas, with winners set to be revealed on June 10, 2026 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The company described Joker Winpot as a consistent performer in its portfolio, combining a dark, character-driven theme with a 1×1 grid format.

ELA Games said the title’s core differentiator is its proprietary Winpot mechanic, a progression-based feature built around player choice. As rewards build inside the Winpot, players can either cash out or keep spinning in pursuit of higher payouts.

The 2026 SBC Awards Americas ceremony will take place at the Broward County Convention Center. Organizers expect around 600 industry professionals, with the awards running alongside SBC Summit Americas from June 9–11.

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