Month: December 2024

Big Time Gaming Proprietary Limited acquisition for Evolution Gaming Group AB

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Swedish iGaming innovator Evolution Gaming Group AB has announced the signing of an agreement worth approximately $536 million that is destined to see it purchase smaller Australian rival Big Time Gaming Proprietary Limited.

The Stockholm-listed firm used an official press release to detail that the arrangement is expected to close during the second quarter of the year after it has handed over some $95.3 million in cash as well as shares valued in the region of $166.8 million to investors in Big Time Gaming Proprietary Limited. The company moreover revealed that this will be supplemented by up to $274 million in ‘earn-out payments’ to be based on the performance of its latest acquisition over the course of the next two years.

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Evolution Gaming Group AB is one of the world’s most prominent developers of live-dealer online casino games and last year spent slightly in excess of $2 billion so as to take over fellow Swedish iGaming innovator NetEnt AB. The firm’s Chairman, Jens Von Bahr, used the press release to describe Big Time Gaming Proprietary Limited as ‘the thought leader in online slots’ with its purchase destined…

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GAMOMAT Extends Presence On Swedish Market With New B2B License

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Today, July 19, GAMOMAT, one of the flagship independent software developers for slots based in Berlin, Germany, received it latest B2B license from Spelinspektionen, the Swedish regulator, through its distribution arm.

New B2B license:

With this license, players in Sweden may continue to play the outstanding games offered by GAMOMAT. A superb collection of GAMOMAT’s most famous online games stays accessible to players through distribution partner Bragg Gaming Group in one of Europe’s major regulated markets, involving classics like Fancy Fruits, Ramses Book, La Dolce Vita and Crystall Ball.

Sweden’s dynamic market has played a major role in GAMOMAT’s strategic growing goals and will continue to do so as the games have now been given the green light by the regulator, meaning they are compliant with the rules that came into effect on July 1st 2023. In this regard, when commenting on the new license, GAMOMAT Distribution GmbH’s Managing Director Andi Kaufmann, said: “Sweden’s iGaming market carries a strong reputation across Europe and we’re proud to have received our new B2B licence. Regulated markets are the lynchpin in our growth plans …

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Indiana Gaming Commission Stays Resilient Amidst Corruption Scandal

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In the aftermath of former State Representative Sean Eberhart’s guilty plea to federal corruption charges, the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) remains steadfast in its commitment to upholding the integrity of the gaming industry.

IGC Operations Remain Unscathed Amidst Corruption Allegations

Despite the gravity of the corruption case, IGC Deputy Director Jennifer Reske assured the public that the IGC’s operations would not be significantly affected.

Eberhart’s plea involved allegations that he accepted a position with Spectacle Gaming, complete with a substantial $350,000 annual salary, in exchange for supporting Gaming Bill HEA 1015 in 2019. This bill, which had far-reaching implications for the state’s gaming industry, now stands at the center of the corruption charges.

The purported offense occurred several years ago, specifically in late 2018 and early 2019. According to legal records…

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Your Xbox Home Screen Will Look A Lot More Beautiful As Soon As Today

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Microsoft has announced that its newest Xbox dashboard update will begin rolling out to users starting today, adding a ton of customization features for quickly accessing your favorite and most-used games and applications. The most attention-catching new feature, though, is a big emphasis on backgrounds, with more screen real estate devoted to the backgrounds and an option to have the background change to match the game you’re highlighting in your “recently played” list.

This update has been in alpha testing since May. The new UI moves your row of icons downward, making them smaller and adding more of them, to give more of the screen to backgrounds, and lets those backgrounds change based on what’s in your recently played list.

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Zelda- Skyward Sword Gratitude Crystal Quest Guide – Finding Parrow's Missing Sister

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There are many collectibles to find in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, but some of the most coveted are Gratitude Crystals. These can typically be earned by helping the various residents of Skyloft, and you can trade them in for some helpful rewards, making them valuable commodities. One such side quest involves Parrow, whose sister has seemingly gone missing.

Below, we’ve detailed what you need to do to help Parrow find his sister and receive his Gratitude Crystals. Be sure to also check out our Skyward Sword HD guide roundup for more tips to help you on your adventure, as well as our Zelda: Skyward Sword HD review for our full thoughts on the new remaster.

Parrow’s Missing Sister

Location: Plaza in South Skyloft (After talking with Batreux for the first time)

Prerequisites: Must complete Finding Kukiel

Parrow seems concerned about his sister. She headed out towards Fun Fun Island and has yet to return. Scout out the area near the colorful island, and you’ll find her tending to her wounded Loftwing. Per her instructions, fly back to her brother t…

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iSoftBet adds new shark-inspired Ocean Hunter video slot to Apex Predator series

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After sparking interest with the first title in its Apex Predator series, leading iGaming content provider and third-party game aggregator iSoftBet is inviting players to make the transition from the land of the dinosaurs to the deep blue sea in its latest online slot title, Ocean Hunter. And while you’re deciding whether or not to take the plunge, remember, while great white sharks sit near the top of the ocean’s food chain, it might be worth the risk for a chance at some lucrative prizes.

As mentioned, Ocean Hunter is only the second title in the game developer’s journey into the world of predators following the release of  Tyrant King Megaways last September, and it will be interesting to see how the new video slot fairs with players.

Symbols & Paytable:

Getting down to business, the medium volatility game has a 95.99 percent RTP and  its 5-reel, 3-row base game area is played across 20 fixed paylines where players will need to land at least three matching symbols to form winning combinations. Regarding symbols, there are 10-A card ranks for the lower pays, which are worth 1-4x the bet for five-of-a…

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