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Lightning Box Games launches new Piñata Bucks video pokie

August 10, 2019 by Admin

It was only a matter of a month ago that Lightning Box Games developed its five-reel Astro Cat Deluxe video pokie and the developer is already back with a bang. The operator has now returned with the launch of its bright and exciting Piñata Bucks creation.

Exclusivity

In an official press statement published by European Gaming Media and Events, the firm stated that Piñata Bucks will first be availed on an exclusive basis via the SG Digital subsidiary of American iGaming giant, Scientific Games Corporation. Their slot machine, they say, is a ‘fun-filled title, holding a bonanza of a bonus.

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The firm stated that it uses its patented Reelfecta advance in its Mexican-theme pokie to offer 16 miniature reels alongside 1,296 pay-ways. Furthermore, online casino players of the game may trigger the title’s Lock and Spin feature from the base game. Players would be able to do this by gathering at least six piñata symbols at the same time. This feature, proclaimed the developer, follows this up by offering gamers five free spins where they may be awarded 16 more piñatas for ‘huge jackpot wins’.

Escalating selection:

The press release was used by Chief Executive Officer, for the Sydney-headquartered brand, Peter Causley, to state that the mobile-friendly Piñata Bucks features four separate jackpots encompassing minor, mini, major and grand prizes. The slot joins other recent releases, including Temple Cash: Frogs ’n Flies, Silver Lion, and Astro Plug, and to grow the company’s ‘burgeoning’ portfolio of video slots. Causely further stated, “We’re delighted to release Piñata Bucks, the newest Reelfecta title in the Lightning Box Games portfolio. With a fun theme, engaging graphics and huge win potential, Piñata Bucks could be an explosive adventure for players.”

Crown Resorts to be investigated by Australian officials over gambler visa fast-track claims

August 5, 2019 by Admin

Officials in Australia have begun investigations into Crown Resorts after it was recently alleged that the company gave preferential treatment to Chinese gamblers. Christian Porter, Attorney General, has made parliament aware that a probe will be taking place against Crown following numerous reports, along with other allegations, which surfaced within the media around visas being specially expedited for gamblers from China.

Further Investigation

Over the past few days many reports claiming that Crown Resorts employed travel agents known for their connections to drug trackers in order to bring gamblers from China to Australia have surfaced. The firm stands accused of money laundering at its casinos and fast-tracking the visas for the Chinese gamblers.

The allegations against government officials have been sent by Porter to the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity for further inquiry. The group is responsible for anti-corruption and the investigation of federal agencies. They will decide whether or not the allegations are worthy of investigation.

Reuters Reports

Commenting on the allegations Porter stated: “It is my view that there are sufficient concerns raised at least to warrant further investigations.”

Crown Resorts has firmly rejected the allegations, stating, however, that they will assist with any investigation. In a statement issued by Crown, the company holds that these allegations are ‘ill-informed and an attempt to smear the company.’

According to the report, Porter stated that if the Australian Commission finds no merit in the allegations and don’t find a need to investigate Crown, then the agency will have to provide him with clarity as to the reasons such a conclusion was reached. Upon receipt of this information, Porter will make the conclusion open to the public.

Losing Revenues

The venues of Crown Resorts in Australia have been losing revenues as a result of the crackdown on Chinese authorities which has seen wealthy Asian gamblers making sure to avoid foreign casinos. Crown Perth property saw a massive decrease in baccarat revenues in 2018. The company’s annual totals were down 57%. which is thought to be due primarily to gamblers from China no longer visiting the property.

The company has also seen a drop in shares by 3.6% since the allegations surfaced, and the company may see more damage if players are concerned about bringing their business to the brand.

Aussie Slots Studio Rebrands Itself

August 2, 2019 by Admin

Formerly known as Chance Interactive, the Sydney-based operator announced recently that they’ve rebranded the company as ReelPlay. The name change takes effect immediately.

The Australian games studio was founded by experienced gaming professionals in 2014 who promise to continue creating fresh and entertaining content under their new moniker, stating, “The refresh to ReelPlay best represents where the business is today and where it’s headed.“

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Having started off exclusively with Swedish mobile gaming company LeoVegas, one of the operator’s earliest titles, Buster Hammer Carnival, continues to enjoy enormous popularity in the regulated online iGaming space.

The Australian company has affirmed that beyond their re-branding, nothing in terms of the quality and of their digital content will change. They promise to deliver the finest online slot games to regulated casino operators across the globe. Underlining this the firm has said, “overflowing with passion, ReelPlay creates everything from the ground up, in-house.”

A Studio with Many Talents

Added to its highly entertaining slots portfolio, ReelPlay has also ‘’ developed and integrated hundreds of games on to many different platforms for both land-based and online operators’’. Moreover, it is able to create custom slot mathematics to match partner studio’s vision with multiple RTP variations.

Goal Remains the Same

When asked about the operator’s rebranding, Chief Commercial Officer for ReelPlay, David Johnson, had this to say: “The refresh to ReelPlay best represents where the business is today and where it’s headed. The goal remains the same as it ever was – ReelPlay author the best in online digital gaming content as well as incubating select competitive collaborators, providing for a powerhouse of established and independent B2B satellite software studios. ReelPlay is the mothership”.

“Our business growth will continue to be underpinned by leveraging long-term partnerships with the world’s leading operators, collaborators, and aggregators. Overflowing with passion, ReelPlay create everything from the ground up, in-house. Carefully, surely, thought out and proud to put our name to it – as craft as craft gets in a digital world. With the re-brand, we are building on solid foundations whilst adding a little nitro,” he explained further.

117,000-ways-to-win slot On Its Way!

It doesn’t stop there for ReelPlay. The company has developed a slot game that will give gamers an incredible 117,000-plus ways to win. This new game is due to be unveiled in August as an exclusive pre-release with a premier online operator before being entered into a wider market.

In 2018 the privately-owned business’s team was given a major boost with the appointment of Chief Executive Officer, Scott Smitt and CCO Johnson, who are both seasoned captains of the gaming world.

Classic 777 Pokie Gets a Modern Makeover

July 29, 2019 by Admin

A classic slot game with a HUGE new twist is coming your way!

That’s right! Say hello to a new version of the classic 777 pokie! This machine is inspired by the Vegas-style Bars and Sevens pokie but offers an array of brand new features, which includes a feature to hold up to two reels with your desired symbol, a progressive jackpot, and a wild symbol which could see your wins multiplied up to 9 times!

This pokie comes with all-round appeal and Aussies drawn to traditional pokies as well as those who enjoy their pokies with a modern, interactive flavour will both love this game.

The new 777 pokie game features:

Wild Symbol: You will see that the Cards and Coins symbol represent the wild. It also substitutes for all other symbols. If you land one Wild on the pay-line you will see an increase of the pay-table prize by x3. And that’s not all! If you’re lucky enough to see two Wilds in a winning combination you will enjoy an increase in your prize by x9!

Hold Feature: After your first spin you could hold up to two reels with the pay-table symbol(s) lined up on the pay-line. An extra bet is estimated on the basis of which symbol you are holding. It is possible to trigger as many re-spins with the held symbol(s) if you agree to the extra bet. You could see massive wins since this feature is compatible with the game’s Wild symbols!

Progressive Jackpot: You can win the progressive jackpot if you land three Wild symbols on the pay-line. Remember the Hold Feature offers you the option of holding the Wild symbols. All you have to do then is land the third Wild symbol on a re-spin to win the progressive jackpot!

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New Study Finds Punters Unable To Detect Pokie Machine Payout Percentages

July 25, 2019 by Admin

The notion that casino patrons can detect pokie payout percentages has been proven to be a myth. After a nine-month study with two pairs of pokie machines under scrutiny, researchers in Australia have all but shattered this long-held belief.

Sydney Investigation

According to a report published in Phys.org, an investigation led by the University of Nevada conducted in a suburban ‘locals’ casino in Sydney took a closer look at matching Tokyo Rose and Dragon’s Fortune X games. The report includes an experiment that varied the amount of player cash kept by the machines between 14.93% and 7.98% before calculating each unit’s ‘T-win’ value.

‘Pars’ and ‘T-win’

‘Par’ is defined by researchers in the report as what an individual cash machine keeps over a certain period, while the multiplication of this value by the unit’s coin-in rate is what defines as the investigation’s ‘T-win’ assessment.

Led by Anthony Lucas from UNLV’s William F Harrah College of Hospitality and former gaming industry operations analyst, the investigation reveals that this value is of special importance to casinos that may be looking to optimize their real money pokie revenues.

Lucas is reported to have stated, “I think some operators are naturally and understandably cautious of new information that challenges traditional industry practices. But we must consider how we know what we know. This is where our work takes on a Moneyball-like aspect; questioning the wisdom of widely held beliefs when data shows that a new way of thinking may be better.”

Virtually No movement

The report in Phys.org goes on to explain that Lucas had been assisted in his probe by San Diego State University’s Katherine Spilde. Together, they found that the difference between ‘low’ and ‘high’ games was virtually non-existent. This indicated that there is no statistically significant indication of play migration. Furthermore, any lowered ‘par’ had been alleviated by higher ‘T-win’ rates.

Lucas goes on to state further, “Casino operators should take note of the substantial increases in ‘T-win’ as they are responsible for optimizing revenues, not coin-in.”

Rise in Revenue

What the outcome of this inquiry might mean for casino operators in the long run, he explains, is that they will now be able to continue to meet the needs of players, while optimizing its own revenues, adding, “Ultimately, operators are responsible for optimizing slot revenues, which is no simple task. Knowing which ‘par’ will produce the greatest win is most helpful but the optimization issue becomes more complex when the possibility of player detection is introduced. Put simply, our results suggest that greater ‘pars’ produce greater revenues without the risk of brand damage resulting from ‘price’ detection.”

Tabcorp ordered to pay A$14,000 for offering illegal inducements to gamble relating to UFC bout promotion

July 22, 2019 by Admin

According to recent reports, Tabcorp Holdings, the prominent gambling entertainment firm, has been ordered to pay in fines and costs an amount in excess of A$14,000 (US$9,826). The fine is the result of the firms’ offering of an illegal inducement in the South Eastern State of New South Wales (NSW). The Sydney Downing Centre Local Court issued the fine after the Australian sports betting operator admitted to breaching gaming laws in the state.

The Sydney Morning Herald Report

The firm’s illicit acts were discovered following an investigation into the promotion of a match, which appeared on Tabcorp’s mobile app on October 4, 2018, between the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight Champions, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and former Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight and lightweight champion, Conor McGregor.

UFC ad-related fine:

Reportedly, The Tabcorp advertisement which put them in hot water read: “HEAD TO HEAD SPECIAL – KHABIB VS MCGREGOR – if your fighter loses by decision, bonus bet back up to $50.”

Regardless if individuals were a registered gambler or not, anyone who had the app on their mobile phone could read the ad.

New regulations:

It is an offense under the NSW Betting and Racing Act to lure individuals who aren’t already registered gamblers through advertising to participate – or participate frequently – in any gambling activity. This Act came into effect in July last year, and further states that promotions such as these can only be directed to an NSW registered betting account holder.

Tabcorp conceded that individuals in NSW should not have been shown the ad after being made aware of it by the NSW Office of Liquor and Gaming. The operator went on to explain, according to court documents reported by the news agency, that the promotion had only been published in the state as a result of “human error.”

Court Unmoved

Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson, however, was unconvinced by the explanation and held, “It is a fact that problem gambling brings with it many social problems affecting not just the afflicted person but potentially also their families and the wider community. Further stating, “There is a moral and social obligation on the part of governments who seek to benefit from the taxation levied on this type of conduct to pursue the objective of reducing the fact of and impact from problem gambling. It is not surprising in that context that a dim view is taken of breaches of the law, whether they are deliberate or by reason of inadvertence.”

Sean Goodchild, Liquor & Gaming NSW Director of Compliance and Operations also commented on the breech, stating, “Inducements are known to increase the risk of gambling harm, so any breaches are taken seriously. Under new laws that came into effect in July 2018, wagering operators found guilty of promoting inducements to gamble face fines of up to $55,000 per offence and company directors can be criminally prosecuted.”

Repeat Offender

The company, with headquarters in Melbourne, is a repeat offender of gaming laws, having been penalized before for what was known at the time to be “the highest ever civil penalty in corporate Australian history.”

Back in 2017, due to suspicious behaviour related to unlawful activity including credit card fraud and money laundering on 108 occasions over a period of over five years, which Tabcorp failed to report to the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Federal Court (AUSTRAC, the company was fined $45m).

During the same period, the betting site TAB, which is owned by Tabcorp, pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching the Betting and Racing Regulation. This, as a result of a promotion in April 2017 that included the distribution of jelly beans coinciding with Racing NSW’s racing event, The Championship. Tabcorp was ordered to pay A$100,000 in the legal costs, while TAB faced a maximum fine of $5500 for each offense.

Pokie Maker Aristocrat Leisure Enjoys Major Revenue Growth

June 14, 2017 by Admin

Aristocrat Leisure Limited, famous Aussie pokie maker is enjoying growth of half-year profit by a major amount, mostly owing to interest in its games in foreign shores, notably the USA. Aristocrat made nearly $249.6 million in profit post tax deduction in the first half of fiscal year ending on March 31. It was above expectation and 56.9 percent higher than the same period in 2016.

In the USA, unit sales led to revenue of almost $100 million. This added to the earning of the company, beyond doubt. Revenue from the Class III machines shot up by a staggering 167 percent. This was caused mostly by the Aristocrats’ Lightening slot lineup and a “fee-per-day” arrangement made with the casino operators.

The pokie maker is jubilant over this growth. It said that in the near future, it expects to get a full year net profit post tax deduction and amortization of acquired intangibles. It expects improvement of 20-30 percent. Trevor Croker, the MD and chief executive of Aristocrat Leisure said while discussing the results, the company is going to increase investment in design and development.

He added that the robust balance sheet of Aristocrat Leisure Limited will let it enhance debt ratios along with substantial liquidity position. This will eventually enable the brand to invest while keeping focus on shareholders’ interests and core strategies. Along with positive performances of the live gaming assets, online revenue of Aristocrat was up by a margin of 36 percent to the amount of $178 million. The only drawback was a little dip in gaming revenue in Australia and New Zealand.

The drop in local pokie activity led to decline in Aristocrat’s slip in revenue. The earning was $211 million. The data published in November 2016 by Consumer and Business Services reveal pokie spend in 2015-2016 was a whopping $719 million. In 2006-2007 it was approx $793 million. In recent times, decline in pokie has been seen in Ceduna. The town in South Australia has witnessed poker machine revenue decline by $100,000. It was reported by The Advertiser.

However, the Aristocrat decline in local revenue is not much of a headache since international revenues both in Asia and the USA are exceeding expectation.

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Quickspin Releases Leprechaun Hills in Time for St Patrick’s Day

March 24, 2017 by Admin

Quickspin has just announced the release of their latest exciting game, Leprechaun Hills. This Irish game is timed to coincide with St. Patrick’s day.

Loaded with colorful images and icons like rainbows, lucky clover, mushrooms, pots of gold, and colored beer, this game comes with stacked symbols, re-spins and spins that allow players to win even without the famous Irish luck.

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The symbols are stacked over four rows and laid out in the traditional classic 5 reel format. The game that will be available at Quickspin powered casinos has 40 lines to play. It can be played on mobiles and desktops. You can find this exciting new game in casinos such as Larry casino, Casumo and video slots casinos.

The playing card symbols have a brush of a Celtic makeover. The pictures that will help you walk away with a bigger win are on the reels making it very easy to get those winning combos. There are also bonus symbols that trigger additional features that in turn increases your potential of some big wins.

A Rainbow Free Spins round begins when the pot of gold icon appears in any 3 or more places at the same time. Random symbols get turned into higher value icons all through the line.

Comments From The team at Quickspin

CEO of Quickspin, Daniel Lindberg quoted, “This game is one of the most colorful as well as entertaining games we have ever made. It has a great theme and is sure to be loved by players all over the world.”

“This game delivers an immersive and engaging experience apart from increasing the player’s chances to win big through several exciting bonus features.”

“We are excited and are eagerly awaiting the release of Leprechaun Hills. This online pokie will be available with most of our operator partners.”

Quickspin was founded way back in the year 2011 and was acquired by Playtech in the year 2016.

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March 17, 2017 by Admin

If gaming is a stress buster for you, then you are in luck. Here is a bunch of quick games that you will simply love playing. These games give you a break from mundane chores and allow you to calm your senses. If you are looking for some instant relief from a tough day at work or squealing toddlers at home, and do not have the time for long drawn-out strategy games, these are a few you must try. What’s more? You can leave them midway if you have to get back to work, and come back later to play some more!

These games are a mix of simple kid friendly games, small games, skill games and many more. They will entertain you for just as long as you need. Some of the popular games that will take no more than five minutes are – Toastache, Screamin Beans, Flappy bird, Crazy box etc. They are a lot of fun and quite addictive!