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Great Online Casino Games Becoming More Popular This Year

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Large cities and communities always have casinos and gambling establishments built around their area. Various reasons contribute into why these casinos exist: helps with the city’s economy, boosting tourism, and maximizing tourism infrastructure, among others. While casinos are an excellent gambling avenue, shifting to digital means has become the trend lately.

What Are Online Casinos?

An online casino is essentially an online gambling platform. Compared to in-person casino gambling, online casinos don’t have dealers, but casino gaming software to manage them.

People who love visiting casinos might find fewer experiences in online casinos. However, online casinos have numerous perks that can’t be matched by land-based casinos. If you’re looking into online casinos recently, take a look at its advantages:

  • Convenient to use and navigate
  • Safe and secure gambling process
  • Wide variety of games
  • Plenty of bonuses and rewards for newcomers and regular customers

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, people shifted to online activities. The entertainment industry slowed down, including land-based casinos and gambling establishments.

Moreover, one compelling study expects that the online gambling industry will potentially grow by 11.5% from 2019 to 2025. Aside from the pandemic’s impacts, the online casino market’s main growth factors include increased internet access and the availability of cost-effective mobile betting applications.

To make the most out of your online gambling, here are 7 awesome casino games becoming more popular this year:

Video Poker

Poker is a well-known game that combines luck and skill. This game is characterized by players betting against each other based on their poker hand’s value. The plastic or ceramic chips called chips represent the player’s bets.

A Video Poker game resembles a slot machine gameplay, yet players have more control to increase their winning possibilities. Although you can’t hold your cards and chips tangibly, video poker remains exciting because of having a more friendly and positive mindset.

The three most popular variants of Video Poker include Deuces Wild, Jacks or Better, and Joker’s Wild. If you’re looking for online casino sites within your area, particularly in the Netherlands, visit Casinomartini.

Online Roulette

Roulette is a classic game that involves players placing their bets, and then the dealer throws a ball into the spinning wheel. You’ll earn rewards if the ball lands on the number, color, or section that you’ve bet on.

Roulette has transitioned seamlessly into the online world. Today, there are numerous variants of the online Roulette game:

  • American Roulette
  • European Roulette
  • French Roulette
  • Pinball Roulette
  • Multi-Ball Roulette
  • Multi-Wheel Roulette
  • Mini-Roulette
  • 3D Roulette

People of all ages enjoy online Roulette due to its simplicity. Despite many variants that you can play, the rules and betting options are appealing and easy to understand.

Roulette games are available 24/7 year-long. Several online casinos offer free online roulette games without any signups or downloads required. Before placing your bets online, these free online roulettes can help in honing your skills and strategies.

Baccarat Online

If you’re ready to bag out a huge amount of money for online gambling, the Baccarat is the perfect casino game for you. The Baccarat or Punto Banco is a casino staple developed for high rollers. Your hand totals should be the closest to nine to win the game, plus you can double your win if you’ve bet on the player closest to nine as well.

Online casino gaming software companies come up with abundant ideas to configure rules and regulations in Baccarat Online. This game appears similar to Blackjack, but there are more betting options, giving more freedom and equal footing to gamblers.

Online Blackjack

Blackjack, or the game of 21, is by far a player’s favorite among numerous card games in live and online casinos. This game is known for its relatively lower house edge than other casino games.

While Blackjack Online presents less advantage, this card game is still loved by returning players because it allows them to play progressively across different variants, which can boost their payouts.

Blackjack Online has a plethora of twists that will keep players excited. The most popular Blackjack Online variation is the Blackjack Switch enables gamblers to exchange their top cards between two hands. Learn more about Blackjack here.

Pai Gow Poker Online

Pai Gow Poker is the Poker variant derived from Pai Gow or Double Hand Poker. This game is ideal for players who seek fun during their leisure time, especially that people are stuck in their homes today. Once you learn the fundamentals of this game, you’ll find it less intense than other Poker types.

Here are some proven methods and strategies when playing Pai Gow Poker to increase your odds:

  • Understand and explore the rules by trying out free Pai Gow Pokers first.
  • Be the banker as much as possible because bankers have higher winning chances than players.
  • Avoid focusing too much on one hand, but practice balance on both the 2-card and 5-card hand.

Online Craps

Another easy yet unique gambling game that could test your luck and wit is Craps. Essentially, the players’ goal is simple: predict the rolls or series of rolls of the dice. In land-based casinos, you’re required to follow a confusing table etiquette, but online casinos don’t.

Online Craps remain consistent in different gaming software. They only have varying layouts and graphics, so expect that it’s easier to explore Online Craps despite jumping to different online casino sites.

The only difference between a brick-and-mortar venue versus online betting in Online Craps, is you don’t get to throw the dice yourself. A ‘roll’ button is available on the game, and the computer will generate the outcomes.

Online Slots

Perhaps the most diverse and enticing casino game out there is the Slots. The sparkling slot machines with gold levers are ultimate eye candy for gamblers in land-based casinos. Although the slot machines have transferred online and became intangible, they never disappoint.

Anyone can play Online Slots. These are some reasons why both gambling beginners and enthusiasts love this classic game:

  • Widely accessible and straightforward to play
  • Ideal for mobile phones
  • Progressive prizes amounting up to multi-millions
  • Hundreds of slot game varieties, like Mega Fortune, Mega Moolah, and Age of the Gods

Takeaways

As online gambling is projected to expand tremendously, it’s worthwhile to try online casino than a land-based casino at least once in your life. These online casino games discussed in the article proves that online casinos aren’t a waste of money because there are also free online casino games for beginners.

With online casino games, you can keep yourself entertained while maximizing your playing convenience and value for money.

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The Nomination Committee’s Proposal of Catena Media’s Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting 2024

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The Nomination Committee of Catena Media proposed re-election of the following members of the Board of Directors:

Øystein Engebretsen

Theodore Bergquist

Adam Krejcik

Sean Hurley

The Nomination Committee proposed that Erik Flinck and Dan Castillo be elected as new members of the Board of Directors.

Göran Blomberg, Esther Teixeira-Boucher and Austin Malcomb have declined re-election as board members.

The Nomination Committee proposed that there will be six (6) members of the Board of Directors, changed from seven (7).

The Nomination Committee also proposed Erik Flinck to be elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Erik Flinck, born in 1980, currently provides high end business consulting combined with serving as Chairman for the digital health startup, dr HUD. Mr Flinck previously served as Head of BCG Sweden and has extensive experience from corporate management, growth and turnarounds from nearly 20 years of Management Consulting and serving as Head of Group Strategy and M&A at Sandvik AB. He has a Masters Degree in Engineering (Software development and Financial Mathematics) from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and a Masters Degree in Business and Administration from Stockholm University and Stockholm School of Business.

Born in 1980, Dan Castillo has accumulated over 20 years of experience across startups, growth companies and turnarounds. Since 2015, Castillo has invested in Catena Media, maintaining a close watch on its progression, especially after its IPO in 2016. He has previous experience of listed board work in Kotipizza which Orkla acquired in 2018. He currently serves on the boards of five companies in different sectors, including Quartr.com in Fintech and Hope Studios in movie production. His academic background includes studies in Finance and Economics at Linköping University.

The Nomination Committee of Catena Media consists of:

Nicklas Paulson, representing Investment AB Öresund (chair of the nomination committee)

Marianne Stenberg, representing Second Swedish National Pension Fund

Martin Zetterlund, representing Niklas Karlsson

Göran Blomberg, chairman of the board of Catena Media.

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IGT Announces Executive and Board Leadership Changes

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International Game Technology PLC (IGT) announced that on March 21, 2024, its Board of Directors implemented changes to the Company’s Board and executive team.

Marco Drago announced that he will step down from his role as a non-executive director of the IGT Board of Directors. He will carry out his remaining term and depart from the Board at the conclusion of the Company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 14, 2024.

Enrico Drago has been appointed by the IGT Board of Directors as a non-executive director of the IGT Board. In addition, Enrico Drago will resign from his current role of CEO of IGT PlayDigital, and Gil Rotem, who is currently IGT PlayDigital President of iGaming, will expand his role to become IGT PlayDigital President and report directly to Vince Sadusky, CEO of IGT. These changes will be effective April 1, 2024. Enrico Drago will continue in his role as vice chairman of De Agostini S.p.A.

“As Marco Drago prepares to step down from his position on the IGT Board of Directors, I’d like to thank him for his many years of service and his unwavering commitment to driving results and creating value for all IGT stakeholders. Enrico Drago joining the Board and leaving his executive leadership position at IGT is a natural evolution that supports the Company’s vision for its next era of growth and transformation. Enrico’s value-creation mindset and understanding of global growth opportunities will enhance the Board and align with IGT’s strategic priorities,” said Marco Sala, IGT Executive Chair of the Board.

“Watching and guiding IGT through its evolution from a collection of companies that started with Lottomatica and GTECH grow into a unified global gaming leader has been very gratifying. We have been fortunate to have a great group of board members and business unit leaders that have helped drive IGT’s growth during this time. I thank them for their contributions and am certain that IGT is positioned for continued growth as we go forward with the bold initiatives we have undertaken,” said Marco Drago, IGT Non-Executive Director.

“Over the last five-plus years, IGT PlayDigital has established leadership positions in the global iGaming and North American sports betting sectors that will be foundational to the Company’s future successes. I thank the entire IGT PlayDigital team for all that we have accomplished in this time, and I look forward to supporting IGT in a new capacity and further helping the Company define its vision and strategy,” said Enrico Drago, CEO of IGT PlayDigital.

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Bidstack Executive Team Acquires Bidstack Limited and all its Subsidiaries

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The executive team of Bidstack has acquired Bidstack Limited and all the operating entities of the Group, from the administrators of Bidstack Group PLC. The deal sees James Draper, Founder & CEO, and the executive team of Bidstack Ltd become significant majority shareholders.

All contracts and client relationships will continue within the new ownership structure – safeguarding jobs for the UK and European-based staff.

Bidstack, the multi award-winning in-game middleware technology provider that initially set about bringing programmatic advertising revenue to the most renowned sports gaming franchises in the world, has diversified into a broader offering, taking advantage of the most advanced off-engine content management system in gaming.

Following the announcement of a partnership with the Washington Commanders, where the NFL franchise became the first-ever sports team to utilise a platform to control advertising within their virtual stadium, across official NFL games, from multiple studios and developers, the management team has been focusing on sports rights holders as a key customer type.

The executive team has the support of the world’s leading rights-holder professionals in the sports industry. It will continue to execute from its position as the leading technology for the sports industry, for fan engagement and brand activations, in video games.

The executive management consists of James Draper continuing as Chief Executive Officer, with Lisa Hau stepping up to Chief Financial Officer, Dave Garvey continuing as Chief Legal Officer, Will Stewart moving to Chief Product Officer and Daniel Barrigas to Chief Technology Officer.

James Draper, Bidstack’s Founder & CEO, said: “The acquisition is a pivotal moment for the next phase of growth for the business. Our technology is at the forefront of sports technology, and I couldn’t be more excited. I am proud that we are able to reward our ambitious and industry-pioneering team and have them as shareholders alongside myself.”

“I want to thank the staff and customers for standing by us during this strategic review, which has obviously been an uncertain period. For all of our customers to have stood strong alongside us is testament to the relationships we’ve built over the years, as well as the incredible staff we have here who have fostered those connections.

“The company can now focus on the enormous potential we have, to enable sports teams to get closer to their fans and improve the player experience by bringing their virtual IP to life, with real-time messaging, rewards and engagements.

“Thank you to the management team who have invested to protect the incredible work our talented group has produced. It’s extremely motivating to see the unwavering belief we collectively have in our vision and product. Sadly, the public market is an uncertain place currently, and it’s a challenging environment for growth businesses such as ours.

“The interest and support we’ve had from some of the leading players in the sports industry has given our team great confidence and motivation as we work with some of the world’s largest sporting franchises and leagues.

“Thank you to everyone’s support and to our Board of Directors, who have assisted myself and management throughout.”

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