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Week 4/2021 slot games releases
Here are this weeks latest slots releases!
There is a strong sea breeze blowing through the halls of Greentube’s Home of Games, and with it, the sequel to a true slot classic: Captain Venture™: Treasures of the Sea. The title has dropped anchor and is now available for all B2B partners! Captain Venture™: Treasures of the Sea takes everything players loved about the original Captain Venture™ online casino game, and adds more features, more action, and of course, more treasures to win across 5 reels and 10 win lines.
High 5 Games, the industry’s leading independent casino games provider, brings back the winning power of Beat Boxes in it brand new game. The latest release to the company’s tentpole library calls players to join the battle and fight alongside the Defenders of the Realm in this 4×5 slot game. Players can gain heroic power when they land a “horn” symbol that leaves behind a Beat Box. Each symbol with the highlighted Beat Boxes is now doubled when a win is landed. When the player gets a full reel of Beat Boxes, the entire reel turns into a Locked Wild, which will lock for the next three bets. If the player activates all five reels with Locked Wilds, they will enter the Free Games bonus!
iSoftBet, the award-winning online games supplier and content aggregator, is inviting players to don their diving gear in search of sunken treasure in its latest Megaways™ title, Neptune’s Fortune. The latest title in iSoftBet’s portfolio to incorporate the popular Megaways™ brand, Neptune’s Fortune Megaways™ transports slot fans to the underwater palace of the Lord of the seas, with the six-reel game offering up to 46,656 ways to win. Every win triggers a cascading feature, where all winning symbols explode, allowing more to drop into their place and the chance to instantly boost your cash pot. During base play, Pearl Wilds can trigger the treasure chests feature, which sees players given a choice to select different boxes of booty which can reveal win multipliers or the Neptune Fortune Bonus. This sees players select pearls to find three matching precious stones, which can reveal bonus jackpots of up to 1,000x a stake.
Wazdan has unveiled its latest magical mystery hit, Unicorn Reels, with its Hold the Jackpot feature. The 5-reel, 10-payline slot takes players to an enchanted forest as they look to find the mystical creatures and an attractive bonus, awarding huge jackpots. To trigger the bonus feature, players need to draw at least five Unicorns on any spin, which will transport them to the Unicorn Jackpot Game. Reels transform to a 5×5 grid with 25 separate fields, where players are granted three re-spins to find as many Unicorns as possible. Every time a Unicorn lands, the re-spins counter resets and players progress to a higher reward. When 15 or 20 Unicorns are collected, they hit, respectively, Minor or Major Jackpots. And those who catch all 25 Unicorns can enjoy the Grand Jackpot, leading to a big win of 1000x player’s stake.
This month marked the official entry of FashionTV Gaming Group into the Italian market with the launch of an exclusive FashionTV-branded slot, 3Diamonds. The slot was created with leading Italian content provider Espresso Games and proposed on the market by Sisal, the country’s premier operator. FashionTV Gaming Group continues to shake up the online gaming industry with its ‘Brand to Business’ model, backed by the FashionTV global network of two billion viewers. 3Diamonds slot is a first-of-its-kind in the market with sophisticated visuals and ultra-slick gameplay that capture the essence of the FashionTV brand, while the Espresso Games patented jackpot model is set to offer Sisal players a truly thrilling experience.
New African-themed online slot from Gamzix you must play. The combination of perfect sound and graphics will certainly give you the emotions while playing. The well-known animated characters from the childhood are guiding you trough exciting adventure. With 20 paylines, 4 types of jackpot and some awesome bonus features The Lion slot gives african safari spirit and a pleasant game will certainly give a lot of joyful moments.
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Play’n GO have come up with another magical title this week, as they announce the release of their latest slot, Lord Merlin & The Lady of The Lake. The game is another addition to the Arthurian family of slots Play’n GO have brought into their content library. Play’n GO have steadily been increasing their game “families”, creating and expanding groups of games that share recognisable characters, themes or settings. This has proven a hit with players, allowing them to enjoy new games and experiences whilst still enjoying what they love about previous games they have played. The 5×3 slot focuses on an earlier time in the great wizard Merlin’s life, specifically the start of his relationship with Vivian, the Lady of the Lake.
Pragmatic Play, a leading content provider to the gaming industry, has released a new instalment in the Madame Destiny series with Madame Destiny Megaways™. Pragmatic Play’s 7×6, highly volatile slot utilises the Megaways™ brand and provides players with 200,704 ways to win. Immersed in Madame Destiny’s mystical realm, the mysterious soundtrack and enchanting visuals build suspense as players search for riches. The latest title from Pragmatic Play follows the route of Great Rhino and The Dog House, taking a top-performing title from its existing portfolio and adding a host of new features, as well as the Megaways™ reel layout.
Blueprint Gaming’s latest slot release to feature the increasingly popular Power 4 Slots™ mechanic takes players on an epic journey to the Tomb of Dead, where mystery and untold riches can be found. The leading developer’s latest creation brings a twist to the classic Egyptian adventure-themed slot, with the Power 4 Slots™ functionality delivering four active sets of reels and providing more chances of securing Free Spins. During the main game, the striking tomb symbol acts as both a wild and scatter symbol. Upon entering the bonus feature, players spin the wheel to determine the number of Free Spins and the chance to open up four reel windows for even bigger wins. In addition, special expanding symbols feature throughout the bonus round to add more excitement in this enthralling journey to the unknown.
Booongo, has introduced a classic-themed casino game to its hugely popular Hold and Win portfolio with the release of 3 Coins. The 3×3 slot features five paylines and combines the proven slot machine-inspired format with the increasingly popular Hold and Win mechanics to create a gameplay that will appeal to a wide audience. Featuring familiar symbols such as Lucky 7s, Bars, Bells and X’s, only three lucky coins are required to land on the middle reel to trigger the bonus feature, where the symbols remain fixed in place for the duration of the mode. Players are rewarded with four spins, with each new symbol appearance resetting the number of respins to four. Whenever a new symbol lands on the reels during the bonus round, the cash value of all bonus symbols is added to the total, including those already fixed in position.
Realistic Games is offering players the chance to grab big cash wins with its latest slot, Take Note. The new 3-reel, 5 win-line game offers a note grabbing bonus round, triggered when landing three Take Note symbols anywhere in view, where players are granted five chances to snatch as many notes as they can. Once all five rounds are completed, the highest grabbed value is awarded, with a maximum win of up to x1000 the stake. Set in Realistic’s signature 3D cabinet and available on desktop, phone and tablet, Take Note offers a medium volatility gameplay and incredible payout potential to suit a variety of audiences.
EGT Interactive has released its new video slot Lucky Wood, which takes players to an enchanted forest full of rewards and magic features. This fairy-themed video slot sets a tale of wonder, imagination and a wide range of winnings. EGT presents а magical and colourful world packed with bright symbols like butterflies, strawberries, flowers and more. This 5-reel, 243 ways pay video slot has rewarding features, eye-catching graphics and magical sound effects. When the Well Scatter Symbol lands on the reels, it brings a spring of rewards. The Tree House Symbol is the Wild, bursting the winnings.
“It’s time to live the high life with Booming Games’ latest release, Cash Pig, says Moritz Blume, Booming Games’ Head of Product. “This lavish high volatility game has a 5×4 grid with 30 paylines and a mind-blowing win factor of 8,000x! This will appeal to all levels of players.” Jet planes, Ferraris, shiny watches, and rings are the major symbols, diamonds are the Wilds and the champagne glasses are the Scatters. Land three Scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5 to trigger the Free Spins where the Minor Elimination feature removes all winning minors from the reel to enable cascading tiles and high wins. Activate the Major Upgrade to turn Major Symbols gold and double their value, so each spin is sure to pack a punch!
Red Rake Gaming, the online gaming industry’s leading provider, has released a new 6×10 reel video slot including the innovative and well-known feature “MillionWays: 1 million ways to win.” In this new video slot, players will accompany Nefertiti, the Queen of Egypt, to her sacred temple where they can play a fun minigame to win all her riches. Activate the Nefertiti minigame by accumulating grey Nefertiti symbols and multipliers. You will get 3 free spins in the minigame and all winning symbols will be fixed in place. Each additional symbol will be fixed in place and the counter will restart at 3 free spins. The minigame will finish when the spins have all been used or when all of the reels are filled with winning symbols. The special symbols offer extra spins, multiply your win, increase the value of wins to add extra rows to the reels.
The ESL Pro League (EPL) returns to St. Julian’s, Malta, for Season 19 on April 23 – May 12, 2024. The world’s biggest Counter-Strike league will see teams from around the world arrive on-site for three weeks of non-stop action, and only one team will emerge victorious as Champions.
Here is all you need to know about ESL Pro League Season 19
The 19th Season of the ESL Pro League will see the 32 best Counter-Strike teams compete for a total prize pool of $750,000, a win in the race to secure Intel® Grand Slam V, and a spot at IEM Cologne 2024. Commencing on April 23, contenders from around the globe will face off in Malta for a spot in the Playoffs. There, the six best teams will compete live in front of an intimate live audience at the InterContinental Malta on May 10 – 12, 2024.
Starting with the upcoming season, EPL will see some improvements to its schedule. While the number of teams and the tournament structure remain the same compared to recent seasons, the duration of the tournament has been adjusted to three weeks instead of five. To accommodate this change, two groups will be played simultaneously during the Group Stage, resulting in a more intense story for fans to follow.
Schedule and Format
Group Stage (April 23 – May 5):
- Four groups of eight teams will compete in separate triple-elimination brackets
- All matches are best-of-three
- The top four teams from each group will advance to the Playoffs
- Group Stage winners advance to the Quarterfinals
- The Group Stage runner-ups advance to the Round of 12
- The Group Stage third and fourth-place teams advance to the Round of 16
Playoffs (May 7 – 12):
- The top sixteen teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket
- All matches will be best-of-three, excluding the Grand Final which will be best-of-five
- The third and fourth Quarterfinals, as well as both Semifinals and the Grand Final will be played out live on stage in front of an audience
Teams Attending
- Astralis (Partner Team)
- BIG (Partner Team)
- Complexity (Partner Team)
- ENCE (Partner Team)
- FaZe Clan (Partner Team)
- Fnatic (Partner Team)
- FURIA (Partner Team)
- G2 Esports (Partner Team)
- HEROIC (Partner Team)
- MOUZ (Partner Team)
- Natus Vincere (Partner Team)
- Ninjas in Pyjamas (Partner Team)
- Team Liquid (Partner Team)
- Team Vitality (Partner Team)
- Monte (ESL Challenger Jönköping winner)
- Virtus.pro (ESL Challenger Atlanta winner)
- SAW (ESL World Ranking)
- Team Falcons (ESL World Ranking)
- GamerLegion (ESL World Ranking)
- BetBoom Team (ESL World Ranking)
- Eternal Fire (ESL World Ranking)
- 3DMAX (ECL S46 Europe winner)
- FORZE (ECL S46 Europe runner-up)
- M80 (ECL S46 North America winner)
- BOSS (ECL S46 North America runner-up)
- The MongolZ (ECL S46 Asia-Pacific winner)
- TYLOO (ECL S46 Asia-Pacific runner-up)
- Imperial Esports (South American Qualifier winners)
- Sharks Esports (South American Qualifier winners)
- Pera Esports (European Conference winner)
- Bad News Kangaroos (Oceanic Qualifier winner)
- FlyQuest (ANZ Champs winner)
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Prize Money (USD)
| TOTAL | $750,000 |
| 1st | $170,000 |
| 2nd | $80,000 |
| 3rd-4th | $45,000 |
| 5th-8th | $32,000 |
| 9th-12th | $23,500 |
| 13th-16th | $17,500 |
| 17th-20th | $12,000 |
| 21st-28th | $7,000 |
| 29th-32nd | $3,500 |
Broadcast Talent
- Hosts
- “Tres “stunna” Saranthus
- Freya “Freya” Spiers
- A Stream
- Jason “moses” O’Toole
- Janko “YNk” Paunović
- Mathieu “Maniac” Quiquerez
- Harry “Harry” Russell
- Hugo “Hugo” Byron
- Henry “Henry” Greer
- Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- B Stream
- Neo “Ne0kai” Caine
- Harvey “Skriv” Rodgers
- Lucy “LucyLuce” Eastwood
- Brandon “BDog” Rawlings
- Travis “Trav” Landaw Mott
Where to Watch
The live broadcast will be available on FACEIT Watch, ESL FACEIT Group’s premier esports viewing platform created by esports fans for esports fans and open for all.
Featuring a unique multi-perspective view selector where users can watch their favorite player’s perspective directly next to the main event stream, a live chat, a kill cam, live-generated replays of key moments, a sound mixer, a rewards program, and more, FACEIT Watch revolutionises esports streaming by putting fans in control of their viewing experience.
Fans can also watch the action on the ESL Counter-Strike Twitch and YouTube channels. For those unable to tune in live, all matches will also be available to watch on-demand for free via YouTube.
For more information about ESL Pro League Season 19, and the latest updates on the event, please visit the official website, and follow ESL Counter-Strike on X, Facebook, and Instagram.
Another incredible new market launch for Hacksaw Gaming, this time we’re taking a trip to Portugal with Solverde.pt. Exclusively showcasing our content until the 30th of April, this new partnership looks to be one with an exciting journey ahead.
Fan favourites Wanted Dead or a Wild, 2 Wild 2 Die, R.I.P City, Le Bandit and many more are now featured on the Hacksaw exclusive section of the Solverde.pt platform. At long last, Portuguese players can now immerse themselves in the Hacksaw experience, exploring a large catalogue of our games that demonstrate our creative mechanics and stunning visuals.
“Hacksaw has been a top request from Portuguese casino players and we always aim to know the market preferences and deliver what the customers want” says Américo Loureiro, Solverde.pt Director “We’re very proud to bring this groundbreaking studio to Portugal for the first time and have no doubt it will be a success”
Part of Solverde Group, which boasts more than 50 years of history, Solverde.pt was launched in 2017.
They strive to offer the widest casino portfolio in Portugal, prioritising all the fun of casino games with the top quality and safety that SolverdePT users have come to know them for.
Marcus Cordes, Hacksaw Gaming CEO is certain that Hacksaw enthusiasts in Portugal will be ecstatic with this new launch – “Being able to bring yet another growing market our games is what drives us forward! Saúde to a promising future partnership and to the teams who made this happen.”
With this latest launch marking our third new market entry in the past month alone, Hacksaw Gaming’s quest to introduce our collection to players worldwide is rapidly becoming reality. Are we setting the tone for even more groundbreaking ventures in the months ahead? Stay tuned, as we’re on a mission to grow our Hacksaw Community far and wide.
As online betting and gambling are increasingly getting popular, more and more gambling portals and online casinos are sprouting up every day on the internet. With so many mobile applications and websites offering lucrative options, it can be quite overwhelming and confusing to find new online casinos which are both legitimate and safe. So, how do you make a decision?
This list of resources will help you clear out that confusion and help you analyse your choices more carefully and choose the right new online gambling site for yourself.
Read Reviews on Reputable Review Sites
Online review websites are one of the most reliable sources to ascertain how good a new online gambling site is. With the drastic increase in the number of online gambling portals and casinos, these review sites have become a frequent visit for many gambling enthusiasts. Such websites usually provide comprehensive reviews of different online casinos along with important information about their games, bonuses, payment methods, and customer support.
One pro tip is to look for reviews from industry experts and popular players to ensure you get a credible report and make a more informed decision accordingly.
Check for Proper Licensing
One of the most critical things before signing up for a new online gambling site is to check its legitimacy and licensing. On the portal, make sure to look for a valid license registered under a proper jurisdiction.
This will ensure that the company is a legally registered operation and that your personal and financial data is safe and secure.
Refer to News Websites and Blogs
Another credible way to find good new online casinos is to look through news websites and blogs that specifically talk about the gambling industry. These sites often publish dedicated articles about the latest trends and developments in the industry, including new site launches and promotions.
Often including reviews from experts, articles and blogs on these platforms is a good way to judge a new online gambling site and make your decision. That’s why it is advisable to keep an eye on such portals and stay updated and informed.
Join Online Forums and Communities
I believe that no one can give a better review of an online gambling website other than someone who has been on the portal and played the game themselves. While there are multiple such forums dedicated to the online gambling industry, some online casinos have their own forums dedicated to their players.
Being on these forums and communities is a good way to get in touch with industry experts and experienced players and personally get their reviews and recommendations on online casinos. You can also learn about new casinos, discuss different aspects of online gambling, and connect with other players who share your interests.
Check Social Media Platforms
It’s 2024 and no community is bigger than social media! Be it Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat or even Reddit, almost every individual and business is present over there including online gambling companies. With the easiest access to a very large number of people, online casinos have to maintain their presence and stay active on these platforms.
That’s why many online casinos have social media accounts across many of these platforms where they regularly post updates about their latest games, promotions, and other news. Thus, social media is one of the best ways to search for new online casinos. In fact, by following these casinos on social media, you can stay updated about their offerings and be among the first to know about any new developments.
Consider Bonuses and Promotions
A lot of new online casinos offer generous bonuses and promotional schemes like welcome bonuses, free spins, no or low deposits, etc., to attract new players. If you ask me, I prefer playing on a portal that asks for the lowest deposits.
For this, I look for a list of low-deposit online casinos and research their bonuses and promotions to make sure they are lofty and worth my time. Do the same while picking out your online gambling website and chances are that you’ll start with a great deal.
Choosing a new gambling site from a pool of hundreds and thousands of casinos can be daunting, especially for beginners. However, using the right resources like review portals, online communities, blogs, etc., can help you indulge in a proper research process. On the other hand, using smart techniques like checking for licenses and promotional offers offered by the company can make the decision-making even smoother.
But at the end of the day, I believe that finding the right new gambling website really depends on how well-informed you are about the industry. Always make sure to stay updated and informed about whatever is happening in the industry and you’ll automatically find it easier to pick your new gambling website.
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