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UKGC Unveils Latest Survey Results

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The UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) latest Gambling Survey for Great Britain shows that lottery remains the top vertical for players in the country.

The Great British regulator’s 2024 Wave 2 results show overall participation in gambling in the last four weeks was 48% – unchanged from throughout 2023.

Gambling participation was 28% without lottery draws, which was the only form of participation for 20% of people.

The latter figure and cohort were stable but down 1% on Wave 1 2024.

There was an increase in the popularity of betting in Wave 2 compared to Wave 1. In its list of the most popular verticals, betting was 12% in Wave 2 compared with 9% in Wave 1.

The online gambling participation rate fell slightly from Wave 1 to Wave 2 this year by 1% to 37%.

When lottery players are removed, this falls to 16% – up 1% on the 17% recorded on the same metric in Wave 1.

The in-person gambling participation rate was the same in both waves this year – 29%.

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Relax Gaming adds Dream Drop excitement to The Great Pigsby

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Relax Gaming, the iGaming aggregator and provider of unique content, has launched The Great Pigsby Dream Drop, a jackpot infused take on the much-loved classic.

The game preserves the elegance and charm of the 1930s-inspired original while adding the Dream Drop Jackpot, giving players the chance to win one of five progressive jackpots: Rapid, Midi, Maxi, Major, or Mega.

At the core of the experience is the Dream Drop feature, which triggers randomly and transports players into a jackpot bonus round. Using a coin-pusher mechanic, players aim to collect three Dream Drop coins in a single jackpot container to claim their prize, creating anticipation with every spin.

Additional features include Free Spins, triggered by landing Scatter symbols on reels one, three, and five; Wild Respins, which can turn up to four reels fully wild; and the Great Pigsby Respin, where Pigsby symbols are added to the reels to boost winning potential.

This release marks the fourth addition to the fan favourite series, joining The Great Pigsby, The Great Pigsby Megapays, and The Great Pigsby Megaways. By incorporating the Dream Drop feature, Relax Gaming ensures the series continues to engage players and deliver value for operators.

Shelley Hannah, CPO at Relax Gaming, said: Bringing the Dream Drop feature to The Great Pigsby has been an exciting opportunity to enhance one of our most beloved games. This version stays true to the original’s timeless appeal while introducing an elevated layer of player engagement, making it a valuable low volatility addition for operators. A fantastic way for us to close the curtain on our 2024 releases.”

Established as one of the industry’s leading B2B suppliers, Relax Gaming was awarded GGA’s Product Launch of the Year in February 2023 for Dream Drop Jackpots. Money Train 3 names the 2023 CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards amongst its 6 Slot of the Year titles, while the brand also won the award for Skill Games Supplier at the 2023 EGR B2B Awards along with the Innovation in Mobile award at the 2023 SBC Awards.

Relax Gaming provides more than 4,000 online casino games, from its high-performing proprietary slots to a significant, varied library of content from hand-picked third-party studios via its partnership programmes.

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Warren Jacobs joins BetComply board

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BetComply, iGaming’s most trusted technical and regulatory compliance firm, has appointed experienced entrepreneur Warren Jacobs to its board as a non-executive director.

Jacobs has served as CEO of Betable Group since 2018, and is also chairman of ActiveWin Media, where he was previously managing director for a decade. He brings with him a strong reputation for scaling businesses, and has experience working for major brands including General Motors and Betfred.

He joins at a time BetComply is rapidly expanding its range of products and services, supporting partners across more than 40 regulated jurisdictions worldwide.

“We’re delighted to have Warren join the BetComply board. He brings with him a wealth of experience from more than a decade building iGaming businesses,” said Daniel Brookes, CEO of BetComply. “We’re now more than a year into the BetComply journey. Our team has grown quickly, and we’re supporting many of the fastest-growing companies in our sector across multiple regulated jurisdictions. With the addition of Warren’s guidance, we’ll be able to provide even better service to our partners going forward.”

Warren Jacbos, non-executive director at BetComply, added: “Working in the iGaming sector for more than a decade, it became extremely clear that world-class compliance expertise was in short supply. BetComply is solving this issue, by providing the trusted technical and regulatory compliance support businesses need to thrive. I’m honoured to join the board and help build upon this vision.”

Since BetComply was founded last year, it has rapidly grown its team to more than 20 people, creating a depth of iGaming compliance expertise unmatched in the industry.

Among its recent appointments was Loes Wetzer, who joined the company as operations director in August.

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Land Earth Shattering Wins in Stakelogic’s Fire and Gold Cluster Breaker

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Players can adventure deep into the heart of the ancient Aztec empire when they spin the reels on Stakelogic’s latest title, Fire and Gold Cluster Breaker. Each exciting spin presents the chance to trigger explosive bonuses and reward monumental wins, with players able to win up to 10,000x their stakes.

This captivating slot uses a 5×4 game grid with a cluster-pay system, with the game granting players wins when they hit clusters of five or more on the grid. Each win will trigger a tumble, with symbols removed and new ones falling from above, presenting the chance for even more wins.

The game introduces a unique Cluster Breaker mechanic, where new symbols can split up to 4 ways when entering the reels. This exciting title comes packed with innovative bonus features. Landing three or more bonus symbols across the game grid will trigger the Free Spins bonus. Keep your eyes peeled for the Super Bonus symbol on the fifth reel. Landing this alongside two standard symbols will trigger the Super Free Spins round.

During the Free Spins rounds, players can land even bigger wins, with a global multiplier being applied to the grid and increasing by one on every tumble.

The Ancient powers can also interject in the game with the Ultimate Earthquake feature. This will break all 1×1 symbols on the grid into two, three, or four pieces. The feature always triggers on every spin in the Super Free Spins!

It is not just the Bonus symbols that can unlock ancient bonuses. Landing five or more Coin symbols will trigger the Hold n Spin feature. In this round, standard symbols are removed from the grid, and only Coin symbols, Volcano Symbols, and Multipliers can land on the grid. Players get three respins, with the spin count resetting every time they land a symbol. At the end of the round, all of the player’s collected riches are added together and paid out.

As a Stakelogic slot, the game also allows players to buy their way into the bonus rounds with the Buy Bonus feature. Players can buy the Free Spins and Hold n Spin bonus for 100x their bet or the Super Free Spins for 200x their bet.

James Jelliffe, Head of Game Design at Stakelogic, said: “The Aztec theme is always a big favourite of ours at Stakelogic, and with Fire and Gold Cluster Breaker, we are putting an exciting new spin on the genre. The game’s beautiful artwork and immersive design invites players to explore an ancient world packed full of mysteries, bonuses, and big winning potential.”

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