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Bacta lead the Social Responsibility debate at third Pub Summit
Social Responsibility (SR) in relation to AWPs in pubs topped the agenda at the third Pub Summit hosted by Bacta and held at ExCeL London on the middle day of EAG.
The Summit attracted double the number of delegates originally anticipated with machine manufacturers, trade bodies, operators and major PubCos including Marston’s, Mitchells & Butlers, J D Wetherspoon, Greene King, Star Pubs & Bars and Punch Taverns all represented at the meeting.
Essex Leisure’s Greg Wood, Chair of Bacta Division 2, believes the Summit provides an ideal environment in which to share information, improve knowledge and enhance understanding of SR issues. He said: “The idea behind the Pub Summit is to address key issues of mutual concern and I’m pleased that Bacta members are able to make a full and active contribution bringing their experience of issues such as age verification to the table.”
“In terms of concrete initiatives, we are working with age verification testing company Check Policy which is engaged by Bacta and Reading Local Authority, which is our Primary Authority, to help introduce a robust programme of age verification policies and procedures at the point-of-consumption. In addition, we are developing a programme of online training that Bacta members can offer to their customers and producing a single set of guidance notes in partnership with the British Beer and Pub Association and UK Hospitality. Longer term, we want to be in a position to commission a programme of research into attitudes towards machine playing in pubs.”
The fourth Pub Summit will take place in Summer 2019.
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Booming Games Launches New Slot “Fruit Heaven Hold and Win™”
Booming Games has launched its latest sweet sensation to its collection of engaging slot games – Fruit Heaven Hold and Win™.
Fruit Heaven Hold and Win™ is a deliciously designed 5×3 slot game with 25 paylines, which promises players an exciting experience full of fantastic fruity features and Stacked Wilds.
The excitement ripens when 3 Scatter Symbols land, triggering 8 Free Spins that feature an appealing mix of Majors, Wilds, Scatters, and Value symbols. Also, it takes 6 or more Value Symbols to activate the Hold and Win feature that begins with 3 Re-Spins.
Additionally, Value symbols with multipliers up to 20x that land during the spins, holds the player’s position and reset the Re-Spins back to 3. Plus, Quick Hit Bonuses can award the Mini (25x) or Major (100x) Bonus prizes. Filling all 15-reel positions awards the Grand Bonus of 1000x.
Moritz Blume, Director of Product at Booming Games said: “We are really excited to launch Fruit Heaven Hold and Win™ across our network. It’s a colourful and playful experience, packed full of engaging features.
“We are solely focused on delivering high quality, high impact games and this game is no exception. We can’t wait for our customers to share this with their players and we are confident it will be a huge hit for our Hold and Win series.”
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Blueprint Gaming Combines Angling Excitement and Irish Folklore in Latest Title Plenty O’ Fish
Blueprint Gaming’s latest slot release tasks players to look for the leprechaun’s pot of gold under the water rather than at the end of the rainbow in Plenty O’ Fish, a 6×4 hybrid of sea creatures and shimmering rewards.
Players must look to unlock a tackle box of treasure with a jaunty leprechaun being the key to wins, lurking behind a dynamically coloured underwater background that changes when the bonus game is triggered.
Landing the leprechaun fisherman symbol triggers the Plenty O’ Fish collect feature, where players can reel in cash rewards or one of four exciting jackpots, selecting from major, mega, mini and minor.
Gold coins are also added to the treasure chest when a golden fish appears in view during the base game, with the chest able to close randomly and award a range of modifiers including free spins.
Free spins can also be triggered by landing three or more bonus symbols with instant upgrades awarded by landing gold coins, with any unused upgrades returned when the main game resumes.
Plenty O’ Fish adds further diversity to Blueprint Gaming’s catalogue of games, merging two popular themes to provide more content for all sectors of its growing player base.
“As we look to expand our portfolio, we combined proven themes to align fishing and Irish titles for Plenty O’ Fish; two of the most popular themes the slot sector has ever seen,” the Marketing and Relationships Director for Blueprint Gaming, Jo Purvis, said. “Adding a rich feature set to the crisp animation and catchy soundtrack means we’ve got another fantastic title in our tackle box.
“Players will love the ability to retrigger features, boosting excitement and rewards alongside the free spins to ensure the slot stands apart in a crowded market.”
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Pragmatic Play Roams Wild in Release the Bison
Pragmatic Play, a leading content supplier to the iGaming industry, has unleashed roaming wild re-spins and random guaranteed wins in Release the Bison.
Symbols of the American frontier abound in this 5×4 slot, where hitting four or more rampaging bison triggers the wild re-spin feature, during which all wilds roam the reels to boost win potential. If another wild lands on the re-spin, an additional re-spin is awarded and the total win multiplier increases by 1x. Any scatters that hit are also collected with at least three needed to trigger free spins.
In the base game, any non-winning spin is capable of randomly transforming into a win of 10x to 40x the total bet. And if three, four or five scatters hit, a wheel of fortune randomly awards up to 18 free spins with a 2x to 5x multiplier. Any wild symbol that lands during the bonus game stays on screen until the end of the round, roaming the reels with each free spin. Wilds are also collected in a meter, with additional free spins and increasing multipliers available from the fifth wild collected.
Release the Bison is the latest addition to Pragmatic Play’s multi-award-winning slots portfolio following recent releases Barnyard Megahays Megaways and Lobster Bob’s Sea Food and Win It.
“Pragmatic Play has delivered another thrilling game feature in Release the Bison with roaming wilds able to transform spins into a stampede of wins,” the Chief Operating Officer for Pragmatic Play, Irina Cornides, said.
Pragmatic Play currently produces up to eight new slot titles a month while also delivering live casino and bingo games as part of its multi-product portfolio, available through a single API.
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