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Colossus launches industry first cash out slot

Colossus Bets has launched the industry’s first slot game to incorporate a full and partial cash-out feature, developed with partners CORE Gaming and Sky Vegas.

Fracpot has a £1m prize pot and allows players to cash out their position between reels being resolved, including the option to cash out in part and continue playing for the jackpot.

Colossus Bets CEO Bernard Marantelli said launching cash out for slots would have a “transformational impact” on the vertical.

“The Colossus slot is the first in what will be a series of gaming products enabling players to bank profits as they progress through a game,” he added.

Daniele Phillips, head of casino marketing at Sky Betting & Gaming said the launch of Fracpot gave the operator “great cross-sell potential” with its sportsbook customers.

“We are really looking forward to launching a slot that could appeal to our large base of sportsbook customers actively using cash-out at Sky Bet,” Phillips added.

Games supplier iSoftBet has launched its latest branded slots title based on the popular TV drama ’24’ in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products.

The multi-channel slot title includes free spins, exploding wilds and fast-paced bonus round, featuring a number of audio effects and visual elements synonymous with the TV show.

“iSoftBet’s branded games collection has grown immensely over the past 12 months, and with the addition of such a well-loved and reputable title as ’24,’ our portfolio is stronger than ever,” Luci Apostolou, sales manager at iSoftBet, said.

“The TV series ’24’ and agent Bauer are hugely popular all over the world, and we are sure our customers will be blown away by the innovative content and features of this thrilling new slot,” she added.

Online slots and table games supplier Realistic Games has struck a deal with LeoVegas to provide its portfolio of gaming content to the mobile-focused operator.

The agreement will see LeoVegas obtain access to a range of roulette, blackjack and slots games, benefitting from the integration of Realistic’s ReGaL games server into NYX Gaming Group’s OGS distribution platform.

“This fits very well with our philosophy of providing the optimum player experience on the widest number of mobile devices and operating systems,” Andy Harris, commercial director at Realistic Games, said.

“The deal with NYX was always going to be strategically important to us and we’re very pleased that it has allowed us to partner with such a forward-thinking operator like LeoVegas in the first instance,” he added.

Online casino operator Royal Panda has announced a deal with NYX Gaming Group to launch the supplier’s Open Gaming System on royalpanda.com

As part of the deal Royal Panda will launch hundreds of NYX’s online casino titles, as well as a host of slots, blackjack and roulette games.

“At Royal Panda, ensuring our players have a royal good time is our main aim,” Mark Podd, CEO of Royal Panda Limited, said.

“And with its diverse selection of first-rate casino games from such respected software companies as Thunderkick and Nextgen Gaming, the decision to bring OGS to Royal Panda was an easy one,” he added.

Sports information provider Sportradar has extended live streaming coverage for online and retail sports betting in Greece, Turkey and Romania.

Sportradar recently added the Greek ‘Super League’ to its portfolio, with the Romanian soccer league ‘Liga I’ and the Turkish soccer cup ‘Ziraat Türkiye Kupasi’ also planned for the future.

“With our Live Channels Online and Retail, we are providing dedicated live streaming solutions to the betting industry,” Jörn Anhalt, managing director media rights at Sportradar, said.

“The latest extensions to our portfolio are again truly betting relevant focusing on off-peak slots in the daily schedule of the bookmaker’s offering,” Anhalt continued.

Camelot is now offering a full play in-app experience on iOS for the first time following the removal of a ban which had previously limited the lottery operator to a results-only service.

Apple maintained the lottery ban until last year, despite allowing conventional gambling apps in the App Store, and Camelot has now moved to extend its iOS offering as part of a broader extension of its mobile product suite.

A Camelot spokesperson told eGaming Review that while it is early days for the app, initial in-app payer numbers are positive and there are already plans for further updates.

Konami has joined forces with Spin Games to launch a new remote game server (RGS) featuring some of its most popular slots titles for both real-money and social casino operators.

As part of the deal, a number of Konami titles such as Dragon’s Law, Solstice Celebration, and China Shores will be made available on the new RGS for both desktop and mobile devices.

“We are delighted to be entering into this agreement with Konami and honored to have been chosen by them as the interactive technology provider of choice,” Kent Young, Spin Games president, said.

eSports betting operator Unikrn has acquired analytics company DotaProHub, giving its players access to reams of data and visuals to help make informed bets.

Unikrn said DotaProHub combines historical and real-time data from every professional match of Defence of the Ancients (Dota) ever played, with the stats going beyond simple performance metrics.

In addition to providing data to help players make wagers Unikrn will use DotaProHub to improve its automated odds making technology, making its odds more accurate than ever before.

Social game developer Ruby Seven Studios has struck a deal with Delaware North to launch a social game offering for the regional casino operator.

Delaware North said the partnership would “complement” its existing business operations by offering a free-to-play mobile product to its customers.

The operator plans to launch its social mobile casino offering early next year and said it would enable it to engage with its customer base “on a new level”.