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INSPIRED MARKS THE START OF THE SUMMER SEASON WITH THE LAUNCH OF FIVE ONLINE AND MOBILE SLOT GAMES

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Inspired Entertainment, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of five new online and mobile slot games, to kick start the summer season and give players a breadth of choice.

Gold Cash Big Spins™, Chilli Prize Pots™, Big Egyptian Fortune™, Big Wheel Bonus and Grizzly!encompass a variety of themes, mechanics, and gameplay styles to attract and entertain a breadth of players, offering them an assortment of premium iGaming options.

Giving players a chance to experience this year’s biggest gold rush, Gold Cash Big Spins is stacked with bundles of cash, shimmering bars of gold, and explosive Wilds across 6×4 reels of excitement and 50 win-lines. It combines the graphics and visual appeal of Inspired’s best performing title, Gold Cash Free Spins™, with the math and Gamble-to-Free Spins™ mechanic of Inspired’s 2021 chart topping hit, Big Spin Bonus™. The game’s fun Gamble feature gives players a chance to spin the wheel and double their winnings up to a total of 2,500X their total bet. Wins can be gambled to unlock up to five Big Spin bonuses. Gold Cash Big Spins features a Pick Me coin feature, which is presented for each scatter that lands. Behind each Pick Me coin is a Big Spins number, ranging from one to five, representing the number of Big Spins of 20X or more which is awarded to the player. Players will continue playing Free Spins with sticky wilds, collecting all their wins along the way until no Big Spins remain.

Turning up the heat this summer is Chilli Prize Pots, a Mexican-themed slot, with a reel configuration of 5×3 and 20 win-lines. Radiating blue skies and sunshine, Chilli Prize Pots is set in a Mexican village, with vibrant symbols and an upbeat fiesta soundtrack. Players can land three (or more) of the game’s dynamic, maraca playing Chillies, to claim the corresponding cash prize on display. Landing nine chillies will award them with a hot 2,000X big win! Players will get the chance to spin the game’s colourful Bonus wheel for a chance of landing up to 30 Free Spins and up to 3X multipliers.

Offering an exciting adventure to find gold and jewels, Big Egyptian Fortune is set in mystical, ancient Egypt. Bristling with immersive gameplay, it is based on Inspired’s top performing iGaming slot, Big Fishing Fortune™. With a reel configuration of 5×3 and 10 win-lines, Big Egyptian Fortune offers players regular base game wins. Three or more scatters in the base game, triggers the game’s Treasure Bonus, known as Match 3 Treasures. Here players pick Bonus symbols with a Big Treasure Bonus value of up to 100X, for a chance to play the Free Spins round and collect as many Canopic Jars as possible. The player has unlimited Free Spins until the explorer collects one or more Big Treasures, after which all jar values aggregate and pay, giving players plenty of chances of winning.

Combining the elements of a classic fruit slot with an innovative Free Spins Bonus mechanic, Big Wheel Bonus is a 6×4 reel slot, packed with colourful symbols and fun Wilds within 50 win-lines. With crisp graphics and a classic upbeat casino soundtrack, Big Wheel Bonus gives players the ultimate interactive iGaming experience. As an adaptation of two of Inspired’s top performing slots, Big Bonus™ and Big Spin Bonus, Big Wheel Bonus delivers frequent base game wins coupled with a chance for pay-outs in the Bonus game. Three or more scatters in the base game takes players to the game’s ‘Pick Me’ feature where the player is guaranteed a multiplier win. Each ‘Pick Me’ reveals a random value of up to 100X stake. They are then taken to the game’s thrilling Bonus round, where a vibrant cash Wheel Bonus awaits them. In the Bonus, play starts on the lowest wheel, which spins to cash wins. Values below the ‘Pick Me’ multiplier change to arrow positions. If they spin again, play moves to the next wheel up. All wins accumulate in the Total Win meter until the target spin value is reached.

Evoking the mystic spirit of Wild America, Grizzly! is a Ways Pays online and mobile slot, with 1024 thrilling ways to win big. Set in the rugged, Rocky Mountains, Grizzly! encompasses vibrant and colourful symbols with a melodic, upbeat soundtrack for a fun and interactive experience. It has a reel configuration of 5×4 and includes a choice of four exciting Bonus types. Packed with Wilds that become multipliers for winning Free Spins, Grizzly! gives players the chance to win big. Three to five scatters in the base game trigger the game’s Pick Me feature where a player can choose the extra spins and multipliers they’d like to play for. Alternatively, they can choose the Mystery Spins option with up to 10X multipliers. Wilds that appear during Free Spins become multipliers, revealing 2X or the player’s extra chosen multiplier.

Steve Collett, Chief Product Officer at Inspired, said: “Inspired is launching into the summer season with a variety of new titles, bringing back and extending our successful ‘big’ mechanics in three of the five releases including Gold Cash Big Spins, Big Egyptian Fortune and Big Wheel Bonus. We’re offering players an exciting Free Spins Bonus featuring Prize Pots™ in our fun, Mexican themed game, Chilli Prize Pots, and a high volatility Free Spins game in our North American style slot, Grizzly!

“We are confident these sizzling hot games will deliver fun, thrills and excitement to players this summer, along with additional exciting titles arriving each and every month throughout 2022.”

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Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. Names Carlo Santarelli Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations

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Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. announced that Carlo Santarelli has been appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations, a new position at the Company. Mr. Santarelli will begin his new position on August 18, 2025 and will report to GLPI President and Chief Operating Officer, Brandon Moore.

Mr. Santarelli brings over 25 years of Wall Street experience in Equity Research and Investment Banking to his new role and joins the Company from Deutsche Bank where he was Managing Director of Gaming & Lodging Equity Research. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Mr. Santarelli held similar positions at Bear Stearns, JP Morgan and Wells Fargo. He consistently ranked highly in Institutional Investor and other sell-side analyst research polls as a thought leader in the space, providing unique perspectives on industry events and trends with his data-driven approach and stock picking talent. Carlo Santarelli graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Economics in 2000.

Peter Carlino, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GLPI, said: “We’ve known and respected Carlo’s research work on the gaming, lodging and gaming REIT sectors for many years. Carlo brings to GLPI an in-depth knowledge of the industry and its participants, having experienced GLPI’s original formation of the gaming triple-net-REIT structure from a research analyst and capital markets perspective. We value his deep network of contacts among institutional investors, sell-side analysts and a wide range of gaming industry operators and we look forward to the value of his contributions.”

In his new role, Mr. Santarelli will work with Mr. Carlino and GLPI’s senior management to develop and evaluate growth opportunities and strategic relationships, and will oversee investor relations interactions.

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VIP Play Announces Departure of Chief Financial Officer

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VIP Play, a technology-driven leader in interactive consumer engagement, announced that Jim Mackey, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will step down from his role, effective August 8, 2025.

The Company has initiated a transition process and is in the process of identifying a successor. Mackey will assist in an orderly transition over the coming weeks.

“We thank Jim for his contributions to the Company, particularly during a transformative period for our business. We remain focused on executing our strategic priorities, including financial visibility, operating efficiency, and delivering value to our stakeholders,” said Les Ottolenghi, CEO of VIP Play.

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Esports Charts Becomes Official Viewership Analytics Partner of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025

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Esports Charts, the leading esports viewership analytics provider, has partnered with StarLadder, a pioneering tournament organiser. The Budapest Major 2025 marks a highly anticipated comeback for StarLadder, as it is their first Counter-Strike Major since 2019 and a significant return to the top-tier esports arena.

As the official analytics partner of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, Esports Charts will provide comprehensive, real-time audience data and insights throughout the event. This will empower organisers, teams, sponsors and fans with unparalleled transparency and a deeper understanding of the tournament’s global reach.

Artyom Odintsov, Co-founder and CEO of Esports Charts, said: “We are thrilled and proud to provide viewership analytics for StarLadder for the Budapest Major 2025. Since both Esports Charts and StarLadder are Ukraine-born companies, we share similar values and deal with similar challenges, which brings us even closer.

“It’s genuinely exciting to follow how viewership will develop at this Major. But knowing the expertise, drive, and passion that the organizers are bringing, I have no doubt we’ll witness some incredible things happen in Budapest.

“Esports Charts has always been driven by a mission to provide the esports community with accurate, actionable data, and we look forward to showcasing the impact and audience engagement of this world-class event.”

StarLadder has been a driving force in global esports for almost 15 years now, since hosting its first tournaments in 2011. Renowned for its innovation and reliability, the company has organised some of the industry’s most iconic events. These include the StarLadder Berlin Major 2019, which accumulated over 44 million hours watched and remains in the top 10 CS events by this metric, and the legendary StarSeries tournaments which started back in 2012.

Viacheslav Shcherbakov, Sales and Partnerships at StarLadder, said: “We’ve been working with Esports Charts since their founding and have always valued their professionalism and integrity. In a market where reliable data is essential, Esports Charts provides honest, transparent numbers, exactly the kind of insights sponsors and stakeholders rely on when assessing the potential reach of a World Championship event.

“We’re confident that this partnership will result in a high-quality analysis of our tournament’s performance and the audience data we’ll report to our partners. It’s a collaboration built on trust, shared values, and a deep understanding of what it takes to elevate esports to the next level.”

The Starladder Budapest Major 2025 will be held from November 24 to December 14 in Budapest, Hungary. The event will bring together the world’s top 32 Counter-Strike 2 teams to compete for a $1.25 million prize pool and one of the most prestigious titles in esports.

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