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Celebrated game designer Joe Kaminkow confirmed as keynote at ICE World Gaming Forum

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Clarion Gaming has added to the A-List of luminaries participating in the ICE World Gaming Forum with confirmation that Joe Kaminkow, the powerhouse behind the success of Aristocrat and IGT will be one of the headline speakers at the Casino & Leaders Conference (CLC) taking place on 20 January.

Joe who holds over 150 patents throughout the fields of game design, operations, and networks, creating or contributing game design intellectual property to more than 1,500 games across multiple formats and markets joins a line-up of headliners which includes Vicente Fox, 62nd President of Mexico, and Akhil Sarin, CMO of online brands Stake and Kick, as well as over 100 other speakers so far announced including Simon Thomas, Chairman of the Hippodrome Casino, Marcel Tobler, CEO, Swiss Casinos, Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, Chair, French Gambling Authority, Rhea Loney, Chief Compliance Officer, BetMGM, Sana Ali Aamir, European GM of Fever, and Warren Cho, Worldwide Gaming Leader, Microsoft.

Aristocrat’s Chief Innovation Officer will be leading a headline talk on attracting a diverse global audience through branded IP, drawing on his lessons from secured licensing rights from Batman, Star Trek, and Wheel of Fortune to Sex in the City and Game of Thrones. He will then join a panel of brand experts, including HASBRO, who will explore how to attract Millennial and Gen Z players in both the land-based and online space.

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Announcing the news, Clarion Gaming’s Senior Conference Producer Damien Ashton-Wellman said: “The World Gaming Forum is about delivering thought provoking, authoritative insight delivered by Tier 1 thought leaders. Joe Kaminkow meets all of those criteria.

“He has been inducted into the Pinball Hall of Fame, the American Gaming Association’s Hall of Fame, the Licensing International Hall of Fame, the Coin-Op Hall of Fame, the Amusement Expo International’s Hall of Fame and the EKG Hall of Fame, as well as being named a ‘Top Ten Most Influential Person in Gaming’ by Strictly Slots Magazine.

“At Williams Electronics he secured licensing rights from NASA that led to the 1984 smash hit game Space Shuttle. Following that success he was recruited by International Game Technology (IGT) to revolutionize slot machines through the extensive use of licensed titles like the iconic Wheel of Fortune deal. Joe went on to found Spooky Cool Labs in Chicago, where he developed an online Wizard of Oz city builder, before the company was acquired by Farmville creator Zynga.

“Having had a chance to see him in his element in his Las Vegas workshop, there is no one better qualified to talk about the convergence of gaming and entertainment than Joe. He’s the gaming industry’s very own Doc Brown, and not just because he owns the DeLorean!

The participation of Joe Kaminknow will add to the profile of the program which in 2024 succeeded in bringing together over 1,210 senior decision makers from 79 countries, including 621 operator C-Level, 87 global CEOs, 72 national and regional regulatory bodies, and 7 government ministers.

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Situated in the heart of Fira Gran Via Barcelona and featuring an exclusive club-style VIP lounge for delegates and speakers, dedicated networking garden, and a range of concierge services, the ICE World Gaming Forum will run Monday 20th – Wednesday 22nd January alongside the ICE and iGB Affiliate exhibitions.

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Kambi Group plc repurchase of shares during 11 December – 17 December 2024

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Kambi Group plc (“Kambi”) has during the period 11 December to 17 December 2024 (the “Buyback Period”) repurchased a total of 50,000 ordinary B shares (ISIN: MT0000780107) as part of the share buyback programme, within the mandate approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 20 June 2024 (the “Programme”).

The objective of the Programme is to achieve added value for Kambi’s shareholders and to give the Board increased flexibility with Kambi’s capital structure by reducing the capital. The Programme is being carried out in accordance with the Maltese Companies Act, EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 (“MAR”) and other applicable rules.

During the Buyback Period, Kambi repurchased a total of 50,000 ordinary B shares at a volume-weighted average price of 102.15 SEK. From the beginning of the Programme, which started on 6 November, until and including 17 December 2024, Kambi has repurchased a total of 304,000 ordinary B shares at a volume-weighted average price of 105.70 SEK per share.

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During the Buyback Period, Kambi has repurchased shares as follows:

Date Aggregated daily
volume (number of
ordinary B shares)
Weighted average
share price
per day (SEK)
Total daily
transaction
value (SEK)
11 December 2024 10,000 103.59 1,035,918
12 December 2024 10,000 102.82 1,028,219
13 December 2024 10,000 104.42 1,044,236
16 December 2024 10,000 100.18 1,001,802
17 December 2024 10,000 99.73 997,340

All acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm by Carnegie Investment Bank AB on behalf of Kambi. Following the acquisitions and as of 17 December 2024, Kambi’s holding of its own shares amounted to 304,000 and the total number of issued shares in Kambi is 29,903,619 ordinary B shares. Under the Programme Kambi is authorised to repurchase a maximum of 3,127,830 ordinary B shares, up to a maximum amount of €12.0 million.

A full breakdown of all transactions carried out during the Buyback Period is attached to this announcement.

Information on the Programme is available on Kambi’s website, https://www.kambi.com/investors/share-information/

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In-demand casino content provider enhances its presence in the UK market through new partnership with Lottomart

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Stakelogic, the innovative provider of online casino content, is pleased to announce a new partnership with leading UK casino and lottery betting operator Lottomart. This new partnership will see the developer strengthen its presence in the UK, with the integration being aggregated by Aristocrat Interactive.

Lottomart players can dive into Stakelogic’s world of captivating and innovative online slot games. This includes hot new slot releases like The Watcher, Piggy Town, and Stone Gaze of Medusa. Each game offers diverse themes and gameplay mechanics that are sure to engage players and showcase Stakelogic’s unique approach to slot gaming. The deal will also see Lottomart gain full access to Stakelogic’s catalogue of classic online slot games.

This move will allow Stakelogic to further cement its position as one of the leading online casino content providers in the UK as it seeks to bring a strong end to 2024. The UK remains a key strategic market for the developer, and Lottomart’s reputation will only enhance its presence in the country.

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Lottomart is a popular online casino operator in the UK, working with some of the industry’s most established names to provide a selection of over 3,000 diverse online slots, instant-win titles, lottery betting games, and more.

 

Neil Tanti, Head of Sales at Stakelogic, said: “The UK remains one of the most important markets for Stakelogic, and partnering with top-tier operators like Lottomart helps ensure we reach the biggest audience possible in the market.

As 2024 comes to a close, solidifying our position in key strategic markets will set us up for a strong 2025 and continue to establish us as one of the industry’s must-have developers.”

 

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Lizzie Huang, Head of Gaming Content at Lottomart, said: “At Lottomart, we are constantly looking to diversify our slot portfolio and enhance the experience for our players. Stakelogic is an innovative developer who creates state-of-the-art online games, so we are delighted to be able to add them to our ever-growing list of content partners.”

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RAW iGaming’s unique casino content and slots mechanics now live with SkillOnNet

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Global entertainment company SkillOnNet has announced that groundbreaking content from RAW iGaming is now live on its igaming platform.

That means players on the company’s partner sites and flagship brands like PlayOJO can at last sink their teeth into revolutionary RAW iGaming mechanics like SuperSlice®, SuperSymbols®, Scatter MagnetsÔ and SuperTracks®.

RAW iGaming reinvented the wheel when it unveiled the SuperSlice® engine, and the studio has been redefining the dynamics of casino gaming ever since.

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In SuperSlice® games like the super-popular Joker & the Thief series, traditional reels are replaced by wheels that deliver dynamic “slices,” from 2 to 12. Players never know how many slices they will get or what they will hold. Add this with Joker & the Thief’s unique bank and collect feature that gives you the chance to grow your winnings or risk losing them, requiring nerves of steel on every spin.

Meanwhile, SuperTracks® delivers a different gaming experience entirely and it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Instead of the gameplay being based on lines, it’s based on your position and movement along a path. You can collect power-ups or, gems other awards such as free spins, bonuses, multipliers as you go, so the more you track the path, the more you collect and win.

With SuperSymbols®, size matters! Traditional cascading games remove your wins, SuperSymbols® removes the losses and allows you to expand your winning symbols, so the bigger they get the more they pay. Pack this with traditional free spin bonuses, expanding multipliers and other goodies and you have something a completely new game experience.

RAWs latest innovative engine, Scatter MagnetsÔ, delivers incredible energy and game play simplicity. Each scatter magnet symbol landing on the reels, which matches a similarly coloured group of symbols, multipliers, or features, simply are collected in an exhilarating animation of pays.

 

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Thomas Wood, CEO at RAW iGaming said: “We’re delighted to provide our innovative content to one of the most recognised brands in gaming. Like SkillOnNet, we see ourselves as entertainment providers with a mission to deliver exciting experiences to players the world over. That means building products that are engaging, fun, and offer surprises with every spin.”

 

Jani Kontturi Head of Games at SkillOnNet said: “Words like ‘innovation’ and ‘disruption’ are often overused in this industry, but RAW iGaming is singlehandedly changing the way we think about slots and pushing the boundaries of what a casino game can be. This is content like nothing else out there, and we’re thrilled to have them on board.”

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