Pascal Gaming announced that the casino game provider has a refreshed visual identity. This new look reflects how much their games, products, and approach have evolved.
What’s changed and what hasn’t
Pascal Gaming has updated its logo, brandmark, color palette, and overall visual language. The new identity introduces refined illustrations, cleaner layouts, and a more confident, playful tone that better reflects today’s Pascal.
What hasn’t changed is the company’s direction. Following the introduction of the new brand architecture, Pascal Gaming doubles down on creating story-driven games that players enjoy and operators trust.
One belief has become even clearer: great products only matter when they reach real players. Strong activation and close collaboration with operators sit at the center of everything Pascal Gaming does.
Full unveiling at ICE
The full brand identity, along with new games and tools, will be officially unveiled at ICE Barcelona 2026, where Pascal Gaming will welcome partners and visitors at Stand 2N30.
At ICE, the game provider will present itself as an iGaming storyteller, where games are built not just on mechanics, but on meaning, emotion, and narrative.
For 2026, the brand stands on three pillars – science, speed, and storytelling, combining data-driven logic, fast execution, and memorable game stories that connect with players and operators alike.
The leading game aggregator platform QTech Games has announced its latest partnership with live-games provider Holi, allowing its platform clients access to another positively delineated portfolio.
Integrating content from one of the more colourful and creative digital slots providers adds yet more variety to QTech Games’ premier platform, which is taking the widest range of online games to emerging territories with established names sitting alongside the industry’s most exciting up-and-coming providers.
Holi is the absolute embodiment in the latter rising-star category, reimagining the live-gaming experience through the power of aesthetics in content which delivers a unique and simplified gambling experience, underscored by reliability. Colourful-yet-familiar “light” table games, such as roulette and baccarat, are now overcoming local obstacles to engagement in emerging markets, like handset quality limitations, restricted access to fast networks, and high data costs.
Philip Doftvik, QTech Games’ CEO, said: “We will continue to add fresh content to the platform, prioritising suppliers who provide unique, localised content – and Holi’s light, colourful live games fit the bill perfectly. Their content brings a new level of energy and engagement that we’re thrilled to share across our growing network.”
Philip DoftvikInga Vakulcika
Inga Vakulcika, Chief Product Officer at Holi, added: “Holi is artfully fusing craft and technology to create more aesthetically pleasing live games that turn local players’ heads – that means captivating, colourful graphics for a top-notch gaming experience. We look forward to seeing how our unique games perform when placed in front of new audiences via QTech’s emerging-market operators.”
MGM China has announced significant leadership changes, including the departure of President and Chief Operating Officer Hubert Wang and the promotion of Kenneth Feng to the role of Chief Executive Officer.
In a press release, the company indicated that Wang’s departure is with ‘immediate effect to pursue personal aspirations’. The company extended its ‘sincere appreciation to Mr. Wang for his 14 years of dedicated service’.
Wang is set to be replaced in the COO role by Tian Han, who has served with the company since before the opening of MGM Macau in 2007. His most recent role was as SVP of Gaming Operations & Strategic Marketing.
Hubert WangKenneth Feng, CEO of MGM China
Prior to his elevation to CEO, Kenneth Feng has served as executive Director of MGM China and President and Director of MGM Grand Paradise Limited – the company subsidiary which holds the Macau gaming concession. Feng has held various roles with MGM Resorts, the parent company of MGM China, since 2001, shifting to MGM China in 2007.
In a Friday press release, the company indicated that, aside from the elevation of Tian Han to COO, Antonio Menano has been promoted to Chief Legal Officer.
Menano has served as MGM China’s Company Secretary, having joined the MGM group as Director for Legal and Administrative Issues and General-Secretary of MGM Grand Paradise in 2005.
In the release, the company noted that ‘These leadership appointments underscore MGM China’s continued commitment to operational excellence and its vision to strengthen leadership in the gaming and hospitality market in Macau, while contributing to the city’s development as a World Center of Tourism and Leisure, in alignment with Macau’s long-term growth objectives’.
Omni‑channel turnkey provider Pronet Gaming will showcase its solutions at ICE Barcelona 2026, held from 19 to 21 January at Fira Gran Via.
The event marks an important milestone for the company as it enters a new phase of accelerated global growth, deeper local partnerships, and strengthened commitment to operator success across established and emerging markets.
This momentum follows Pronet Gaming’s recent SCBPO accreditation in the Philippines through Claymore Solutions – a milestone that strengthens the company’s compliance readiness in high-growth markets where regulators such as PAGCOR continue to raise industry standards.
Dean Mascari, Head of Risk, Pronet Gaming; Paul Fox, Chairman & Co-Founder, Claymore Solutions; and Patrick Kinghorn, Pronet Gaming, at the official ribbon-cutting ceremony in Manila, marking the launch of the companies’ strengthened partnership and expanded regional operations.
As part of its presence at ICE, Pronet Gaming will also unveil a major suite of brand developments, including a new website and refreshed branding, set to launch in the week leading up to the exhibition.
Pronet Gaming’s focus for 2026 aligns with industry-wide shifts in player expectations and localisation demands. The company has significantly expanded its regional expertise and platform flexibility to equip operators with the agility needed to thrive in fast-evolving environments – particularly in Asia, which remains one of the most dynamic and diverse regions for online gaming.
Alex Leese, CEO of Pronet Gaming, commented: “Operators everywhere are preparing for major change, but nowhere is this more apparent than in Asia. What we’re seeing today isn’t just rapid growth but a complete transformation in how markets operate and what players expect. At Pronet Gaming, we’re not simply responding to this change; we’re helping to shape it through purpose-driven innovation, localisation, and true partnership.”
Alex Leese, ASEAN Gaming Summit 2024
The company’s approach is rooted in empowering operators with platforms designed for adaptability. Pronet Gaming has invested heavily in advanced analytics and localised capabilities, enabling operators to tailor interfaces and optimise experiences independently and in real time. According to Leese, this flexibility is essential in markets where cultural nuance, regulation, and player behaviour vary significantly.
ICE Barcelona 2026 will provide a global stage for Pronet Gaming to showcase its strengthened product ecosystem, expanded market capabilities, and renewed vision for sustainable, responsible growth. Visitors will be able to meet the team, explore upcoming innovations, and preview the company’s refreshed brand identity for the first time.
As part of its stand experience, Pronet Gaming will also feature ProSaber – an immersive VR activation game set to some of the world’s biggest hits, offering visitors an engaging and memorable way to experience the brand up close. There will also be a total of three Meta Quest 3 VR Headset prizes up for grabs.
With a refreshed brand, expanded regional capabilities, and a clear vision for the year ahead, ICE Barcelona 2026 marks more than an exhibition moment for Pronet Gaming. It signals the beginning of a new global chapter – one defined by smarter localisation, deeper partnerships, and technology built to help operators lead in an industry that refuses to stand still.
TxODDS, the global leader in ultra-low-latency sports data and pricing, has announced that TxODDS Scores data will power gameplAI’s newly launched automated pricing and modelling product for the US college basketball market.
This partnership combines TxODDS’s proven, high-accuracy scores data with gameplAI’s advanced AI technology to deliver the most innovative new offerings in the college sports betting landscape.
With US college sports experiencing rapid growth in demand, operators are increasingly seeking deeper markets, richer player-centric pricing and real-time responsiveness. gameplAI’s new product is built specifically to meet those needs — and TxODDS Scores provides the essential fuel for intelligent automation, modelling accuracy and high-speed market creation.
Key Outcomes of the Partnership
TxODDS Scores will be the core data engine behind gameplAI’s automated pricing and modelling solution for US college basketball.
The granular, accurate and low-latency nature of TxODDS Scores enables high-frequency modelling, player-prop automation and dynamic micro-market generation across key college sports.
The collaboration supports the launch of the most advanced college-sports-focused automated betting products to enter the US market.
By pairing TxODDS’s trusted data with gameplAI’s cutting-edge automation, the partnership will help operators deliver more innovative, engaging and responsive markets to bettors.
Thomas McGrath, Chief Revenue Officer with TxODDS, commented: “We’re excited to see TxODDS Scores powering gameplAI’s breakthrough product for US college sports.’ College sports is one of the most dynamic and fast-growing categories in the US, and our best-in-class data is perfectly suited to support the modelling precision and automation gameplAI is bringing to market.”
Donal Barron, Chairman of gameplAI, added: “TxODDS Scores gives us the reliability, speed and data granularity we require to develop a suite of sports betting products for college sports, commensurate in quality with those available for professional U.S. sports. This partnership enables us to offer operators a powerful automated solution, at a time when popularity of betting on college sports betting is accelerating rapidly.”
Good Morning. Slow and steady wins the race. For Dubai, a cautious approach towards commercial gambling is aimed at future-proofing the industry and ensuring that a highly-regulated approach benefits both punters and operators, eliminating the grey and black market. Seamless integration between online services and physical experiences will be expected from customers, with a digital-first approach being taken. Looking to the Philippines, Emerald Bay has seen the final nail in its coffin, as the nation’s gaming regulator revoked its provisional casino license, causing any current or future efforts for partnership to crumble, leaving a concrete shell of what was hoped to be a shining IR in Cebu.
The UAE has been concisely studious in its approach to legalizing commercial gaming, gathering examples before implementing a firm strategy that can eliminate future complications. For Dubai, a digital-first approach means that it can test the water and ensure strict regulatory compliance, encouraging the use of legal platforms and pushing out grey market operators. Gaming is merely to act as an amenity, notes a senior legal expert, and punters are expecting seamless integration between online services and physical experiences.
Cebu City has banned all billboards, digital and online ads promoting gambling.
According to The Manila Times, the Cebu City Council approved the citywide ban, passing the measure during a City Council session on Wednesday.
The measure covers physical billboards, posters, LED screen displays, online and digital ads, sponsored events and other promotional activities by gambling operators.
The resolution indicates that the ban is based on evidence that gambling advertisements ‘significantly contribute to gambling addiction, financial hardship, and other social issues’.
City officials claim the presence of gambling adverts normalizes such behavior, leading to a surge in online gambling due to digital media, social networks and sponsored community events.
The ban’s enforcement will be coordinated between the police, Legal Office, Business Process and Licensing Office and other departments.
It comes after a July 2025 resolution directing government offices to block access to online gambling sites and VPN applications on public networks.
Cebu City is the latest region to ban gambling advertisements, amongst a nationwide effort to safeguard citizens from possible gambling addiction or gambling-related harm.
Earlier this month, Pasig City imposed a similar ban, citing rising cases of gambling addiction and financial distress.
BetConstruct AI, a premier iGaming technology provider, has unveiled Special Bets, a dynamic engagement solution designed to give operators unprecedented strategic freedom through its feature, The Choice.
Designed to enhance player retention, Special Bets provides a configurable environment where operators can create, manage, and promote unique betting opportunities alongside their standard sportsbook offering.
Giving operators the choice to lead, this release champions flexibility. Operators can now exercise “The Choice” to differentiate their brand through:
Custom Market Creation: The ability to design specific scenarios—such as “Team A to win and Player B to score”—with predefined conditions.
Enhanced Engagement: The option to set boosted odds with safety caps, driving excitement around major sporting events.
Intelligent Targeting: The choice to target new clients or specific categories, backed by strict player participation limitations and total offer caps.
With BetConstruct AI, the sportsbook becomes a canvas for creativity. The Special Bets module ensures that the choice to engage players with high-value offers is supported by automated settlement and comprehensive audit trails.
Konami’s BOMBERMAN slot games made their world premiere at Graton Resort & Casino, where guests enjoyed first‑ever access to the explosive new titles inspired by the iconic franchise.
The premiere featured popular YouTube personality Scott Richter (aka The Big Jackpot) playing live as the casino officially unveiled the new BOMBERMAN video slot machines and their adrenaline-fueled, high-impact jackpots.
The event marks a milestone for both Graton Resort & Casino and Konami Gaming, Inc., as guests will also be the first to play on Konami’s entirely new Solstice machine form factor, which debuts exclusively at Graton before anywhere else in the world.
“Bringing a retro icon like BOMBERMAN to the casino floor is a powerful combination of nostalgia and pure adrenaline,” said Brian Green, Chief Operating Officer at Graton Resort & Casino. “Guests at Graton Resort & Casino are about to see just how explosive those classic video game moves can be when translated into jackpot power.”
A Gaming Icon Comes to Casino Floors
Taking inspiration from the video games beloved by fans for more than 40 years, BOMBERMAN BLAST and BOMBERMAN BOOM are the first-ever slot games based on BOMBERMAN. The slot series features recognizable characters from the games, using classic BOMBERMAN bombs to help burst open bonus prize opportunities.
John Eary
“For more than 40 years, BOMBERMAN has broken down walls and taken players to new heights of adventure, and the world’s first slot games inspired by BOMBERMAN are another example of his trailblazing pursuit of fun,” added John Eary, VP of Marketing at Konami Gaming, Inc. “The world premiere of BOMBERMAN slots on Konami’s newest hardware machine is a milestone moment in our company’s growth. As Graton Resort & Casino is also celebrating a season of growth and expansion, this historic world premiere is an exciting collaborative effort between two gaming organizations that are leveling up.”
Innovative Gameplay Features
The video game’s most recognizable character, White BOMBERMAN, serves as the hero character for BOMBERMAN BLAST, while another major character, Black BOMBERMAN, is the hero of BOMBERMAN BOOM. Both deliver a fun and friendly energy to the gameplay experience by celebrating with the player, sharing surprising bonus upgrades, and using the detonator to burst open fantastic feature events.
In addition to showcasing BOMBERMAN himself, the games tap into recognizable imagery from the video games such as brick walls, speckled eggs, power-up symbols, and of course, round cartoony bombs with blasting rope fuse.
BOMBERMAN slots attract interest with triple metamorphic bombs perched above a standard 5-reel base game. Brightly-colored Bomb symbols corresponding to the triple metamorphic bombs can appear on the center reels throughout gameplay. Upon landing to the reels, the Bomb symbols give players the chance at a broad variety of original bonus adventures.
Players can look forward to a big mix of in-game rewards, including cash-on-reels credit prizes, bonus awards, and the huge GRAND jackpot.
Wynn has been honored at the Macao Convention and Exhibition Commendation Awards, receiving the MICE Quality Service Award for its consistent pursuit of service excellence and the Innovative Exhibition Award for its outstanding performance in the “Wynn Signature – 2025 Hypercar Exhibition.”
The award ceremony was held at the Wynn Palace Grand Theater on December 17, where Wynn was presented with the two accolades. The MICE Quality Service Award was received by Ms. Lolita Gao, Executive Director of Convention Services & Catering Sales of Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace, and the Innovative Exhibition Award by Ms. Sandy Wong, Vice President of Business Development and Partnerships of Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace on behalf of the company.
The MICE Quality Service Award is established to commend enterprises that have been active in the MICE industry chain for over three years with extensive participation in various local MICE projects. This award is a testament to Wynn’s overall competence and exceptional standards in MICE services.
As the independent hotel company holding the most Forbes Travel Guide Five Stars, Wynn not only boasts an international team of professionals, multi-functional convention venues, and other first-class software and hardware facilities; it has also fully leveraged the strengths of its integrated resorts to create a quality, all-round and integrated “tourism + MICE” experience for residents and tourists alike with a seamless combination of various elements including accommodation, dining, and entertainment.
The Innovative Exhibition Award aims to recognize exhibition projects that inject innovative energy into Macao’s MICE market and demonstrate strong influence and market popularity. The “Wynn Signature – 2025 Hypercar Exhibition” has transformed the traditional auto exhibition experience with an ingenious combination of hypercars, fashion, art, gastronomy, and interactive technology.
In addition to showcasing over 20 of the world’s most coveted supercars, the exhibition also featured a standard Formula 1 car premiered in Macao, groundbreaking crossovers that made their Asian debuts, as well as the Professional-grade F1® Racing Simulators, and the “Wynn Chocolate Supercar” exhibition zone. The event thus created an immersive experience of innovation and diversity, unleashing the boundless possibilities of cross-sector collaborations.
Wynn has been injecting momentum into the innovative strides of Macao’s MICE industry by actively engaging in high-standard MICE projects, such as the key projects promoted by the Macao SAR Government and internationally accredited events. Moving forward, Wynn will continue its pursuit of excellence and collaborate with industry operators, in an effort to contribute to Macao’s development towards an international MICE destination of greater influence.
The Macao Convention and Exhibition Commendation Awards 2025 is organized by the Macao Convention and Exhibition Association, co-organized by the Macau Fair & Trade Association, Association of Advertising Agents of Macau, Macau Federal Commercial Association of Convention & Exhibition Industry, Macao Association of Convention, Exhibition & Tourism Sectors, and Hengqin Convention and Exhibition Industry Association, and supported by the Macao Foundation, Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute of the Macao SAR, and Macao Chamber of Commerce.
