Evoplay, the award-winning game development studio, has launched Big Adventures, its most extensive network campaign, supported by a €2.5 million prize pool.
Across nine months from June 2025 to February 2026, the initiative combines monthly tournaments with four rotating phases, enhanced by Wheel of Fortune events and daily Prize Drops to keep players consistently engaged.
Monthly prize pools range from €200,000 to €500,000, scaling during peak periods such as the winter holidays. Each phase features mixed win mechanics, including Sum Multiplier, Total Win, and Total Spins, offering broad appeal across player types and gameplay preferences.
The campaign spotlights a monthly round of Evoplay’s high-performing titles, such as Hot Triple Sevens: Hold & Win, Cat’s Blessing, and The Greatest Catch, allowing operators to showcase a diverse content mix throughout the promotion.
To boost participation, Big Adventures introduces long-term player rewards. The Quarterly Player Giveaway will award an iPhone Pro Max to three top-performing players every three months.
Simultaneously, the campaign will culminate in a Grand Mega Prize: an all-expenses-paid luxury trip to the Maldives, awarded via random draw to one of the top 100 players on the final leaderboard.
With in-platform widgets, automated push notifications, and a full suite of promotional assets, Big Adventures is built to help operators attract, retain, and reward players at scale while delivering a high-impact experience across multiple regions.
Diana Larina, Head of Marketing at Evoplay, said: “Big Adventures is one of our most ambitious initiatives so far, not just in terms of prize value, but also in how it supports our operators. Big Adventures has been designed to deliver long-term engagement, spotlight top games, and provide flexible tools for promotion and the campaign is sure to excite players and bring added value for our partners.”
QTech Games, the leading game aggregator across all emerging markets, has continued to maintain the momentum in its premium pipeline, thanks to its latest deal with the fast-paced supplier, KA Gaming.
Integrating an extensive portfolio of over 833 high-performing games from one of the most prolific and innovative developers in the industry adds more muscle to QTech Games’ proprietary platform, which is leading the way across growth markets like LatAm and Africa. KA Gaming is renowned for its award-winning slots, fishing, crash and arcade titles, which include hits such as Golden Bull and Bonus Mania, alongside its sought-after fish shooting collection.
KA Gaming’s industry-leading portfolio of diverse games is an ideal match for QTech Games’ massive global reach and innovative multi-market strategy. This collaboration delivers an extensive range of localized content, enabling QTech Games to effectively meet the varied preferences of players across Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe, while supporting both companies’ ambitions for international growth and market leadership.
This deal also organically broadens KA Gaming’s international footprint, unlocking untapped territories for diversified growth from Asia to Africa and Eastern Europe to Latin America, where fishing games are rising in popularity, and crash games dominate the marketplace. Initially popularised in Asia, these fishing-themed online casino games are driving increasing demand, due to their easy-to-learn gameplay, high payouts and colourful graphics.
Philip Doftvik, QTech Games’ CEO, said: “KA Gaming’s range of non-traditional games, led by their fish and crash content, is an overdue shot in the arm for an often-homogenised space. These games are very well suited for LatAm and African markets, which maps directly onto our current expansion in these regions. Wherever you set your scene in this ever-changing landscape, our platform champions a mobile-first mantra, packed with all the best localised games that cater to varied cultural tastes. You need locally adapted content to match up with client requests and that’s where we excel.”
Daniel, CEO of KA Gaming, added: “Teaming up with QTech represents a great chance to strengthen our product distribution across emerging territories and deliver our great games to a range of top-tier partners. We will combine our shared expertise to drive innovation and deliver exceptional value to operators and their players in a collaboration which marks another stride forward in KA Gaming’s growth strategy across untapped territories like Latin America where we hope our games will connect with many new players.”
The team representing the international betting company 1xBet is participating in the annual SiGMA Asia 2025 exhibition. The largest industry forum on the continent will be held from June 1 to 4 in Pasay-Manila, at the SMX Convention Center.
The 1xBet brand stated that it highly values the Asian gambling market and views participation in SiGMA Asia 2025 as a strategic move to strengthen its regional presence. The company actively supports sports across the continent and invests in developing young talent, including recent partnerships with a new generation of basketball players who have progressed from university-level competitions to achieving major international success.
The 1xBet team will be happy to meet with existing and new partners to share the terms, features, and benefits of the 1xPartners affiliate program. Year after year, the number of project participants is growing dynamically, thanks to lifetime commissions of up to 50% for each referred player and flexible remuneration models.
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Facebook parent Meta is going to allow real money gaming (RMG) advertising in India, if companies obtain written permission and don’t target individuals under 18.
According to reports, Meta updated its policies, authorized advertisers must also follow applicable laws and utilize targeting criteria consistent with the platform’s requirements.
This means that written permissions will be required for all forms of online gambling, including casino games, bingo, poker, lotteries, sweepstakes and other betting.
The guidelines also noted that any game with a monetary value required for entry or as part of a prize is covered, including cash or digital currencies such as Bitcoin. In-game purchases required to gain an advantage in winning monetary prizes are also covered.
It also covers ads with destination pages that have promotions for online gambling, including aggregator or affiliate sites.
Advertisers need to provide documentation that their gambling activity is licensed or legally allowed in the regions that they target.
Authorities in the Philippines have assured that the safety and security of Japanese nationals in the country is a top priority for the government.
The assurance came during a top-level meeting between Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya.
It also followed a statement by Iwaya indicating that the “safety of Japanese nationals residing in the Philippines is essential for promoting investment”.
This follows an early May advisory for Japanese nationals living in Metro Manila to take precautions given recent theft cases in areas where many Japanese citizens reside, such as Makati City and Taguig City.
The Philippine Foreign Minister assured the government would “make every effort to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals, whether they visit for business or tourism”.
Genting Berhad reported a 12 percent year-on-year decline in group revenue for 1Q25, with the downturn largely attributed to weaker performance from its core Leisure & Hospitality Division, which includes its global casino operations.
According to the latest financial results, the group recorded revenue of MYR6.51 billion ($1.54 billion) for the three months ended March 31st, 2025, down from MYR7.43 billion ($1.76 billion) in the same period last year.
Adjusted EBITDA also fell by 23 percent to MYR1.99 billion ($471 million). The decline was primarily driven by softer results across several of Genting’s integrated resorts and casino properties in Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Egypt, the United States, and the Bahamas.
Genting Malaysia Berhad (GENM), a subsidiary of Genting Berhad, operates the country’s sole casino complex at Resorts World Genting (RWG) near Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian flagship posted lower revenue in 1Q25 compared to the same period last year, largely due to the timing of festive seasons and a decline in business volumes in the premium players segment. Consequently, RWG also reported a lower adjusted EBITDA.
In Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) faced a double blow from a reduced VIP rolling win rate and the temporary closure of the Hard Rock Hotel for renovations. The resulting drop in room inventory, along with a tougher comparison against a strong Chinese New Year period in 2024, contributed to weaker revenue and EBITDA.
Casino operations in the UK and Egypt also recorded lower revenue, mainly due to unfavorable currency exchange rates. While revenue in local currency terms remained flat—supported by a stronger hold percentage—lower volumes due to seasonal timing and rising operating and payroll-related expenses further pressured EBITDA margins.
In the US and the Bahamas, Genting’s portfolio includes Resorts World New York City, Resorts World Bimini, and Resorts World Las Vegas. Resorts World New York City showed improved operating performance in local currency, but segment revenue declined when converted to MYR. EBITDA was again affected by higher operational costs.
Resorts World Las Vegas, which benefited from a surge in visitation during the NFL Super Bowl period in 1Q24, experienced declines in both revenue and EBITDA in 1Q25. Hotel occupancy fell to 82.3 percent, down from 89.1 percent a year earlier, while the average daily room rate dropped from $298 to $274.
Resorts World Sentosa 2.0
Recovery hopes amid global uncertainty
Overall, the group’s profit before tax dropped to MYR626.2 million ($148 million), down from MYR1.38 billion ($327 million) in the first quarter of 2024. The decrease was mainly due to lower EBITDA and higher impairment losses, partially offset by lower depreciation and finance costs.
While Genting’s other divisions, such as Plantation and Power, recorded year-on-year improvements in both revenue and EBITDA, these gains were not sufficient to offset the slump in Leisure & Hospitality.
From a forward-looking perspective, Genting acknowledged that macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions may continue to weigh on consumer sentiment and regional tourism trends. Despite these challenges, the group remains cautiously optimistic about the recovery of international travel and gaming demand.
In its press release, Genting Malaysia Berhad announced plans to enhance RWG’s appeal through new attractions and ecotourism experiences, while celebrating Genting Group’s 60th anniversary with a series of promotional events. Meanwhile, Resorts World Sentosa continues to push forward with its “RWS 2.0” transformation, with several high-profile developments in the pipeline, including the Singapore Oceanarium and the launch of The Laurus, an all-suite luxury hotel.
The Isle of Man has published an updated national risk appetite statement focused on the eGaming sector, reinforcing a cautious regulatory approach – particularly toward operators with ownership or control links to East and Southeast Asia.
The revised statement, released May 29th, 2025, builds upon previous guidance and forms part of the jurisdiction’s strategic preparations for an upcoming MONEYVAL (Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism) evaluation.
The updated document reflects a broadening of the IoM’s risk sensitivity, no longer limiting concern to just new eGaming businesses. Instead, it outlines a limited national appetite for any business relationships involving entities with links to East or Southeast Asia, and states there is “extremely limited” appetite where multiple high-risk factors are present.
This change comes amid heightened global scrutiny of the financial crime risks associated with online gambling and digital services. The Isle of Man’s move is also backed by a suite of intelligence, including a growing body of reports from international organizations such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), which are explicitly cited in the national statement.
The updated position has practical consequences. License applications may be rejected outright, and existing relationships could be reviewed or even terminated where they fall outside the revised risk appetite. The government has designated the new guidance as a “trigger event,” meaning that all licensees and associated service providers must immediately reassess their customer and business risk profiles. Where risks cannot be mitigated, businesses are expected to unwind affected relationships.
The Tynwald Government building in Douglas, Isle of Man
The policy shift follows a string of investigations that have raised concerns about the Isle of Man’s regulatory framework. Among the most high-profile was the collapse of King Gaming, an incident that prompted international media coverage and placed the spotlight on the Island’s due diligence processes. Fallout from that case, as well as other law enforcement actions, has highlighted vulnerabilities that the updated guidance now aims to address.
Risk factors receiving increased regulatory scrutiny include overly complex or opaque corporate structures, inadequate transparency around beneficial ownership, and links to jurisdictions identified as high-risk by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) or typologies set out by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The updated statement also flags operators with limited experience in eGaming or those relying on fragmented service arrangements – such as separate nominee directors, MLROs, and payment providers – as particularly high risk.
Importantly, the Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) has affirmed that enhanced scrutiny will now be applied not only to primary license holders but also to software suppliers, network service providers, and other entities operating within the broader eGaming value chain. All affected parties are expected to align with the guidance and ensure they meet elevated standards of risk governance.
St George’s Court in Douglas, home of the Isle of Man GSC
This national risk appetite statement is the first public iteration focused on a specific sector and forms part of the Island’s broader Financial Crime Strategy 2024–2026. It precedes the Isle of Man’s third National Risk Assessment, expected to be published in stages throughout 2025.
The release comes just months ahead of the Isle of Man’s long-awaited MONEYVAL evaluation. The outcome of that review could have significant implications for the Island’s standing with international standard-setters. Officials are understood to be taking a proactive stance to avoid any negative rating or potential grey listing, which could impact both its finance and eGaming sectors.
Government sources describe the updated guidance as a demonstration of the Island’s commitment to international best practices and a measured response to the evolving nature of transnational financial crime. “This is part of a robust national response,” the statement reads, referencing the complex and often multi-jurisdictional nature of criminal operations exploiting the online gambling sector.
For industry stakeholders, the updated statement has immediate and wide-reaching implications. All Manx-registered entities are expected to revisit their internal risk assessments, compliance frameworks, and customer onboarding procedures. Relationships that cannot be justified under the new guidance should be reconsidered or terminated.
Douglas, capital city of the Isle of Man
While the Isle of Man has traditionally positioned itself as a top-tier regulatory jurisdiction with a business-friendly environment, this shift signals a recalibration of priorities. Regulatory authorities are now emphasizing defensibility, international alignment, and the protection of the Island’s global reputation over purely commercial incentives.
The firm stance on businesses with links to East and Southeast Asia may also prompt legal and policy debate. Critics may argue that broad restrictions – if applied too generally or without strong case-by-case analysis – could risk running afoul of principles enshrined in international law, such as non-discrimination, proportionality, and fair treatment. Legal observers will be watching closely to see how the GSC and other authorities implement the new framework in practice.
The GSC has reiterated that licensing decisions will continue to be made on a case-by-case basis, and the risk appetite statement is intended to provide transparency and consistency across those decisions.
A broader National Risk Appetite Statement, covering additional sectors beyond eGaming, is expected to be published later in 2025. Until then, the Isle of Man’s regulatory posture sends a clear message: risk-based supervision is being tightened, and operators will need to meet higher standards – or face consequences. With jurisdictions like Malta and Curaçao monitoring these developments closely, the international competition for eGaming business may soon shift, offering both risks and opportunities for operators navigating an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.
BETBY, the forward-thinking sportsbook provider, has announced that its Head of Sportsbook Product, Kirill Nekrasov, will be joining a high-level panel at the upcoming SiGMA Asia Manila 2025, taking place at the SMX Convention Center.
Set to speak on June 3rd at 3:15 PM on the SiGMA Stage, Nekrasov will contribute his expertise to the panel titled “Benefits and Use Cases of Emerging Tech For Sports and eSports.” The session will explore how innovative technologies are transforming both the operational and experiential sides of the sports and esports industries.
From AI-driven engagement tools and tokenized fan communities to performance-based crowdfunding and new revenue models, the discussion will highlight the disruptive potential of tech across the betting ecosystem.
Kirill will be joined on stage by a distinguished group of thought leaders, including Dr Jane Thomason, Emeritus Chair of the World Metaverse Council; Joebert Yu, Secretary General of the Philippine Electronic Sports Organization (PESO); Tryke Gutierrez, CEO of Tier One Entertainment; and Leo Andrew “Jab” Escutin, General Manager of the Sibol National Esports Team.
With a strong background in product development and a deep understanding of sportsbook innovation, Nekrasov is uniquely positioned to offer insight into how these emerging technologies can be practically applied to deliver more engaging, personalised and scalable betting experiences.
“More than an enabler, technology nowadays is a driver of entirely new market dynamics,” commented Kirill Nekrasov. “At BETBY, we see incredible potential in AI, automation and data analytics not only to streamline sportsbook operations, but to create richer, more immersive user journeys. I’m excited to join this panel and share how we’re applying these concepts through, for instance, our proprietary esports solution Betby.Games.”
While Nekrasov’s participation in the panel will be a highlight, BETBY’s broader presence at SiGMA Asia Manila will also reflect its growing commitment to the Asian market. Situated at stand 2143, the BETBY team will be on hand throughout the event to showcase its industry-leading, localised sportsbook solution and engage with stakeholders on the region’s evolving demands and opportunities.
Pragmatic Play, a leading content supplier to the iGaming industry, has unveiled Mahjong Wins Super Scatter. Inspired by the iconic tile game, this 2,000-ways-to-win slot sees subsequent winning tumbles increase a win multiplier up to 5x in the base game.
On any spin, symbols on reels 2-4 can be randomly marked gold, transforming into wilds if they form part of a winning combination.
Landing three scatters triggers the bonus game with 10 free spins, during which the maximum tumbling wins multiplier increases to 10x. Throughout the feature, every symbol on reel three is marked gold, leaving behind more wilds to enhance payouts.
Players have even more ways to win with the new Super Scatter symbols, which award prizes when triggering the bonus game. Activating the feature with one, two, three, or four Super Scatters awards a 50x, 500x, 5,000x, or an incredible 100,000x cash prize respectively.
Mahjong Wins Super Scatter is the latest addition to Pragmatic Play’s award-winning slots portfolio, following the release of Gates of Olympus Super Scatter and Gates of Hades.
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