Originally announced in February last year, the parent company of Betway and Spin noted that the sale of DGC B2B will allow the group to focus on its B2C operations, while Games Global will utilise the acquired assets to expand further in the US igaming market and with operators in the region.

“We are pleased to have brought this sale to a close,” commented Neal Menashe, CEO of Super Group.

“Going forward our team can continue focusing on our global B2C growth. Games Global are a valued long-term partner of ours and DGC’s B2B division is in good hands. We wish them all the best.”

Games Global noted that the acquisition of DGC B2B means the company is “well-positioned to capitalise on the tremendous opportunities” now available, with its offering of more than 1,300 proprietary games from 40 exclusive studios and a progressive jackpot network.

Walter Bugno, CEO of Games Global, added: “We are excited about the successful acquisition of DGC B2B, which enables our immediate entry into the fast-growing US market and aligns seamlessly with our vision to become a leader in the global gaming industry.

“This move not only strengthens our global position, it also allows us to further innovate and deliver incredible experiences to operators and their players.”

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The slot uses Digital Gaming Corporation’s flagship Gold Blitz mechanic while utilising IP from the hockey league to appeal to its loyal fan base across North America. 

“BetMGM is ecstatic to partner with the NHL and Digital Gaming Corporation to bring this first-of-its-kind slot to BetMGM,” said Oliver Bartlett, Vice President of Gaming Product & Content, BetMGM. 

“The iconic NHL brand combined with the great action of the game make this a real winner. We are proud to offer this and many more unique games exclusively at BetMGM.” 

Produced out of an ongoing partnership with DGC’s B2B igaming division, the exclusive slot title showcases a 6×4 reel set that has 4,096 ways to win, with bonus features such as instant prizes, wild multiplier free spins and jackpot rewards. 

The game uses team logos from all 32 NHL teams as well as the ‘iconic’ NHL shield, in a bid to create an ‘immersive experience’ for hockey-loving slot players. 

Neill Whyte, Chief Commercial Officer of DGC’s B2B igaming division, added: “In BetMGM we have a partner that understands the importance of offering their players unique and diverse content that delivers the high levels of engagement and entertainment they are seeking. 

“Our collaboration on NHL Gold Blitz does just that. A great game, a great brand and a great team.” 

This is not the first time BetMGM has launched an NHL-themed game, having previously worked in collaboration with Evolution to create a series of branded live casino titles.

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Following “a huge coup” being detailed earlier in the year after teaming-up with FanDuel, this latest alliance will see the Caesars Palace Online Casino brand gain the developer’s entire igaming suite.

“Caesars Digital is one of the biggest names in gaming in North America. We are delighted to have added our premium slot content to Caesars Palace Online Casino in Michigan,” Neill Whyte, Chief Commercial Officer of DGC’s B2B iGaming Division.

“Our games have been designed to set the standard for others to follow. They have been developed specifically with US player preferences in mind, and that’s why they hit the mark with online casino fans in Michigan and beyond.

“This integration with Caesars Digital adds another big-name operator to our roster of partners and is a testament to our games’ popularity with players. We look forward to launching in other states over the coming weeks.”

Under the terms of the agreement, games such as Gold Blitz, Assassin Moon, and 9 Masks of Fire, which have featured in numerous Eilers-Fantini US igaming breakdowns, will be integrated. 

Matt Sunderland, Senior Vice President and Head of iGaming at Caesars Digital, added: “Our online casino players demand top-tier content, and this partnership with Digital Gaming Corporation delivers on their expectations. 

“We’re delighted to launch these renowned titles from the 2023 EGR Supplier of the Year on Caesars Palace Online Casino in Michigan.”

In August, Caesars officially pulled back the curtain on its Caesars Palace Online Casino app, with the standalone entity becoming available across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia and Ontario.

This introduction, hailed as “the crown jewel of Caesars’ igaming portfolio”, complements its existing Caesars Sportsbook & Casino, Tropicana Online Casino, Harrah’s Online Casino, and World Series of Poker online entities.

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Coming hot on the heels of the industry’s annual descent on the entertainment capital of the world, the impact of previously unranked games, in particular within the new game rankings, is once again felt despite dropping from 12 to seven.

Our attention is first occupied by the overall top games by gross gaming revenue, where International Game Technology retains its place at the summit as the Blackjack table secures a percentage of 3.7.

Sister title Cash Eruption lead frogs one place month-on-month to become the leading slot title with overall GGR of 2.15 per cent, as Digital Gaming Corporation’s Gold Blitz drops from silver to bronze with 1.46 per cent.

Of the top 25 titles that are dominating the GGR charts, online slots maintain the lion’s share with 17 games. Live casino, all courtesy of Evolution, has five entrants, while table games comprise the remaining three. Video poker remains out of the top 25.

Continuing with the overall rankings, Evolution’s Live Dealer Speed Baccarat drops to second place after storming to the summit at its first attempt, with the aforementioned Blackjack offering surging from third to make it a double triumph.

However, rounding off the top three is AGS’ Mega Diamond, which will become a prominent feature throughout the latest monthly breakdown. In its first feature, the slot title edged out Capital Gains, also an AGS game, as well as DGC’s Fire and Roses Joker and Gold Blitz. The latter falling from second to sixth.

In the slots breakdown, Mega Diamond sits ahead of Capital Gains, as Fire and Roses Joker and Gold Blitz once again trail. Light & Wonder’s 88 Fortunes, a consistent top performer, round off the top five.

A total of seven unique suppliers are represented in the top 10, which is once again hailed as “showing continued variety in the segment”. These are Light & Wonder, DGC, AGS, Evolution, IGT, ReelPlay and Greentube. The top 25 also features the likes of Everi, Anaxi and Inspired.

In the new game rankings, the aforementioned Mega Diamond leads the way, with last month’s one and two, namely Fire and Roses Joker and L&W’s Rich Little Piggies Meal Ticket, down one place each.

A total of seven new releases make the top 25, with the leader joined by DGC’s Trojan Kingdom (6th), Anaxi’s Buffalo (9th), White Hat Studios’ Fire Coins (13th) and Wolf Legends Megaways Jackpot Royale (14th), Fantasma Games’ Payday Express (23rd) and Evolution’s Blobsters Clusterbuster (24th).

The new overall ranks are identical to the new slot ranks for another consecutive month, with each of the top 25 representing titles that fall in the bracket of the latter list. 

Previously, the potential of the chasing pack has been touched upon in detail by Rick Eckert, Managing Director of Slot Performance and Analytics at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, with Anaxi, Aristocrat’s real-money gaming division, one citing as causing much optimism. 

Following the latest breakdown, he commented: “The increased presence of igaming suppliers and omni-channel content is more evident every passing year and noted below from our coverage.  

“Mega Diamond from AGS enters the OGPD ranking number one in the new slot ranks. This theme has been tracked in our retail database since July ’22 and was ranked 25th last month in the core video reel high denom segment where it is currently performing best at the $1 base denomination.  

“Anaxi/Aristocrat much anticipated release of Buffalo makes its debut in the OGPD ranking number nine in the new slot ranks. This title is the top grossing game in retail but indexing lags other popular titles from the supplier we are expecting to populate online. 

“Blueberi’s Devils Lock powered by Bragg Gaming Group moves up the ranks again this month now at number sixteen in the new slot ranks. This game features perceived persistence and cash on reels that are overly prominent in retail but still trending up online. 

“Later this month, we will take a deeper dive into online game attributes through our quarterly data insights report.”

Looking specifically at the supplier mix, Evolution unsurprisingly continues to lead the way, although another decline in share, as touched upon earlier, was evidenced. 

Through September the group occupied 21.2 per cent (September: 2s.4 per cent) of GGR, with 85.7 per cent (September: 83.5 per cent) of its gaming suite represented as online slots.

IGT was next in line, however a slight recovery to 17.4 per cent (September: 16.7 per cent) halted a significant slide felt one month earlier. 85.9 per cent (September: 85.2 per cent) of its portfolio were tracked as slots.

L&W remained third, although the group’s percentage of GGR also rose slightly to 15.8 per cent, up from 15.1 per cent month-on-month. 90.1 per cent (September: 87.9 per cent) of the group’s gaming suite are slots.

Slots remained the dominant segment when looking at the total games tracked with a total percentage of 91.2 (September: 90.1 per cent), ahead of table games’ falling 3.8 per cent (September: 4.9 per cent).

Live casino was next in line with 1.9 per cent, ahead of instant win’s 1.6 per cent, video poker’s 1.1 per cent and the 0.2 per cent shared by lottery and bingo/keno. Each remained consistent month-on-month.

Mobile retains its frontrunning status with the highest percentage of theo win generated at 69.9 per cent (September: 70.8 per cent) and leads across most segments, with desktop, via a theo win of 29 per cent (September: 28.5 per cent), soaring ahead in video poker, virtual sports and lottery. Tablet continues to bring up the rear with 1.2 per cent (September: 0.8 per cent).

This latest analysis examined data from Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut across 32 online casino sites, tracking 50,885 games to represent around 64 per cent of the market.

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Following Rick Eckert, Managing Director of Slot Performance and Analytics at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, speaking of expectations for this superiority to continue, an anticipated drop in market share for the former pair has been witnessed once again.

The familiarity witnessed across previous months when looking at the overall top grossing games was cast aside through September, as Evolution’s Live Dealer Roulette slipped from second to eighth with overall GGR of 1.1 per cent.

IGT’s Blackjack table game retained first place with dominant GGR of 2.75 per cent, with the top ranked slot of DGC’s Gold Blitz, which has had control over the new ranking across recent months, taking silver with 2.11 per cent.

Cash Eruption rounds off the top three, with the IGT title possessing a 2.01 per cent control of GGR after dropping one position month-on-month.

Of the top 25 titles that are dominating the GGR charts, online slots maintain the lion’s share with 17 games. Live casino, all courtesy of Evolution, has five entrants, while table games comprise the remaining three. Video poker drops out of the top 25.

Remaining with the overall rankings, Evolution’s Live Dealer Speed Baccarat secures top spot at its first attempt, with Gold Blitz down one position to finish ahead of the third placed Blackjack of IGT.

In the slots breakdown, DGC’s Fire and Roses Joker, which is also making its first appearance, blazes a path to second to sit behind sister title Gold Blitz. AGS’ Capital Gains climbs one place to claim bronze.

A total of seven unique suppliers are represented in the top 10, which is hailed as “showing continued variety in the segment”. These are Light & Wonder, DGC, AGS, Evolution, IGT, ReelPlay and Greentube.

In the new game rankings, the aforementioned Fire and Roses Joker sits atop another podium, with a pair of fresh L&W releases in Rich Little Piggies Meal Ticket and Coin Combo Perfect Peacock closing in the second and third positions.

White Hat Studios’ The Goonies Jackpot Royale, up from 21st place, and Greentube’s Charming Lady’s Boom round out the top five.

The new overall top games rankings table is dominated by DGC with seven entrants, which comes narrowly ahead of L&W’s six. Almost half of the top 25 are previously unranked games, with new releases counting 12 entrants.

The new overall ranks are identical to the new slot ranks for another consecutive month, with each of the top 25 representing titles that fall in the bracket of the latter list. 

Reflecting on the group’s performance on social media, Neill Whyte, Chief Commercial Officer of DGC’s B2B division, said: “For us, competition keeps us on our toes. It creates an environment that makes us produce better content and experiences for our customers and their players. It requires us to build closer relationships with our customers to find the edge to make us stand out over others.

“We don’t always get it right, and more often than not, we beat ourselves up trying to understand ‘the why’. What does the data say, what do the lobby reviews tell us, what is the feedback from the customer, etc., but overall, we tend to focus on games and the content.”

Looking specifically at the supplier mix, Evolution unsurprisingly continues to lead the way, although another decline in share was evidenced. 

Through September the group occupied 21.4 per cent (August: 22.4 per cent) of GGR, with 83.5 per cent (August: 84.8 per cent) of its gaming suite represented as online slots.

IGT was next in line once again a drop was also witnessed here after recording 16.7 per cent (August: 19.1 per cent) of GGR, with 83.5 per cent (August: 85.2 per cent) of its portfolio being slots.

L&W remained third, although the group’s percentage of GGR rose slightly to 15.1 per cent, up from 15 per cent month-on-month. 87.9 per cent (August: 90.6 per cent) of the group’s gaming suite are slots.

Slots remained the dominant segment when looking at the total games tracked with a total percentage of 90.1 (August: 90.9 per cent), ahead of table games’ 4.9 per cent (August: 4.4 per cent).

Live casino was next in line with 1.9 per cent (August: two per cent), ahead of instant win’s 1.6 per cent (August: 1.1 per cent), video poker’s 1.1 per cent (August: 1.2 per cent) and the 0.2 per cent shared by lottery and bingo/keno as each remain consistent month-on-month.

Mobile retains its frontrunning status with the highest percentage of theo win generated at 70.8 per cent (August: 69.9 per cent) and leads across most segments, with desktop, via a theo win of 28.5 per cent (August: 28.9 per cent), soaring ahead in virtual sports and lottery. Tablet continues to bring up the rear with 0.8 per cent (August: 1.2 per cent).

This latest analysis examined data from Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut across 34 online casino sites, tracking 50,105 games to represent around 64 per cent of the market.

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That is the belief of Rick Eckert, Managing Director of Slot Performance and Analytics at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, who was speaking upon publication of the latest Eilers-Fantini monthly overview of the US igaming ecosystem.

Across the core gaming segments that each of the dominant three boasts distinct expertise, Eckert has suggested that impending competition could shift the tide somewhat over the coming months.

“For now these three will continue to lead the pack for online suppliers in the US market but as shown in our GGR trends of the OGPD report, Evolution and IGT have lost share in the past 12 months while LNW witnessed an increase in share for the previous six months but regressed by nearly two per cent in July,” he commented. 

“Each of these top suppliers also has unique threats to their share as well. Evolution should expect competition with live casino product from Playtech, IGT with the increased development of RNG table and video poker content from operator studios, and LNW with increased competition with slot content namely from DGC, Everi, and White Hat Studios as we also still patiently await Anaxi to make a big push.”

The familiarity witnessed across previous months when looking at the overall top grossing games was restored through August, with Evolution’s Live Dealer Roulette top three stalwart back into the bronze medal position after slipping to seventh during July.

IGT maintained top spot through its Blackjack title, with the online gambling group’s Cash Eruption slot reclaiming its second placed finish.

Of the top 25 titles that are dominating the GGR charts, online slots maintain the lion’s share with 18 games. Live casino, all courtesy of Evolution, has four entrants, while table games comprise a pair and video poker counts a sole entrant.

Remaining with the overall rankings, last month’s slots number two in DGC’s Gold Blitz reclaimed top spot after slipping to second.

Inspired Entertainment’s Stacked Fire 7s fell one place, while Light & Wonder’s Miss Midas climbed from number 1,193 to finish the month in third spot.

Eight unique suppliers were represented in the top 10 once again to maintain variety in the segment, with Light & Wonder, DGC, AGS, Evolution, IGT, Inspired, ReelPlay and Everi the studios in question.

In the new game rankings, Gold Blitz is accompanied by fellow DGC slot in Squealin Riches, which sits in third, as well as Everi’s Gold Standard Jackpots at the top of three.

White Hat Studios ranks three games in the top 10 with Almighty Buffalo Megaways Jackpot Royale, The Goonies Jackpot Royale, and Peaky Blinders, while DGC counts six of the top 25.

The new overall ranks are identical to the new slot ranks for another consecutive month, with each of the top 25 representing titles that fall in the bracket of the latter list.

Quizzed on the maintained strength posed by DGC, Eckert responded: “DGC continues to place strong new themes month to month on our top new slot ranks but many fail to ‘stick’ and move to our top slot ranks without the new filter, this filter segments to only games released in the past 180 days. 

“The average performance between overall and new slot rankings for the top 25 in each respective group is nearly halved when looking at only new slots, 8.5x vs 4.5x. 

“An opportunity for DGC remains getting placed at more sites, while they have shown an increase in sites tracked in our coverage from 13 to 19 sites in the past 12 months that still only places them at 2/3 and their top performing games only at ¼ of those sites tracked.”

Looking specifically at the supplier mix, Evolution unsurprisingly continues to lead the way. Through August the group occupied 22.4 per cent (July: 22.7 per cent) of GGR, with 84.8 per cent (July: 85.5 per cent) of its gaming suite represented as online slots.

IGT was next in line once again regarding the supplier percentage of GGR with 19.1 per cent (June: 18.1 per cent), with 85.2 per cent (July: 85.4 per cent) of its portfolio being slots.

L&W remained third, with the group’s percentage of GGR standing at 15 per cent, down from 16.4 per cent month-on-month. 90.6 per cent (June: 90.3 per cent) of the group’s gaming suite are slots.

Slots remained the dominant segment when looking at the total games tracked with a total percentage of 90.9 (July: 91.3 per cent), ahead of table games’ 4.4 per cent (July: 4.1 per cent).

Live casino was next in line with two per cent (July: 1.8 per cent), ahead of video poker’s 1.2 per cent (July: 1.2 per cent), instant win’s 1.1 per cent (July: 1.2 per cent) and 0.2 per cent shared by lottery and bingo/keno as each remain consistent month-on-month.

Mobile maintains its frontrunning status with the highest percentage of theo win generated at 69.9 per cent (July: 70.2 per cent) and leads across most segments, with desktop, via a theo win of 28.9 per cent (July: 28.6 per cent), soaring ahead in virtual sports. Tablet continues to bring up the rear after remaining consistent with 1.2 per cent.

Addressing the dominance of slots, Eckert spoke of if the gap between the segment and the rest is simply going to grow and grow moving forward.

“The game category revenue mix for online casinos in the US market is consistent with land-based casinos with slots accounting for roughly 80 per cent (78.5 per cent  online vs 82.5 per cent  land-based), which would lead me to believe there will not be much movement here,” he said.

This latest analysis examines data from Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut across 33 online casino sites, tracking 47,507 games to represent 64 per cent of the market.

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The will see DGC, a consistently high performer in Eilers-Fantini’s monthly US igaming reports, make what is billed as an “exceptional portfolio of online content” available to players in the aforementioned trifecta of states.

“Content is the foundation of our online casino offering and that’s why partnerships such as this with DGC is so important,” explained Asaf Noifeld, Managing Director of Casino at FanDuel.

“DGC has quickly emerged as a must-have provider, and this integration adds some truly epic titles to our casino lobbies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

“DGC has been an incredible partner to date, with its portfolio of slots integrated into our platform quickly and seamlessly. We can’t wait to see our players fire up the likes of Gold Blitz and Adventures of Doubloon Island and enjoy the edge of the seat experience they provide.”

Under the terms of the agreement, FanDuel players within the aforementioned jurisdictions will gain access to slots such as Hyper Gold, Kings of Crystals, Assassin Moon, Mask of Amun and Thunderstruck Wild Lightning. 

“FanDuel is an operator that needs no introduction, and we are thrilled to be adding our premium slot content to its casino lobbies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan,” commented Neill Whyte, Chief Commercial Officer of DGC’s B2B igaming division

“Our games not only meet but exceed player expectations in the US and that’s because we go to great lengths to ensure they deliver the entertaining experience that players are seeking.

“Having our games live with one of the biggest online casino brands in the US is a huge coup for us and we are confident that this will be a fantastic partnership moving forward.”

Super Group purchased DGC, which holds the exclusive rights to operate the Betway brand in the US, in January, before offloading the non-core B2B division to Games Global.

The sale, which came less than a year after Games Global purchased several Microgaming assets, is expected to be finalised during the second half of the year.

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Coming after Rick Eckert, Managing director of Slot Performance and Analytics at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, singled out the pair, alongside Everi, as being best placed to challenge the status quo, the new top game ranks (analysed below) continue to be fruitful.

In addition, Eckert also cited Anaxi, Aristocrat’s real-money gaming arm, as a potential one to watch in potentially overhauling the dominance of Evolution, International Game Technology and Light & Wonder.

He said of the latest publication: “We published the Eilers-Fantini Online Game Performance Report – June ’23. Tracking GGR over the past 12 months Light & Wonder, Everi, and Digital Gaming Corporation show growth trends while Evolution and IGT are being impacted by more internal development in the table game segment and increased competition with slots.” 

Despite the rivalries within the US’s digital gaming domain becoming increasingly fierce, the familiarity witnessed across previous months when looking at the overall top grossing games is maintained through June.

The dominance of IGT’s Blackjack (1.86 per cent), L&W’s 88 Fortunes (1.55 per cent), up one spot, and Evolution’s Live Dealer Roulette (1.54 per cent) are proving a tough nut to crack, as the big three retain their places, despite falling percentages as competition ramps up.

Of the top 25 titles that are dominating the GGR charts, online slots maintain the lion’s share with 19 games. Live casino, all courtesy of Evolution, have four entrants, while table games comprise the remaining pair.

Sticking with the overall rankings, but adopting a slots focus, DGC’s previously unranked Gold Blitz surged to the top spot as L&W’s 88 Fortunes was displaced once again and closed the month in second. Bonanza by Evolution’s Red Tiger Gaming closed out the top three.

Eight unique suppliers are represented in the top 10, which, Eilers-Fantini noted, shows a continued variety in the segment. Joining L&W, DGC, Evolution, IGT and Everi are AGS, Inspired and Reel Play.

On an overall basis, familiarity was witnessed once again. Evolution leads the way overall with a total GGR of 22.4 per cent (16.1 per cent on a slots basis), which is up from the previous month’s 15.7 per cent. 

IGT was next in line with an overall percentage of 16.9 (April: 17.4 per cent), of which 15.4 per cent was slots, while L&W rounded off the top three once more with 16.7 per cent (April: 16.2 per cent) and a slots score of 19.9 per cent.

On the new games front, which saw the overall and slots ranks display identical rankings, DGC boasted six entrants, including four of the top five.

Gold Blitz knocked sister title Squelin Riches off top spot, with Amazon Kingdom and Bison Moon coming in fourth and fifth. 

The only previously unranked game comes from White Hat Studios, with the Jackpot Royale version of the popular Goonies theme splitting the DGC quartet.

On the ‘supplier mix by game category’ classification, it is Evolution that maintains its place at the summit via a slight rise month-on-month. Through June the group occupied 22.6 per cent (May: 22.3 per cent) of the space, of which 85.2 per cent (May: 85.8 per cent) are online slots.

IGT was next in line regarding the supplier percentage of GGR with 17 per cent (May: 17.6 per cent), of which 85.4 per cent (May: 85.3 per cent) were slots. L&W was up of 90.4 per cent (May: 90.1 per cent) of which slots claimed 16.9 per cent (May 16.3 per cent) of the total ecosystem.

Slots remained the dominant segment when looking at the total games tracked with a total percentage of 90.9, ahead of table games’ 4.3 per cent.

Live casino was next in line with two per cent, ahead of video poker’s 1.3 per cent, the 1.2 per cent gained by instant win and 0.2 per cent shared by lottery and bingo/keno. Each of these remained consistent MoM.

Mobile maintains its frontrunning status with the highest percentage of theo win generated at 66.6 per cent (May: 65.7 per cent) and leads across most segments, with desktop, via a theo win of 31.6 per cent (May: 31.9 per cent), soaring ahead in video poker and virtual sports. Tablet continues to bring up the rear with 1.9 per cent (May: 2.4 per cent).

This latest analysis examines data from Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut across 30 online casino sites, tracking 44,615 games to represent 59 per cent of the market.

If interested in learning more, subscribing, or participating in the Eilers-Fantini Online Game Performance Database reach out to Rick Eckert at reckert@ekgamingllc.com.

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Through the deal, the DGC’s online casino games portfolio will be added to the offering of Caesars Sportsbook & Casino, including titles such as Gold Blitz, Squealin Riches, Assassin Moon, Blazing Mammoth, and Thunderstruck Wild Lightning.

“DGC’s impressive and award-winning portfolio of premium games will deliver engaging and entertaining experiences for our players,” commented Matt Sunderland, Senior Vice President of Igaming at Caesars Digital.

“We’re excited to launch these titles on Caesars Sportsbook & Casino in New Jersey and look forward to bringing them to customers in even more states.”

The rollout of the DGC-Caesars partnership will begin in New Jersey before being expanded upon in Q3 into Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Neill Whyte, Chief Commercial Officer of DGC’s B2B igaming division, added: “Caesars is a leading global brand and we’re delighted to be working with such a highly respected casino operator.

“Our games have consistently proved popular in the United States because we make sure we’re delivering the kind of content that players in that region want and we’re eager to show Caesars customers all our top-quality content.”

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However, Rick Eckert, Managing Director of Slot Performance and Analytics at Eilers & Krejcik, cautioned against declaring Gold Blitz as a “home run game” as the slot was only tracked across four casino sites.

Eckert stated: “While this game dominated the rankings this month, I would be cautious to call it a home run game currently since we are only tracking the theme across four sites with a large spread in performance from site to site. 

“We will continue to monitor this game but I would expect some volatility from Gold Blitz’s performance over the next couple of months. Gold Blitz is a visually appealing game with high volatility that appeals to a gambler rather than an entertainment player.”

IGT’s table game Blackjack and Light & Wonder’s slot 88 Fortunes switched places but remained in the top three below Gold Blitz, with another L&W slot, Jin Ji Bao Xi Endless Treasure and Evolution’s Live Dealer Roulette making up the rest of the top five. 

Looking into slots specifically, Digital Gaming Corporation placed three times in the top ten chart, all three of which were previously unranked. Gold Blitz, Squealin Riches and Bison Moon came in first, fourth and eighth place respectively. 

The rest of the top 25 slots saw several fresh entries, as Fantasma Games’ Prometheus Titan of Fire, Greentube’s Great American Wilds and Almighty Buffalo Megaways from White Hat Studios respectively placed 25th, 20th and 19th among others. 

Commenting on current innovations in the igaming space, Eckert said: “While innovation in slots is important, we have seen much more development and innovation when it comes to non-traditional themes such as those in the Instant Win category. 

“Notably we have seen the LuckyTap games from Design Works Gaming perform exceptionally well and have tracked an increase of suppliers in this category to the likes of Light & Wonder with their Cash Pong theme and Skillzgaming producing games similar to those popular game mechanics in social gaming.”

On a gross gaming revenue breakdown of slots suppliers, Evolution kept its position at the top of the pile with a 24 per cent total ahead of IGT (16.7 per cent) and L&W (16.2 per cent).

A strengthened position of dominance was also evidenced by slots in April’s report, after accounting for 90.7 per cent of all games tracked, up from 90.6 per cent during March.

This comes out ahead of table games at 4.4 per cent (March: 4.5 per cent), live casino at 2.1 per cent (March: 2 per cent), video poker which remains consistent once more at 1.4 per cent, instant win’s 1.1 per cent (March: 1.1 per cent) and 0.2 per cent for both lottery and bingo/keno (March: both 0.2 per cent). 

Eilers-Fantini’s analysis examines data from Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut across 30 online casino sites, tracking 43,669 games – around 59 per cent of the market.

If interested in learning more, subscribing, or participating in the Eilers-Fantini Online Game Performance Database reach out to Rick Eckert at reckert@ekgamingllc.com.

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