SCCG Management and Shank Marketing have entered into a key partnership that will see it build a bridge between land-based casino marketing strategies and sports betting, online gambling and social casino products available in the SCCG Management suite of services.

Stephen Crystal, Founder of SCCG Management, commented that they are committed to working with category leaders that create powerful synergies for their client partners.

Crystal went on to say that Shank Marketing will work with their affiliate marketing partners, SEO digital marketing providers and clients to ensure successful product launches and marketing strategies.

Justin Shank, the Principal at Shank Marketing also commented on the announcement, saying that the mutually rewarding partnership will deliver a welcome network between online and offline marketing initiatives.

He went on to say that Shank Marketing joins LRI Media Group, Stack Digital, Riviera Sports Marketing and MediaTroopers as part of this initiative.

Shank also said that they are excited to work with Stephen and the team at SCCG. He added that they have been doing great work, and they eagerly look forward to a promising partnership.

SCCG Marketing is a consultancy that focuses on sports betting, iGaming, sports marketing, affiliate marketing, technology, intellectual property protection, product commercialization, esports, capital formation, M&A, joint ventures, casino management and governmental and legal affairs for the casino and iGaming industry.

Shank Marketing provides operations-driven marketing solutions for tribal and commercial casinos throughout the United States of America. The team consists of proven casino marketing professionals who understand casino gaming, hospitality and entertainment.

The team develops marketing and brand strategies, including digital advertising programs, social media marketing initiatives, social media promotions, local SEO, reputation management, innovative digital market approaches and project management for mobile app and website development.

Microgaming and Buck Stakes Entertainment have announced the release of a new 6 reel and up to 117,649 ways to win slot game titled ‘8 Golden Skulls of Holly Roger Megaways.

The new Pirate themed slot game is Buck Stakes Entertainment’s Megaways debut as well as their first slot ever.

The ‘8 Golden Skulls of Holly Roger Megaways slot uses Big Time Gaming’s Megaways engine with each reel randomly displaying between 2 and 7 symbols. Winning combinations are created by players landing matching symbols on successive reels commencing from reel 1.

The highly volatile slot game is playable from a mere 20p up to £20 per spin on desktop, mobile or tablet devices and comes with a Quickspin function, Autoplay facility and an RTP OF 96.96%. The maximum win in the slot game is 19,000 x a player’s total stake.

Symbols on the reels include A. K. Q, J and 10 royals as well as 5 female pirate characters. The most lucrative symbol is the purple female pirate that pays 60 x a player’s total stake for landing 6 in combination. There is no Wild symbol in the slot game.

A Firepot feature is triggered by landing 3 or more Firepot symbols anywhere on the reels.

Winning symbols disappear to be replaced by new symbols when landing a winning combination in the Rolling Reels feature.

The Mystery symbol is the Treasure Chest that can reveal any symbol except the Scatter when appearing. These can appear on any reel and is known as the Mystery Symbols feature.

The Free Spins feature is activated when 4 Diamond scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels.

Online casino games maker and supplier Greentube, a division of NOVOMATIC Interactive has announced that it recently signed a distribution deal with content aggregator Slotegrator that will see the supplier boost its reach across Eastern Europe considerable.

In terms of the new partnership Greentube’s online and mobile versions of popular titles that include Book of Ra, Sizzling Hot, Lord of the Ocean and Lucky Lady’s Charm, are now part of the rapidly increasing portfolio of iGaming products offered by Slotegrator.

The aggregation services provider will utilize its APlgrator solution in order to integrate Greentube’s content with a multitude of online gambling operators in a speedy and seamless manner.

Slotgrator was launched in 2012 and provides omni-channel products for several verticals of the online gambling industry. The company also boasts a portfolio of related business and technology solutions and industry knowledge that aims to help its clients maximize the potential of their business.

Michael Bauer, CFO/CGO at Greentube, commented that Slotegrator is a content aggregator with an extensive track record of providing high quality content to operators through seamless integration and that this partnership will allow them to present their games to an extended audience in a region that is particularly important for his company.

Vadim Potapenko, Head of Sales at Slotegrator, said that they are delighted to have Greentube on board and that they are looking forward to bringing their new partner’s content to their clients who are interested in ‘high-quality, secure entertainment products’.

Greentube shares the same dedication to responsible gambling with Slotegrator.

Fantasy sports provider Scout Gaming is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Interwetten, one of the leading operators in Austria, Germany and beyond.

In terms of the agreement Interwetten will gain access to Scout Gaming’s platform and the operator is planning to launch Scout Gaming’s Prediction game for this year’s EUROS Tournament.

Integration will commence instantaneously and will be ready for Interwetten to offer its customers a feature-fit EURO2020 Predictor that is based on Scout’s, not yet revealed, improved and enriched Prediction engine, part of the Scout Gaming platform.

The deal currently includes only the free-to-play version of Scout’s Prediction engine but the companies are, however discussing future co-operation which could encompass a wider product offering from Scout Gaming.

Joakim Renman, the Chief Operating Officer of Scout Gaming, commented on the agreement by saying that they are very pleased to welcome one of the leading brands in central Europe.

He went on to say that Interwetten is an operator with a strong pedigree and a true veteran in the online betting sphere having been one of the pioneers to online gaming starting already back in the late 90s.

Mario Bilic, Head of Product Management, Content and CRM added that they have sport in their DNA and Scout Gaming has emerged as an innovative B2B sports supplier with a modern product suite that is better than anything else they have seen in the market.

Bilic also said that it feels amazing to have secured a partner for new and innovative sports content after having seen an ever-increasing interest from their customers in new ways to engage with sports.

Monday, 5th April 2021 is a day that one lucky player will remember for a very long time as it is the day the punter hit the Microgaming Major Millions Jackpot that resulted in a massive win of $691,109.

The player’s huge cash prize is one of 82 wins recorded on the Major Millions Jackpot since December 2009.

The average jackpot win on the slot game is an amount of $759,563 which is won approximately every 7 weeks, while the largest win recorded is $2,801,619, which was won by a very lucky player in 2018.

The Major Millions Jackpot increases with every spin of the reels, with the prize set off when a player manages to land 5 jackpot symbols on the game’s 15th pay line.

Major Millions is a progressive slots jackpot that can be won at online casinos that offer games from Microgaming on either a 3 reel classic machine or a 15 pay line cartoonish military-themed video slot.

The jackpot on the slot seeds at a quarter of a million dollars.

The 3-reel classic Major Millions slot has 3 pay lines and the jackpot can be won by landing three Wild symbols on the third pay line with a wager of $3 per spin.

The 5-reel video slot version of Major Millions comes with a total of 15 pay lines and players can only win the jackpot by landing 5 Wild symbols on the 15th pay line with a wager of $3 per spin.

Players can choose whichever machine they prefer as the progressive jackpot has the same chance of being won on both.