Churchill Downs Incorporate-owned sportsbook, BetAmerica, is pleased to announce the grand opening of a new BetAmerica retail sportsbook at Bronco Billy’s Casino in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
BetAmerica, Churchill Downs Incorporate’s sports betting and iGaming platform, partnered with Full House Resorts to open the retail sportsbook in the Colorado market on Thursday, 24th September 2020. BetAmerica is aiming to launch its online sportsbook and iGaming platform across the state of Colorado in the future, subject to gaming license and regulatory approvals.
The new BetAmerica Sportsbook at Bronco Billy’s Casino features 10 betting kiosks and two windows and offers the opportunity to wager on a wide range of sporting events that include professional and collegiate sports in the U.S. together with major international sports.
Ian Williams, the President of BetAmerica, commented on the launch by saying that Colorado is home to some of the most passionate fan bases in both professional and college sports, and they are thrilled to offer their state-of-the-art sportsbook and look forward to launching online in the near future, pending regulatory approval.
Baxter Lee, the General Manager at Bronco Billy’s Casino, said that sports betting enthusiasts from all over Colorado are sure to enjoy these industry leading kiosk offerings and their customers are excited to see their Sportsbook open.
BetAmerica Sportsbooks are currently available in New Jersey, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Mississippi.
Churchill Downs Incorporated is an industry-leading racing, online wagering and Gaming Entertainment Company. Its online wagering business owns and operators TwinSpires.com, an online horse racing wagering platform in the U.S. and BetAmerica, an online sports betting and iGaming platform in the U.S.
Isle of Man-based online casino software group, Microgaming has released ‘Spectre Estate’ – a new ghost themed online slot that has been designed by independent game studio Just For The Win, just in time for Halloween.
The new 5 row, 4 reels and 40 pay-line ‘Spectre Estate’ slot game is playable from $0.10 up to $100 and gives players a chance to win up to 2,210 x their stake, with a top jackpot of up to $221,900 possible for players using the maximum bets. The high volatility slot game has an RTP of 96.12%.
‘Spectre Estate’ comes with a number of features that include Wilds, Free Spins, Expanding Wilds and Wilds with Multipliers.
The scary themed slot game has symbols on the reels that include ghosts, a Wild symbol, the game logo, a man and a woman, followed by four symbols with the card suits. One of the most lucrative symbols is the Spectre Estate logo and players who land five of them will be rewarded with 8 x their total stake. The green Wild symbol will also pay up to 8 x a player’s stake per pay-line.
Landing two or more Blue Ghost symbols anywhere on the reels will see players gaining entry into one of the Modifier features. These include a Cash prize feature, an Expanding Wild feature, Extra Wilds feature and the Wild Multipliers feature.
Players who land the Free Spins symbol in the feature window will trigger the Free Spins feature where they are awarded 8 Free Spins and a chance to win some lucrative prizes.
PointsBet, America’s fastest growing online bookmaker, has announced that it has entered into partnerships with both the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears, in terms of which it has become a sportsbook partner of the Indiana and Illinois-based National Football League franchises.
Both deals will see PointsBet using the team’s logos in its marketing and having access to sponsorship opportunities and brand visibility across a number of digital assets.
PointsBet’s deal with the Colts includes the team’s Official Colts Podcast which will in future be sponsored by PointsBet with the operator also launching mobile push notifications for Colts’ regular season games before kickoff.
Johnny Aitken, the Chief Executive Officer at PointsBet USA, commented that the agreement – following PointsBet’s partnership with the NBA’s Indiana Pacers – shows the operator’s commitment to the state of Indiana.
Aitken also said that PointsBet is thrilled to partner with the Colts, aligning with this great organization and its hugely passionate fanbase. He added that PointsBet is the only sportsbook to have partnerships in place with both the Pacers and now the Colts, and they are extremely proud of that.
The President and Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Bears, Ted Phillips, commented on the team’s deal with the operator by saying that as they break into the sports betting category for the first time, they could not be more excited to welcome PointsBet to the Bears family as a proud partner.
Phillips went on to say that this deal will bring fans a new way to interact with and cheer on the club.
Leading content provider to the gaming industry, Pragmatic Play, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Distribution Deal in terms of which its Live Casino products has been made available to a number of EveryMatrix’s casino clients in Latin America and European gambling markets.
The agreement will also see the online casinos gaining access to Pragmatic Play’s expanding Live Casino offering that includes the recent launch of Roulette and Blackjack Azure as well as future releases from the game provider.
Pragmatic Play’s live portfolio has been further strengthened with the addition of Mega Sic Bo, localized Roulette titles and speed variants of a vast range of casino classics, which are also included.
Lena Yasir, the Vice President at Pragmatic Play, commented that seeing their burgeoning live offering made available across EveryMatrix’s clients is very exciting for them as they look to grow in the vertical.
Yasir also said that their product range continues to excel, and they look forward to the response from EveryMatrix’s partners.
Amund Stensland, COO of CasinoEngine at EveryMatrix, added that they are delighted to take Pragmatic Play’s live casino portfolio and offer it through their CasinoEngine platform to their clients.
Stensland added that with a range of titles that appeal to players of varied demographics, they cannot wait to see how their games are received by their customers.
Earlier this month, Victor Arias, Vice President of Latin America at Pragmatic Play, revealed that Latin America has long been touted as the spot for the next explosion in the iGaming industry.
Stormcraft Studios’ iconic steampunk-themed slot game that was paired with Microgaming’s Mega Moolah progressive jackpot launched on 22nd September 2020.
“Fortunium Gold: Mega Moolah’ is a medium range volatility 5 reel, 5 rows and 40 pay lines slot game that is playable from between 10p and £15 per spin and comes with an RTP OF 92.67%.
Symbols on the reels include playing card suit symbols as well as a mechanical gun, an airship and a treasure chest with the dandily dressed Victoria and Maximilian being the most lucrative symbols. These each pay 0.9, 2.5 or 8x a player’s total stake for landing 3, 4 or 5 in combination. Standard and Jackpot Wilds offer payouts of up to 20x a player’s stake per pay line.
A Jackpot round can deliver potentially enormous progressive prizes.
Mystery Symbols spin in stacked formation and those landing on the same spin transform into the same matching symbol with a payout consideration following.
Players can increase their stake by 50% by activating the Win Booster feature. Mystery Symbols will be gold and only transform into high value symbols or wilds when active. These can carry over from the base game into the Free Spins feature.
Players landing 3, 4 or 5 Scatters anywhere on the reels trigger the Free Spins feature and receive a payout of 2.20 or 100x their total stake plus 10 Free Spins.
Mystery Reels filled with Mystery Symbols boost a player’s winning chances. The more triggering Scatters, the more mystery reels.
The Jackpot feature triggers when a Mystery Symbol transforms into a Jackpot Wild symbol. Players then go to a new screen to spin the Jackpot Wheel.