Gambling operator ComeOn Group has launched WeSpin, a new streamer platform developed in-house and connected to its proprietary iGaming platform. 

The company says WeSpin was inspired by office jackpot hunts between colleagues and the growing casino streamer trend, and has led to the development of a complete new ecosystem to connect the world of gamblers through passionate streamers. 

WeSpin helps reach players by directly converting those who want to participate in events that streamers facilitate, enabling ComeOn to tap into a new player demographic of young casino streaming enthusiasts. 

Berkay Reyhan, CCO at ComeOn Group, explained: “The great thing about WeSpin is it is bringing the passive audience of the streamers into the heart of the fun by making them buy-in into the streamers pot. Why watch someone else’s activity behind a screen while you could actually be a part of it? This is what WeSpin solves. We also believe that WeSpin will be taking ComeOn to a leading position within our industry’s new streamer acquisition channel, by the benefits that it offers to all the streamers out there, which goes beyond the standard practices of traditional affiliate marketing.”

The new platform also has a boost tool, enabling game providers to sponsor events for exclusivity, with NetEnt, Microgaming, Push Gaming, Yggdrasil and Playtech already having utilised the feature.

Streamers can also set up events like, bonus hunt, jackpot hunt, bonus buy events and streamers choice, and WeSpin has on-boarded some of the biggest streamer profiles in the industry.

Anton Jirout, also known as Konnabonus, commented: “I’ve really enjoyed hosting group plays with the Wespin feature. I’ve gotten many new viewers to my twitch stream just by working with comeon. Wespin is by far the best place to host group plays as a streamer. What I like the most about comeon and Wespin is the easy interface, constant improval of the wespin feature and not to forget the fantastic affiliate managers.

“It’s also been great playing at comeon due to their amazing game selection and my viewers absolutely love it! The boost tool is great fun! People really like to participate in groups that also give something extra. What I’ve noticed works the best is to run a bonus hunt with the new boost feature, that really works with my community as it increases the chances to end up with a positive balance and a cashout”

Daniel Natvig, also known as Kongebonus, added: “The Wespin sessions we have had are by far the streams we have with most attention and the biggest audience. It is easy to see that a lot of viewers like the idea that we can all play together. Wespin has taken streaming and the community-feeling to a whole new level and that is also why we want to keep going with it. The best thing about it is that we actually can have certain events at certain times. We enjoy that we have different and multiple events in one night and the diversity of it.”

iGaming content producer Spearhead Studios latest release is a fun-packed, highly volatile slot based on Mexico’s beloved celebration of life and death. Players get to experience the unique atmosphere of the Day of the Dead traditional holiday.

On the colourful backdrop of Mexico’s renowned holiday, players venture into a world of magic festivities and special symbols that hold the power to release fantastic wins. Three expanded Book of Muertitos reels can generate a combined scatter win multiplier of 27x, and mammoth 27,000x wins on any single free spins panel. The 5×3, 10-payline slot adds an epic twist to the classic “Book” series, packing it into an immersive experience with an exceptional soundtrack and graphics.

Kevin Corti, Game Development Director at Spearhead Studios, comments: “It’s a mechanic we’ve used before to great success, but we wanted to pair it up with a new theme targeted at the Spanish and Central/South American slot-playing audiences. Not only is the free spins feature incredibly exciting, but the game looks and sounds amazing.”

The growing 35+ games portfolio of Spearhead Studios is a testament to their mission of Building Local Games for Local Markets. The game creators leverage their industry insights and a variety of distribution channels to bring to 100+ operators top-quality, localised iGaming content certified across Europe and Latin America.

Global sports betting and gaming entertainment group, Entain, has announced a partnership with children’s charity, Chance for Childhood. 

The award-winning global charity works to support children suffering from homelessness, disabilities, and other issues.

Launching the partnership will be a new pilot initiative called Change the first 1,000 Days, supporting 600 out of school street children in the Ghanaian capital Accra. 

The project, which will be supported by the Entain Foundation, aims to ensure the children get access to good early childhood education, and will involve ten government kindergarten schools in poor areas of the city. 

Special needs teaching capacity will be increased across the kindergartens, by increasing the teaching capacity available to children with special needs, and employing learning assistants to support the development of children. 

Jette Nygaard-Andersen, CEO of Entain, said: “The Entain Foundation was set up to enable our business to contribute back to society and support communities around the globe. We are proud to be able to support the invaluable work of Chance for Childhood, to make a transformational positive impact on such vulnerable children.”

Anna-mai Andrews, Co-CEO Chance for Childhood, added: “Chance for Childhood are absolutely delighted to join forces with The Entain Foundation and all their incredible team to support this critical work to transform the first 1,000 days of children living in the world’s most unsafe, violent and challenging environments.”

In addition to the Change the First 1,000 Days pilot, Entain says it will also be supporting a range of other Chance for Childhood initiatives. 

AYO.NEWS says:

With the COVID-19 pandemic still dominating the mainstream news cycles, it’s easy to forget that there’s still a whole world of other issues out there – issues that the pandemic has further exacerbated. So, it’s fantastic to see Entain helping Chance for Childhood make a positive difference at the most critical point in these childrens’ lives. 

Staying with Entain, last week the group announced it was making a £100K donation to help the COVID-19 relief effort in India. 

Isle of Man-based gaming software provider, Microgaming, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with US-based online casino developer Gold Coin Studios. 

Gold Coin Studios games including Arthur’s Gold™, Aquatic Treasures™, Animals of Africa™, and Bushi Sushi™ are offered on Microgaming’s platform, and under the new agreement, the US developer has launched Silver Seas™, with Treasure Tracks™ expected to go live in July. 

John Duffy, CEO at Gold Coin Studios, commented: “All of us here at Gold Coin Studios are thrilled to work with Microgaming and have had a brilliant experience so far. Our extensive land-based gaming experience has given us a great base to work from and we can’t wait for you to see what we’ve got coming up!”  

Andrew Booth, Director of Games at Microgaming, added: “Gold Coin Studios have already given us some great games over the past year since they joined Microgaming. I’m looking forward to seeing them continue to cement their place in our roster of exclusive studios.” 

Staying with Microgaming, earlier this month, the company marked twenty years of being based on the Isle of Man by supporting 20 local charities.

Casino games and software supplier Red Tiger has launched in Pennsylvania, through a partnership with BetMGM Casino and Borgata Casino. 

Gonzo’s Quest™ Megaways™, Cash Volt and Wings of Ra are among the popular titles being rolled out from the supplier’s portfolio, with more Red Tiger content set to go live with BetMGM and Borgata over the coming weeks.

Jeff Millar, Commercial Director North America at Evolution, said: “We’re excited to see Red Tiger go live with BetMGM and look forward to extending our partnership with them. The studio is producing very successful games and I’m sure they will be well-received by players.”

Matthew Sunderland, Vice President of Gaming, BetMGM, added: “Red Tiger delivers top-quality games to licensed markets around the world. BetMGM is delighted to add their popular titles to our world-class games portfolio.”

Red Tiger’s Pennsylvania launch follows the successful platform integration of Evolution Group’s Evolution-powered live casino games and NetEnt slots through its states of operation in the United States. 

NetEnt acquired Red Tiger in September 2019, in an all-cash deal with an initial value of over $240M USD. NetEnt itself was then acquired by Evolution in summer 2020 in a deal worth over $2B USD.

Asia’s largest online poker room, Natural8, is fundraising to support COVID-19 relief efforts in India. 

The operator says it will be matching every donation dollar for dollar until 29 May, with every one donating $1 USD or above also receiving tickets to a flipout. Prizes for the flipout will increase as more donations are collected, and will be announced soon.

All contributions will go to community run fund CryptoRelief, and will help provide medicine, oxygen, and other essential items needed to help India fight COVID-19. For full transparency all donations will be published on the Natural8 website. 

CryptoRelief fund has so far donated almost $1M towards providing #OxygenForEveryone during the current Indian crisis. 

Donations can be made in the following ways:

• Making a transfer (via the Natural8 app) to helpindia@natural8.com
• Contacting the Natural8 24/7 live support team
• Sending Natural8 an email at support@natural8.com

You can find out more about the initiative here. 

AYO.NEWS says:

Kudos to Natural8 and its players for helping India during this unprecedented crisis. Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen several gaming and tech companies step up to help, including British gambling giant Entain, which last week announced a £100K GBP donation, Swiss computer peripherals and software manufacturer Logitech, which donated $2M USD, and South Korean game developer and publisher, Krafton, which contributed over $200K USD.