The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City has been the scene of major excitement after a table games player hit $1.2 million on the Bonus Spin Xtreme progressive jackpot in early May. 

Lucky Borgata Player Strikes $1.2M Jackpot with Bonus Spin Xtreme

The lucky player, who made a $5 side bet, got into the hot seat by chance and spun the Bonus Spin Xtreme wheel. The Triple Diamond top progressive on the outer wheel came up, awarding the lucky customer with a $1,255,697 payday.

This sizeable jackpot was delivered through Borgata’s connected network of 16 linked tables featuring Bonus Spin Xtreme across popular games such as Blackjack, Baccarat, and Criss Cross Poker®.

Commenting on AGS’ Bonus Spin Xtreme table game multilink progressive success at Borgata, James Bruno, vice president of casino operations for the property said: “We are thrilled to see the ongoing success of AGS’ Bonus Spin Xtreme table game multilink progressive at Borgata. In the past twelve months, Double Diamond Jackpots have paid over $315,000, which is in addition to the $1.2 million top award payout we saw at Borgata. We greatly value our partnership with AGS and look forward to an exciting future.”

This most recent win represents Borgata’s second Triple Diamond jackpot in less than a year following its record-setting $1.5 million win as AGS’ highest-ever progressive payout. 

Fortune Favors the Bold: Lottery Wins and Gaming Success Stories

Other recent jackpot wins include one million dollars won by a person while participating in a Fabulous Fortune scratch-off game from the famous Massachusetts State Lottery. The ticket was confirmed to be the winner on May 28. It was bought at a Liquor Mart Store which is located in Attleboro, Massachusetts. 

Additionally, in Saugus, a lucky ticket holder struck gold with a $100,000 win from Alltown, thanks to the $100,000 Power Shot scratch-off game. 

Meanwhile, a computer programmer from Laurel, Maryland, unexpectedly won $100,000 with a Money Drop scratch-off ticket bought on a whim from a local gas station.

The Illinois Lottery’s Ultimate Diamond Jackpot has soared to $1.6 million, offering the next winner millionaire status and the title of securing the biggest Fast Play jackpot in the state’s history.

In Australia, a NSW lotto winner plans to continue working despite winning an AUD13 million ($8.6 million) jackpot, intending to support family and invest in his business. 

On a gaming note, a Bitcasino player’s consistent play on Gates of Bitcasino led to three consecutive $5 million USDT wins in the same week, showcasing the rewards of perseverance and luck in the virtual realm.

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Italy’s Custom and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has announced that starting June 1, 2024, new regulations will be enforced regarding bookmakers’ bonus management and the handling of palpable errors. This move addresses two significant areas of contention that have persisted since the regulated market’s launch in 2006.

New Regulations on Bonus Management

The ADM has established definitive rules through a specific decree on Bonus Management, detailing legislative criteria for the practical use of bonuses. These guidelines cover terms and conditions, payment methods, and the application of bonuses for ‘one-off’ tax purposes.

Under the current rules, Italian bookmakers face a ‘bonus limitation,’ restricting them from awarding more than a €100 bonus per customer on a fixed-odds wager. However, operators have expressed the need for a clear methodology to calculate the cost of these bonus rewards for tax and auditing purposes.

To address this, the ADM has clarified that “both the bonus used and any stake placed by the player will be included in the calculation of the amounts wagered and winnings paid.” This settlement aims to provide transparency and consistency in how bonuses are taxed.

Handling Palpable Errors

The ADM’s upcoming decree also introduces a regulated process for addressing palpable errors. These errors have historically led to numerous customer disputes, often requiring resolution through the legal system. The new rules aim to end such litigation by providing a systematic correction process.

Bookmakers are now required to submit a correction request through an application system, detailing the operator and the challenged odds. Upon approval, the odds will be recalculated based on the “market average, as determined through the national tote.” This new process is expected to streamline error corrections and reduce legal conflicts.

Ongoing Reorganisation of Italian Gambling

These new regulations operate independently of the broader ‘reorganisation of Italian Gambling’ currently undertaken by the Italian government. Recent developments in this reorganisation include the introduction of €7 million licenses for a nine-year term for online concessions, a significant increase from the previous €200,000 fee. This change is intended to reflect market dynamics dominated by major operators such as SNAI, Lottomatica, and Flutter Entertainment.

The Ministry of Finance (MEF) has endorsed the new fee structure to resolve long-standing legal disputes over licensing and to reduce the number of operators in the market. Additionally, the MEF is negotiating with Italy’s 20 regional governments and 100 municipalities to implement federal reforms related to land-based gambling venues.

These comprehensive reforms signify Italy’s commitment to refining its gambling regulations, ensuring a more transparent and consistent environment for both operators and players.

Source: “ADM settles Italy’s betting rules on bonus management & palpable errors”. SBC News. May 30, 2024.

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The Public Health Advocacy Institute, which is the plaintiff, argues that the $1,000 bonus bet offer is unfair and that it misleads players into thinking that they are receiving $1,000 for free. In fact, the terms are near-impossible to complete, the lawsuit seems to allege.

Addressing the Nature of Bonus Marketing

To obtain the amount, a customer would need to deposit $5,000 and wager $25,000 within 90 days, and the bonus cannot be redeemed or transferred, which makes the terms even harder on players.

Although this is all true on the face of it, DraftKings does not seem to be deviating at all from what is a standard bonusing practice in the United States. The complaint filed by the Public Health Advocacy Institute outlines its objection:

DraftKings knew, or should have known, that its advertisement and promotion was deceptive to their target customers, who were new to sports betting and were extremely unlikely to understand the gambling lingo in the fine print.

Public Health Advocacy Institute,

The institute is generally looking to address omissions in the practices that companies that promote addictive products have in their marketing terms. For the most part, the institute has gone after cigarette companies, but as gambling is becoming more prominent, it’s likely to see more of these attempts to ensure that the industry is safe.

DraftKings Did Not Turn Players Into Addicts

Noteworthy, though, the institute is not accusing DraftKings of seeking to turn consumers into addicts, but rather that it should take a more cautious approach to its bonus wording to avoid confusion among players. DraftKings is not doing anything that it hasn’t already been doing in other states, however, the established company offering this bonus in 22 other states.

DraftKings is also a member of the American Gaming Association’s Have A Game Plan, a campaign designed to promote awareness for safe and responsible play and raise awareness among consumers about legitimate gambling products.

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The recipient of the Best Slots Provider in the Blatics award at the BSG Awards 2023 has announced the return of the hellish odyssey that takes place in the underworld. 

In X-Demon Bonus Buy, players are invited to once again enter a portal to reach the demon dimension and collect interesting rewards on their way to the inferno. In this sequel with an added Bonus Buy feature, players can also keep an eye on the Wild Attack feature, bonus symbols, and free spins. 

Evoplay launched the first game in the series in May, the same month when the studio also released Irish Weekend Bonus Buy, a fresh slot with Free Spins and an Ultra Spins Bonus. 

X-Demon Metrics Overview

• Reels: 5
• Rows: 4
• Paylines: 20
• RTP: 96.04% 
• Hit Freq: 29%
• Max Win: 193,800 
• Volatility: Medium-High
• Min/Max Bet: 0.1/75
• Release date: June 8, 2023

Resist the Abyss of Hell with Even More Free Spins

Players who decide to enter the “portal of unimaginable power” in the latest installment in the hellish series get to arm themselves with additional force in the form of extra Free Spins.

The iGaming development studio has included the Bonus Buy option as a means of helping players stop the demons from entering the human realm. With the help of the new feature, all inferno creatures will instantly vanquish while the good energy provided by the large wins will replace the darkness and evil spirits. 

Players who proceed to collect the beaten monsters while engaged in the Free Spins round and replace them with Wild symbols are rewarded with even more mouth-watering winning combinations. 

Fend Off the Hordes of Monsters and Scoop Up Heroic Wins 

X-Demon Bonus Buy comes with several appealing features, including the Wild Attack feature where Wild Attack symbols will be seen popping up on the top row. Wild Attack symbols showing up on the top row with a high-paying Demon symbol attached to them will have the Demon turn the Wild. Next, the winning combinations will be generated and the Wilds will replace the rest of the symbols with the exception of any Bonus symbols.

During the Bonus Symbol feature, players can trigger eight free spins with the help of three Bonus symbols, 10 free spins via four Bonus symbols, and 12 free spins with five Bonus symbols.

In the Free Spins game, all Demon symbols have their own collection counter letting players know how many Demons they still have left. Provided the Wild Attack feature is engaged on the top row with the attached Demon symbol below it while the Free Spins game is engaged, the Demon symbol will proceed to turn the Wild and further diminish the Demon collections. 

When the Demon collection is completed, the Demon symbol will be shown as a Golden Wild symbol for the remainder of the Free Spins game. The Bonus Buy feature lets players purchase eight, 10, or 12 Free Spins.

In March, the company expanded its presence in the Baltics via a content agreement inked with Uniclub Lithuania. The following month, Evoplay announced a similar deal with Tuko Productions for the Italian market.

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Ibex.ai will help Flows through innovative machine-learning tools and solutions to help businesses improve their marketing, reduce costs, and boost engagement across the board. As part of Flows, Ibex.ai will allow partner businesses to significantly improve their retention while minimizing the friction of integration and manual data exchange efforts.

Flows and Ibex.ai Deliver on ML Solutions

Flows uses a pre-built template that allows everything to activate with, as the company puts it, “a single click.” Basically, Flows partners are offered automated integration solutions that should provide businesses with further strong benefits across the board.

Among the solutions and features available thanks to Ibex and Flows will be options such as a bonus optimization tool and built-in calculators that help estimate full profit-loss on players, further strengthening’s responsibility towards their customers, and also contributing to their bottom line.

These solutions are built to be error-proof and free of “human error” suggesting that Ibex and Flows are confident in the ML algorithms that drive these solutions. Businesses can tap into a trove of data points that will allow them set realistic KPIs for their operations and scale. The news was welcomed by executives at both companies.

Ibex.ai head of business development Thomas Aigner said that the company was indeed excited to be teaming up with Flows and their no-code automation platform that offers excellent experience to both businesses such as Ibex.ai and the partners that stand to benefit from the final product.

Reducing Bonus Costs and Boosting Profitability

The resulting product in this case, Aigner explained, is a manual journey control when necessary, along with automated retention activities. Aigner added:

We are looking forward to seeing the first results from operators taking advantage of our pre-built journeys.

Ibex.ai head of business development Thomas Aigner

Flows CEO James King was similarly excited to see this new partner join the platform and provide partners with access to a great and market-leading enhanced ML solution to help with bonus spending and boost profitability.

“Our partnership highlights further our drive to offer customers the most agnostic solution on the market, as we enable them to have a choice over who they work with and how they work with them and orchestrate seamlessly between systems through Flows,” King said.

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