EveryMatrix partnered with iGB to research the players’ behavior in six iGaming markets in the world: Colombia, Germany, Brazil, Greece, Peru, and Romania, and the Slot Trumps Player Behaviour Report was finally published. Among them is the Peruvian market, which has undergone significant changes in the slot gaming industry at the end of 2023.

The research was based on the 400 most popular games in the market, and the results were enlightening.

Behavior of Peruvian players

According to the report, the players in Peru enjoyed animal-themed slot games more than others, and 7% of players said that they played such games. The second place took popular classic slots, with 4.4%, and the third place was divided by Asian-themed, fruit-themed, and mythology-themed games, which earned 2.7% of votes each.

When it comes to features, it’s not surprising that Wilds took the first place when it comes to base-game features, with 24% of voters granting it their vote. Multiplier is a favorite of 22% of players, while 14% of players voted for Scatters.

When it comes to bonus features, Free Spins took first place with 75% of the votes. It was followed by Buy Feature with 55%, and Jackpot with 20%. The top retention feature was Buy Feature, which increases the average bet by 70% on average.

The Peruvian players enjoy placing higher bets since they allow more bonus features to be triggered. The average bet for the top 20 games was 1.94 EUR, while 20% of all bets placed on the 20 most popular games were higher than 3 EUR.

Industry leader

In Peru, the most popular content providers are Pragmatic Play, Microgaming, Playson, Wazdan, RedRake, Fazi, High5Games, NolimitCity, Habanero, and Hacksaw Gaming. Most popular games were Big Bass Splash, Cosmic Cash, Fire Hot 5, John Hunterand the Tomb of Scarab Queen, Hot to Burn, Gates of Olympus, Master Joker, 3 Pots Riches: Hold and Win, Sweet Bonanza, Sugar Rush Xmas, Wolf Gold, Joker’s Jewels, Gates of Olympus, Big Bass Christmas Bash, Mustang Gold, Fire Stampede, Buffalo King Megaways, Hot Pepper, Christmas Big Bass Bonanza, and Sugar Rush. All games in the top 20 in the Peruvian market are developed by Pragmatic Play, except for 3 Pots Riches: Hold and Win, Playson’s title.

The results show that Pragmatic Play is an ultimate leader in this rapidly growing market, and since the company started focusing on expansion across the LatAm market, it’s not surprising. Among the operators, the supplier partnered with big industry names such as Pentagol and Tinbet.

Source: “Slot Trumps Player Behaviour Report: Key Player Insights in Peru 2024”. iGaming Business.

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The famous American internet celebrity, streamer and adult content creator, Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa, announced a new partnership with Kick earlier this year. The announcement of the new collaboration came after another famous streamer, xQc, announced his plans to transition to Kick by signing a deal valued at a whopping $100 million.

Undoubtedly, the switch of Amouranth to Kick dealt a hit for Twitch, especially considering that she ranked as the most popular female streamer on the platform for 2022. Back in June, Siragusa released a video via X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, titled “It’s time,” where she is portrayed reviewing the news about xQc’s partnership with Kick. She then talked with the same agent who participated in the negotiation for xQc’s $100 million dollar deal. In the end, Amouranth confirms that she joined the platform as well.

Now, a new report suggests that the partnership between Siragusa and Kick significantly boosted the revenue of the famous streamer. As announced by Dexerto, Amouranth confirmed that her streaming contract with the platform had a “similar concept” to the one with xQc. She explained that she could not disclose actual figures about the deal but reiterated that the partnership with Kick was arranged through the same agent.

“I can’t talk about the actual numbers, but we got signed around the same time through the same agent. It’s a very similar concept.“

Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa

The Deal with Kick Doubled the Streamer’s Income

When asked again, Amouranth refrained from disclosing numbers but admitted that her collaboration with the streaming platform doubled her income. “It’s very lucrative for sure. It’s non-exclusive, so you can stream on Kick and Twitch, so it’s set up the same way,” she added.

“It basically doubled my income across the board,“

explained Amouranth

The streaming contract with Kick isn’t the only endeavor for the globally recognized streamer. Amouranth previously made headlines with unique broadcasts, as well as different investments. She is also famous for launching an AI version of herself along with the upcoming release of a beer that is made from her own body.

Back in October, Nick “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff, the famous Call of Duty streamer, announced his foray on Kick. The famous streamer, who also happens to be a co-owner of FaZe Clan, confirmed he signed a non-exclusive deal with the platform that rivals Twitch. Media reports at the time valued the deal at eight figures, meaning at least $10 million.

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In an analysis of which online game suppliers have become the most successful in recent times and which games are the most popular, SOFTSWISS, a leading crypto gambling provider based in Malta, was kind enough to offer all-inclusive ecosystem of end-to-end software solutions and share important insights into the regional markets. Additionally, the analysis below is introduced according to data from the SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator covering H222 and H123.

Europe

Slots stay famous in Europe, although they lost almost 5 p.p. throughout the second half of 2022 and the first half of 2023. However, regardless, their market share still surpasses 80% when looking at the other games. Contrary to this, the card games category enhanced its position by nearly 4 p.p.

Furthermore, the best 5 most famous game categories went through little changes in the second quarter of this year. The total wagers amount in the craps games category saw a slight growth, increasing 2.7 times compared to the former quarter. This increase in performance was ranked a number 5 for this type of game when looking at the best rankings, replacing the casual games category.

As for the most famous games throughout 2022, there are Midas Golden Touch, Big Bamboo and Gates of Olympus. Relatedly, the environment of the best games showed important quarter-to-quarter variations.

And finally, the most famous game suppliers for Europe are Amusnet (EGT), Evolution, Relax Gaming, Amatic, BGaming, Push Gaming and Pragmatic Play. However, their ranking had subtle quarter-to-quarter changes.

Asia

As for Asia, the best 5 most famous game categories have shown a steady trend since the last quarter of last year. Slots occupy an important position and their market share surpasses 80% in relation to other categories. Regarding most famous games, Gates of Olympus held the top spot in the fourth quarter of last year and has managed to maintain that position ever since. However, there’s another famous game, Bonanza Billion, which has seen fluctuations in its rankings within the top five, which started from the end of 2022. The total wagering amount of Aviator doubled throughout the first half of 2023, making the game the leader. Contrary to this, the once famous game, Hot Fruits is no longer a top game and lost its popularity throughout the second quarter of 2023.

Furthermore, when it comes to the most famous game suppliers in Asia, it needs to be pointed out that Pragmatic Play, BGaming and Evolution have been fighting relentlessly for positions among the top five during the last 4 quarters under consideration. Amatic and Play’n GO gave up their positions in the rankings to Amusnet (EGT) and 1spin4win and Amusnet topped the list in the second quarter of this year.

In this regard, the Head of SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator, Tatyana Kaminskaya, said: “The popularity of the Aviator game can be explained by simple interface and fast payouts. What sets it apart even further is its distinctive gameplay mechanics, which significantly differ from other crush games in the market. Notably, Aviator provides players with the illusion of “control” over the game, adding an extra level of excitement and intrigue.”

LaTAM

As for Latin America, the best 5 of the most famous game categories have stayed the same as last year, with slots leading the way with a 60% market share. Among the most famous games in the top five are: Roleta Brasileiri – 8.27%, Aviator – 5.97%, Gates of Olympus – 5.24%, Sweet Bonanza – 3.44% and Crazy Time – 3.14%.

Also, Aviator jumped to the top in the fourth quarter of 2022, meaning that it saw an important growth in the total wagers amount, almost 170 million more, compared to the former quarter. This achievement moved its supplier, Spribe, from 10th place in third quarter of last year to the fourth in the second quarter of this year, eliminating Play’n GO from the top five. Other suppliers, notably BGaming, Evolution, Playtech and Pragmatic Play stayed in the top five with slight change when it came to their rankings during 2022.

Moreover, the best 5 most famous games account for nearly25% of the total wagers amount across every game in Latin America. However, in Asia and Europe, it accounts for nearly 10%. Also, one more significant market trend is the bypassing of roulette slots, and the rising demand for live games.

On that note, Regional Business Development Manager at SOFTSWISS in LatAm, Carla Dualid, said: “Players in Latin America in the context of online gambling may differ from players in Europe in several ways. Most Latin American players bet through mobile devices and prefer online play. Local casino slot players tend to place small but regular bets, which distinguishes them from European online casino players, who, in turn, bet less frequently, but wager larger sums on slots. Speaking about the LatAm market, we should keep in mind that Brazil is the most active player in it. Such factors as economic potential, increasing Internet penetration, mobile accessibility, and regulatory changes are making the Brazilian market more attractive for operators.”

Source: “Are slots losing popularity”. European Gaming. October 3, 2023

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EveryMatrix, the established iGaming and sports betting software provider, has announced the launch of Slot Trumps, a player behaviour report that can give both operators and suppliers key insights into six different markets.

The first report that the company released is focused on the Brazilian market, one that has been growing steadily over the past few years. One of the findings of the report was that players in Brazil prefer medium-to-high volatility slot games, with 56 percent most played games in this market being in this category.

Moreover, the report found that Brazilian casino players interact with challenges, tournaments and other competitions more than any other. As for game themes, 10 percent of Brazilian players prefer slot games with animals, 7 percent like fantasy games, 6 percent prefer games with fruit, while 3.6 percent go for mythology-themed games.

The 90-day study of the Brazilian market also revealed the type of features that players like to see in their favourite slot games. Surprisingly, 30 percent of the games that feature in the top 20 for the Brazilian market have no Bonus type features at all.

However, these games are so popular among players thanks to their game mechanic predictability, with most of them tending to have classic themes such as fruits and also many of them are online versions of popular land-based slot games.

Top 20 Slot Games in Brazil

EveryMatrix studied the total number of game sessions recorded in the Brazilian market and came up with a top 20 of the most popular slot games. The company pointed out that nine of the top 20 games are featured in the SlotMatrix RGS, their popular aggregation platform that is used by many online casino operators from all over the world.

The highest-ranking game is Fortune Tiger, followed by Aviator and Mines on the podium. Going further down the list we find Fairy Fantasy Exotic Wilds in fourth place, followed by Aladdin’s Rollover Respins, Panda Time, Jungle Jaguar Deluxe, Fruits and 777s, Tiki Times Exotic Wilds, while Bayou Richesse wraps up the top ten.

Between 11th and 20th place we find Joker Jewels, Fortune Ox, Gates of Olympus, Super 7 Deluxe, Sweet Bonanza , Big Bass Splash, Sugar Rush, Wolf Gold, Gem Brillante and Fortune Rabbit.

The top provider in this market is SlotMatrix RGS, followed by Pragmatic Play, PGSoft, Spribe and Evolution Gaming. Microgaming, Spinomenal, Wazdan, Playson and SmartSoft also made the top ten.

Speaking about the Slot Trumps report, Stian Enger Pettersen, Head of Casino at EveryMatrix, revealed that this year marks the 15th anniversary of the company, and this report is also a celebration of its activity. “The Slot Trumps series is the ultimate set of behavioural data for online casino professionals to gain the edge in fast growing or soon-to-be regulating markets such as Brazil.”

Source: “Creating bonus strategies for Brazil’s thrill seekers“. iGaming Business. September 28, 2023.

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Following the debut of the In-Game Currency Conversion feature, which was introduced last year, 85% of each crypto casino wager boosted by the SOFTSWISS Casino Platform is made through the aforementioned tool. In this regard, the Casino Platform team has published important insights achieved by analyzing yearly statistics.

Description of In-Game Currency Conversion feature

During 2022, the SOFTSWISS Casino Platform presented the In-Game Currency Conversion feature as mentioned above. The feature is presented as a “crypto-centric solution” that unseals the newest business chances for users and provides players with “more freedom of action.” Additionally, it enables players to transform their cryptocurrencies into as much as 9 fiat currencies, offering them to wager on games that don’t naturally back up crypto. This significantly extends the range of content accessible to crypto-players.

However, the initial thing that the said Casino Platform team observed was the large conversion of regular users of the said feature. This further means that nearly 65-70% of players who have used the mentioned feature minimum of one time, carry on with making more than 90% of their wagers through the “built-in functionality.” These players become repeat users, showing that the feature has discovered its niche and reached product-market fit.

One more important insight is that the “retention rate“ of the group of players who utilize the In-Game Currency Conversion feature is “higher” than those who don’t. However, this may be of much help when it comes to “audience segmentation“ because players like that have more value. Moreover, when players use the feature, they spend twice as much time playing games. Normally, the volume of wagers collected when using the aforementioned feature comes up to 85% of the overall volume of wagers on crypto casinos and up to 21% on fiat and crypto ones.

Commenting on the feature, SOFTSWISS Casino Platform Head, Darya Avtukhovich, said: “SOFTSWISS is one of the pioneers in crypto gambling, and we continue to be a forward-thinking company, integrating features like In-Game Currency Conversion into our product. We understand the industry requirements thanks to our expertise and analytical work, and the result is the constant evolution of the SOFTSWISS Casino Platform, which maintains its status as one of the most reliable on the market.”

A chance to show improvements

With Summit Barcelona 2023 just around the corner, it’s an exceptional opportunity for SOFTSWISS to showcase the newest improvements to its Casino Platform. Relatedly, attendees may meet SOFTSWISS representatives at stand CG58, where they will be able to talk about the newest trends in the online gaming industry as well as the latest solutions that will improve the progress of their business.

Source: “SOFTSWISS In-Game Currency Conversion: 85% of Bets in Crypto Casinos Are Made With In-Game Currency Conversion”, European Gaming, September 8, 2023

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