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Golden Whale Productions, the company that built the first real-time machine-learning platform for the gaming industry, is now enabling leading RGS and game suppliers to drive efficiencies and growth through the power of data and ML.

This is being done via an early access program based on Golden Whale’s innovative Data Analytics Portal that has previously been available to RGS operators but can now be used by game studios.

The goldenwhale.foundation Portal puts the power of data in the hands of the studio, providing free views, aggregations and insights so that developers can immediately take a more data-driven approach to creating and refining titles.

The platform will provide deeper transparency into how their titles are performing, give detailed retention-analytics, bonus and other feature-optimisation, as well as information about outliers, trends and more.

These analytics functions will then be the basis for advanced machine learning models and enable product improvements that have never been possible before!

Golden Whale is providing free early access to the Portal from Q2. All that studios need to do is head to the dedicated website page and sign-up. It takes just seconds.

Those who take advantage of the free trial will also be able to use Golden Whale’s Feature Proposal System, sharing ideas and suggestions for the company to consider and add to its product roadmap over the coming months.

Several studios have already signed up to the Foundation Free Trial. Spaces are limited, so Golden Whale is encouraging studios to register now.

Eberhard Dürrschmid, CEO at Golden Whale Productions, said: “For many years, we have believed and said that real-time data processing and machine learning will be the key to gaming companies staying in the game – but really this applies to many companies in the sector.

“Having developed out “Foundation” platform to help our operator partners achieve massive uplifts in growth and monetisation, we are now helping studios to unlock the power of data and machine learning to gain never-seen-before insights into how their games are performing.

“Not only that, they will receive recommendations for how to improve games and future releases so that they not only meet but exceed player expectations. This is a significant advantage to have, and one that is only possible through data and machine learning.

“We are excited to be offering studios free access to Foundation now, allowing them to explore its capabilities and see for themselves how data and machine learning can help them take their games to a whole other level.”

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Relax Gaming, the iGaming aggregator and supplier of unique content, has created its thirteenth Dream Drop millionaire after a player triggered the Mega Jackpot at LeoVegas.

The lucky winner landed a prize worth €2.9 million euros (€2,973,525.68) after placing a bet of just €0.22 on Four Leaf Gaming’s Cosmic Rush Dream Drop.

This latest win marks the first time the Mega Jackpot has dropped in 2024, having been triggered a total of 7 times in 2023, paying out an impressive total of €18,002,314.42 over twelve months.

Released only on 11th January, Cosmic Rush Dream Drop is Four Leaf Gaming’s latest release, offering players the chance to win up to 6,000x their stake by way of several lucrative features and mechanics. These include a Rush meter, Instant Cash Collect, Cash Rush and Wild Rush Free Spins.

Simon Hammon, CEO at Relax Gaming, said: “The number thirteen may well be unlucky for some, but not this fortuitous LeoVegas player! We are delighted to be at the forefront of the jackpot scene, helping make brand-new millionaires. It is also incredibly satisfying to see the Mega Jackpot drop courtesy of our friends at Four Leaf Gaming.”

Andy Hollis, Co-founder of Four Leaf Gaming, said: “We are absolutely over the moon to announce that the Dream Drop Mega Jackpot has triggered on our latest release, Cosmic Rush. Having only gone live in mid-January.

“This release has been setting the gaming world on fire, wowing players with its stellar features and awarding multiple Major jackpots already but making a millionaire with a payout of €2.9 million is extra special. We are looking forward to this being the first of many Mega jackpots won on the Four Leaf Gaming Dream Drop portfolio.”

James Ford, Director of Gaming at LeoVegas Group, said: “The Dream Drop Jackpot has quickly risen to ascendency as one of the most must-play jackpots on the market today. We could not be more excited to have had the Mega Jackpot drop at LeoVegas! We’d like to extend our congratulations to the winning player.”

Established as one of the industry’s leading B2B suppliers, Relax Gaming was awarded GGA’s Product Launch of the Year in February 2023 for Dream Drop Jackpots. Money Train 3 won Slot of the Year at the 2023 CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards while the brand also won the award for Skill Games Supplier at the 2023 EGR B2B Awards along with the Innovation in Mobile award at the 2023 SBC Awards.

Relax Gaming provides more than 4,000 online casino games, from its high-performing proprietary slots to a significant, varied library of content from hand-picked third-party studios via its partnership programmes.

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The Board of Directors of Lottomatica Group S.p.A. reviewed and approved the draft of the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Consolidated non-financial report and the draft of the Financial Statements of the parent company for the year ended 31 December 2023.

FY 2023 Results summary2

● Bets of €30.1 billion, +18% compared to FY 2022 pro forma3 (+32% reported)

● GGR4 of €3,864.2 million, +6% compared to FY 2022 pro forma (+9% reported)

o Total Online market share: at 21.7% in Q4 (+3.7pp versus Q4 2022)

o iSports market share: at 22.1% in Q4 (+4.2pp versus Q4 2022)

o iGaming market share: at 21.5% in Q4 (+3.7pp versus Q4 2022)

● Revenues of €1,632.5 million, +12% compared to FY 2022 pro forma (+17% reported)

o Online of €520.8 million, +33% compared to FY 2022 pro forma (+58% reported)

o Sports Franchise of €368.2 million, +8% compared to FY 2022

o Gaming Franchise of €743.5 million, +2% compared to FY 2022

● Adjusted EBITDA5 of €595.7 million at normalised1 payout above €550 – €570m of IPO guidance and €570 – 590 million of upgraded guidance in July (€580.4 million actual, +17% compared to FY 2022 pro forma)

● Operating cash flow6 of €469.6 million

● Adjusted Net Profit7 of €215.9 million, +29% compared to FY 2022 pro forma

● Net financial debt of €1,248.7 million equivalent to 2.1x on run rate Adjusted EBITDA8

● Dividend payment proposal: €0.26 per ordinary share

● FY 2024 Guidance (excluding SKS365 and related synergies): €1,800-1,8451 million of revenues, €625-6451 million of Adjusted EBITDA (c. 53% of Adjusted EBITDA contributed by the Online segment), c. €70-75 million of recurring capex, c. €60 million of retail concession capex, and c. €16m of online concession capex, c. €30-50 million of special growth initiatives and c. €89 million of deferred consideration. An updated guidance will be provided after the closing of the SKS365 acquisition, which is expected to occur during the first half of 2024.

Guglielmo Angelozzi, Chief Executive Officer of Lottomatica Group, commented: “2023 marked a very strong year for our group, in which we consolidated our leadership position across all segments and brands. We exceeded expectations set at IPO and subsequent upgrades, with revenues of €1,632 million and Adjusted EBITDA of €596 million at normalised payout (€580 million actual). We continued to grow both organically, increasing market share for the fifth quarter in a row, and through M&A, signing the acquisition of SKS365 and executing our bolt-on strategy.

Our objectives for 2024 are to strengthen our leadership position in both the Online and Sports Franchise segments through product and technology innovation, further develop the omnichannel model while managing efficiently our portfolio of brands and focus on the integration of SKS365.

I wish to thank all the Lottomatica people for their commitment in the achievement of these amazing results, our Board members for their continued support and our investors for their trust.”