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Evoplay, the award-winning game development studio, debuts in the tap game vertical with Tap Craze, marking a significant expansion of its portfolio with innovative interactive content for operators.

Designed to offer an engaging and dynamic gameplay experience, Tap Craze introduces players to Capybara Joe, the title’s central character, alongside a suite of features aimed at maximising retention and engagement.

Operators can leverage the unique Happiness Scale mechanic, encouraging players to maintain Joe’s glee to unlock the Wheel of Fortune, offering multipliers of up to 500x.

Tap Craze includes three fixed jackpots, Minor, Major, and Grand, offering significant rewards. It also offers customisable components, including a Costume Gallery for personalisation and a competitive Top 15 Leaderboard to foster engagement.

With a live Information Ticker showcasing the latest wins, Tap Craze is designed to create a sense of community and excitement among audiences.

The introduction of the title with new engaging mechanics highlights Evoplay’s commitment to innovation and reinforces its position as a leading supplier in the iGaming industry.

Ivan Kravchuk, CEO at Evoplay, said: “Tap Craze represents a significant step forward for Evoplay as we continue to diversify our portfolio with cutting-edge interactive content.

“By introducing innovative mechanics and highly interactive features, this game provides operators with a product that both entertains and drives strong retention and performance. We’re excited to offer a unique addition to our portfolio that aligns with our partners’ needs and demands in competitive markets.”

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Innovative game studio teams up with the Kindred Group’s famous casino brand

Award-winning game studio Peter & Sons’ acclaimed portfolio of slots titles are now live at leading online casino 32Red. Thanks to a new content partnership, 32Red’s players will be able to sink their teeth into top hits like Barbarossa, as well as the soon-to-be released title Steamworks: The Workshop.

Since its foundation in 2019, Barcelona and Yerevan – based Peter & Sons has been wowing the industry with a steady stream of games that dare to be different, drawing on a wide variety of rich themes and artistic styles with an emphasis on storytelling, audio-visual excellence and playability.

The studio, renowned for being consistently recognized at major industry events, picked up three honors at the MiGEA Malta iGaming Excellence Awards 2024, including Best New Slots Developer of the Year.

Wholly owned by the Kindred Group, 32Red has become a household name in the online casino space. The deal, which will further expand Peter & Sons’ presence in the UK and other regulated markets, comes off the back of a global distribution partnership with casino supply giant Light & Wonder, announced earlier this month.

Yann Bautista, Commercial Director & Founder at Peter & Sons said: “32Red and its parent, the Kindred Group, are major tier one operators in key regulated markets, and so this deal is another major milestone in the Peter & Sons story. We’re looking forward to enhancing this partnership by providing groundbreaking content for years to come.”

Adam Newnham, Commercial Operations Manager at 32Red’s parent company Kindred Group, said: Peter & Sons is an extremely exciting studio who are not afraid to push the boundaries and experiment with strikingly original, even avant garde ideas. The result is that each game is a work of art, and we can’t wait for our players to experience them at 32Red.

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The Dutch Online Gambling Association (NOGA) and the Licensed Dutch Online Gaming Providers (VNLOK) have launched the “Meld Vals Spel” (Report Cheating Hotline) to combat illegal online gambling practices.

This hotline has been set up to allow members of VNLOK and NOGA, other licensees, partner organisations and other professional stakeholders to report. At www.meldvalsspel.nl they can report unsafe practices of illegal gambling sites or apps, such as the fact that players are not protected, excessive bonuses are offered and minors are not excluded.

By collecting reports, Meld Vals Spel aims to gain a better understanding of the working methods of illegal parties. This contributes to a more effective approach to illegality and the protection of vulnerable players. The aim of Meld Vals Spel is not only to warn against the risks of playing at illegal gambling sites or apps, but also to ensure that illegal practices are dealt with severely. For example, by bringing illegal practices to the attention of the Gaming Authority (KSA), politics or social media platforms. In this way, the Reporting Point complements the efforts of the KSA.

Meld Vals Spel is an initiative of licensed providers. On www.meldvalsspel.nl, members of VNLOK and NOGA, other licensees, partner organisations and other professional stakeholders can easily report unsafe practices of illegal gambling sites or apps. A report can be a reason to conduct further investigation or to collect more signals that better visualize illegal practices. A report can also be a reason to inform the KSA.

For over three years, Dutch consumers have been able to legally participate in online gambling with providers that have been granted a license by the supervisory authority, KSA. These providers must meet strict legal requirements so that consumers can choose an attractive online gaming offer in a safe environment.

Helma Lodders, chairwoman of VNLOK and Eric Konings, acting director of NOGA: “Licensed providers of online gambling have a joint responsibility to offer players a legal, safe and responsible offer. This often goes well, but can also be improved. We work hard on this every day. At the same time, many Dutch people still come into contact with illegal gambling sites and apps. These illegal parties actively respond to the increasingly strict Dutch regulations by, for example, advertising on search terms such as ‘playing without limits’ or ‘playing without cruks’. In doing so, they specifically attract (vulnerable) players. These types of illegal practices endanger the safety of players and must be tackled firmly.”