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Spanish operator Luckia has struck a seven-year partnership with NYX Gaming to integrate the supplier’s open gaming and platform systems.

As part of the deal, NYX will also provide Luckia with slots and scratchcard titles from NYX’s wholly-owned subsidiary NextGen Gaming.

“NYX’s vision, commitment, and professionalism, combined with its products and solutions, allows Luckia to enhance our value proposition to our customers,” Marcelo Ruiz Gálvez, chief operating officer, Luckia Games, said.  “The integration presents many advantages, and the outstanding capabilities and functionalities of NYX OGS and OPS will help us to achieve our ambitions in the gambling industry.”

Betsson has integrated Genesis Gaming’s new game Schlager Millions, created exclusively for the group’s brands.

A homage to Swedish entertainment tradition, the inspiration for Schlager Millions comes from a Eurovision-esque singing competitions with Glittering pop symbols and a pop soundtrack.

“Schlagermillions is fun, looks great, has an earworm of a soundtrack and most importantly comes out just in time for Melodifestivalen” James Watson, director of European sales & new product discovery at Genesis Gaming, said.

Kiron Interactive is the latest egaming firm to have joined the Romania’s Rombet Association as an official member.

Rombet, Romania’s gambling trade association, works directly with the government to help develop the latest regulatory legal framework for both land-based and online operators and providers.

“It has been an incredibly busy 12 months, and our membership of Rombet will help Kiron continue to grow and flourish as a provider,” Steven Spartinos, CEO of Kiron Interactive, said.

“We’re always looking to widen our appeal in new territories and markets, as shown with our two winter-themed games, and we look forward to continuing our growth throughout this year.”

Quickspin has taken classic symbols and transported them into a fun and funky environment, featuring bright colours and bold backgrounds in its latest release, Hot Sync.

The 3×5 reel, 20-line video slot is a techno take on a retro classic, and offers player free spins and a Hot Sync respin feature.

Free spins are awarded when three scatter symbols appear on a single spin, initiating eight free games. During free spins, any Hot Sync wild symbol landing will turn that reel hot for the duration – hot reels have additional wilds and are identical.

“Hot Sync is a vibrant and colourful game with a low to medium volatility that will have widespread appeal among players,” Quickspin CEO Daniel Lindberg, said. “The Hot Sync respin feature is a great addition, giving players the chance to not only unlock big wins, but epic ones.

Zeal Investments (ZI) has injected £1m in the Free Postcode Lottery (FPL), its first major investment since launching in November last year.

The deal sees ZI, part of the Zeal Network, buy a 10% stake in the free-to-play online lottery platform.

Chris Holbrook, founder of FPL, said the deal provides them with a “massive” step towards shaking up a “slow moving” lottery sector.

“It is clear that the global lottery market is in desperate need of some fresh and original ideas such as the FPL,” Holbrook said. “It is fantastic to see companies such as ZI’s commitment to seeking out the most ambitious companies operating within the market with the potential to shake up the lottery industry and propel the sector forward.”

Slots and table games provider Habanero aims to take players on a tranquil and serene journey up-stream in its latest release, Koi Gate.

The five reel, three row, fixed 18-line slot is based on the Chinese legend in which a Koi fish swims through waterfalls and other obstacles to reach the top of the mountain.

The fully cross-platform game has been developed in HTML5 and offers a seamless experience across desktop, mobile, and tablet devices.

Daniel Long, head of sales at Habanero, said: “This is our most visually stunning game to date. The design is simply outstanding. But much like the Koi fish, it is all about the flow which is why we have devised a simpler math formula than is the norm for our games.”

Realistic Games is giving players the chance to travel back in time with its latest slot, Time is Money.

The five reel, twenty-line game features an innovative free spins bonus where all wins are multiplied by up to x12 by a random multiplier, selected from the time travelling clock.

Once used, each multiplier is then eliminated and cannot be awarded again; when all multipliers have been used, the jackpot of 250x the players starting stake is won.

“Time is Money allows players to enjoy the time travel theme as well as having the opportunity of hitting the jackpot prize of 250 x their starting stake,” Realistic Games CEO, Andy Harris, said. “We’re thrilled with the innovative free spins bonus and the multiplying clock feature, which we believe will help engage players and keep them playing around the clock.”