Slots Tracker: NetEnt kicks off 2021 in top spot
Starburst lands fourth consecutive month as top-ranked slot following algorithmic shift in Q4 2020
NetEnt’s Starburst has started 2021 atop iGaming Tracker’s rankings after securing a fourth consecutive month in the top spot.
Book of Dead by Play’n GO remains in second place, a spot it has held since an algorithmic reshuffle to the rankings in October 2020.
Red Tiger’s Gonzo’s Quest Megaways and Bonanza by Big Time Gaming remained in third and fourth place respectively, while Play’n GO’s Legacy of Dead has jumped two places to fifth.
There were six new entrants into the January rankings, including Microgaming’s Hyper Strike, which finished highest in 11th place, NetEnt’s Twin Spin and Playtech’s Fluffy Favourites.
NetEnt’s Aloha! Christmas Edition, which finished in sixth place in December, was the highest-ranking title to fall out of the rankings completely.
The iGaming Tracker has changed its methodology of data collection and ranking since October 2020 to give a fairer and broader reflection of the rankings.
Games are ranked by their position throughout the month on more than 500 of the largest casino sites in Europe. Only the ‘main’ page of the casinos is taken into account and the top 10 most prominent positions on those pages.
The previous number of sites the iGaming Tracker took into account was just 50.
The iGaming Tracker compiles the slots rankings by tracking casino sites across 24 European countries including the UK, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Norway and Denmark.
Each casino page is tracked every day over the month as well as which game occupies each position. Each position is weighted so the top positions on the page have a higher weighting than the positions on the bottom of the page. Likewise, the pages, sites and countries are weighted to give a fairer view on the success of casino games.
Table games such as roulette and blackjack are excluded from the rankings and so are live casino games.
1-31 January 2021