For the third consecutive year, Microgaming has picked up the Digital Product of the Year award at the Global Gaming Awards. The online casino game developer received this honor for Quickfire, which is a state-of-the-art multi-operator platform.
The 2016 Global Gaming Awards were hosted at the Venetian Palazzo Congress Center in Las Vegas on 26 September. These awards are held annually to recognize contributors to digital as well as land-based gaming. Global Gaming Awards has 12 award categories to honor achievements in the industry and winner of each category is decided by a panel comprising 60 judges.
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The Digital Product of the Year is a highly competitive category, with different software developer vying for the honor. However, judges were unanimous in their opinion when it came to Quickfire. They praised it for revolutionizing the digital gaming industry.
The Quickfire platform supports casino, multiplayer, poker, bingo, live dealer software and mobile games that have been developed by Microgaming. In 2016, Quickfire provided access to over 600 Microgaming and its development partners’ games along with more than 400 online brands.
In January 2016, Microgaming launched a smart game management module called Quickfire iQ, which is part of the Quickfire platform. The module allows online operators to have complete control over incentives, achievements, free games and multipliers.
The Babelfish API from MPN was the runner-up in the Digital Innovation category. The API is quite unique and novel, and is used in the online poker industry as the link between client interfaces and MPN poker engine. It facilitates third-party poker client to integrate seamlessly with MPN’s back end systems and servers.
Mr Green Launches Live Dealer Casino Product
There is no doubt that 2016 is turning out to be a year of innovations for the online gaming industry. Mr Green, the gaming operator based in Sweden, launched live dealer casino environment that is powered by Evolution Gaming.
This environment replicated the look and feel of land-based casinos and comes with live croupiers to offer players a personalized gaming experience.
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The launch of this product is part of Mr Green’s new business strategy that it has adopted in 2016 and has seen the operator launching a wider range of exciting products. In June 2016, Mr Green introduced a sportsbook that is powered by Kambi.
The live casino dealer introduction is a well-thought strategy, considering that statistics reveal that the live dealer market in Europe is set to grow by 30 per cent by the end of 2016.
LeoVegas’ Mega Fortune Video Slots Dispenses Progressive Jackpots Twice
It appears as though 2016 is not just a fruitful year for online casinos and game developers, but also for players. LeoVegas’ video slots, Mega Fortune, was recently in the news after two recreational slots players from Sweden won the progressive jackpot in a rather short span of time.
Mega Fortune is a NetEnt slot game and has a millionaire lifestyle theme. It has proven to be quite popular among slot players and attracts them by the drove. Most players end up winning small amounts, but there are a few lucky ones who walk away with thousands of pounds. Two such lucky players happen to be from Sweden and both won at LeoVegas Casino playing the progressive jackpot on Mega Fortune.
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The first player, who wishes to remain anonymous, won a £100,000 jackpot on a £5 wager while the second player ended up wagering £0.18 thinking he was on practice mode and walked away £60,000 richer.
The first player has acknowledged that winning the huge jackpot has surprised him as he was just relaxing after a hard day at work by playing on the LeoVegas app. The second player, identified as Martin, stated that he accidentally wagered the bet amount thinking he was on practice mode.
The life-changing wins of these two Mega Fortune players shows that it is possible to hit the jackpot at any online slot as long as you choose the online casino with care.
