Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited is one of the leading Asian casino operators whose boss just recently shared his thoughts on what the future might hold for Macau. The company is an owner, operator, and developer of entertainment and casino facilities across Asia. Melco Resorts Entertainment Limited is based in Hong Kong. It has been present in the industry since 2004.

Today, the company owns several fully integrated casino resorts such as the Studio City Macau property, City of Dreams Manila, City of Dreams Macau, and Altira Macau. At the time of its inception, Melco International Development decided to enter a joint venture with Crown Limited which is an Australian gaming company. This marked the establishment of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited which was rebranded as Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited back in 2017.

Speaking of the company’s business ventures, Melco Crown acquired a 60% share in the Studio City Macau venue which is a luxurious, resort project located on Cotai. Following new legislation related to the industry in Japan, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited submitted its official application to the government of Osaka in hopes to be given necessary permissions to construct and run a fully integrated casino resort here. However, in 209 the company decided to focus on the Yokohama market.

Difficult Times for the Macau Casino Industry

Macau Resorts and Entertainment Limited’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Lawrence Ho Yau Lung just recently decided to share his thoughts on what the future may hold for Macau casinos. In one of his official press releases, he said that it could take a long time for the Macau gambling industry to fully recover from the extremely negative impacts of the most recent Wuhan virus outbreak which caused all of Macau casinos to temporarily close their doors for at least fifteen days.

According to one report by GGRAsia, he made this revelation during a conference call with major investors who at the time discusses his company’s fourth-quarter financial outcomes. As previously mentioned, the Hong Kong-listed Macau Resorts and Entertainment Limited company is responsible for a number of casino resorts and several of them are located in Macau including the Studio City Macau venue and City of Dreams Macau.

The company also runs the City of Dreams Manila facility in the Philippines and it is also hoping to soon open its five hundred-room City of Dreams Mediterranean development located in the village of Tserkezoi. Lawrence Ho Yau Lung told major investors that his company anticipates Macau to remain quiet for a long time following the Wuhan virus outbreak. He also told investors and shareholders that in his opinion the gambling industry in Macau will most likely face a number of other difficulties over the following four to six months.

Macau VIP Sector to Rebound First

Lawrence Ho Yau Lung also believed that the Macau VIP sector will be the very first to rebound as it is dependent on high-value players that come from all over Asia to Macau. After the conference was held, the company’s officials also revealed that the firm’s Macau properties stood at around $2.5 million regarding daily expenses while the company’s tally was lower for around $500,000 than before following the company initiating cost-cutting efforts and reductions in other costs across different business levels.

As reported by GGRAsia, the company’s fourth-quarter financial outcomes also show a 3% increase in operating revenues which hit $1.45 billion mainly thanks to the company’s performance related to its mass-market businesses. Nonetheless, the casino operator also posted a 46% diminution in income for the last three months which hit $68.1 million. At the same time, the company’s operational equivalent decreased by around 15% to reach $173.4 million while its earnings before amortization, depreciation, tax, and interest declined for around 4% to reach $409.8 million.

As of recently, LeoVegas Casino’s customers can access ORYX Gaming’s extensive selection of partner and proprietary games. This was made possible thanks to the latest partnership deal between the operator and the content supplier. More specifically, ORYX Gaming’s subsidiary Bragg Gaming Group has inked a business deal with LeoVegas Casino which will see the company’s gaming selection available to the casino’s customers via its enriched Oryx Hub platform.

ORYX Gaming is a prominent online casino software development company which always responds rapidly to emerging changes within the highly competitive iGaming market. The company has developed a modular gaming platform through which It supplies all sorts of modern scalable, highly flexible systems to serve all of the needs of iGaming operators. ORYX Gaming was established back in 2010 from the small, outset company.

The primary goal of the ORYX Gaming’s officials and leaders was to develop an online gaming platform which different gaming operators could fully rely at all times on. However, this was a great challenge as iGaming platforms are extremely complex as they rely on a variety of systems that have to be integrated with loads of third parties, firewalls, payment systems and more. Hence, it took ORYX Gaming two years to perfect its iGaming platform which finally reached the market back in 2012.

Focusing on the B2B Gaming Market

In order to achieve its goal, the company has brought together a big team of experts including customer support experts, software developers, graphic designers and many other individuals who are today the company’s strongest team responsible for both developing and maintaining the company’s gaming platform. Today, ORYX Gaming is mainly focused on the B2B market. ORYX Gaming has offices in Malta, Estonia, Slovenia and even in the United States.

When it comes to its subsidiary Bragg Gaming Group, this company was established back in 2018, so it is one of the newcomers. Bragg Gaming Group is mainly focused on identifying iGaming opportunities within B2C and B2B companies. Besides working alongside Bragg Gaming Group, ORYX Gaming as one of the leading online casino software development companies has also partnered with a number of other companies such as Golden Hero and Gamomat.

Golden Hero whose partner company is prominent JackpotJoy Plc parented with ORYX Gaming in February of 2018. When it comes to its latest partnership deal with LeoVegas Casino, the company’s Managing Director Matevž Mazij said in his official press release that LeoVegas Casino makes a perfect business partner for his company which will help ORYX Gaming to broaden its iGaming distribution network alongside this extremely reputable brand.

Leading European iGaming Brand with a Remarkable Mobile Gaming Offering

As previously mentioned, LeoVegas Casino is definitely one of the most visited iGaming operators in the industry with an impeccable mobile gaming offering. Partnering with this huge brand for ORYX Gaming means also expanding its network of business partners as well as reaching more customers across different gaming platforms which can now enjoy its digital content at LeoVegas Casino.

Meanwhile, the LeoVegas Casino’s Manager Mats Anderson said that his company is delighted to finally offer the ORYX Gaming’s newly enriched gaming platform to its customers. It should be noted that the ORYX Hub gaming platform includes more than eight thousand games from more than eighty top iGaming providers. Moreover, there are also collections of advanced tools as well as loads of bonuses and promotions such as jackpots, tournaments, and leaderboards.

As it was released in its official statement, one of the most innovative online casino content developers Red Rake Gaming is enriching its already impressive gaming library with two new exciting titles, Roulette and Frenzy Discs. With these two new games offered by the Valencia-based company, players will get to enjoy more innovative options alongside super-interesting features and unique gaming layouts just as expected from Red Rake Gaming.

The company was established back in 2011 and since those times, Red Rake Gaming has grown to become of the leading names in the marketing and development of casino games. The company’s main focus is the development of slot games, while its gaming portfolio also includes loads of other exciting games of different kinds. The company’s gaming software is available in many different languages which demonstrates the company’s global availability.

A Number of Mobile-Friendly Games

In addition to crafting slot games, Red Rake Gaming has also released video poker games, video bingo games, and classic table games. Some of its most popular slot games include Bonnie and Clyde, 3 Butterflies, Heidi at Oktoberfest, Judges Rule the Show, Eastern Goddesses, Mega Stellar, Mysteries of Egypt, Ragin’ Buffalo, Siberian Wolf, Speed Heroes, The Adventures of Ali Baba, The Asp of Cleopatra, Speed Heroes, Viva Las Vegas, Wildcano, The Secret of the Opera and Tiger and Dragon.

It is worth mentioning that many of these exciting slot games are accessible via mobile devices so that fans of mobile gaming can enjoy them any time and any place. Before being focused on developing real money casino games, the company emerged on the scene as a social games content developer which changed back in 2015. This year Red Rake Gaming made the switch in its business and started offering real money games.

When it comes to its licensing, Red Rake Gaming has done an excellent job to become fully licensed and regulated across many different jurisdictions that sanction online gambling. The company holds licenses in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Italy, and many other European countries. It is worth mentioning that all of its games are regularly tested for randomness and fairness by the BMM Spain Testlabs company.

New Roulette Release and Frenzy Discs

As mentioned at the beginning, Red Rake Gaming has prepared two new, exciting releases. The first release named Frenzy Discs Twin Numbers is a brand-new game with a design and style of exciting roulette games. The game is quite simple, yet very rewarding and engaging. Here, players have the opportunity to scoop remarkable prizes for guessing which numbers of the two active balls fall into the two discs.

Besides its awesome payouts, Frenzy Discs Twin Numbers is also beautifully rendered packed with super-realistic physics and high-quality graphics which definitely add more to the overall excitement provided by the game. According to the company’s official press release, the Frenzy Discs Twin Numbers is the very first version of this unique game while more exciting versions will hit the industry in some time. In fact, the company is already working on Frenzy Discs 16 Balls which can be played via DEMO mode.

In addition to its Frenzy Discs Twin Numbers game, Red Rake Gaming has also crafted a brand-new roulette game that comes packed with four different modes including VIP, French, American and European modes. The games are rich in amazing 3D graphics, they offer truly realistic experiences and grab players’ attention from the very first moment of playing.

As it was released recently, one of New Jersey-based online casino gaming facilities, Golden Nugget Casino is adding a new selection of games to its gaming portfolio. This new selection of games that will be available on the platform is crafted by Big Time Gaming via a very popular Open Gaming System by Scientific Games. The games which will be featured include some of the company’s most popular Megaways games.

This is great news not only for Golden Nugget Casino but also for Big Time Gaming which will finally premiere in the United States thanks to the Open Gaming System platform. On the other hand, one of the most popular, leading US-based online casinos Golden Nugget Casino will enrich its gaming selection to include loads of content via SG’s Open Gaming System.

According to one official press release by the Golden Nugget Casino’s officials, the casino will include entire Scientific Games and Big Time Gaming’s gaming libraries including mega-popular blockbuster slot games such as Bonanza and loads of other that utilize the popular Big Time Gaming’s Megaways gaming engine. All of these games will be available the following week when the official launch takes place.

Expanding Their iGaming Presence in the United States

Big Time Gaming is one of the most popular iGaming brands in the industry which emerged on the scene in 2011. The company is headquartered in Australia while it has offices in many other countries. Its customers come from all over the world as their games are available across an impressive selection of fully licensed and regulated online casino venues. The company is licensed by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission and Gibraltar Gaming Authority.

Big Time Gaming is also licensed to offer its services in Canada among other places. The company’s gaming portfolio is universally accepted to be completely safe and reputable due to the highest standards of these mentioned online gaming jurisdictions. The team working behind the scenes including the company’s CEO Nik Robinson and its CTO Ian Schmidt have more than twenty years of forefront experience in the industry.

The company is best known for its remarkable collection of slot games while its every new release features even more impressive, enriched graphics and more rewarding payouts. The games cover loads of different themes from ancient Egypt to outer space, galaxies and much more. Some of the most popular games if this kind by BTG include Danger High Voltage, Feathered Frenzy, Gold, Queen of Riches, Starquest, Holy Diver, The Final Countdown, White Rabbit, Lucky Streak, Tumbling Treasures, Temple Quest, Bonanza, Dragon Born, and Viking Quest.

Commenting on the latest news about expanding its digital presence across the United States iGaming market, the Big Time Gaming’s CEO Mr. Robinson said that their content in addition to SG’s Open Gaming System platform makes a perfect offering for New Jersey. He also added that the United States iGaming market is increasingly gaining more traction so his company is more than delighted to offer Golden Nugget Casino’s players their innovative releases.

Scientific Games Also Taking on Opportunity

While Big Time Gaming is delighted to expand its presence in the US iGaming market, Scientific Games is also taking on the opportunity to showcase its Open Gaming System platform to New Jersey-based customers. Commenting on the news, the company’s Senior Vice President Dylan Slaney stated that the SG connect network program gives both innovators and developers the amazing opportunity to offer their gaming content to more customers than ever. The very first Big Time Gaming titles to be included in the rich Golden Nugget Casino’s gaming library include the company’s selection of Megaways games.

As of recently, the major Pennsylvania gaming regulator has finally awarded permission to a Juanita County franchise of the popular Rutter’s convenience stores to offer video gaming terminals. With this newly granted permission, the convenience stores can offer up to five video gaming terminals in several locations. This means that the Rutter’s convenience store is the very first of this kind to be granted a slot license.

According to the Associated Press report announced on Saturday, the state’s Gaming Control Board decided to award this gaming license on Wednesday and at the moment, the Gaming Control Board is in the process of accessing other similar applications it received from nineteen other Rutter’s outlet stores which are located throughout the eastern state.

Going Strong Since 1747

Rutter’s is one of the most chain of stores and gas stations with seventy-two locations in Maryland, West Virginia, and Central Pennsylvania. The company opened its doors for the first time in 1747 offering all sorts of agricultural operations. Back in 1921, the company decided to start its dairy company. The very first company’s Farm Stores started operating in 1968. Just recently, this long-standing company decided to change its name to simply Rutter’s while it was previously called Rutter’s Farm Stores.

It is worth mentioning that Rutter’s opened the very first located outside of Central Pennsylvania on the 30^th of May in West Virginia. Then, on the 15^th of January, the company also opened its very first Maryland-based store. In addition to operating convenience stores and gas stations, Rutter’s also operates several fast food restaurants and beer sales in several different locations in Central Pennsylvania by its Rutter’s Beverage Company.

The State’s Major Gaming Regulator

When it comes to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, this state’s major gaming regulator was formed back in 2004. This is a government agency of Pennsylvania which is the main state regulatory and licensing agency responsible for all sorts of casino and gambling activities happening within the state’s borders. The Gaming Control Board of Pennsylvania is also the very first newly established agency of this kind in the state in over thirty years.

It should be noted that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board administers both the Gaming Act known as Act 17and the Race Horse Development and all related regulations in order to ensure public confidence and trust in the integrity and credibility of gambling facilities within the state. Moreover, the Gaming Control Board is also focused on fulfilling the major objectives of the Commonwealth in order to deliver greater revenue sources, assist the industry as well as provide more broader financial opportunities.

When it comes to the latest gaming license granted by the Gaming Control Board, under its legislation which is signed into law in October 2017, the coming video slot machines will only accept real money wagers up to $5. The law also regulates the maximum cash prizes which cannot exceed $1,000. Moreover, all sorts of video gaming terminals including slot-like titles are required to fully utilize RNGs technologies in order to ensure a minimum of 85% RTP rate.

In the latest Associated Press report, the newly licensed chain Rutter’s is located at the junction of the Pennsylvania Route 75 and William Penn Highway which is extremely close to US Route 322. This area in specific serves as a very popular destination for video gaming terminals of various kinds simply because truck drivers commonly stop here looking for food and fuel. Hence, Rutter’s video gaming terminals will definitely serve good.

NoLimit City announced that their new title, Tombstone, will be globally available starting with the 2^nd of May this year. For those who can’t wait to play this gunslinger-themed video slot, it’s now live on LeoVegas. After this exclusive period with LeoVegas is over, players all around the world will be able to experience the adventures Tombstones slot game has to offer.

Plenty of Exciting Action to Be Had

After the initial launch of Tombstone video slot, players all around the world are anticipating the global release. This entertaining slot will be available across all operators in May 2019. Those players who are fascinated by Wild West’s gunslingers will definitely have a blast spinning the reels of NoLimit City’s fresh release.

Since their video slot, called Hot Nudge, was a huge success thank to the “xNudge” feature, Tombstone video slot is also enriched with this amazing feature. This feature will help you win more prizes by adding stacked Wilds and sticky multipliers on each nudge.

Malcolm Mizzi, Head of Sales for Nolimit City had only words of praise when it comes to this fresh title. He claims that Nolimit City team is very proud of Tombstone video slot, and he considers it an adrenaline booster. This video slot is extremely exciting and adventurous, which is what many players are craving for. Tombstone is a unique video slot and it stands out from the pack. Mizzi also claimed that LeoVegas is a perfect partner to have an exclusive period with.

Johan Ekberg, Casino Operations Manager for LeoVegas, also had commented in the press release. He said that Tombstone video slot is exactly what they were looking for. They only choose high-quality content and this title from NoLimit City is definitely sharp and entertaining slot that perfectly fits the bill. Ekberg is sure that the crowd will be pleased and that’s why they accepted to take part in this exclusive period.

More about NoLimit City

NoLimit City has been involved with the industry for more than 10 years, and their main goal is to take gambling software to the next level. Their main office is situated in Malta, but they are also located in Stockholm and Gurugram, India. So far they’ve managed to create gambling software compatible with platforms used by the most successful operators in the business. Their work is recognizable for decent math mechanics, excellent graphics, and amazing sound effects. Tombstone video slot is developed in HTML5, making it available across a range of different devices, and it comes with some exciting features.

Apart from developing unique and exciting video slot, this company is also looking for more opportunities, creating classic casino games, offering sportsbook services, etc.

Their popular titles, like Hot Nudge, Tesla Jolt, Kitchen Drama – Sushi Mania, Oktoberfest, Casino Win Spin and Fruits, are available on online Crypto platform, SoftSwiss. Players on this platform will also be able to play Tombstone video slot.

Starstruck video slot was released in late March and it was followed by the launch of Owls video slot. The latter game was picked up by a Twitch channel, the world’s leading live streaming platform for gamers.

Recently, a deal was made between iSoftBet and Big Time Gaming about iSoftBet using BTG’s Megaways™ feature. It’s a unique BGT’s mechanics which first appeared four years ago, and since then, it has brought a lot of attention. Thanks to this arrangement, iSoftBet will be able to incorporate this innovation into their own, original titles as well as with their branded names.

The Megaways feature has recently appeared in a number of major slot releases and some of the top online slots in the last few years have included this innovative and exciting gameplay system.

About Innovative Megaways™ Feature

Basically, Megaways™ is a reel modifier which enables each round with a random number of symbols on the reels, granting a chance to players to have different gameplay every spin. It’s simple enough to be recognized immediately with functions determined by the number of symbols on each reel. More specifically, depending on those symbols, for every spin, ways to win change. In other words, due to this feature, a big number of ways to win can be allowed, along with big payouts.

As previously noted, this feature has been integrated into Big Time Gaming slots for the first time a couple of years ago, and from that moment, there has been a lot of interested parties in its special mechanism. To this point, big names like Blueprint, Red Tiger and Relax Gaming have shared their interest and made a deal with BTG.

Furthermore, Big Time Gaming has had such a success by adding Megaways™ to their popular slots like Bonanza, White Rabbit, and Extra Chilly. Their recent release, an awesome Who Wants to be a Millionaire slot, also has this innovative solution, a fact which contributed significantly in making the game one of their most successful branded names.

Official statement by BTG

Nik Robinson, CEO of Big Time Gaming commented on the deal by saying that Megaways™, so far, has confirmed to be one of the most advanced additions when it comes to creating slot games, and they are excited for being able to supply iSoftBet with their one of a kind solution. He also said that iSoftBet is an exceptional game developer who has an impressive portfolio, packed with original as well as branded titles.

On behalf of his company, he stated that they are confident about their innovative solution finding a perfect fit with the iSoftBet team, and they’re thrilled to find out what will come out of it.

Michael Probert, Chief Commercial Officer at iSoftBet, also commented on the deal. He said that his company has been busy making some great work in the slot segment within 15 regulated gaming markets, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Sweden included. According to him, they would be happy to expand even further and grant more possibilities to their consumers.

With Megaways™, in his opinion, that’s exactly what they’ll be able to do, and their Game Producers can’t wait to start with work in order to make something entirely new. Their newest releases also include some promising titles like Book of Immortals, Jumbo Stampede, etc.

It appears that, with the latest agreement, Big Time Gaming embarks onto another successful agreement which will benefit both parties.