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Future Anthem and Gamesys collaborate on player protection initiative

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4 years ago

October 20, 2021

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Research on the impact of casino games on player risk and safety to be published during Safer Gambling Week

Future Anthem, the pioneering AI and game data science specialist, has joined forces with Gamesys a Bally’s Corporation Company, on a landmark R&D initiative, analysing the extent to which player markers of harm may be related to the games that players choose to play.

Research into identifying practical markers of potential problem gambling has increased in the past decade, with the identification of potential harm indicators now forming a key part of customer interaction guidance.

Most of the research into problem gambling to date has centred on player behaviour, however, this work will focus on identifying whether correlations exist between player markers of harm and the experiences that different games provide.

The initiative builds on a successful engagement earlier in the year that used Future Anthem’s ‘Safer Play’ detection system, which identifies Markers of Harm to risk-score each game session, providing valuable and actionable intelligence on risk and player safety.

Players’ gameplay was modelled on over 2 billion transactions across Gamesys’ portfolio of UK casino and bingo brands. Analysis of the results also compared players’ use of responsible gambling tools, combined with Gamesys’ own responsible gambling prediction models, demonstrating that the two approaches to player risk complement each other to detect potentially problematic gameplay accurately and early.

Underlining their joint commitment and proactive approach to responsible gambling, both companies are now proceeding with a new R&D engagement to further research the impact of games on Markers of Harm. The initiative is also supported by Blueprint Gaming and Roxor Gaming – key suppliers to Gamesys.

The research will be published on the 1^st November at the launch of Safer Gambling Week, available for free download and will be accompanied by an interactive webinar with Gaming Intelligence to ensure wider stakeholder benefit across the industry, assisting with enhancing the player experience in responsibly and sustainably.

Kevin Clegg, Director of Sustainability at Gamesys (a Bally’s Corporation company), added: “We always aim to raise the bar with new technologies and approaches to improve our players’ experience. Future Anthem’s technology and approach to responsible gambling are both cutting-edge and complementary to our own. Exploring the impact of games and features on players is an area of focus that will benefit us and the wider industry which we’re very keen to support.”

Leigh Nissim, CEO and Founder, Future Anthem, said: “It’s a privilege to work with Gamesys and to collaborate closely in such an important area as responsible gambling. We all know how vital it is to both enhance and protect the player experience and, by working in partnership, we bring two highly experienced teams together to achieve great results.”

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THE BATTLE OF POLYTOPIA ANNOUNCES GLOBAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH $10,000 PRIZE POOL

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July 2, 2025

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Midjiwan, the award-winning independent studio behind The Battle of Polytopia has today announced The Polytopia World Championship with a prize pool of $10,000 USD and a live final broadcast from Stockholm.

The Polytopia World Championship is set to launch this fall, uniting players from across the globe in an epic showdown of fast-paced strategic mastery. The tournament will be themed to Battle of the Tribes. Players will choose to compete with one of Polytopia’s 12 in-game tribes; each with a unique regional theme and skillset.

The tournament will begin with open qualifiers, giving everyone a chance to prove themselves. From there, players will advance through tribe-specific playoffs and head-to-head elimination rounds, each match bringing them one step closer to glory.

The top six players will earn a spot in the live finals in Stockholm on December 6: an in-person event streamed online for fans worldwide. In addition to live commentary of the tournament, the fan event will also provide behind-the-scenes content from the Midjiwan team.

The winner will be awarded a prize pool of $10,000; making this tournament the biggest competitive event in The Battle of Polytopia’s nine year history.

Christian Lovstedt, CEO of Midjiwan AB, commented: “This marks a major new step for Polytopia’s competitive scene, featuring a fresh tournament format and enhanced broadcasting that makes it even more exciting for viewers to watch, learn, and get inspired by the world’s top players.“

The matches will be played on the Polytopia Official Space on the Challengermode esports Platform.

The planned dates are:

September:

Sep 13–14
Sep 20–21
Sep 27–28

October:

Oct 4–5
Oct 11–12
Oct 18–19

November:

Oct 25–26
Nov 1–2
Nov 8–9

Nov 22–23

Faceoff
Final Qualifier

Dec 6

World Championship Live Event

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Electrifying twist on the traditional Roulette

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July 2, 2025

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SA Gaming is thrilled to announce the launch of Ultra Roulette! It is a thrilling new twist on traditional Roulette! Instead of giving a fixed payout like traditional Roulette offers, Ultra Roulette gives random numbers each round with “Ultra” bonus multipliers!

Ultra Roulette uses a single-zero Roulette, and comes with all available bet options offered in traditional Roulette – Split Bets, Street Bets, Corner Bets, etc. The biggest twist comes when the betting time ends – 1 to 5 random numbers will be assigned with a special multiplier known as an “Ultra” bonus multiplier, ranging from 50x to 1,000x – applied to straight bets only. This is truly a breathtaking experience as the payout is known after the countdown ends, giving unprecedented fun and excitement!

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Wildz Group: iGaming Industry Leaders

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July 2, 2025

George Miller

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A brand-new industry-facing name has been announced: Wildz Group™, powered by award-winning iGaming platform Rootz. In recognition of industry developments and company growth, Wildz Group™ has formed, as a collective of leading gambling entertainment brands.

The name directly references the Group’s iconic online casino and sports superbrand, Wildz.

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The new Group will contain the Rootz Platform, powering the six existing gambling brands – Wildz™ Casino, Caxino™ Casino, Wheelz™ Casino, Spinz™ Casino, Chipz™ Casino, and Tuplaus™ Casino – with some exciting new additions in 2025 and beyond.

The leadership team believes Wildz Group will be the catalyst for even greater growth with suppliers, business partners, and collaborators across the gaming industry.

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