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High Variance Slots That Sports Bettors Will Love

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Mark Wadie, founder of online casino comparison site theslotzbuzz.com, talks about why the latest high variance slots have an appeal for sports bettors.

 

The video slots market in the UK has seen a massive swing towards high variance games in recent months, driven in part by the popularity of Big Time Gaming’s Megaways™ format. But it’s not just traditional slots fans who are getting in on the action. With their edge of the seat gameplay and unpredictable, all or nothing payout models, high variance games now appeal to sports bettors, too.

Before Megaways™ the best high variance games all had something of a cult following. Titles like Microgaming’s Immortal Romance, WMS’ Raging Rhino and NetEnt’s Dead or Alive have always had a special place in the heart of every slots fanatic. The biggest casino forums are packed with threads about how to unlock a screen full of wilds on Dead or Alive, alongside dark conspiracy theories about why the maths model on such and such a game is rigged.

But Big Time Gaming’s slots, and the string of copy-cat games from rival producers that have come in their wake, have made high variance more of a mainstream concern.

The art of creating a good high variance slot has always been in creating a thrilling win sequence where several features dovetail on screen to drive cumulative win lines with high value symbols and often sky-high multipliers. Now games like Bonanza, White Rabbit and Extra Chili have hit that sweet spot in a bigger way than ever. These games usually make the player wait until the free spins round opens up where features like cascading wins tie in with progressive multipliers and re-triggers to create a burst of adrenaline-pumping big wins. The kind all big gamblers are waiting for.

The success of this format has driven these games to the top of the rankings for many online casinos and made other types of gambler sit up and take notice.

One group to whom these games will inevitably appeal is sports bettors.

By their nature, high variance slots are unpredictable but thrilling. They leave the player either crushed or elated. There can be long periods of lows, with no wins and a dwindling account balance, followed by a short, electric run of big wins. It’s take-no-prisoners stuff, and for some, it’s the kind of gambling experience that’s reminiscent of high risk, long odds betting on Accas or blindly backing your favourite team throughout the football season. We know that it rarely comes off, but like Leicester winning the title, or that ludicrous accumulator that actually paid out, the good times are really good!

There is currently a glut of these high variance games on the market. Not all are of such high quality, but here is a pick of three of the best from the last 12 months.

The Final Countdown by Big Time Gaming

The follow-up to the popular Danger! High Voltage uses an 80s stadium rock-anthem combined with a ‘cloning reels’ feature, ‘cloning wilds’ and massive multipliers to build tons of anticipation for gamblers looking to hit that elusive big win. The game has a maximum 888x multiplier in the ‘Heading for Venus’ round. Since its release, YouTube channels have been packed with videos showing just how big the payouts on The Final Countdown can get.

Genie Jackpots Megaways™ by Blueprint

Since Blueprint licensed the Megaways™ engine from Big Time Gaming a string of re-makes have been pushed out by their development team. Perhaps the best of the bunch is Genie Jackpots – a classic progressive slot getting the Megaways™ treatment. Once again there are lots of free spins and multipliers, as well as the appearance of the genie himself to bring about big wins for players lucky enough to hit pay dirt.

Raging Rhino Megaways™ by WMS

For high variance slots fans, Raging Rhino is a stone-cold classic. It’s 4,096 ways to win game mechanic has been copied many times since, but never bettered. Here, the game is locked into the Megaways™ engine to give it a super-charged feel with even more free spins and those all-important multipliers, as well as rumoured top payouts well in excess of 10,000x the player’s stake per spin.


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Genius Sports Partners with European Leagues for Groundbreaking GeniusIQ Innovation and Exclusive Betting Data

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Genius Sports Limited has secured the exclusive official betting data rights for a select group of competitions within the European Leagues Association. As part of this multi-year partnership, Genius Sports will also deploy its GeniusIQ platform across European football.

Genius Sports is the leading provider of live football content to the global regulated sports betting market, with the European Leagues now joining a top-tier content portfolio that includes the Premier League and French Ligue 1.

As part of a shared commitment to driving innovation, Genius Sports will deploy its next-generation GeniusIQ platform in stadiums across Europe.

This proprietary, AI-powered system underpins a suite of innovations across tracking, officiating, team performance, and fan engagement. Already used across the Premier League,  Belgian Pro League, and Danish Superliga, GeniusIQ enables leagues and teams to deepen fan engagement, improve officiating accuracy, and unlock performance insights.

GeniusIQ is designed to future-proof the commercial value of official football data for all stakeholders, and this partnership now establishes a strong foundation for long-term strategic collaboration and innovation.

Alberto Colombo, General Secretary of the European Leagues, said: “As part of the continued evolution of the European Leagues, we are proud to have once again supported our members in their future business and commercial development. This landmark deal with Genius Sports reflects both the evolution of the sports data market but also the way technology will play an increasingly intertwined role in the way commercial deals come to fruition.”

Steven BurtonChief Partnerships Officer at Genius Sports, said: “This expanded partnership with the European Leagues significantly enhances the breadth and depth of official, premium data available to our sportsbook partners.

“More importantly, it reflects a fundamental shift in the rights model, where technology investment resets traditional frameworks and creates a longer runway for future sales and revenue opportunities. By delivering the next-generation, AI-powered solutions that leagues want and need, we’re deepening alignment, strengthening our competitive moat, and accelerating the next wave of technological innovation across European football.”

European Leagues’ Members included in the agreement:

  1. Belgian Pro League
  2. Ligová Fotbalová Asociace
  3. Danish League
  4. Dutch Eredivisie
  5. Dutch Keuken Kampioen Divisie
  6. Finnish Veikkausliiga
  7. Deutscher Fußball Bund (on behalf of 3. Liga and Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga)
  8. Greek Super League
  9. Israeli Professional Football League
  10. Kazakhstan Football League
  11. Latvian Virslīga
  12. Norwegian Professional Football League
  13. Liga Portugal
  14. Romanian Professional Football League
  15. Serbian Super Liga
  16. Slovak Niké Liga
  17. Föreningen Svensk Elitfotboll
  18. Swiss Football League

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Rise & Hustle enhances platform with proprietary AI-powered Rise Core solution

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Rise & Hustle, Africa’s next-gen tap-to-earn gaming operator, has rolled out its proprietary AI-powered Rise Core solution to enhance performance, personalisation, and protection.

Officially launched last week in Nigeria, Rise & Hustle is a rewards-based mobile street game series built on its PlayZuzu Gaming platform. Rise Core uses advanced algorithms to stop fraud, identifying and preventing everything from Cost Per Acquisition (CPA) manipulation to gameplay exploitation. The solution excels at fortifying cybersecurity, proactively identifying threats to safeguard player data and platform integrity.

From a creative standpoint, Rise Core will generate and refine in-game visuals and imagery to immerse players in the experience of rising from Hustler to Kingpin. Furthermore, the solution is trained to analyse user behaviour and recommend content in real time to drive engagement and retention.

Deploying Rise Core at the heart of Rise & Hustle’s platform instantly heightens mobile-first gaming by combining entertainment, integrity, and progressive tech in one world.

Rise & Hustle CEO and co-founder Josh Jones commented: “Integrating our in-house Rise Core solution into the Rise & Hustle platform puts AI front and centre of all we’re building. It will help us build quicker, safer, and smarter than anyone else in the space. Players’ security is paramount, and backed by sophisticated AI we’re in position to detect and prevent fraud in real-time. We have the ability to seamlessly personalise content not just in design, but based on player interests. Rise Core is more than just a tool – it’s our edge in creating player-first experiences for Africa’s mobile-native generation.”

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Spinomenal presents 4 Horsemen III: Inferno

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Leading iGaming content provider Spinomenal has released 4 Horsemen III: Inferno to complement the wildly popular Mythology series.

4 Horsemen III: Inferno invites players into an apocalyptic hellscape where the reels are engulfed by a scorched wasteland under burning skies. A relentlessly surging and dark soundtrack creates an atmosphere thick with tension. The Horsemen return, Conquest, War, Famine, and Death, each carrying their own Free Spins feature, which is triggered with three or more full-sized Scattered Free Spins symbols.

Each time players discover three or more Free Spins symbols, they can move on to the next Free Spins feature, seeking bigger returns. The first Horseman is Conquest and offers Winning Symbols Respins. In this first stage, all winning combinations trigger a respin, with winning symbols staying in place while non-winning symbols are substituted for new ones.

The next Free Spins stage is Extra Wilds and this is represented by War. This time while the reels are spinning, three to five extra Wild symbols can appear on the slot to increase winning chances. Five Wild symbols on a winning line will pay x300.

Any players who find another three or more full-sized Scattered Free Spins will follow the map onto Famine – which is a Shifting Reels Free Spins feature. During this round, after each win the game will trigger a free respin where all the reels move one row down and a new row on top will be revealed.

The final resting place is Death for the Stacked Wild Respins feature where each occasion a stacked Wild symbol appears fully on the reel a respin will be triggered.

Spinomenal CO-CEO, Omer Henya commented: “4 Horsemen III: Inferno is a chaos-fuelled title packed with four epic features within the Free Games mode. The red-hot design is visually striking, and players will be hoping to ride from the flames with a fortune.”

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