Monsterwin Casino, the fast-scaling international operator, has partnered with iConvert, the world’s first iGaming-specific conversion solution, to power up first-time deposits (FTD) rates across its global sites.

With players spanning Portugal, Turkey, Italy, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Finland, Canada, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Brazil, Switzerland, Germany, and Spain, Monsterwin’s footprint is vast. But so is the volume of unconverted traffic. iConvert’s solution is built for exactly this: turning missed opportunities into new depositing players.

Now live across all of Monsterwin’s key markets, iConvert’s behavioural overlays are geo-personalised and traffic-source-driven, ensuring every user sees the right offer, at the right time, before they bounce.

Monsterwin is the kind of operator we love working with, ambitious, global, and not here to mess about. They’ve got the traffic. Our job is to make sure more of it converts. This partnership is all about building smarter funnels, fast.

Ashley Wood, CEO of iConvert. “Partnering with iConvert is a game-changer for our conversion strategy—bringing sharper visibility and greater control across every region. Their team, led by the brilliant Ashley Wood has been nothing short of exceptional. This marks the start of what we believe will be an outstanding and long-lasting partnership.”

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The Mobile AppDev Awards 2025 recognizes excellence in mobile games and apps

Liftoff, the leading provider of marketing, monetization, and creative solutions for the mobile industry, has announced the finalists for the 2025 Mobile AppDev Awards.

Now in its fourth year, the Mobile AppDev Awards mark the best collaborations, social events, and minigame events in midcore and casual gaming, as well as marking both notable newcomers and evolving game apps.

For the first time, the 2025 awards will celebrate non-gaming apps for their innovation and use of engagement, social, and AI-powered features, drawing upon the skills and expertise of the team behind AppRefinery, Liftoff’s new insights platform designed to revolutionize app development and growth.

A jury of expert game and app analysts selected finalists across five gaming categories, each split into midcore and casual, as well as for the first year, four non-gaming categories.

Gaming categories (both midcore and casual) are: 

• Best Collaboration Event
• Best Social Event
• Best Minigame
• Best Newcomer
• Biggest Evolver

New for 2025,  the non-gaming app categories are:

• Best Feature Innovation
• Best Use of Engagement Features
• Excellence in Social Features
• Excellence in AI-Powered Features

The winners will be announced on May 13th, 2025.

The finalists for the 2025 Mobile AppDev Awards are:

Best Collaboration Event (Midcore):

• Summoners War: Sky Arena x Jujutsu Kaisen by Com2uS
• PUBG Mobile x Venom: The Last Dance by Tencent
• Brawl Stars x Spongebob Squarepants by Supercell
• Goddess of Victory: NIKKE x Dave the Diver: Aegis the Diver by Level Infinite
• Diablo Immortal x World of Warcraft: Eternal War by Blizzard Entertainment

Best Collaboration Event (Casual):

• Stumble Guys x My Hero Academia by Scopely
• Mob Control x Transformers by Voodoo
• Sky: Children of the Light x Moomin by Thatcamecompany
• Grand Harvest x Snoopy: Snoopy’s Camp by Supertreat – A Playtika Studio
• Monopoly GO! x Marvel by Scopely

Best Social Event (Midcore):

• Legend of Mushroom – Age of Discovery, seasonal 4x mode/event by Joy Net Games
• Squad Busters – Piñata Festival by Supercell
• League of Legends: Wild Rift – Battle of Twin Cities by Riot Games
• Diablo Immortal – Howler Hunt by Blizzard Entertainment
• Free Fire – Outlaw by Garena

Best Social Event (Casual):

• Roblox – The Games by Roblox Corporation
• Phase 10 – Pirate Duel by Mattel163
• Monopoly GO! – Tycoon Racers by Scopely
• Triple Match 3D – Global Animal Challenge by Boombox Games
• Candy Crush Saga – Golden Crowns by King

Best Minigame (Midcore):

• State of Survival – Paw-some Puzzle Party by FunPlus
• League of Legends: Wild Rift – RUINATION: Kalista’s Odyssey by Riot Games
• Whiteout Survival – Tundra Games: Kitty Rescue by Century Games
• Goddess of Victory: NIKKE x Dave the Diver: Aegis the Diver by Level Infinite
• Honkai: Star Rail – Conventional Memoir by MiHoYo

Best Minigame (Casual):

• Match Masters – Matchinko: Travel Tales by Candivore
• Love and Deepspace – Bounce, Bounce Planet by InFold
• Homescapes – Restoration events by Playrix
• Phase 10 – Jewel Craze by Mattel163
• Merge Mansion – Secret Supply by Metacore

Best Newcomer (Midcore):

• Legend of Mushroom by Joy Net Games
• Top Heroes by RiverGame
• Pokémon TCG Pocket by The Pokémon Company
• Dungeon Fighter (地下城与勇士：起源, CN) by Tencent
• Age of Empires Mobile by Level Infinite

Best Newcomer (Casual):

• Love and Deepspace by InFold
• Truck Star by Century Games
• Screw Jam by Rollic Games
• Domino Dreams™ by SuperPlay
• Royal Kingdom by Dream Games

Biggest Evolver (Midcore):

• Brawl Stars by Supercell
• League of Legends: Wild Rift by Riot Games
• Last War: Survival by First Fun
• Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus ™ by Snowprint Studios
• Tokyo Debunker by ZigZaGame

Biggest Evolver (Casual):

• Hexa Sort by Lion Studios
• Match Factory! by Peak Games
• Matching Story by Vertex Games
• Dice Dreams™ by SuperPlay
• Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story by Microfun

Non-Gaming App – Best Feature Innovation:

• Chime by Chime
• The Weather Channel by The Weather Channel
• Duolingo by Duolingo
• DraftKings by DraftKings
• Google Maps by Google

Non-Gaming App – Best Use of Engagement Features:

• Instagram by Instagram
• Spotify by Spotify
• Trip.com by Trip.com
• Calm by Calm
• Audible by Audible

Non-Gaming App – Excellence in Social Features:

• Binance by Binance
• Tinder by Tinder Inc.
• Snapchat by Snap
• TikTok by TikTok Pte Ltd
• BIGO LIVE by BIGO

Non-Gaming App – Excellence in AI-Powered Features:

• Pinterest by Pinterest
• Spotify by Spotify
• Snapchat by Snap
• Instagram by Instagram
• Duolingo by Duolingo

For more information about the awards and the finalists, please visit the official Mobile AppDev Awards website.

Editor’s Note, April 15, 2025 (as per unlv.edu): The UNLV family was saddened to learn of the passing of business entrepreneur and philanthropist Elaine Wynn. UNLV Officer in Charge Chris Heavey said, “Her advocacy for UNLV and education at all levels in Las Vegas could be seen in her dedication and generosity as a founding member of the UNLV Board of Trustees and active engagement with the university for 25 years, including her tenure as board chair.”

The UNLV News Center soon will share more about Wynn’s legacy at UNLV and in the community. This 2014 story highlights one of the many ways she contributed to the university’s development.

Traveling north from UNLV’s student union along the school’s north-south mall, it’s hard not to be drawn to the upside down Flashlight sculpture resting between the Artemus Ham Concert Hall and Judy Bayley Theatre. But before you get to the stairs ascending to the Flashlight, the Lee Pascal Rose Garden quietly awaits.

In 1989, local businesswoman and philanthropist Elaine Wynn funded this memorial to her mother, Lee Pascal. The garden is populated with “Show Biz,” roses, symbolizing the Wynn family’s prominence in the gaming and entertainment world.

Inscribed on the stone that commemorates the garden’s dedication on June 15, 1989, is a simple quote from poet John Keats: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Wynn chose the adage which, she said, she learned from her mother.

Wynn served on the UNLV Foundation board of directors from 1983 to 2008 and was board chair from 1985 to 1991. She was granted trustee emerita status in 2008. In her years of service to the board, Wynn helped raise millions of dollars for UNLV.

The rose garden also serves as a unique talking point for campus tours. Along with other stops like the Xeric Garden and the various Champion Trees, the garden contributes to a unique distinction that fewer than 10 percent of national college campuses hold: the 332-acres that make up UNLV have been designated an arboretum by the state.

Artist/Creator: Elaine Wynn

Year Installed: 1989

Source: unlv.edu