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Slots Showcase 2018
“Players are
bored of the
same old
models and
are looking for
something new.
The developers
that can provide
that, instead of
re-skinning old
games, will be
the winners
in 2018”
What are the main challenges in slot development
and delivery today? 

The main challenge for players, operators, and
suppliers alike is sorting the wheat from the chaff.
There is so much content out there and a lot of it is
pretty bland and generic. There seems to be a bit of a
focus on quantity over quality. But I’m not convinced
that strategy has much of a future, particularly when
you think of the limited real estates of mobile devices.
How is a player supposed to find 2,000 games on his
phone, let alone play them? We’re hopeful 2018 will
mark the start of the pendulum swinging back the other
way towards quality. That’s why we’ve taken so much
time and effort with Lucky Dice. We’re not pushing
content out of the door for the sake of it. The aim is
grab players and keep them coming back.
What do you see as the major innovative and
disruptive trends in the online slots space,
and how will your product roadmap in 2018
reflect these? 

I think you’re going to see far more 3D slots like
Lucky Dice, with incredible graphics. I’m not sure
it will ever be on a par with the video games industry,
as we don’t invest in the hardware like they do.
But I think it is good enough to convert that
generation to online slots. I also think we’re going
to see new maths models and features that will
move the needle again. I think players are bored
of the same old models and are looking for
something new. The developers that can provide
that, instead of re-skinning old games, will be the
winners in 2018.
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