Blue Guru Games releases first online slot The Nemean Lion; eyes U.S. market for future opportunities

LeoVegas Group’s new slot studio Blue Guru Games, which was launched in May 2021 through the Swedish gaming company’s investment arm LeoVentures, has debuted The Nemean Lion, the first of four titles currently in its games portfolio. The Bragg Gaming Group-powered slot has already gone live with a number of major operators via the Oryx Gaming Blue Horn casino content delivery program.

The Malta-headquartered studio’s portfolio will reportedly be expanding further in the coming months, and as mentioned has three other new titles, including Octopus Armada and Curse of the Mummies, set to be released on May 24th and June 14th, respectively, while a fourth title, Clash of the Seraphim, is coming soon.

U.S. Market:

According to a press release, as part of the planned rollout of new games, the studio will also look to launch its games in the U.S. market later this year as noted by Andrew Braithwaite, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Guru Games…

The Nemean Lion was a vicious creature in Greek mythology that wreaked havoc on the area of Nemea. And slaying the large lion was one of 10 (originally) tasks Hercules was told to complete b…

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Chicago gets down to considering five casino proposals from three hopefuls

As part of the campaign to bring a large casino to downtown Chicago and a trio of companies have reportedly submitted five proposals that are to now be considered by the office of mayor Lori Lightfoot (pictured).

According to a Thursday report from local television broadcaster WGN-TV, the competing propositions have been officially presented by operator hopefuls Hard Rock International, Bally’s Corporation and Rush Street Gaming with officials eager to have picked a winner before the end of March. The source detailed that the Chicago City Council will also have to sign off on any plan to build a casino in the center of the metropolis before the selected scheme is sent to the five-member Illinois Gaming Board for further approvals.

Aboriginal anticipation:

Regarding the proposal from Hard Rock International, which is an enterprise of the federally-recognized Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the broadcaster reported that the operator envisions spending in the region of $1.7 billion so as to bring a casino to the One Central development that is taking shape just a stone’s throw from the 61,000-seat Soldier Field gridiron football stadium. The…

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Golden Matrix Makes the Next Step in MeridianBet Group Acquisition

Golden Matrix Group, Inc., one of the leading companies in the iGaming industry, released some updates related to the recent acquisition of the leading Southeast European B2C company, MeridianBet Group. 

The First Amendment:

On September 27, the companies signed a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement and decided upon the acquisition. The date of closing the agreement is extended, and the financial terms will be modified as well.

After changing the financial terms, Golden Matrix will be able to use up to $20 million of cash-on-hand to pay part of the total amount of $30 million. After the July amendments the initial amount of $50 million was reduced to $30 million.

Golden Matrix also filed a Current Report on For…

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