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GamblingIQ has ranked Eruption Blaze Cashingo™ as the No. 1 title in its Lucky 7: Next Generation Slots in Beautiful Minds 2026, recognising the latest release from Slingshot Studios for demonstrating how successful proprietary gameplay can be developed through disciplined product evolution.

Saba Ugrelidze joined Octoplay to help accelerate the supplier's expansion across North America. Since then, the studio has rapidly strengthened its position in regulated markets, securing major operator launches while its games have emerged as leading performers in independent U.S. rankings. Along the way, Ugrelidze has become the recognisable face of Octoplay's Elvis campaign - a role the company has embraced with characteristic humour through social media, vinyl record spo

From Whitney Houston and Elvis Presley to Monopoly, Breaking Bad and The Goonies, GamblingIQ's annual rankings highlight the licensed casino games that best combine world-famous IP with commercially proven gameplay.

Golden Moose™ leads Fennica Gaming's expansion into global regulated markets

By bringing aggregation, reporting, compliance, bonusing, promotions and more than 150,000 game assets together in one platform, ST8 is helping operators launch faster, scale efficiently and expand confidently across regulated markets.

Slotegrator builds on aggregation success with expanding product ecosystem

Scale, speed and ecosystem depth have all proved capable of delivering market leadership. GamblingIQ's annual Studios 10 Index examines why Pragmatic Play, Octoplay and Games Global emerged as 2026's leading game innovators.

Alexandre Tomic on reverse integration, API governance, and why the industry’s biggest risks now lie downstream—not upstream.

Backed by Matchbook’s UK Gambling licence via Triplebet, easyBet’s prediction pivot leans on Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s experience building brands that win on value, trust and scale.