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A new trend in the online casino space is to have software providers upgrade some of their most popular titles. We have seen many new updates this year, including Gonzo’s Gold, a new title in NetEnt’s classic Gonzo’s Quest series. Now, Yggdrasil has become the latest provider to build on the success on one of its most popular games, Gater Gold Gigablox, and has unrolled a snappy new title in the form of Gater Gold Deluxe Gigablox.

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With 2021 coming to an end, millions of South Africans are looking forward to the Christmas season, with joy and excitement during the weeks leading up to December 25th. This year has been a challenging one in many regards, so we could all use break from the norm.

Luckily, this time around it looks like online slot fans can enjoy their Christmas present early with a brand-new game that will keep them winning real cash prizes while immersing them in the fantastic world of Alice in Wonderland. Rival’s newest slot ‘Fairy Tale Fortunes - Queen of Hearts’ is a modern 6-reel slot that feature some of the most recognizable characters from Lewis Carrol’s classic novel.

One lucky baccarat player walked away from a tournament recently held at Carnival City as an instant millionaire.

The player, who prefers to remain anonymous, entered the Black Opal Baccarat Tournament which was held at various Sun International properties around South Africa. The grand finale took place at Carnival City Casino.

Run ups to the tournament were held at six casinos: Carnival City, GrandWest, Sun City, Time Square, Sibaya and Boardwalk.

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The Protea Hotel by Marriot Cape Town at Victoria Junction has become the latest victim of COVID-19. The iconic hotel has been forced to shut its doors by owner, Tsogo Sun. The group’s gambling arm, Tsogo Sun Gaming, runs many top hotels and casinos in South Africa, including Johannesburg’s MonteCasino and Gold Reef City, and Mykonos in the Cape.

According to area VP of Marriott International for the sub-Saharan region, Volker Heiden, the hotel will no longer be managed by Marriott International, and it will not form part of the Protea Hotels by Marriott brand. Instead, it has been handed back to the Tsogo Sun owned HPF Properties, who originally leased the property to Marriott.

Playtech continues to build on the huge popularity of its Age of the Gods series by rolling out new titles on a regular basis. Fans of the series will be happy to note that the online casino software group will be releasing a new title – Age of the Gods: Maze Keeper – in November, 2021.

Maze Keeper is themed on characters from Ancient Greece mythology, in line with the whole series which looks to ancient civilizations for inspiration. Playtech hasn’t revealed everything there is to know abut Maze Keeper just yet, and we’ll be publishing more information about this upcoming release as soon as we have news.

A brand-new game has gone live at NetEnt-powered online casinos and South African players are going gaga. NetEnt’sfavourite character, Gonzo is back on the reels, this time in a brand-new adventure called Gonzo’s Gold.

The magic returns in the latest addition to the Gonzo brand, which first became popular back in 2011 with the original Gonzo’s Quest. This title soon became one of NetEnt’s most popular games and has remained so for over a decade.

Visit Cape Town’s prestigious GrandWest Casino next month and you could be looking at some amazing promotions. Like the weather, the action at Cape Town’s GrandWest Casino is heating up. There are so many rewards waiting to won at Sun International’s property in the Mother City in November, that we thought it would be a good idea to list some of the best offers for you right here.

An amazing thing happens around this time of the year at online casinos. Just yesterday, everyone was going about their business as if it were just an average day of the year. And then suddenly everyone is getting into frantic holiday mood, talking about celebrations, Christmas and New Year as if there were notomorrow.

This is the time of the year when online casinos start dolling up for the holidays and rolling out festive promotions. It’s also the time of year that online casino software providers launch new holiday-themed slot games. Springbok Casino is one of the first online casinos to get its players into the festive spirit by inviting them to play a new slot game when it reaches its platform on November 25th.

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November 1, 2021, Johannesburg, South Africa (Press Release) -- This month, Springbok Casino pays tribute to South Africa's GOATs -- not the farm animals but G.O.A.T.s, South Africans who deserve the title of 'Greatest Of All Time'.

"From sports, the arts, movies, music and politics," said Springbok's manager, Daniel van Wyke, "As South Africans, we have a lot of great people to celebrate!" Gary Player is South Africa's G.O.A.T. Golfer. He is the only non-American, and only one of five golfers ever to win the Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, US Open AND British Open.

South African online casino players were in a few a treat this week when some of their favourite gaming sites released a brand-new slot game.

Recently, Yggdrasil software group partnered with ReelPlay to launch an immersive new intergalactic-themed slot, Gems Infinity Reels. The game is powered by Yggdrasil’s state-of-the-art technology, GATI. Thanks to the infinity reels, there is an endless amount of potential for winning enormous amounts. Walk across the rocky path of an alien, faraway planet of this slot game, with a shining moon and truly unearthly colors across the screen. The look and feel of Gems Infinity Reels are amazing.

October 28, 2021 This Halloween, Slots Capital Casino is celebrating the launch of its new Witches of Salem slot and is giving active players 50 free spins on the devilish Hot Hands, no deposit required. Other Halloween casino bonuses include 100 free spins on the ominous Dark Hearts slot and $100 to play on the magical Wicked Witches.

The new Witches of Salem is a 243 line, five reel slot featuring a trio of spellbinding sorceresses who use their magic powers to conjure up some big winnings. Three scatters trigger the Wheel of Witchcraft which awards free spins, multipliers and chances to win one of three jackpots.

Playtech PLC, the iconic software group which provides hundreds of games to online casinos around the world, will be sold to Aristocrat Leisure. The groups agreed on the $3.7 billion price tag. It is now down to the shareholders of both companies to give their final approval before the process gets underway. Analysts predict that shareholders will agree to their Boards’ recommendations to accept the deal. Authorities are expected to scrutinize the terms of the deal, it probably won’t be finalized before the middle of next year.

Playtech reported a 55% rise in share prices after news broke of the deal. Since its IPO fifteen years ago, Playtech’s share prices have rise 140%. Playtech’s chief executive officer has been Mor Weizer.

The Chinese calendar celebration for the year of the ox has reached South Africa with Rival’s latest online slot game ‘Lucky Ox Jackpots’. This brand new modern 5-reel title uses lucky Chinese symbols such as golden coins, koi fish and the ox itself to bring good fortune with big cash prizes by matching them consecutively on any of the 243 available paylines.

If you are playing with real cash, you can build a strategy around your next turn by choosing a bet amount with the buttons at the bottom of the screen. For example, you can set your coin value from 0.01 up to 1.00 and multiply it by the amount of coins you are playing with up to 4. Moreover, all 243 paylines are selected (which is a good idea given it increases a player’s chances to win) the maximum bet amount per spin can go as high as R1000.

There’s a new slot game that will be landing landed in the games lobby at Springbok Casino next month. South Africans have always been fans of games that are themed on ancient civilizations, which is why it stands to reason that the new Egyptian Gold slot will be such a hit.

Springbok Casino will be welcoming the new release by Games Warehouse & has ushered in the dusty sands & towering pyramids for players to enjoy. Ancient Egypt is a fascinating period in history and has always been the perfect backdrop to movies, books, plays & now slot games.

If you ever needed a great reason to head to one of South Africa’s favourite brick-and-mortar casino, MonteCasino, check out this exciting promotion. You can win fantastic bonus jackpots every week at the casino simply for playing on the casino floor.

The good news is that, unlike many other casino promotions, this one isn’t exclusive to players in the upper echelons of the Sun International Rewards programme. The Bonus Jackpot promo is open to all Rewards Cards players and will run for another few months until Thursday, December 23rd, 2021. Head to MonteCasino every Thursday and Saturday for the chance to win big.

The lucky winner of the September 17th Powerball draw jackpot thanked the divine powers for her incredible windfall.

National lottery operator, Ithuba announced this week that the player had come forward to claim her R86 million prize, won on a ticket that was bought on the day of the draw. The player used the Absa banking app to play the South African Powerball and spent R75 on the winning ticket. The lucky numbers in the draw were 8, 10, 17, 26, 39 and the Powerball number 14. “Without God, this would not have been possible,” the stunned player told Ithuba.

The South African-friendly Casino Tropez is inviting you to join the hunt for free spins every single day. All you need to do is visit the site any day from now until November 15th, and you get to search for up to 50 free spins on the dedicated treasure map – daily.

While you may not get 50 free spins day after day, you will be guaranteed at least five free spins each time that you qualify for the daily promotion.

You can claim a hunt once a day, every day, when you have deposited R300 into your real money account the day before.

Continuing with its outreach efforts to do good in the surrounding communities, the South African casino and hospitality group, Sun International made some substantial contributions to bring the gift of reading to underprivileged children around the country.

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Sun International’s Umhlanga-based Sibaya Casino donated over R140,000 to grade three and four pupils at four different schools in the area - The Siphosethu, Sibonginhlanhla, Highstone and Redfern Primary Schools - to help them buy books and set up mini libraries.