Canadian iGaming Gossip: IGT Power Millions CAD Jackpots & Lion Group Acquisition

Get ready for another Canadian iGaming gossip column – IGT Powerbucks™ Jackpots paid out over CA$ 3.14m + Lion Group acquires 1Click Games! (Photo by Alex Motoc on Unsplash)

The Canadian iGaming grapevine has been hot on the topic of a flurry of jackpot wins from the IGT software provider’s Powerbucks™ and Wheel of Fortune products.

In December, over C$ 4.34 million in jackpots were split out between three lucky winners, and we have the full details of those wins below.

In other news coming out of the Canadian iGaming zone, one of the country’s home-bred online gambling brands, Lion Gaming Group has purchased a European software company.

The acquisition extends the solution provider’s in-house expertise and with the purchase comes existing customers of the 1Click Games brand. There’s more on this story below too!

As a side note, if you happen to be on the lookout for Canadian news, and you are an online casino player, then check out yesterday’s ‘Canadian Free Spins Bonus Offers’ update, which focuses on Book-themed video slots. Two of the key video slots featuring include the much-loved Book of Dead and its number one challenger in the explorer/archaeologist and Egyptian-themed slot niche – John Hunter and the Book of Tut.

Full News Reports Below: If you would like to read the full news story covering the IGT Powerbucks™ and Wheel of Fortune jackpots as well as the Lion Gaming Group’s new acquisition, read on! Plus, you also get the full lowdown on what to expect from the Casinoplusbonus weekly jackpot update.

IGT Powerbucks™ and Wheel of Fortune Make Three New Millionaires

International Game Technology PLC (“IGT”) (NYSE: IGT) published a recent story advertising just how lucrative its Powerbucks™ and Wheel of Fortune online slot products are in Canada.

The wins reported are as follows:

• Powerbucks™ CA$1,000,000: On 8 Dec a player spinning on the Latin Getaways Powerbucks™ online slot in an Ontario online casino hit the big time becoming an instant millionaire. (Assuming the lucky winner wasn’t already a millionaire before the win!).
• Powerbucks™ CA$2,143,114: This lucky player became a multi-millionaire after netting the win playing the Wheel of Fortune Shimmering Sapphires™ video slot. The lucky winner was playing out of British Columbia, Canada.

IGT Jackpot Winner in the USA:

• In the same report, IGT also highlighted another winner playing IGT’s Wheel of Fortune 4D™ video slot at the at Three Rivers Casino Resort in Florence, Ore. This is a land-based casino situated in the US state of Oregon.

IGT Land-Based Progressives: IGT is also well-known in the land-based video slots scene where it has several progressive jackpot networks including Prosperity Link, Egyptian Link and Fortune Link 4.

Looking for More Progressive Jackpot News?

We also report on the Powerbucks™ jackpot networks circulating at online casinos licenced under the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) via our weekly progressive jackpot update. The same report gives you updates on competing jackpot networks, when the jackpots dropped, average payout time/amounts, and more. Along with Powerbucks™, you will also find Age of the Gods (Playtech), Mega Moolah (Microgaming), WowPot (Microgaming), Jackpot Giant (Blueprint), live casino jackpots (Evolution & Playtech) and regular updates on the LeoVegas Casino jackpots.

Lion Gaming Group Completes Acquisition of 1Click Games

Canadian iGaming firm based out of Calgary, Lion Gaming Group has recently completed the acquisition of 1Click Games, a company that provides turnkey online gambling platforms, live casino solutions as well as lottery products. The acquisition will strengthen Lion Gaming Group, also a provider of iGaming products and services. It will also expand the company’s talent pool and enable it to continue its growth plans.

Based in Latvia, 1Click Games was founded in 2013. The company has developed several products and solutions since it was founded, including a turnkey online sportsbook, lottery software, and game aggregator solution. Currently, it offers its services to gaming start-ups worldwide. In addition, the company produces white-label online casino software, mobile casino applications, and land-based casino solutions.

Since the acquisition of 1Click Games, the company’s workforce has expanded to include customer service, payments, engineering, and compliance experts. These experts will work to deliver top-quality products, and it’s expected that the company will continue to grow its global expansion efforts. Of course, an important point to note is that the acquisition means Lion Gaming Group will now have access to a talented, experienced, and creative workforce. This will support its mission to provide Provably Fair sports betting experiences to consumers around the world. Additionally, the acquisition will allow the company to build on its existing portfolio of online casino brands and launch new ones.

In the future, the Lion Gaming Group expects to leverage its existing connections to launch proprietary games. Having completed the acquisition of 1Click Games, the Lion Gaming Group is positioned to remain at the forefront of the iGaming industry and offer sportsbooks that meet the needs of its customers.

Duncan McIntyre, President & CEO of Lion Gaming Group said: “This acquisition instantly brings more than 40 online casino brands directly into our portfolio and further adds to our talented team.” Read the full Lion Gaming 1Click acquisition news story here.