Recapping 2024 Gambling Entertainment & 2025 Predictions

Casinoplusbonus recaps new technology and trends from 2024 and predicts what’s coming to the online gambling entertainment industry in 2025. (Image by suththirutn891920 on Vecteezy)

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Gamification Examples

• Bonus Maps
• Bonus Crabs
• Challenges
• Fun Games

I feel there is much more to come and much improvement for gamification in 2025. One great example of a company that is already ahead of the game is Soft2Bet.

Jack Bannon published news covering the following news – Soft2Bet Adds Bonus Dice Gamification. Maybe this is a sign of things to come in 2025.

• Respins: Respins that use gold coins with multipliers or cash have become increasingly popular. BetSoft is one prime example. In our casino games news section, you will find the latest BetSoft Roadmaps and the majority of new slot releases use the hold and Win feature. We have seen Wazdan continue to release Hold the Jackpot slots while many other game developers are also jumping on the bandwagon.

• Fixed Jackpots: Fixed jackpots are often, but not always, a feature that is part of the respins feature explained in the first bullet point. Not only are their coin multipliers, but a mini, minor, major, or grand jackpot could hit the bonus reels. The top non-progressive jackpot paid is usually around 4,000x up to 10,000x your bet.

• Cash Collectors: The cash collection is similar to the respins feature. Except, on many slots, it is active during the base game and free spins. Also, this means there doesn’t need to be a respins bonus. Cash-collect symbols landing at the same time as multiplier/cash symbols will collect the cash and you get paid.

Playtech has already confirmed the success of this mechanic, which Jack Bannon reported in his news piece ‘Cash Collect Slot Game Success.’ Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass Bonanza collection is also using the Cash Collect feature often.

• Crash Games: Since Aviator’s double award win in 2023, Crash games are now trending. However, Spribe isn’t the first to have released this style of game. Yet, it is the first brand to gain recognition for its Aviator Crash game and so it lit a match under this iGaming niche.

Pragmatic Play released its High Flier crash game in 2024 with a 10,000x spins bet reward. On top of this, to gain traction toward the game, the software provider also put on a € 300,000 prize pool Fly & Win Prize Drops promotion with High Flier, the only qualifying game.

Gamzix also has its Pilot, Pilot Cup, and Pilot Coin Crash games. BGaming already began its Crash game collection in 2022 with Space XY. Yet, the software provider only released its next Crash games in 2024, which are Aviation Adventure, Top Eagle (2024), and Dragon’s Crash. 2025 is sure to bring us a flurry of Crash Games as this niche becomes increasingly in demand.

• Plinko: The rise of Plinko is another trend we noticed over 2024. Although, unlike SPRIBE’s Aviator no Plinko games won awards, still plenty of software providers now boast a Plinko game or collection in their online casino gaming portfolios. Rather than give you as much detail as I did above, take a look at the September news report ‘Why Plinko Games are Trending in Casinos.’

• First, we have seen most iGaming and sports betting platforms move to the new GCB system, so there are no issues here.

• Second, some online casinos have moved to the PAGCOR licensing system. Yet, this was shut down before it even got started after the president of the Philippines banned overseas operators from the country.

• Third, the shutdown of PAGCOR saw casinos and sportsbooks that still refused to renew under the Curacao GCD switch to the Anjouan Gaming Authority (AGA).

In 2025, I don’t foresee many more changes in the online gambling entertainment licensing systems sphere. PAGCOR will shut down its overseas certification and we’ll have casinos that were under operators in Curcaso settle in with the new AGA licensing framework.

What will be interesting for 2025 is the reputation the Anjouan Gaming Authority will project. We have a year to decide how trustworthy the country’s online gambling framework is.

ALT Coins we are seeing more of at online casinos:

• Solana (SOL)
• TRON (TRX)
• Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)
• Shiba Inu (SHIB)
• Binance Coin (BNB)

These are just five of many cryptos becoming increasingly accessible for online gamblers. There are many more. In 2025, we will likely see a flurry of other cryptos available, primarily due to the November and December 2024 bull run and the increasing popularity of crypto.

There is also a trend moving away from Bitcoin and into other altcoins on SOFTSWISS platforms, which Jack Bannon reported on this trend in the ‘Crypto Major Online Gambling Driver‘ news story. Could the same trend happen across other aggregator platforms and online casinos in 2025?

Here are some of the rules changes in the Great Britain under the new UK Gambling Commission rules:

• £2.00 maximum bet limit on slot machines for British players aged 18 to 24.

• £5.00 maximum bet limit on slot machines for British players ages 25 or over.

• All British online casino operators must pay a 1% levy to contribute to gambling addiction charities and research.

• Players who deposit over a certain amount per week or month will need to undergo an affordability check. There is currently a test pilot project underway before the official rule comes into play in 2025.

The full scope of the changes to the British gambling market and how they affect players is available via the Casinoplusbonus British online casinos page.