Release news, studio changes and monthly ranking moves, reported by our editors with links to every source.
A letter signed by 90 Labour MPs asks the Chancellor to raise Machine Games Duty on Category B gaming machines to 40% in the Autumn Budget. The Betting and Gaming Council calls the idea deeply misguided.
By James Cooper · · 3 min readNolimit City's swamp sequel went live on 6 October 2026 at 96% RTP, an 18.28% hit rate and a 30,000x ceiling. Here is how its published maths compares with the original and with Duck Hunters.
6 Oct 2026 · 4 min readRead the full story →ELK Studios released Bamboo Pandits on 6 October 2026. Its own product sheet lists a 10,000x cap, a 25.3% hit rate and RTP settings that top out at 94.0%, not 96%.
6 Oct 2026 · 3 min readRead the full story →On 2 October 2026 the Court of Appeal overturned a May ruling in the copyright dispute over the Aviator crash game. It did not decide whether anything was copied; that question goes to trial.
3 Oct 2026 · 3 min readRead the full story →The Gambling Commission has confirmed new standards for gaming machines in venues, with most changes due on 30 June 2027. Several echo the design rules online slots have followed since 2021.
30 Sep 2026 · 3 min readRead the full story →Pragmatic Play has published its release plan to the end of 2026: four slots capped at 25,000x, three more POP titles, Sugar Megarush and new Keno+, Pump+ and HiLo+ arcade games.
25 Sep 2026 · 3 min readRead the full story →Pragmatic Play launched Big Bass Vegas 1000 on 24 September 2026 with a 96.53% RTP and a 15,000x ceiling, three times Big Bass Splash. Its two official pages disagree on one free spins figure.
24 Sep 2026 · 3 min readRead the full story →Nolimit City's sequel launched on 10 September 2026. Position multipliers now top out at x16,384, the cap is 40,000x and the odds of reaching it are 1 in 88 million.
15 Sep 2026 · 4 min readRead the full story →Eye of Horus has five RTP figures in our record, from 96.31% to 88.26%. Why studios ship several builds of one game, how they are tested, and which figures are not versions at all.
12 Sep 2026 · 4 min readRead the full story →Fortune Garuda 500 tops September's list with close to double the plays of the runner-up. What the Top 10 counts, what it doesn't, and the ten slots on it.
10 Sep 2026 · 4 min readRead the full story →Duck Hunters, Big Bass Splash and Huff N' Even More Puff Grand all keep their value in the bonus, but each stores it differently. Their ceilings and routes, side by side.
8 Sep 2026 · 5 min readRead the full story →Sixteen confirmed caps, from Duck Hunters at 30,000x to First Person Bac Bo at 88x. Each one is a limit the studio designed in, not a result a player achieved.
5 Sep 2026 · 5 min readRead the full story →The dice edition changes the artwork; the 2500 changes the bomb and the bet menu. A spec-by-spec comparison of two Pragmatic Play candy slots that share a ceiling.
4 Sep 2026 · 5 min readRead the full story →Four of this year's slots in launch order, from Fortune Garuda 500 on 31 March to Gates of Olympus 2500, due 28 September. Dates, specs and the mechanic behind each one.
2 Sep 2026 · 5 min readRead the full story →September 2026 is the first season. Three actions earn points, four boards rank players, and every reward is virtual. The full rulebook, with a worked example.
1 Sep 2026 · 5 min readRead the full story →No autoplay, no turbo, a 2.5-second minimum spin and no celebrating a loss: what Great Britain's game design standards require, and how they spread beyond slots in 2025.
31 Aug 2026 · 5 min readRead the full story →A 6×6 CollectR grid, a Wolf Crane and a Golden Wheel. What Huff N' Puff CollectR borrows from each parent series, and why its two official pages give two different max wins.
29 Aug 2026 · 4 min readRead the full story →Six reel-free titles join the launch line-up, from Spribe's Aviator to IGT's Power Keno. The studio specs and how each round plays.
27 Aug 2026 · 4 min readRead the full story →Every card carries RTP, volatility and max win, and an unconfirmed figure is shown as a dash, never an estimate. Where the numbers come from and why gaps stay visible.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min readRead the full story →
