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Sweet Loot: a 6×6 candy grid with multipliers up to 500x

Pragmatic Play's new slot pays for 8–12+ matching gummy-pirate symbols anywhere on a 6×6 grid, plus a horizontal row above reels two to five. Symbols on that top row carry multipliers of up to 500x, and all multipliers in a win are added together. Four to six scatters give 10–30 free spins and an instant cash prize of up to 2,000x, with at least one multiplier guaranteed on every bonus spin; Super Scatters unlock Super Free Spins, where all four top-row symbols carry a multiplier.

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Source: Pragmatic Play

Netherlands: online gambling shrinks 21% after deposit limits

The Dutch regulator KSA says licensed online revenue fell to €1.2bn in 2025 from €1.52bn a year earlier. Online casino dropped 18% to €947m and online betting 30% to €254m. The regulator links the fall partly to stricter player-protection rules from October 2024, including a net deposit limit, and to a higher gambling tax — while land-based Holland Casino grew 2.8%.

Source: CasinoBeats

Finland confirms its first 12 licences, no rejections so far

Finland's National Police Board has confirmed 12 gambling licence approvals ahead of the market opening to competition on 1 July 2027, with no applications rejected so far. Operators that have gone public include Wildz Group, Hippos ATG, ComeOn and newcomer SuomiVeto. Until July 2027 none of them can take bets in Finland, where Veikkaus still holds the online monopoly.

Source: iGaming Business