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CASINO & GAMES

CASINO ’ S CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

Is parody the only compliant future for casino artwork ? eGaming Monitor ’ s Kevin Dale takes a look at December ’ s main charts , the Christmas Champions and some recent advertising rulings

I t ’ s time for our review of the most popular casino games at the end of 2023 . Plus , of course , a look at our much-coveted top Christmas title .

December 2023 ’ s tree was adorned with 11 Pragmatic Play baubles – they ‘ only ’ had nine the previous year : four lucky fish , three sweet treats , two wolves or dogs and the best Gates of Olympus . Games Global gave Pragmatic a festive bang for its Rudolf as the provider ’ s 9 Pots was joined by two Gold Blitz games in the top 20 .
There ’ ll be more on the big movers and shakers that sleighed it last year in our big casino review of 2023 , which will be published in a few weeks ’ time . Look out for it as it will also delve into game production , studio performance , market share changes and the latest game feature trends .
Now let ’ s unwrap those Christmas-themed bangers before our tacit rant on the state of some recent compliance rulings …
Spot the season , anyone ?
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