The Supreme Court recently gave states the go-ahead to legalize sports gambling (1). This is a win for our industry in light of GDPR, the Washington State ruling, and the Belgian Gaming Commission’s recommendation to prosecute illegal loot boxes...
Liquid and Grit
Category: Liquid and Grit
Puzzle Report: May 2018
Regulation risk is increasing. Loot boxes are now reviewed by Apple … GDPR was released in the EU … Washington State has outlawed social casino games … and now, the Belgian Gaming Commission recommends prosecution for illegal loot boxes (1)....
Slot Design Report: May 2018
In-Machine Challenge System Scatter Slots proved that slots players find challenge-based leveling an engaging alternative to XP leveling. To provide players this type of entertainment, release a machine with a challenge system (see In-Machine...
Casino Report: April 2018
The Expected Value (EV) of GDPR changes are likely minimal, ranging from an estimated impact of 0.4% to 3.6% on total app revenue. Since the EV of a penalty can be severe, Product Leads should ensure compliance … particularly in smaller revenue...
Puzzle Report: April 2018
The market is shifting towards more complex and polished features. A primary reason is that these type of features, while costly to build, are harder to replicate. For successful features, this means your app reaps the value of the innovation for a...
Slot Design Report: April 2018
Social Casino Successful innovation requires knowing how much to adjust a proven mechanic. Too little change can cause mechanics to become stale, and too much can be overwhelming for players. For example, the Collect Mini-Stepper Spins feature...
Casino Report: March 2018
This month we added a new section, Impact Features, highlighting features that drove observable revenue. New Innovations now covers features without observable revenue, but that could either improve retention and/or have potential upside on the...
Puzzle Product: March 2018
INTRODUCTION Review how Angry Birds 2 uses new Collection Sets to drive revenue ... with a deeply integrated Hat feature that is tied to purchases, retention bonus, and competition. See our deep analysis of Subscriptions … not only for a potential...
Casino Report: February 2018
INTRODUCTION Innovations Collect more positive App Reviews by letting players give ratings without leaving the app Changes to the Apple SDK make it much easier to gather valuable reviews. Frictionless Ratings Provide simple alternatives for players...
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