Viking Slots and Prediction Markets Heat Up This Week
Play’n GO drops Viking Runecraft 1000 while Novig and ProphetX post fresh volume numbers in prediction markets and deposits.
The deal
Viking Runecraft 1000 extends the Norse series from Play’n GO with new features for slot fans.
Round 1: Slot Series Updates
The game arrived on August 25 and continues the studio’s line of Viking themed releases. It offers another choice for those who track the saga across multiple titles.
Round 2: Prediction Market Activity
Novig volume rapidly tops some big prediction market names after recent trading spikes. ProphetX traders can deposit up to $1M daily through the EDGE Markets partnership announced the same day.
Round 3: Company Moves and Allegations
SkyCity confirms rejecting two takeover bids received earlier in the week. Experts from Citizens cast doubt on Bally’s position and ongoing projects. A Rhodes professor who teaches horse betting suspends himself from racing amid fraud allegations.
Round 4: Other Culture Drops
An ex-US surgeon general issues a dour warning that sports betting may be the next opioid crisis. Sweepstakes.io launches an independent comparison and review platform for the iGaming industry. A person of interest in the missing poker player Jon Jonsson case refuses to talk.
Country icon Dolly Parton dies at 80 with her canceled Vegas comeback left unrealized.
Jefferies advises against betting on Boyd teaming up with Bally’s on a Strip casino. Atlantic County Economic Alliance says conventions remain key to Atlantic City’s future. These items round out the week’s casino news cycle.
Trends shift quickly in this space.
