Winter Star

About Winter Star

To fund the acquisition, the company intends to raise €2.5 million through a directed share issue and €6 million through convertible debt. The deal marks its return to B2C after becoming a pure play B2B platform play in 2023.

Richards tells iGB the deal is expected to be completed around the end of September and provides GiG with a “profitable, cash-generative B2C operator” and a footprint in some of Africa’s fastest-growing regulated markets.

Additionally, it gives GiG a “strategic bridgehead” for its core B2B business, the CFO says.

About Winter Star

Thunder Walker is best read as evidence of REEVO’s content strategy rather than as a landmark launch. The studio is producing recognizable, theme-led slots and pushing them through its own distribution platform to its operator network. The game is now live through the REEVO platform, making it available to the company’s operator partners and their players.

Greek mythology remains one of the most durable and repeatedly mined themes in slot development. Zeus, Olympus and storm imagery give studios instant visual shorthand and reliable player recognition, which is precisely why developers keep returning to it. REEVO going back to that well signals a preference for proven commercial territory over riskier concepts, at least in this part of its roadmap.

This is a mainstream release designed to fit widely rather than to stand out

How to play Winter Star

The week will feature a coordinated programme of engagement between regulators and the industry, as well as public education and digital awareness activities.

Peter Kesitilwe, CEO of the AiA, said the industry’s growth must be matched by a stronger focus on player protection, highlighting the need for greater collaboration between regulators and operators.

“As Africa’s gambling industry continues to grow, player protection must grow with it,” he said. “Africa Safer Gambling Week brings regulators and industry together around a shared commitment to safer gambling and stronger consumer protection.