Happy New Year - Here’s to 2020

[cocopop3011]

The clock is about to strike midnight so I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy new year. 

I think you’ll agree we’ve had a fantastic year! Gained some incredible new members and lost some too. I say this every year but I still feel privileged to be able to come here and do what I do every day. 

Here’s to 2020 in the best forum on this planet! Thank you all for your continued support, we wouldn’t be here without you all. 

[Afi4wins]

And wishing a HAPPY NEW YEAR to everybody else too...

for me, it's just another new day! 

[pinnit2015]

Some 2020 predictions:

 - SOW/SOF to hit the MGA casino's player base

 - Videoslots to be sold/bought over by someone (not AG)

 - Gamstop to finally become mandatory

 - Move away from Megaways and BTG needing to really think about how ***** some of their games really are

 - Further reductions in RTP's offered - the big UK bookies are taking the lower ones now

 - Netents etc, normally only offering 1 RTP, will now start to offer more - lower

 - The final end of MG making games, will now just host

 - PNG to  (continue to) release some of the worst tosh slotters have seen

 - Relax Gaming to increase reputation with some more decent games

 - Johnny to continue to win whilst on the toilet

 - Gulp....maybe not 2020 but max stake of 2 quid in the UK

 - Casinos to continue to complain that they're doing x,y,z cos of the UKGC blah blah...you're a business, deal with it; needing hand held's like a child?Pah. 

 - Progressive/collection games to be panned by the GC

 - More streamers to give up - one can hope

 - No limit City , maybe, to release some of the better HV releases

 - MT sites to disappear (bye bye Ikibu recently)

 - UKGC to introduce 3 second between spins - maybe 2021 though. 

 - Self Exclusion to continue to be an issue - seriously?

 - Bear Group has gone from the UK recently and can imagine they'll be more - any luck Cassava will disappear completely

[pinnit2015]

Last, but not least, myself to remain as equally as sexy as 2019. 

[cocopop3011]

7 hours ago, pinnit2015 said:

Some 2020 predictions:

 - SOW/SOF to hit the MGA casino's player base

 - Video Slots to be sold/bought over by someone (not AG)

 - Gamstop to finally become mandatory

 - Move away from Megaways and BTG needing to really think about how ***** some of their games really are

 - Further reductions in RTP's offered - the big UK bookies are taking the lower ones now

 - Netents etc, normally only offering 1 RTP, will now start to offer more - lower

 - The final end of MG making games, will now just host

 - PNG to  (continue to) release some of the worst tosh slotters have seen

 - Relax Gaming to increase reputation with some more decent games

 - Johnny to continue to win whilst on the toilet

 - Gulp....maybe not 2020 but max stake of 2 quid in the UK

 - Casinos to continue to complain that they're doing x,y,z cos of the UKGC blah blah...you're a business, deal with it; needing hand held's like a child?Pah. 

 - Progressive/collection games to be panned by the GC

 - More streamers to give up - one can hope

 - No limit City , maybe, to release some of the better HV releases

 - MT sites to disappear (bye bye Ikibu recently)

 - UKGC to introduce 3 second between spins - maybe 2021 though. 

 - Self Exclusion to continue to be an issue - seriously?

 - Bear Group has gone from the UK recently and can imagine they'll be more - any luck Cassava will disappear completely

Some of these really made me laugh but on a more serious note -

- The final end of MG making games, will now just host - A really interesting point, do you really think this is the future for MG?

Gulp....maybe not 2020 but max stake of 2 quid in the UK - Not that this would particulary effect me but I think it'll be a major blow for the UK market if implemented and will see a massive reduction in bonuses being taken.

[cocopop3011]

I just have one resolutiuon this year - Not to get pregnant again 

[pinnit2015]

Best not ‘play’ and go then 

[pinnit2015]

27 minutes ago, cocopop3011 said:

Some of these really made me laugh but on a more serious note -

- The final end of MG making games, will now just host - A really interesting point, do you really think this is the future for MG?

Gulp....maybe not 2020 but max stake of 2 quid in the UK - Not that this would particulary effect me but I think it'll be a major blow for the UK market if implemented and will see a massive reduction in bonuses being taken.

I don’t know the last time MG made a game via their own development team...if you look at Book of Oz etc you’ll see they’re not made by MG but seemingly from developers iv never heard of before.

The future? It seems to be the route they’re taking; it means less overheads for them, indirect and direct: in fact, someone mentioned this was what they’d be doing years ago and it seems to be their model now....sort of like outsourcing games development and probably why we don’t see the old MG of pre 2011. So, less costs, less staff, more profit... yup

It’s a massive risk though as you essentially are outsourcing a key element of your business and essentially losing control of your USP, but given that they’re continuing to do it, it must be good financially...

[pinnit2015]

Online capping is coming, sadly. And IMO it will signal the death of a lot of casino operators; either than or we will see RTPs plummet to accommodate the drop in income should it come to fruition.

Hope the guys who rallied against the FOBT capping feel proud of themselves, grr.

[Afi4wins]

2 hours ago, pinnit2015 said:

Best not ‘play’ and go then 

Maybe 'Play n Out'... 

[ValDes]

Joining Sharon's wishes! Happy New Year, everyone! 

[pinnit2015]

On the topic of MG - not sure if Netent are doing the same-ish with some of their releases - Arcane Chaos/the new Finn etc  have different interfaces to the typical Netent games and look like they're being by different development houses. 

[pinnit2015]

1 minute ago, ValDes said:

Joining Sharon's wishes! Happy New Year, everyone! 

Yes, i hope you don't become pregnant again as well

Pretty sure the first time must have hurt more than your Wild Frames session 

[ValDes]

4 minutes ago, pinnit2015 said:

Yes, i hope you don't become pregnant again as well

Pretty sure the first time must have hurt more than your Wild Frames session 

Cannot imagine this forum without your sick sense of humour any longer! Touche!  

[pinnit2015]

8 hours ago, Afi4wins said:

Maybe 'Play n Out'... 

Possibly, Quickiespin? 

[Afi4wins]

3 hours ago, pinnit2015 said:

Possibly, Quickiespin? 

Nope...that won't guarantee what Cocopop wants! 

[pinnit2015]

5 minutes ago, Afi4wins said:

Nope...that won't guarantee what Cocopop wants! 

But it's hard to hit a 'bonus round' in them 

[cocopop3011]

Well this thread has taken an unexpected turn  Maybe I should have set a different resolution this year 

[blondie]

Haha this made me laugh so much! Happy New Year everyone! In two months it'll be 6 years of me being a part of AG family and I couldn't be happier about it!

Adding to what Pinnit said, I also heard that Netent is gonna run Ads before their games.. what's going on with the industry? Lower RTP's, in-game advertisements.. No wonder I still stiick with the older games.

[pinnit2015]

No doubt BTG will start putting 17000x  Bonanza winners at the start of their games then only for people to find out, given their previous liberties, that it’s fake. 
 

The last thing Netent games need are adverts; my poor MacBooks fan can’t take their pointless animations at the start, at the best of times.

4% house edges are obviously not good enough...

Oh, and check out NE’s Megaways: Piggy Riches

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