Key Takeaways

• Expanded Tournament Options: Operators can now incorporate crash games alongside live games and slots in their tournaments.
• Fair Play Assurance: A new delay feature ensures accurate leaderboard calculations by excluding rollback bets.
• Increased Player Engagement: Integration of crash games has led to higher player spending during and after tournaments.

The integration of crash games into the Tournament Tool allows operators to create mixed tournaments featuring various game types or focus on a single category. To ensure fair competition, a delay feature has been introduced in leaderboard calculations for crash games, excluding rollback bets and providing accurate standings.

Crash games have gained popularity due to their straightforward mechanics and quick outcomes. Internal research by SOFTSWISS indicates that incorporating the Tournament Tool results in an average increase of 4.23% in player spending during tournaments, which rises to 9.01% post-tournament, based on data from 36 tournaments conducted by ten operators.

Regional analysis shows that crash games are more prevalent in Latin America, accounting for 3.9% of all games in Q2 2024, compared to less than 1% in Europe. The game 'Aviator' ranked among the top five games globally and in Latin America during this period, while slots remained dominant in the European market.

Tatyana Kaminskaya, Head of SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator, stated, "We have integrated crash games into tournaments, aligning with gamification and social interaction trends. Previously, crash games attracted users with their social elements. Now, any game can become social and even more engaging as players can compete in tournaments across different game categories. The combination of tournaments with crash games, live games, and slots enhances player experience and boosts casino performance.