Wazdan

About the Company

Wazdan is a global slot game supplier that blends cutting-edge technology with immersive gaming experiences to facilitate modern player preferences. Their story started in 2010 with a small group of enthusiasts brought together by their passion for innovation in iGaming.

On a mission to take the industry by storm, the company has seen tremendous expansion over the past few years and continues to add new licences to its impressive portfolio in key regulated markets around the world. Currently, Wazdan holds certifications to offer its titles in 20 jurisdictions, including Malta, the UK, New Jersey, West Virginia, Michigan, Ontario, Sweden, Romania, Greece, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Colombia, Italy, and the Netherlands.

Wazdan’s commitment to excellence hasn’t gone unnoticed, with prestigious industry organisations and award shows recognising Wazdan’s merit over the years with an abundance of awards nominations and wins. Some of these include:

• ‘Online Casino Innovator’ at the 2018 Central and Eastern Europe Gaming Conference (CEEG)
• ‘Hot Product’ Award at G2E Asia 2018 for 9 Lions
• ‘Slot Game of the Year’ at the Malta Gaming Awards 2019 for Larry the Leprechaun
• ‘Malta’s Best Gaming New Slots Developer’ and ‘Malta’s Best iGaming Online Product’ at Malta’s iGaming Excellence Awards 2019
• ‘Best Slot Provider in the Baltics’ and ‘Rising Star in Nordic Online Casino Technology’ at the Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards 2022

So far in 2022, Wazdan has already been shortlisted for numerous awards, EGR B2B Awards, Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards, CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards, EGR North America Awards, Malta’s iGaming Excellence Awards, EGR Nordics Awards, and AskGamblers Awards. The top-performing Power of Gods™: Hades slot has been shortlisted in the Game Design and Art Direction category at the CasinoBeats Awards,Best New Game at EGR North America Awards, and Best New Slot at AskGamblers Awards.

Software and Games

Wazdan’s portfolio boasts over 150 games at the time of writing, and they have been constantly delivering innovative titles to the market at a pace of two releases per month.

True to their mission of providing players with immersive, customisable gaming experiences, the supplier has developed a series of unique and trademarked features such as Volatility Levels™ and the Hold the Jackpot mechanic that has become a staple of its offering. Their new title, Magic Spins™, introduced the new innovative Collect to Infinity™ feature, while the upcoming 9 Coins slot will include another innovation, the Cash Infinity™ symbols.

Among Wazdan’s core values is the belief in giving players Freedom of Choice™. Wazdan’s titles allow players to choose a variable volatility and speed level, as well as other intuitive customisation tools, which ensures that each game can be catered to a player’s specific needs and preferences. Thanks to this, audiences can also quickly choose from three Volatility Levels™, allowing them to modify the size and frequency of their wins, with high volatility bringing bigger wins but less often and low volatility ushering in more frequent, smaller wins.

Players can also benefit from features such as Ultra Fast Mode, Energy Saving Mode, and the Buy Feature, whereby they can access the desired bonus rounds, including the Hold the Jackpot bonus, on the fly.

For operators, Wazdan also offers Cash Drop promotions, a highly enticing tool allowing players to win instant cash prizes while playing Wazdan games.

In 2021, the supplier kickstarted their highly successful series featuring the Hold the Jackpot mechanic, bringing gaming enthusiasts up to 16,777,216 ways to win (Jelly Reels™) and prizes up to 15,000x player’s bet (Sizzling Bells™).

The Hold the Jackpot collection encompasses 15 games at the time of writing, including Unicorn Reels, Clover Lady™, Burning Stars 3™, Sun of Fortune, Prosperity Pearls, Midnight in Tokyo, Fortune Reels, Power of Gods™: Hades, Sizzling Bells™, Jelly Reels™, Power of Gods™: Medusa, Sizzling Moon™, Dwarfs Fortune™, Magic Spins™, and 9 Burning Dragons.

That said, players will be pressed to find any two games that are alike. Wazdan stays true to its commitment to originality, elevating the feature to new heights in a different way in each new release.

Fans of Hold the Jackpot titles can choose not only from a range of themes and gaming experiences, but they can bring a further level of customisation to their gameplay using Volatility Levels™. The setting, present in all Hold the Jackpot slots to this day, is a unique and trademarked feature from Wazdan, which allows players to select their win size and frequency on the fly.

Magic Spins™

Enchanting players with stunning design and innovative mathematics that Wazdan’s titles are renowned for, Magic Spins™ goes above and beyond to bring something exciting to the table.

The innovative Collect to Infinity™ feature available in the game allows Collector and Mega Collector symbols to collect Cash symbol values throughout the entire Hold the Jackpot bonus round, all the way to infinity!

Excitement arrives in the form of Jackpot, Mystery, and Increasing Value Cash symbols appearing on the four big corner reels, as well as Mega Collector, Magic Mystery, and Mega Increasing Value Cash symbols, which can only land on the mega central reel. Landing at least six Bonus symbols of any type invites players to the magical bonus round where they can conjure the various symbols to significantly boost wins.

During spins in the bonus round, players can cast spells and latch onto Mini, Minor, and Major Jackpots, and after filling all 29 reels with Bonus symbols of any type, players can grab the Grand Jackpot worth 2500x their bet.

Sizzling Eggs™

Sizzling Eggs™ is an egg-straordinary, feature-filled release with immersive flaming-hot symbols. The five-reel slot takes players on an exciting journey through a fiery volcanic environment, where they are greeted with a variety of lucrative Bonus symbols and modifiers, in addition to the immersive graphical style.

Drawing three, four or five Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels triggers the Free Spins feature and awards players with 10, 20 or 30 Free Spins respectively, which can be retriggered during the feature.

The game’s smouldering reels are filled with mysterious eggs concealing tempting Collector symbols, Collector modifiers, and Collect to Infinity™ symbols, which change the countdown value of the Collector symbol to infinity and makes it active until the end of the Free Spins round. With a bit of luck, fans of the ground-breaking mechanic will have a chance to grab the maximum win, worth 2,500x player’s bet.

Offering a selection of customisable features, such as Wazdan’s hugely popular adjustable Volatility Levels™, there are also Jackpots up for grabs, with Mini, Minor and Major and Mega Jackpot symbols appearing throughout the game and awarding corresponding jackpot values!

9 Burning Dragons

The thrilling nine-reel slot lures players into the dragon’s cavern with the promise of the Hold the Jackpot Bonus Game, should they gather the courage to collect at least three Bonus symbols.

During the Bonus round, the Bonus symbols stick to the reels. Three Re-Spins are granted at the beginning of the Bonus Game. Each new Bonus symbol resets the number of Re-Spins to three. When the Bonus Game ends, the prize is paid for the number of collected Bonus symbols. Collecting dragons allows players to progress through Mini, Minor, and Major Jackpots to finally hit the mesmerising Grand Jackpot and win 2187x their bet.

The simple yet elegant base game can also be bypassed thanks to a Buy Feature, providing instant entry to the Hold the Jackpot Bonus Game for a small fee, giving all Wazdan customers freedom of choice within the gameplay.

This slot guarantees the highest level of engagement and entertainment. While unveiling dragon’s caverns, players may easily reach the Hold the Jackpot Bonus Game and grab attractive prizes up to 2187x their bet!

Fortune Reels

Fortune Reels is a mesmerising six-reel slot with an impressive 46,656 ways to win and Cascading Reels, increasing players’ chances of hitting a massive win. It is the seventh instalment of the Hold the Jackpot family, and has seen considerable popularity since its launch, having made it to the offerings of several leading providers.

With the popular Hold the Jackpot bonus enhanced with new reel layout and new Bonus symbols, Fortune Reels guarantees a memorable slot experience, every single time. The Hold the Jackpot bonus is triggered by six Bonus symbols, and grants players three Re-spins for each new Bonus symbol that appears on the reels.

In the bonus round, players need to collect up to 27 symbols in order to get a chance of landing one of four fixed jackpots. The biggest jackpot is worth 1,000x the bet. To hit the pot, players need to land 27 symbols that will fill all spots on the grid. All prizes, including Jackpots, are summed up at the end of the bonus round, giving players a chance for huge wins!

Sun of Fortune

Adding to the variety of the Hold the Jackpot genre, Sun of Fortune features 16 independent reels on a 4x4 matrix grid, offering a dynamic experience spiced with oriental themed symbols, like majestic dragons, colourful koi fish, and gracious phoenixes.

Players can choose their own preferred volatility level thanks to the availability of Wazdan’s proprietary features in each Hold the Jackpot title. The Hold the Jackpot bonus is activated if six or more golden sun Bonus symbols land on any spin, but if three, four or five land, they will remain sticky on the reels, triggering a re-spin to give players an extra chance at activating the Hold the Jackpot round.

All Bonus symbols carry an assigned cash value worth up to 15x the bet, but players can also land special Mini, Minor and Major Jackpot symbols. The Grand Jackpot can be triggered by filling up the entire grid and pays out a hefty 1000x the player’s bet!

Sizzling Moon™

Sizzling Moon™ takes a refreshingly simple game and jazzes it up with stunning visuals and intergalactic wins to offer high-paced gameplay and the potential for some astronomically big wins.

The aim of the game is to collect various Bonus symbols and filling the whole grid awards the Grand Jackpot of 1000x player’s bet, which is added to the total win.

However, the main action takes place on the 4×4 playing field, with the winnings formed according to the Pay Anywhere system. This allows players to receive winnings when between eight and sixteen identical symbols appear anywhere on the same spin. 

Players can draw Standard Bonus symbols with prizes worth up to 15x the player’s bet, as well as Jackpot symbols awarding corresponding Mini, Minor, and Major Jackpots, but the Moon Mystery symbol can trigger the maximum prize in the game – the massive Moon Jackpot of 2500x player’s bet!

Power of Gods™: Hades

Nominated for multiple honours including a CasinoBeats Game Developer Award, EGR North America Award, and AskGamblers Awards, Power of Gods™: Hades is an audio-visual sensation that invites players to cross the river Styx and enter the underworld. The superbly designed title offers players Cascading Reels for extra win potential, as well as the Hold the Jackpot bonus that is triggered by six Bonus symbols.

Once players venture into the blazing depths of the underworld, they will have to collect five types of Bonus symbols, and if all 15 reels are filled, the Grand Jackpot worth 3,000x is awarded to players, along with all winnings accrued during the re-spins mode.

Setting the new standard for slot interfaces, with massive jackpots able to be triggered each time players enter the Hold the jackpot bonus round, Power of Gods™: Hades truly stands out in the collection and exemplifies what modern slot experiences should look and feel like.

Sizzling Bells™

Shortlisted for the category of Game Retro-Style at the CasinoBeats Game Developer Award, Sizzling Bells™ is a modern take on classic slot machines, featuring stunning bells, lucky stars, juicy fruits, and impressive Jackpots.

With an old-school feel, the simplistic, five reel and five payline game contains all the features players have come to know and love in a Wazdan game, becoming an instant success among players for its immersive engine and fantastic artwork.

At first glance, Sizzling Bells™ might look like your ordinary classic slot, but once players get a feel for it, it becomes clear that a lot of interesting features are hidden within the smouldering hot reels. Things get very, very hot when six Bonus symbols appear on the reels, triggering the exciting Hold the Jackpot bonus round!

The two types of Bonus symbol on offer in the bonus round – Bells and Special Bells – both have prizes attached to them, while the Special Bells symbol can additionally multiply bets by up to 250x.

The Final Analysis

Wazdan has been on a steep ascending curve, attracting new fans all over the world by delivering unique and captivating games since 2010. With licences and certifications in 20 regulated markets and more on the horizon, they are set for stellar growth in the coming years.

True to their core values – a Passion for Games, commitment to quality, transparency, and Freedom of Choice™ for players – the business continues to create immersive slot games, innovating in terms of mechanics and themes, as well as visual experiences.

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