Slots Tracker: NetEnt closes in on year-long reign after topping rankings once again

NetEnt’s Starburst secured an 11th straight month at the apex of the iGaming Tracker slot rankings as Play’n GO’s Book of Dead continues to remain in second place.

The hugely popular slot is quickly closing in on a year-long clean sweep as the top-rated title by iGaming Tracker following the algorithmic reshuffle last October.

Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass Bonanza rose one place from fourth to third as Big Time Gaming’s Bonanza moved from fifth to fourth.

Pragmatic Play’s Wolf Gold, which finished third in July, slipped three places to sixth in August.

There were six new entrants in the August rankings, including three re-entries. Microgaming’s Thunderstruck Wild Lightning was the highest-placed debutant in 11th place.

Red Tiger’s Primate King, which was 15th in July, was the highest-ranking title to fall out of the rankings completely.

The iGaming Tracker has changed its methodology of data collection and grading of games since October 2020 to give a fairer and broader reflection of the rankings.

Games are ranked by their position throughout the month on more than 500 of the largest casino sites in Europe. Only the ‘main’ page of the casinos is taken into account and the top 10 most prominent positions on those pages.

The previous number of sites the iGaming Tracker took into account was just 50.

The iGaming Tracker compiles the slots rankings by tracking casino sites across 24 European countries including the UK, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Norway and Denmark.

Each casino page is tracked every day over the month as well as which game occupies each position. Each position is weighted so the top positions on the page have a higher weighting than the positions on the bottom of the page. Likewise, the pages, sites and countries are weighted to give a fairer view on the success of casino games.

Table games such as roulette and blackjack are excluded from the rankings, as are live casino games.

1-31 August 2021