Te company intends to grow its installed base and recurring revenue while extending the availability of Merkur products in North America and exploring international opportunities for Gaming Arts content. Following a year of integration, organisational changes and product development, Merkur's G2E 2026 presentation brought together the group's latest games, cabinet technology and international businesses under a more coordinated approach to the casino market.
Paw Link features five jackpot levels - Mini, Minor, Maxi, Major and Grand - alongside a selection of mechanics designed to provide different gameplay combinations across the four titles. Te base game begins with a 5 x 3 reel layout, while the Paw Play Pots can trigger a Hold and Spin feature that expands the playing field to as many as 29 reels.
A randomly activated Power Reel feature transforms the central reel into a reward zone containing Wilds, credits, triggers, jackpot tokens and bonus tokens, with credit values awarded immediately. Additional mechanics include Ascend, which increases coin values by random amounts; Capture, which collects the coin values displayed on the reels; and Combine, which transforms a selected position into a collector that merges neighbouring values.
Te four games incorporate these mechanics in different combinations. Magic Paw and Hot Paw feature Ascend, while Wish Paw and Voodoo Paw use Combine. Magic Paw and Wish Paw offer flexible paylines, while Hot Paw and Voodoo Paw employ Win Ways. Te new additions also introduce further character identities, with Wish Paw featuring a bunny and Voodoo Paw a raccoon. Te range forms part of Merkur's expanded international game portfolio, alongside further linked jackpot developments including Dimension Link.
SHOWTIME TAKES CENTRE STAGE Gaming Arts' Showtime provided a contrasting approach to feature-led gameplay, placing a wheel-based bonus experience at the centre of two complementary titles, Hollywood and Las Vegas. Te games use predominantly black-and-white artwork during the base game, transforming into full colour when the bonus feature begins.
Te visual transition is incorporated into both themes, creating a coordinated presentation for operators installing the games together. Te central mechanic is the Showtime Wheel,
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triggered by wheel symbols appearing during the base game or Free Games.
Each triggering symbol carries an individual credit value and receives its own spin on a triple concentric wheel, allowing multiple outcomes within a single feature. Te wheel incorporates multipliers, additional Encore spins and jackpot- colour collection. Players collect coloured indicators towards four jackpot levels - Mini, Minor, Major and Grand - while multiplier combinations can increase individual awards.
Tree Free symbols trigger six Free Games, during which lower-value royal symbols are removed from the reels. Te Showtime Wheel remains active throughout the Free Games sequence and can be triggered repeatedly. Showtime forms part of Gaming Arts' expanding content portfolio, combining wheel mechanics with an entertainment-inspired visual presentation designed for the North American casino market.
CONNECTING THE GLOBAL STUDIOS Merkur's expanded product offering has been accompanied by changes to its international development organisation. Dubravka Burda, Senior Vice President Global Studios, joined the company earlier in 2026 and has been working to strengthen collaboration between Merkur's development teams around the world.
Burda said the scale of the company's international studio network and the variety of products under development had exceeded her initial expectations. "We have multiple studios across the globe and an impressive variety of products in development," she explained. Merkur has been bringing together additional development capabilities through acquisitions and the expansion of its existing studios.
Burda's priorities include improving collaboration, sharing expertise between teams and coordinating development
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