Nolimit City has introduced a new prediction-style feature to its slot games.
The feature, named Side Hustle™, allows users to predict whether a particular bonus is going to land during the next spin.
The cost and payout of each prediction is determined by the probability of it occurring, meaning that if an individual selects several at once or combines them with Boosters or Bonus Buys, then the potential payout could change.
One of the payout options also includes “Dead Spins”, which is the prediction that the next spin will result in no winning combinations.
Of course, this feature has striking similarities to prediction markets, which have exploded in popularity as a vertical over the past year or so.
This creates an interesting blend of genres, as prediction markets tend to focus on sports betting or political outcomes.
As a unique selling point, this feature could perform well if it reaches the audience who enjoy predicting the outcome of future events through wagers.
It also appeals to online content creation on platforms such as Kick, where streamers engage with their audiences over which games or features to play.
However, this is a particularly interesting development.
Prediction markets are a form of real-event betting, but this format has been around since the early 1500s that saw people bet on who would be appointed as the next Pope.
Some licensed operators, such as Paddy Power in the UK, have allowed users to wager on non-sports events, such as Love Island, for several years also.
But this seems to be the first major product evolution of predictions since companies such as Polymarket and Kalshi became mainstream.
Speaking of which, Polymarket was recently named as the official US prediction market partner of the Bundesliga.
Meta may also potentially join the prediction market sphere
