Pragmatic Play regains top two slots positions in EU rankings

Pragmatic Play reclaimed the top two positions in the European slots ranking in September 2026, with Big Bass Splash at number one and Big Bass Bonanza in second. Book of Dead, from Play’n GO, dropped to third after swapping places with Big Bass Bonanza.

Key results from the EU Slots Tracker in September

The monthly monitoring by eGaming Monitor (EGM) showed limited movement among leaders: August’s top ten largely remained in the upper half of the table in September. The most notable top-level change was Play’n GO’s fall: Book of Dead moved to third place. Pragmatic Play secured a one-two at the head of the list with Big Bass Splash and Big Bass Bonanza.

EGT was the studio with the largest rise among observable positions: Shining Crown climbed six places to reach 13th. Games Global managed to place Gold Bitz Ultimate in the top 20, rising four positions to 19th.

Pragmatic Play also saw a drop in visibility for another title: Joker’s Jewels, which was at 20th in August, fell out of the most-viewed list in September.

New releases: which titles attracted attention in September

EGM also published a ranking of new slots by operator page presence. The top spot among new releases went to Blazing Bison Unleashed from Games Global, which launched on 28 August. The podium for new releases was:

• Gold: Blazing Bison Unleashed (Games Global) — launched 28 August.

• Silver: Area Link Bank Baron (Stablemates) — launched 26 August.

• Bronze: Cash Flip Medusa Gold — launched 10 September.

Among new titles in the top 20, Big Bass Vegas 1000 from Pragmatic Play had the latest release date of the highlights, launching on 25 September and appearing at 12th place.

EGM methodology and scope

EGM analyses the game pages of more than 3,600 casino sites globally to build its monthly rankings. For the European charts, the company based its analysis on the number of game tiles detected for each title on operator sites that operate in regulated markets.

For the August-Europe ranking EGM covered almost 1,200 sites; in the September report the monitoring included 22,619 games from 538 studios across 33 regulated European markets, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands.

EGM limits its monitoring to the casino homepage of each site. The tracker covers slots, instant games, scratchcards, Slingo and crash-style games; it excludes table games, live dealer games, video poker, video bingo and other categories.

Implications for operators and studios

The top’s stability suggests European operators maintain similar game line-ups in their storefronts, which benefits studios with widely distributed catalogs such as Pragmatic Play. The cases of Games Global and EGT illustrate that targeted releases can boost visibility: Blazing Bison Unleashed and Shining Crown were the clear examples in September.

For operator commercial and content teams, the relevant detail is how EGM measures presence: visibility is gained simply by exposure on the casino homepage. Providers that secure placement deals or integrations across multiple brands increase their chances of appearing in the monthly list.

What to watch in upcoming reports

Metrics to monitor in future editions include the entry of independent studio titles into the top 20, the penetration evolution of recent releases, and whether top-10 stability persists. EGM’s tracker serves as a commercial visibility barometer on operator storefronts in regulated markets; in practical terms, it focuses attention on which games achieve prominent placement on web showcases.

"EGM analyses more than 3,600 casino sites globally and, for Europe, tracked 22,619 games from 538 studios across 33 regulated markets," the tracker’s methodological note said.

The monthly EU Slots Tracker series remains a benchmark for measuring catalogue presence and the impact of recent releases on commercial visibility within the European market. To monitor how those listings behave over time, teams can follow the regular reports and compare month‑to‑month trends in the news section and the analyses of regulated markets.