Three different days that often blur into one
When someone writes “the game came out in March”, they may mean three different things. The studio makes the game available to all partners at once (the global launch). Before that it sometimes releases it only to selected casinos – as early access or a time-limited exclusive. And finally there is the day a particular casino adds it to its lobby.
| Date | Who knows it | How we handle it |
|---|---|---|
| global launch | the studio (game page, press release) | key of the new-release lists |
| early access / exclusive | the studio, sometimes only the partner | noted separately if the studio publishes it |
| added to the Dukat.bet lobby | only the operator | unknown to us, not used |
For us a game is new according to the first row. The second row may be mentioned in the text, but it does not set the order.
The third row is perhaps the most interesting one for you – and it is exactly the one we don’t have.
What the Dukat.bet lobby reveals about a game’s age
Practically nothing. The lobby API that builds the tiles returns the game’s name, studio and tags, but no date. The “New Games” tag might look like a substitute, yet in our check on 12 October 2026 it was attached to old titles too, while the newest releases often lacked it.
A place in an operator tab says nothing about age either. Coin Strike Hold and Win, the first game in “Top Slots”, came out on 27 April 2023 according to Playson. Royal Coins 2: Hold and Win from the same tab dates back to 22 September 2022. Seeing a game at the top does not mean it is fresh.
Since the lobby only tells us that a game is there, the date has to come from the maker.
When two sources disagree on the day, or even the year
Among the games we checked for the snapshots, conflicts came up several times. Some are minor, others span more than a year.
| Game | Studio | What the sources say | What we write |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Road Bonus | InOut | studio 27 January 2026, aggregator slotcatalog 29 January | the studio’s date |
| Mega Roulette | Pragmatic Play Live | trade sites give both 4 February and 24 February 2021 | February 2021, day disputed |
| Fortune Roulette | Pragmatic Play Live | one source June 2024, two others 29 January 2025 | no date given |
| Speed Roulette | Ezugi | a single reviewer, year 2017 | not published |
| Live Roulette European VIP | Plati+ | a single source, and that one for the base version of the table | not published |
The rule is simple: the studio decides. If it says nothing, we need two independent sources giving the same day. For Fortune Roulette the sources are more than half a year apart, so we would rather write nothing than pick one of the dates.
A two-day gap could be called a trifle. In a list sorted by date, though, even two days move a game by a position.
Even the maker gets it wrong sometimes
Official does not mean flawless. InOut runs two sites – a game catalogue and a marketing website. For Chicken Road Vegas the catalogue gives a release on 5 November 2025, while the specification table on the marketing site says April 2024. That is clearly a figure copied from the original Chicken Road, released on 4 April 2024, and it also contradicts the heading of the same page.
A different kind of error: Gamzix released the crash game Aviajet on 12 November 2025, yet its site data still listed it as “upcoming” on the day of our check. A studio’s website status may lag behind reality.
In such cases we put the individual game page ahead of summary tables and record the conflict in a note.
Regional versions and new configurations
A game does not have to look the same everywhere. In markets with their own certification it sometimes appears later or in a modified version – with a different return, without a bonus buy or with a different cap. We don’t keep a separate date for such a version; it stays new according to the original launch.
The same goes for RTP: when a studio offers casinos another return configuration, no new game is born. How the versions differ and how to find out which one is running in front of you is explained in our piece on RTP versions.
How to check a release day yourself
- The game page on the studio’s site. Look for a “release date” or “launch” line. If the page shows two days, find out which one is early access.
- A press release or studio news. Release announcements are usually dated and often mention whether it is an exclusive.
- A release calendar. Some studios publish a roadmap; a game may carry a date there that later shifts.
- Two independent websites. Only when the studio is silent, and only if they agree on the same day and are not copying each other.
- Write down the day you checked. A figure holds as of the date you saw it – pages change.
We use exactly this ladder of sources for the snapshots; it is described in full in the methodology.
Four made-up releases and one order
Sample calculation with fictitious numbers – not Dukat.bet data:
| Game | Early access | Global launch | Position by launch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partridge | 2 September 2026 | 30 September 2026 | 1 |
| Heron | – | 23 September 2026 | 2 |
| Kestrel | – | 23 September 2026 | 3 (tie, alphabetical) |
| Crag | – | not published | 4 (no key) |
Partridge was available first but launched for everyone last – which is why it sits at the top. Had we sorted by early access, it would have ended up last of the three dated games. Heron and Kestrel came out on the same day, so the alphabet decides – “H” comes before “K”. Crag, with no date, goes to the end, not because it is older but because we don’t know where it belongs.
This is how the newest slots by release date are assembled, with real dates from the studios. Found a day that differs from the maker’s? Send us a link to the source via the contact page.