Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
Most jackpots on your casino are making money for the game provider. Not for you. Alea Jackpots changes that — and it is built natively on the aggregation layer for a reason.
In this episode of Connected with Pragmatic Solutions, Ashley Lang sits down with Alexandre Tomic and Charlotte Lecomte, Founders of Alea, to unpack the launch of Alea Jackpots — a new player engagement product that gives operators full control over their jackpot proposition, the economics behind it, and how it sits within their overall games offering.
⏰ Timestamps
00:03 - Cold open: why third-party jackpot tools create security risk
00:42 - Introduction to Alea and Alea Jackpots
02:43 - How Alea evolved from B2C operator to game aggregator
05:20 - Why game APIs must be as secure as banking APIs
06:33 - The first operator requests for an agnostic jackpot
08:07 - Blue Ribbon and Beyond Play: the investments and the market gap
10:47 - Why Alea was the natural next player to enter this space
12:18 - Benchmarking the market and the decision to build in-house
15:42 - Why operator-controlled jackpots are a different proposition
17:02 - Why provider network jackpots do not profit the operator
20:55 - The side bet model and where the operator margin sits
26:12 - Player typologies and the value proposition to players
28:45 - Native vs third-party: why the jackpot must sit on the aggregation layer
30:02 - Security, latency and the round consistency problem
34:09 - Pricing model: revenue share, no setup fee, plug and play
37:01 - The campaign simulator
40:10 - First go-live: 15th June, starting with sweepstakes
40:46 - What comes next: lottery, races and tournaments
43:11 - Syndicate play, team mechanics and spells
🎙️ Hosted by Ashley Lang, CEO of Pragmatic Solutions
💡 Insights from the leaders shaping the future of iGaming
📅 New episodes every Tuesday on the NEXT.io LinkedIn page and YouTube channel
Subscribe now and stay connected with the companies transforming the industry!
For more information, visit:
👉 Pragmatic Solutions: https://pragmatic.solutions/
👉 NEXT.io: next.io
Most jackpots on your casino are making money for the game provider. Not for you. Alea Jackpots changes that — and it is built natively on the aggregation layer for a reason.
In this episode of Connected with Pragmatic Solutions, Ashley Lang sits down with Alexandre Tomic and Charlotte Lecomte, Founders of Alea, to unpack the launch of Alea Jackpots — a new player engagement product that gives operators full control over their jackpot proposition, the economics behind it, and how it sits within their overall games offering.
⏰ Timestamps
00:03 - Cold open: why third-party jackpot tools create security risk
00:42 - Introduction to Alea and Alea Jackpots
02:43 - How Alea evolved from B2C operator to game aggregator
05:20 - Why game APIs must be as secure as banking APIs
06:33 - The first operator requests for an agnostic jackpot
08:07 - Blue Ribbon and Beyond Play: the investments and the market gap
10:47 - Why Alea was the natural next player to enter this space
12:18 - Benchmarking the market and the decision to build in-house
15:42 - Why operator-controlled jackpots are a different proposition
17:02 - Why provider network jackpots do not profit the operator
20:55 - The side bet model and where the operator margin sits
26:12 - Player typologies and the value proposition to players
28:45 - Native vs third-party: why the jackpot must sit on the aggregation layer
30:02 - Security, latency and the round consistency problem
34:09 - Pricing model: revenue share, no setup fee, plug and play
37:01 - The campaign simulator
40:10 - First go-live: 15th June, starting with sweepstakes
40:46 - What comes next: lottery, races and tournaments
43:11 - Syndicate play, team mechanics and spells
🎙️ Hosted by Ashley Lang, CEO of Pragmatic Solutions
💡 Insights from the leaders shaping the future of iGaming
📅 New episodes every Tuesday on the NEXT.io LinkedIn page and YouTube channel
Subscribe now and stay connected with the companies transforming the industry!
For more information, visit:
👉 Pragmatic Solutions: https://pragmatic.solutions/
👉 NEXT.io: next.io
