🎤 Kevin Hart × Pragmatic Play: a $625,000 campaign ahead of the live casino takeover
🎤 Kevin Hart steps into the live studio
Hollywood is coming to live casino. Pragmatic Play has teamed up with actor and comedian Kevin Hart, who will join the hosts of some of the provider's most popular live casino titles.
The live event runs from 7 November 00:00 to 8 November 01:30 (GMT+8). For Europe, that means from the evening of 6 November through 7 November. The exact tables Hart will host are set to be revealed closer to the broadcasts.
The run-up is already underway: since 19 October, Pragmatic Play has been running a three-stage campaign with Free Chips prizes. Here is how each stage works.
Prize pool: $625,000 Campaign: 19 Oct – 8 Nov Live event: 7–8 Nov (GMT+8) Free Chips: no wagering
🗓️ Three stages of the campaign
Stage 1 — PLAY with KEVIN (19 October – 2 November)
Letters drop randomly on real-money bets, one at a time. Live casino players collect P-L-A-Y in qualifying games, while slot players collect K-E-V-I-N in almost any Pragmatic Play or PP POP slot. A handful of titles, table games, video poker and scratch cards are excluded.
Once the word is complete, the player picks a chest to reveal a Free Chips prize. Progress is shown by the promo icon in the top-left corner of the game. The slots part is only available at casinos with both slots and live casino lobbies connected.
Live casino: $115,000 Slots: $204,000 141,500 prizes
Stage 2 — Bet with Kevin (2–8 November)
Random prize drops on real-money bets in qualifying live casino games. There is no minimum bet, and each player can win up to two prizes per drop.
Prizes dropped from 2 to 6 November are larger — 10 Free Chips at $0.50 or $1. During the live event itself, 500 smaller prizes of 10 Free Chips at $0.20 are added. All Bet with Kevin prizes can be claimed only during the broadcasts.
Prize pool: $231,000 38,500 prizes Up to 2 prizes per player
Stage 3 — Kevin Makes It Rain (7–8 November)
The main event: Kevin Hart joins the game hosts in the live studio, with extra rewards unlocked during the broadcasts. Pragmatic Play has not yet published the details of this stage.
📊 Prize pool at a glance
| Stage | Dates | Prizes | Value | Free Chips per prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAY with KEVIN — Live Casino | 19 Oct – 2 Nov | 51,500 | $115,000 | 10 or 50 × $0.20 |
| PLAY with KEVIN — Slots | 19 Oct – 2 Nov | 90,000 | $204,000 | 10 or 30 × $0.20 |
| Bet with Kevin — before the event | 2–6 Nov | 38,000 | up to $230,000 | 10 × $0.50 or $1 |
| Bet with Kevin — during the event | 7–8 Nov | 500 | up to $1,000 | 10 × $0.20 |
| Kevin Makes It Rain | 7–8 Nov | TBA | TBA | TBA |
🎰 Where Free Chips work and what to keep in mind
All Free Chips can be used on eight live casino titles: Mega Wheel, Amazing Baccarat, Gates of Olympus Roulette, Mega Roulette, Money Time, Sweet Bonanza CandyLand, Seotda Baccarat and Color Game Bonanza.
- 48 hours. Free Chips are valid for 48 hours, after which they expire.
- No wagering. Winnings from Free Chips are credited as cash.
- Win caps. Each prize has a maximum win, from $20 to $100 depending on the prize. Once it is reached, any remaining chips are forfeited.
⚠️ Availability: the promotion is not available in the UK, Ukraine and a number of other countries. Participation also depends on whether your casino has joined the campaign. 18+. Play responsibly.
⭐ GamblingShot's take
Pragmatic Play is clearly treating this as more than a one-off stunt. Three weeks of warm-up, two separate mechanics for slots and live casino players, and prizes that can only be claimed during the broadcasts all point players toward the main event.
The individual prizes are modest, but the absence of wagering requirements makes them more valuable than they look. The real draw, though, is Kevin Hart himself — and we will find out on 7–8 November how well a Hollywood comedian fits behind a live casino table.
📍 Where to take part
Pragmatic Play has shared the list of casinos joining the Kevin Hart campaign. Some run the full promotion, including the slots part, while others offer the live casino part only.
- Slots and live casino: Stake, 1win, Mostbet, Fairspin, Vodka.
- Live casino only: 1xBet, 22Bet, Melbet.
Participation depends on your country and on whether the casino has activated the promotion.
👀 Where to follow the event
Pragmatic Play will announce the featured tables closer to the broadcasts. More about the provider and its games is on the Pragmatic Play page on GamblingShot.
