SiGMA Central Europe 2025 took place from 3 to 6 November 2025 at Fiera Roma, a year after SiGMA Europe 2024 in Malta. GameArt called it SiGMA Rome 2025, and SiGMA claims 30,000 attendees.
GameArt put a single title in the spotlight at booth 4239: Carnival X, released on 7 October 2025. At the Barcelona show in January 2025, 3 Headed Dragon and a bonus tool still held centre stage.
Carnival X pairs a 54-segment wheel with eight possible bets including four mini-games, the same layout as Evolution's Crazy Time. Its game page lists low volatility and a top win of 10,000 times the stake.
The highest multiplier in Carnival X is x12 in both Rome announcements and on the game's betting grid, but x10 on the official game page.
After those four days, GameArt published no post-show report: its news feed moved straight on to new game releases.
At SiGMA World Rome 2026 (2 to 5 November 2026), GameArt's trophy hunt ran into CT Interactive in the Best Slot Game Provider category. Carnival X was no longer the star of the booth.
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In 2020, Evolution was spinning the giant Crazy Time wheel in front of its cameras. Five years later, GameArt came to Rome with a wheel built to the same template, minus the cameras and the host.
That game is Carnival X. GameArt made it the only headline act at its booth during SiGMA Rome 2025, the event's first edition in the Italian capital. A year on, the wheel has turned elsewhere. Even so, the company's press releases, the game page and the organiser's report are enough to rebuild what it came to show.
On one point, these documents disagree: the biggest multiplier in Carnival X does not always carry the same number. The gap looks tiny, yet it teaches a lesson in reading any trade show press release.
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What did GameArt present at SiGMA Rome 2025?
From 3 to 6 November 2025, GameArt exhibited its whole portfolio of HTML5 games at booth 4239 of SiGMA Rome 2025, but every activity revolved around Carnival X.
The programme fits into two press releases. GameArt promised activities with prizes to be won in its announcement of 2 October 2025, all tied to the game's launch. CEO Gašper Žun expected the game to be "a true crowd-puller".
A second text, the invitation of 20 October, added drinks with the team and Carnival X wearable gear to take home as collectibles. The tone stayed firmly in funfair mode. Gašper Žun talked up "a lively, fun, and interactive experience".
For business meetings, GameArt listed three contacts: Yauheni Charniuk (Head of Account Management), Vladimirs Puzanovs (Account Manager) and Gašper Žun himself. Seeing the CEO's name on that list struck me, because it was missing in Barcelona in January. I read it as a sign of how much this first Roman SiGMA mattered.
SiGMA claimed a record 30,000 attendees for its Rome debut, opened by European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. On that score, all of GameArt's trade shows look alike: every exhibitor fights for the attention of thousands of hurried visitors, and a colourful wheel beats a long speech.
GameArt never drew up a public review of its time in Rome. Its news feed goes from the 20 October invitation to the release of BlackJack Multipliers on the 22nd. Then comes Vegas Kingmaker 20, released on 6 November 2025: closing day. Yet an exhibition is judged by the deals it sparks, and those are not always made public.
How does the Carnival X wheel work?
Carnival X is a GameArt HTML5 wheel game released on 7 October 2025: players spread their bets across one or more of the grid's eight bet spots, then spin a 54-segment wheel. That figure comes from the roadmap GameArt published on 4 August 2025, which presents the game as a "money wheel".
Four spots carry a multiplier and four open a mini-game, according to GameArt's official game page. If the wheel stops on a multiplier you have covered, the stake on that spot is multiplied instantly. If it lands on a covered mini-game, play switches to one of the following four games:
Match a Patch: hidden prizes to uncover.
Ball of Fortune: a screen to fill with coins.
HiLo the Muscle: a high or low prediction.
Lost Creatures: a wheel spin for jackpots and doubles.
GameArt rates Carnival X as a low volatility game, with wins capped at 10,000 times the stake. The two figures do not contradict each other. Base multipliers never go above x12: a win of that size can only come from the mini-games, while low volatility mostly promises frequent and modest returns.
No GameArt document says how many segments each spot gets. Without that breakdown, there is no way to work out the odds of the top multiplier or of a mini-game.
The grid is deceptive. Covering all eight spots guarantees that one of them will come up, not that the round will pay. With €1 on each, an x3 result only multiplies the euro placed on that spot: you get €3 back from the €8 staked. A fully covered grid reassures the eye, never the balance.
x10 or x12: the multiplier that changes from page to page
The two announcements GameArt published on 2 and 20 October 2025 for SiGMA Rome 2025 list x3, x4, x8 and x12. The official Carnival X page gives x10 for the last spot. Published by Kynox on 8 October 2025, the screenshot below sides with the announcements: its betting grid clearly shows x12.
So I lean towards a typo on the game page, though I cannot prove it. The gap recalls a reading rule I apply to every game: only the help screen shown at a licensed operator is authoritative for the version actually installed.
Where does the Carnival X wheel come from?
Carnival X shares its structure with Crazy Time, the live game show Evolution launched in July 2020: 54 segments on the wheel and eight bet spots, four of them bonus games.
Evolution itself describes the Crazy Time wheel as being in the style of Dream Catcher, one of its older games. The resemblance stops at the studio: Crazy Time is hosted live by a presenter, while GameArt's wheel spins on its own under the control of a random number generator.
Evolution also states how many segments some of its bonuses occupy: four for Coin Flip and just one for the Crazy Time spot. GameArt publishes nothing of the kind for Carnival X, and that is where players lose their grip on estimating their chances.
I see a mechanic proven in live play, moved under funfair big tops and stripped of its numbers.
From Barcelona to Rome: how did GameArt's showcase change?
In 2025, GameArt exhibited at ICE Barcelona in January and then at SiGMA Rome 2025 in November: two events that had just changed cities.
The trade show map was enough to confuse exhibitors. ICE had made its London farewell in February 2024 before moving to Barcelona, while the big November SiGMA left Malta for Fiera Roma.
GameArt shared its Barcelona space with BlueOcean Gaming, already its partner at the São Paulo stop in April 2024. The two Rome releases name no partner.
GameArt changed booth, headline game and contacts every time between January 2025 and November 2026.
Detail
ICE Barcelona 2025
SiGMA Rome 2025
SiGMA World Rome 2026
Dates
20 to 22 January 2025
3 to 6 November 2025
2 to 5 November 2026 (booth from 3 to 5)
Booth
2B30
4239
H6-6022
Partner named
BlueOcean Gaming
None
None
Featured
3 Headed Dragon (six-deck card game) and Casino Bonus Tool
Carnival X
Cat 'n Rat and Baccarat Dragon Blaze
Announced activities
Prize draw on 22 January (custom-painted trainers, mini projector, hoodie)
Prizes, drinks with the team, Carnival X wearables
Activities with prizes and promotional tools
Listed contacts
Four account managers and the head of product
Head of Account Management, Account Manager and CEO
Three account managers, one of them for the Italian market
Carnival X only shone for one season: a year later, the Rome booth was pushing other titles. The meeting list changed too, as the CEO stepped off it in favour of three account managers.
One year later: Fiera Roma without Carnival X
SiGMA returned to Fiera Roma from 2 to 5 November 2026 under a new name, SiGMA World Rome 2026. GameArt held booth H6-6022 there from 3 to 5 November. It showed Cat 'n Rat (released on 13 October 2026) and previewed Baccarat Dragon Blaze.
The SiGMA World Awards brought the industry together at the Corsie Sistine on 2 November 2026, the day before the exhibition floor opened. GameArt was a finalist for Best Slot Game Provider, and the winners list published by SiGMA gives the award to CT Interactive.
The trophy slipped away, but the provider's return to Rome had been settled since its announcement of 14 October. For a supplier, coming back year after year often counts for more than an award.
How big a role has Italy played for GameArt since the show?
SiGMA Rome 2025 closed on 6 November 2025, one week before Italy switched to its new online gaming concession regime.
Since 13 November 2025, the Italian market has relied on 52 concessions awarded by the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) to 46 operators, after a tender that closed on 17 September 2025. Each one cost its holder €7 million. For a B2B supplier, the list of operators to win over becomes short and known in advance.
The provider announced its games' arrival at Casino di Venezia in May 2026 and at Vincitu in September. At SiGMA World Rome 2026, its meeting list even included an account manager dedicated to the Italian market.
None of these releases links those deals to the Rome week of 2025. I only note that Italy has gained ground in GameArt's communication since November 2025, and that the provider headed back to Rome a year later.
Frequently asked questions about GameArt at SiGMA Rome 2025
Are SiGMA Rome 2025 and SiGMA Central Europe 2025 the same show?
Yes. SiGMA named its first Rome edition SiGMA Central Europe 2025, while GameArt simply used the city's name.
How many people attended SiGMA Rome 2025?
SiGMA reports 30,000 attendees over four days and calls it a record.
Is Carnival X a slot?
GameArt files it among its interactive slots, but it has no reels: you bet on spots, then a wheel picks the winning one.
Is Carnival X a live dealer game?
No. It is an HTML5 game with no studio or presenter, where every result depends on a random number generator (RNG).
What is the RTP of Carnival X?
As of 11 November 2026, GameArt shows none, either on the game page or in its August 2025 roadmap. This return to player rate normally appears in the game rules at a licensed operator.
Where can you play Carnival X?
Only at online casinos that offer GameArt games, because the provider never sells to players directly. Kynox Casino lists casinos licensed for your country of connection and no others.
