Kevin Hart to Host Pragmatic Play Live Games This November

And now for something we don’t really see every day. Kevin Hart, the award-winning actor, comedian, and bona fide Hollywood A-lister has penned an agreement with Pragmatic Play not as a brand ambassador, but as a live game host.

On November 6 and 7, Hart will actually, physically step foot in several Pragmatic Play studios and take over the live dealing action.

Hart will be appearing in games such as Mega Wheel, Amazing Baccarat, Gates of Olympus Roulette, Mega Roulette, Money Time, Sweet Bonanza CandyLand. And before you even ask, this is going to be a single event rather than a regular occurrence.

Rewards to Follow

The promotional video for this event shows the comedian carrying his signature smile and running towards the screen with cards flying all over the set. When it’s all said and done, cards turn into raining cash and Hart could be seen dancing a jig.

The video plays nicely with the promise that the studio made. Namely, Pragmatic Play will run several promo campaigns leading up to the event. Opt in, and you can win Free Chips through the provider’s Enhance suite for all available slot games. The giveaways will be available through the supplier’s social media channels.

Likewise, Hart isn’t crashing the studio empty-handed. The comedian will dish out rewards of his own during the live events. The provider is a bit secretive as to what exactly those rewards are. On a more negative note, the event and its promotional entourage will not be available for players in the UK.

Celebs Collabs

High-profile though it is, tapping a celebrity is not exactly new in online gambling. Having said that, we can’t really remember the case where a celeb of Hart’s caliber agreed with a provider of Pragmatic Play’s stature to host the action.

Most of the time, it is casinos that bring celebs on board for a live streaming session or two. Here are the two most noteworthy celebrities to do this.

Drake & Stake

The first instance that comes to mind is rapper Drake doing it for Stake (and a big wallop of money, probably). The most recent of their streams took place last month, where we had a chance to see the Toronto hip-hop star playing a game of ‘wife, pipe, bestie’ with three women, barking on command at what was described as a ‘goth baddie,’ and calling out the rap scene for mistaking his kindness for ‘tricking.

Towards the end, Drake hinted that the next Stake stream would be taking place on a yacht.

Conor McGregor & Duelbits

Equally captivating was Conor McGregor’s off-the-rails stream with DuelBits. The MMA star could be seen playing casino games (Duelbits Blackjack, to be precise), popping open beer cans of his own stout brand, smoking cigars and what appeared to be a joint, and screaming vigorously into the camera.

The former two-time UFC champion was even singing at one point.

Pragmatic Play Taking Charge

A move like this was to be expected from Pragmatic Play. Earlier in June, the provider announced that it would ditch the multi-product model it was founded on. Instead, it would focus solely on slots and live casino verticals and reallocate development funds to reflect this new reality. Since the announcement, everybody (us included) was on their toes waiting to see what exactly that meant.

Bringing Kevin Hart on board to host live games is the power move we lowkey hoped for. Even the man himself was intrigued with what he saw at Pragmatic, saying that he’s “seen what they’ve got planned and let me tell you; they don’t do things small”, before landing a slam dunk: “I’m bringing the Kevin energy to Pragmatic Play. November can’t get here fast enough. Let’s play!”