Latest Gaming Industry News

Aristocrat Leisure and Light & Wonder have resolved a high-profile intellectual property dispute with a $190 million settlement and the withdrawal of contested games worldwide.

Ainsworth Game Technology has issued a Target's Statement responding to an unsolicited proportional takeover bid by Kjerulf David Hastings Ainsworth amid an ongoing full takeover offer from Novomatic. The Independent Board Committee refrains from recommending acceptance or rejection, highlighting complex shareholder choices.

Investor Kjerulf Ainsworth has initiated an unconditional off-market proportional takeover bid for 2.9% of Ainsworth Game Technology shares at $1.30 each, offering shareholders a significant premium and liquidity option.

Streamplay’s latest release, Winter Burrow, has surged past A$3 million in revenue within just 18 days, signaling a strong start to FY26 and underscoring the company’s growing influence in premium gaming.

Light & Wonder, Inc. transitions from an ASX Foreign Exempt Listing to a full ASX Listing, marking a significant regulatory shift without raising new capital. The company continues trading its shares as CHESS Depositary Interests on a 1, 1 basis.

Aristocrat Leisure reported robust FY25 results with 11% revenue growth to A$6.3 billion and a 12% rise in NPATA, fueled by strong performances across its gaming segments and strategic acquisitions. The company signals continued profit growth in FY26, underpinned by organic expansion and market share gains.

Light & Wonder, Inc. reported a 3% revenue increase for Q3 2025, driven by its Gaming and iGaming segments, alongside completing the Grover acquisition and refinancing debt with $1 billion in senior notes.

InFocus Group Holdings has launched two new strategic units targeting digital assets and iGaming, backed by a significant loan and guided by a newly formed advisory board featuring industry veterans.

SportsHero Limited has inked a pivotal two-year distribution agreement with PLDT Inc in the Philippines, raised $1.65 million through a private placement, and broadened its mobile gaming footprint across Southeast Asia with new content partnerships.

Streamplay Studio Limited reports its second consecutive cash-flow positive quarter, driven by strong game launches and platform growth across Tier 1 markets and emerging regions.

Ainsworth Game Technology’s board unanimously backs Novomatic’s $1.00 per share takeover offer, while a competing proportional bid at $1.30 per share emerges from a key shareholder.

BetMakers Technology Group kicks off FY26 with a strong financial turnaround and strategic advances, including a promising acquisition and digital wagering expansion in Nevada.