M&A Deal Summary

American Gaming Systems Acquires Aristocrat - Bonus Spin Technology & Table Signage

On September 21, 2015, American Gaming Systems acquired digital media company Aristocrat - Bonus Spin Technology & Table Signage from Aristocrat

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is American Gaming Systems’ 4th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is American Gaming Systems’ 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-09-21
Target Aristocrat - Bonus Spin Technology & Table Signage
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) American Gaming Systems
Sellers(s) Aristocrat
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Aristocrat - Bonus Spin Technology & Table Signage

Australia
Aristocrat - Bonus Spin Technology & Table Signage offer a bonusing/progressive system which customers can add to existing table games in the form of a virtual wheel. This allows players a chance to win top jackpots or prizes even when achieving a premium hand, which occurs quite frequently. Bonusing and progressive jackpots have become a huge part of the pit as they greatly intensify player excitement and allow operators to improve earnings per table.

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Buyer

American Gaming Systems

Henderson, Nevada, United States

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Digital Media
DESCRIPTION

AGS LLC (American Gaming Systems) is a designer and manufacturer of Class II gaming machines for the Native American gaming market with an emerging presence in a broad range of commercial markets in the United States. As of December 31, 2013, the company had 8,563 gaming machines in 184 gaming facilities in 19 U.S. states, with 154 gaming facilities under revenue sharing agreements and 30 facilities under daily fixed fee agreements. The majority of the company’s systems are used by Native American gaming operators in both Class II and Class III environments, with a recent expansion into the Illinois video gaming terminal, or VGT, market. The company’s products include electronic gaming machines, server-based systems and back-office systems that are used by casinos and other gaming locations. The company believes its top titles are some of the most popular Class II games and among the highest grossing titles in its customers’ facilities.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector: Digital Media M&A 4 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 5
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-21 In Bet Gaming - Double Draw Poker

United States

In Bet Gaming - Double Draw Poker game is unique as it offers players the option to draw multiple cards while competing with a paytable on a poker derivative-type game. Draw poker games seldom sustain any kind of success, but Double Draw Poker is the rare exception with strong performance at a number of large casinos, such as Mohegan Sun, Harrah’s New Orleans, Seminoles, and Snoqualmie, just to name a few.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-19 Gameiom Technologies

Douglas, United Kingdom

Gameiom Technologies Ltd. is a gibraltar licensed iGaming aggregator and content provider for real-money gaming (“RMG”) and sports-betting partners. Gameiom Technologies Ltd. was founded in 2016 and is based in Douglas, United Kingdom.

Buy $5M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Aristocrat

North Ryde, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees7,400
Revenue 6.3B AUD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Aristocrat is a supplier of server-based-gaming and online client server solutions for interactive video terminals in both Norway and Italy. Aristocrat was founded in 1984 and is based in North Ryde, New South Wales.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Digital Media M&A 2 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-20 Video Gaming Technologies

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Video Game Technologies, Inc. (VGT) is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of casino games for the Class II (Native American bingo-based gaming) and emerging markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-10 Plarium

Kharkiv, Israel

Plarium Global is an international studio behind the popular squad battler RPG RAID: Shadow Legends, a highly successful evergreen cross-platform IP. Plarium was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Kharkiv, Israel

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