Digital Industry Supplier of the year

• Evolution - Evolution provides the widest and most innovative choice of online live casino & RNG games in North America and beyond. The supplier is now live in every state with regulated iGaming. Last year Evolution launched its fourth US live casino studio, serving the Connecticut market. During this year’s Q1 the company reported a 56% growth in its North American business. Also during Q1, Evolution launched its first timed jackpot functionality in parts of North America - a new concept in the region that adds to the excitement for players. 
• Play’n GO - Play’n GO’s game portfolio has been built with an entertainment-first mindset over the past 15 years, and this has served operators well in the last year as an increasingly recreational player cohort enters the industry in lower stake, higher regulated markets. The US has been one of Play’n GO’s biggest success stories of the past 12 months. Play’n GO has gone from not being active in the US market at all, to gaining licenses and going live with operators in New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Connecticut, all while enjoying a successful year north of the border in Ontario.
• GeoComply - GeoComply is the provider that 99 percent of operators rely on to operate legally. It enabled every operator launching in every new market in 2022-23. It also provided tech for regulators in every new market, as well as data to lawmakers for bills in Kentucky, Missouri & more. GeoComply is leveraging technology to boost KYC pass rates from 50 percent to over 90. In the past 12 months the company announced its first acquisition - of licensing and compliance provider OneComply.
• White Hat Studios - White Hat Studios’ journey began by acquiring content from four very different but well established European studios. The company brought its games portfolio to the US, which includes RNG table games and jackpot slots, and includes over 100 titles. White Hat’s iGaming content went live in Michigan first and in the past year the company launched in three more states - Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In just over a year, White Hat Studios managed to partner with some of the biggest operators in the US - FanDuel, Caesars, BetMGM, DraftKings, Rush Street, Hard Rock, WynnBet, Barstool, to name a few.
• Continent 8 Technologies - Continent 8 powers 85% of the 20 biggest operators in the US market including FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, PointsBet, Bally’s Interactive. The company is live in 26+ states with a first-to-market strategy, thanks to 25 years of gaming and regulatory experience. The company is committed to providing its full range of hosting, connectivity & security services in each regulated state and in April this year cut the ribbon on the expansion to its Atlantic City Data Center, providing further capacity for operators.
• Internet Vikings - Internet Vikings provides hosting solutions to online gaming and sports betting enterprises throughout the USA and worldwide.In the past 12 months Internet Vikings signed a number of partnerships in the US and significantly expanded its reach in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The company also moved into Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Maryland. In September last year Internet Vikings became the first iGaming & online sports betting hosting provider to acquire a registration from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and earlier this year it was vendor registered in New York, and became the first sports betting hosting provider fully licensed in Arizona.
• Greentube - Greentube’s vast product portfolio includes classic slots, video bingo games, video poker games, table games, social casino gaming and much more. In the past year the company continued its North America expansion after securing licenses in Ontario, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. It also further enhanced its content creation capabilities in the US through a joint venture with emerging studio Flamingocatz and the acquisition of US development studio Present Creative. Greentube signed a number of key partnerships in North America with BetRivers, BetMGM, and Entain while also growing its LatAm reach following deals with Solbet (in Peru and Ecuador) and LatamWin (in Mexico and Chile). 
• Design Works Gaming - Design Works Gaming (DWG) is the studio behind many of the highest performing games in the regulated US online casino industry. The Scottsdale, Arizona firm behind the iconic LuckyTap™ range of games is raising the bar in regulated states including New Jersey, Michigan and Connecticut. High profile partnerships with Tier 1 operators have ensured its games are reaching a wide audience across the country. Highlights for DWG from the past year include expanding its partnership with DraftKings to Connecticut, launching its content with Rush Street Interactive in Pennsylvania, and delivering its titles to both Caesars Sportsbook & Casino and Tropicana Online Casino in New Jersey.
• Sportradar - Sportradar offers operators everything from full business solutions to essential content like data, odds, statistics, and video streams to all-round marketing and management services. The company is the preferred data and odds supplier to sports betting market leader FanDuel. Sportradar recently achieved a third consecutive quarter of US growth after its US segment revenue grew 55% y-o-y in Q1 2023. A highlight for the company from the past year was expanding its hugely popular ad:s paid social media advertising solution to Snapchat, allowing Sportradar to connect sportsbook operators with customers amongst the app’s audience of 375m active daily users. 
• IGT PlayDigital - With a global presence in North America, LATAM, and other regulated markets, IGT PlayDigital offers a complete, omnichannel casino and sports portfolio that includes premium iGaming content and technology, as well as top-tier sports betting hardware and solutions. A single API integration with IGT’s aggregation platform provides access to more than 8,000 games from a wide variety of suppliers, as well as robust player engagement and loyalty tools, such as jackpots, tournaments, and data solutions. PlayDigital generated $209m in revenue in 2022 (up 27% yearly).

The Digital Industry Supplier of the year category is sponsored by Aristocrat Gaming.

About Aristocrat: Aristocrat Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), a global entertainment and content creation company with over 7,500 employees working in more than 20 locations across the globe. Aristocrat Gaming is the leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of Class III games as well as Class II Innovations for Native American casinos and emerging markets. The company’s mission is to bring joy to life through the power of play. Its values are rooted in creativity and technology, and the company has a rich history of innovation that has shaped the gaming industry over many decades. For further information, visit the company’s website at aristocratgaming.com.